2017's 100 Reviews Challenge! 8/100:
Probably one of the most known beaches in Puerto Rico, specifically in the metropolitan area. About 5 minutes away from the airport, right in "Isla Verde", you have "El Balneario de Carolina" (Carolina Beach). For those of you who don't know this, Carolina is a city in the metropolitan area. As a matter of fact, the San Juan International Airport is actually in the city of Carolina, instead of San Juan. However, since San Juan and Carolina are next to each other and San Juan IS the capital of Puerto Rico, I guess that for practicality and commercial issues, it was easier to name the airport after the Capital City. *Side-tracked* Going back to this beach... Not the most beautiful beach you will see in PR, but still pretty awesome considering how many people visit this beach daily. Very public and plenty of well known hotels, pub, dance clubs and restaurants surround this beach. Tides can sometimes become a bit high, but nothing too dangerous that you can't get in (Unless the yellow or red flags are up). You always see locals selling "helados" (our take on sherbets) or handmade jewelry and this beach is so big there's always a good spot to sit on. Very clean and with umbrella and seat rental available, this beach is ideal for tourists or locals that live in the metropolitan area and want to quickly visit the beach. Only downside is that parking is CRAZY, unless you are willing to pay $4-5 dollars for all day parking, you can easily spend 2 hours looking for parking. So definitely pay the $4-5 dollars for parking, it's worth not having to waste time in traffic, since this area gets a lot of traffic. Enjoy you visit and take sunblock with you!! read more