Happy Monday lovelies!!! Coming back from vacation is always hard, coming back from absolute paradise to cold weather is even harder!! When your schedule goes a little something like…wake up, eat, pool, eat, beach, eat & repeat, its hard to come back to reality! I’m so excited to recap my few days off from blogland and share some highlights from my trip to Puerto Rico! Warning…picture heavy!
Wednesday//
We left Boston bright and early and were greeted by palm trees and sunny weather upon arriving in San Juan! We stayed at El San Juan Hotel, literally cannot recommend this hotel enough!! It’s one of the main hotels in San Juan and boasts 7 different restaurants, a casino, nightlife that rivals Vegas (more on that later), three incredible pools and direct beach access!! You can see why I was sold!!
hi-lo maxi skirt//clutch
Before dinner the first night we wanted to get a glimpse of the gorgeous sunset – so we headed down to the pool to check it out – and obviously had a photo op!
Our dinner was out of this world incredible at Meat Market Miami located inside the hotel! Even if you don’t stay at this hotel, please try to eat here!! The food probably ranks as top 5 meals I’ve ever had…lobster risotto & gouda stuffed tater tots is all I have to say!
Thursday//
After a rather interesting start to the day with the hotel pet iguana, seriously this thing was huge, we decided to venture to the Ritz Carlton Ocean Bar + Grill. Hearing great things from a lot of people, we wanted to try it out, but in reality…it was a tad overpriced as you would imagine! The food was good, but not nearly as good as some other restaurants we tried! If you like people watching check it out! Clearly we were exhausted because we ended up taking an hour nap in the hammocks at our resort…a daily occurrence I might add!
Clearly this isn’t Gary & me…but our photos from Bio Bay aren’t available yet and I wanted to share what the bay looked like!! We booked our tour through Pure Adventure and they were fantastic! The tour is in Fajardo, which is about an hour and 15 minutes from San Juan.You kayak through a mangrove and then about an hour later are out in the open bay to see these organisms that light up when you put your hands in the water. The colors weren’t quite as vibrant as the picture above, but it was still such an amazing experience!! If you plan on going in the summer you’re in luck because apparently the colors are more vibrant and it also helps if there is a full moon!
Friday//
We played tourist for most of the day enjoying the bright sights of Old San Juan. As you can imagine it has so much history within a few square miles and we soaked it all in!!
It was brutally hot that day so we skipped the forts and opted for a shortened tour of the grounds.
That night we had dinner at La Piccola Fotana, an Italian restaurant in our hotel…fresh lobster ravioli, yep I inhaled it and I’m not sorry about it!! The entertainment at our hotel was amazing!! Live music every single night in the hotel lobby and that night was salsa night!
Saturday//
We were torn between touring El Yunque Forest or just relaxing on our last day…relaxing won out!
After getting a little too much color our final feast was at Koko, an authentic Caribbean restaurant in the hotel. Another meal that left me wondering how I was going to make it back Boston without being rolled here!! After losing a whopping $40 at the casino we called it a night, or so we thought!! With everything that El San Juan Hotel offers it’s guests, it also offers a ton to the people that live in the city, including one of the only clubs in San Juan and lots of live concerts that happened to be going on this past weekend. With that being said, it was a rather loud night and with a 3:00 AM wake up call it left a pretty cranky Biana! The hotel quickly fixed the problem and after all was said and done we had an incredible time!!
Phew…if you made it through this post thank you!! If you have any questions about San Juan or our trip please let me know – happy to answer anything!! Please forgive me while I spend the rest of the week dreaming of sunsets!!
Hope you all have a wonderful start to your week and hope you’ll share your weekend with me and Meghan!!
xo,
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Loved your photos! Looks like you had a great time!!
pinkandnavystripes.com
Jealous of the food, relaxing time, sunsets.. everything!!
I don't know how I would be able to go home after a vacation like that.
Hope you have a wonderful week
Looks like a lovely time! So relaxing and fun, I love trying all the food I can in new countries!
Xoxo,
Whitney & Blaire
Peaches In A Pod
Looks like an incredible trip! So beautiful! So fun! SO delicious!!! Hope it's not too much of a struggle coming back to reality!
Wow!! Looks like an amazinggg trip! What a beautiful place. Makes me even more excited for our trip to Cancun in a few weeks – ready to get away 🙂 Glad you had a great time!!
Lucky girl! What a beautiful place. So glad you had a fun, relaxing time!!
I know Ive already said this but SO jealous of your trip! Everything is so pretty, I definitely need to go to PR one day! Cant wait to see your pictures from Bio Bay, how fun is that?? Hope being back to reality isnt too tough for you! Have a great week girl!
Looks like sooo much fun!! Your photos came out great. Love all your outfits and you seriosuly have the best hair! xo
Sounds absolutely wonderful. And I loved each one of your outfits, so pretty!
Looks like a perfect time!! Please come to Dallas and style me for my trip coming up this week!!! I loved that you could nap in the hammocks every day! That sounds like the best!!
Looks so beautiful there and the weather sure looks like it was nice. Fun in the sun sounds so good after our Winter. Glad you enjoyed it, and hopefully today isn't too brutal coming back to reality.
Welcome back! Absolutely gorgeous pictures gurlie, your dresses are amazing! You guys look so happy and relaxed in paradise.
Have a fabulous week 🙂
What a gorgeous looking vacation.
I would've chosen relaxing over touring too. Some days you just have to give in and breathe!
Welcome back!
So jealous of your vacation. I've been following on instagram and I'm loving all your pics. xo
So glad to hear you had a wonderful vacation! That seriously looks like paradise! That kayaking looks so fun! Can't wait to see the pictures when they come in! I hope you have a great start to your week!
<3 Shannon
Upbeat Soles
i don't even know where to begin! this looks like such an amazing trip and i wouldn't want to be back either. makes me wanna be somewhere tropical asap. all the food and sunshine. so glad you had a blast! xo
cheshirekatblog.com
All of your pictures are gorgeous! Your hotel looks awesome. I'm so glad you guys got some relaxing beach time in too! Hope you have a good start to your week girly!
That place looks so beautiful & relaxing! Glad you had such a good time.
It looks like you had such an amazing vacation! It makes me that much more excited for our week there in October. Your resort looks beautiful and all those restaurants! I'm hungry already.
That trip looks heavenly. So glad you guys got some time to relax!
looks like you had a great time!! i need to go to PR someday! xo jillian – cornflake dreams
It looks like you had such a great trip, minus the super loud music all night! I'm so glad you got a break from the never ending winter and got lots of sunshine and warm weather! xoxo
San Juan looks amazing! The perfect combo of beachy and historic and colorful! Def adding this to the list of places we need to vacation, since we're warm weather/beach people. So glad you have a lovely time and a much needed break!
Looks like y'all had a blast! Your pictures are absolutely beautiful, and my mouth is watering just thinking about all of the lobster you had! xoxo
Beautiful pictures lady!! Your hotel looks very nice. That's disappointing to hear about the Ritz because usually their restaurants have good food. Some are definitely better than others though. Like the one in Singapore had incredible food. Anyway… Love all of your maxi dresses, and Gary rocks that hat too! 🙂 Glad that you two had a great time!!! 🙂
Gorgeous pictures!! What a fab vacation!! I cannot believe The Ritz, that is so disappointing, hate when that happens. I don't mind spending money on good food but it best be good. Love your outfits!
Ohh that looks like such a fabulous time! Beautiful pics! So glad you had a great trip! 🙂
Puerto Rico looks ahhhh-mazing! Hopefully the weather will warm up soon for y'all in Boston!
This looks fantastic! Your resort sounds incredible!!
amemoryofus.com
You will never know how jealous I am of your vacation — it looks perfect! You got the best tan and yes, that lobster ravioli sounds like something I need in my life, stat! Welcome back!
Audrey
lululinden.com
I'm so glad you had such a fabulous time! The hotel looks amazing and that kayak tour sounds incredible. I would love to explore the streets of Old San Juan! I laughed about spending $40 at the casino. I'm the same way. I'm really confident when I play my first $20, but if I get up to $40 then I'm done! I would just feel sick otherwise. You look stunning in all of these pictures!
oh my, your trip looks amazing! And I am so jealous of your amazing tan!! Welcome back, although I bet you wish you were on the beach with one of those coconut drinks right about now! xoxo
This looks amazing!
xx
Lauren Elizabeth
Petite in Pearls
no words. this looks amazing! i was staring at that picture that's not y'all for forever being like oh wait…. hahaha the picture of you in the pool just looks like paradise. glad you had fun!
oh my gosh, what an amazing time. if i ever go, i'll stay at that hotel for sure. but the late night loud noise, no thank you! i'm an old biddy haha. i think you got the perfect amount of touristy stuff and relaxing. you look amazing in all your pictures, hope you aren't too sunburned!
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That looks like so much fun! I'm so jealous! I need a vacay so badly!
~~Megan~~
poshprime.com
All the sights look so beautiful!! The hammock nap sounds amazing!
Welcome back! Looks like you had a great time and how nice to be away in some warmer weather! Hopefully that warmer weather will start follow you, but for now enjoy rocking that tan! Winks and Eyerolls
Looks like a fabulous trip! So relaxing!
Traci
waltzmetoheaven.com
My goodness, I'm jealous. It looks and sounds like you had such an amazing time!
prosecco in the park
What a fun-packed trip! The resort looks gorgeous and I love all your tropical outfits! Never been to PR but now I want to go check it out!
What an amazing trip! I need a vacation asap. You guys look like you were soaking up every minute of it =)
Oh super jealous! I can't remember the last time I relaxed on a beach!
Omg this post makes me want to get on a plane and go straight to San Juan!! Relaxing sounds like an understatement, that beach glow looks awesome on you. Also you have my mouth watering at 9am from all that amazing food. So glad you had a blast and loved seeing all your pictures
This looks like such a fun trip! I love beach vacations!
Melanie @ meandmr.com
Heavennnnnnn! San Juan is the cutest town and I'm loving all the pool/beach time you got! Sounds like a pretty perfect vacation! I can't wait to see more photos!
What a fun vacation!!! It looks beautiful and the hotel sounds amazing! 🙂
This looks like such a fun trip!! Glad y'all had a great time! 🙂
XO,
Gentry
Girl Meets Bow
I have MAJOR travel envy! Looks like your trip was incredible — and these pictures are gorgeous!
xo Southern Style
Sounds like such an awesome trip! The food; oh my gosh. You had me at lobster. Sounds amazing.
I had never really thought Puerto Rico would be some where I'd enjoy, but after seeing the photos that place sounds right up my alley!
Great photos! Looks like an amazing time!
racheldinh.com
So glad you had such a fun time in San Juan! Love all of your outfit choices, by the way. 🙂 That resort looks perfect!
I have no idea how you managed to leave that place! I would probably still be there if it were me!
This is amazing! Look at all of these photos, so gorgeous! I am so jealous. I love how bright everything looks. Hope you both had such a lovely time!
Denise | Fashion Love Letters
I don't even know where to start!! All of these photos look amazing, and I would LOVE to go to Puerto Rico!! We're going to the Bahamas in May, and now I'm getting more excited than ever for some tropical weather 🙂
Welcome back! I am so glad you posted this! I have looked into going to the El San Juan a few times but was never quite sure. This is a great review and I love your pictures! This might be the next place we travel!
Oh I am so jealous! I definitely need June to hurry up, we are going on a cruise then!
I may be sitting here reading this with pure jealousy in my mind 🙂
Glad you got to get away & enjoy the beauty the world offers 🙂
Your photos are gorgeous! Makes me want to hop on a plane and head to Puerto Rico!
I'm 100% with you! Coming back from a paradise vacation back to freezing cold weather is too hard! This trip looks absolutely breathtaking! I love the Pure Adventure adventure and all of your vacation style! So glad you had a great time! XO
Anna
alilyloveaffair.com
What a BEAUTIFUL trip…I've been seeing and hearing more things about PR that make me consider taking our honeymoon there. We are still undecided, but your recommendations sound amazing! So happy you had a great vacation!
AHhh!! PR looks amazing!! it looks like you all had the best time, so glad you guys relaxed 🙂 Loving all your outfits, especially that hi low skirt!!
xoxo
Karen
kensingtonwest.me.uk
This looks so nice!! Glad you had such a good trip 🙂
It looks and sounds like you guys had a fabulous time! I am jealous. 😉
Looks so amazing! PR is on my bucket list of vacay spots, my parents loved it there! Umm can I just say you had me at Gouda stuffed tater tots!!!
Girl- this trip looks amazing!! PR looks beautiful and I'm glad you and Gary had a wonderful time escaping the cold lol. Makes me so excited for my tropical trip as well.. nothing beats that bright blue water 🙂
You belong in paradise forever just based on the outfits you have and so elegantly wear! 🙂 🙂 I'm in search of palm trees!
Your trip looks so fun and warm! Jealous 🙂
What an awesome tropical vacation, so glad you got away and had a great time!!
It looks like y’all had a blast! I’d gladly post up on those hammocks and pool lounges all day!
I laughed out loud when I got to the kayaking picture, lol, I was like wait this isn't you! This looks like such an amazing vacation with the perfect amount of relaxation and exploring! I loved all your outfits and especially your sunglasses on the Old San Juan day!
What an amazing vacation! I just went to Puerto Rico last year. We really wanted to go to Fajardo, but we had rental car troubles (flat tire on the way), but we did get to go to El Yunque which was awesome. Glad you had a good time.
Oh man! I am so so so jealous. Phew! What an awesome vacation. Glad you could get away for a while.
It looks like your trip was so fun! Coming back to real life is hard but that just means you have to go on another vacation:)
B your fashion game was on point! (; I just love seeing vacation photos, especially when my own weather is less than great. How great does that food sound?! Lobster stuffed anything is ok in my book. Btw starving now, thanks. (; Hope you have an easier time adjusting than expected. Always hard to come back to reality after being on cloud 9.
Everything about your trip looks fabulous! I have heard really great things about Puerto Rico and after seeing your trip, I am adding it to the travel bucket list now. Hope you have a wonderful week! Xo, Stephanie
This looks uh-maze-eeeng!!! I really really want to go now! I laughed when you said it was brutally hot because I live in AZ so I wonder what the temp was?
Lobster ravioli sounds fantastic!
I am jealous of your tropical paradise, glad to see you guys had fun though! Hope you had a great Easter!!
Talk about a perfect vacation!! This place looks heavenly! And I hear you on lobster ravioli – I had that in Florida a couple of weeks ago and haven't been able to stop thinking about it. SO GOOD!
So glad you had a great time in Puerto Rico! We really wanted to do the Bio tour but ran out of time – it will defintely be at the top of our list for the next trip though and I highly recommend El Yunque Rainforest – it's beautiful!
Such an amazing vacay, girlfriend! That food sounds amazing all sounds amazing. Your outfits were perfect! xo
This trip looks so wonderful Bio Bay looks so fun!! I have been to San Juan once on a cruise and we did the old town tour and the fort, it was gorgeous!
Looks like you guys had a blast!! My hubby and I celebrated our first anniversary in Puerto Rico, so some of your photos brought back found memories 🙂
Brooke
pumps and push-ups
Your trip looked amazing! PR has never been on my list of places to visit but it is now!!
Wow! Reading this post I was daydreaming I was soaking in the hot sun and my toes in the sand! So glad you were able to get away to warm weather! What great memories made! 🙂
Welcome back! Looks like you had a wonderful trip. How cool you got to take a peek at the old city—that kind of stuff is always fun 🙂 glad you had a great time!
What an amazing trip! I am so jealous! You have me seriously considering PR for my next vacation.
Even reading your post makes me feel a little more relaxed! Such beautiful pictures! Glad you had a great time!
Aggghhh, your trip looks amazing!! So glad you had such a wonderful time, lovely!
What a beautiful couple! And I'm in love with every single one of the outfits you wore on your trip! 🙂
lovejoanna.com
You guys definitely packed a ton of fun stuff into your vacation! I know you had a great time and I know equally as well how hard it is to come back! I really think we should have just planned to fly to another island to meet up instead of going back home! 🙂
Cute pictures – looks absolutely beautiful and you guys are just so photogenic 🙂
xx
Andy
Such a gorgeous trip to San Juan! When I book my next trip there, I'm referencing this post for the bioluminescent bay! Such a special place, and please share your pics when you get them! Hooray for Fabulous vacations!! 🙂
Puerto Rico looks like a dream! Esp those mini cabanas from your Saturday picture. Sounds like you had a great time!
SO jealous! This is beautiful! That adventure looks incredible.
Wow so jealous of your trip! You look gorgeous in every picture!
Ah…sooo jealous!! Looks like you had an amazing time!! I love all your outfits and your fun clutch! And the pool area looks heavenly!!
Taffeta & Tulips
That pool looks divine!!! I live in the Caribbean and you still have me craving a Caribbean vacay if that even makes sense lol
Oh my goodness this look amazing! Maybe we'll do Puerto Rico for our anniversary trip! Love the photo of you in the pool…looks like a postcard. 🙂 Glad you had a fun, relaxing time!
so many gorgeous photos! what an incredible vacation! now I want to go! those pools look absolutely heavenly right now!
How amazing is PR! We went there on our honeymoon, I absolutely loved swimming at the beach everyday and trying all of their delish food! Looks like you had a wonderful time! Lucy x
B….your trip sounds amazing! I've never been to Puerto Rico but now I'm dying to go! Loving all you did, the fact that you got in some relaxing and I can't say how much I love that dress you wore to Koko enough. Gorgeous! So glad you guys were able to get away!