Welcome

We invite you to consider Casa Violeta as a simple and relaxing home base on Vieques. Casa Violeta is arranged as two bedrooms (one king, one queen), two baths, a good-sized living and kitchen space, and a small laundry room. There is a large front porch which is shaded most of the day (with hammocks provided), and a small back porch which is shaded in the morning and which we use for a breakfast area, as well as to view the sun going down at the end of the day. There is a small garden on the side of the house with Banana, Mango, Papaya, Orange, and Sour Orange trees (feel free to eat the fruit in season).

The house sits slightly up from all the houses in front of it and gets cooling sea breezes. There are ceiling fans in all the main rooms and screens on all doors and windows. There is air-conditioning in the bedrooms, though you may not need it due to the sea breezes. Also, there is no glass in any of the windows (this is typical for the island, glass is not needed).

Casa Violeta comes fully equipped with modern appliances: refrigerator, stove (gas), microwave, and washing machine. There is no TV, but we do have wifi if you want to watch/listen on your devices. Bed linen, bath, and beach towels are included, and beach chairs.

There is an emergency water supply that will provide you with water for about a week if the city water goes off. (If you are unfamiliar with island life then you should know that infrastructure breakdowns such as this are a regular occurrence and you need to be prepared for it).

The house is situated in a quiet cul-de-sac street one block back from the seafront, five minutes walk from the town beach and all of the main restaurants. There is a “Colmada” (a small corner store where you can get most basic foodstuffs) a minute’s walk away along the street). There are sea views (we are about 200 yards from the sea), slightly obscured by vegetation.

The house sleeps four comfortably, More if you are willing to squeeze a little. We do have an additional blowup double mattress, and we have no objection to children or small adults sleeping on the sofa, so you can fit a few more people in, though with less comfort or convenience.