I learned about Cariloha recently during my trip to the Caribbean. Apparently, it's a popular brand here. I can see why - the fabrics for all apparel and bed linens are made from bamboo viscose, rayon from bamboo, polyester from bamboo, and bamboo charcoal. It's a proprietary bamboo blend textile that is so soft to the touch, smooth, and keeps you cool (which is great in the Caribbean heat). It's also sustainable design.
I went to a Cariloha store for the first time in Old San Juan. I didn't plan on it, but my husband and I stumbled upon the store on Calle Fortaleza. It's a small, boutique size shop. Merchandise was well displayed and orderly. Apparel is everywhere, but linens and other products are on shelves on the right wall.
The staff inside the store were super friendly. One guy - I think his name was Haviah - was nice and offered to keep our selections at the register counter while we kept looking around the store. Again, they were so friendly and provided great customer service.
Price wise, it's more than your usual cotton material clothing, but the product quality and unique qualities of the bamboo blend textiles warrant it. Also, we didn't spend as much because men's shirts were 50% off, which was about $40 each (a little under the price of the same type of short sleeve, button-down at, say, a Marshall's or Kohl's). If you are traveling to the Caribbean, it may be worth picking up a shirt or something from Cariloha as a memento or something to remind you of your trip. read more