We Love this place! We've stayed here everytime we've been to Rincon and will continue to stay here in the future. We've always dealt with the owners and they've always been extremely pleasant and accommodating. On one of my trips I got stuck in ST Louis due to an airline error and the owner didnot charge us for the night. I called them from St Louis and explained that I would not be in until the next day and was told that that is was not a problem and they would only charge us for the nites we stayed. No matter what time we arrived it was never an issue. We have stayed in many of the rooms at the Vista and they are all clean, quiet and comfortable. Some of the rooms are small like hotel rooms and some are multi room apartments but, they are all nice with Refrigators, microwave, coffe pots, TV and A/C. Even the Studios have small Kitchenettes. It is a quiet place which I really enjoyed. The pool is not big, but it's nice and refreshing. The Jacuzzi is also nice to relax in. The Views are spectactular off the balconies and they have some of the best rates in the area. It is not located on the water, but everything is within walking distance unless you are going into town which is not that far. A "Publico can get you into town for under a dollar if you don't want to make the hike. Puntas bakery is just up the hill for some awesome coffee and breakfast sandwiches. The Calypso Cafe is just down the hill on "413" for great sunsets and Rum Punches. The Sunsets off the room balconies are also great. The parking lot is down a steep hill right by the resort and can be quite challenging especially if you have a manual transmission. The description of the rooms and property that are on the website are accurate. There is a Paid laundry on-site, if you need to wash before repacking. Last time I stayed at the Vista there wasn't daily maid service, but the room was clean and stocked with the basic items like paper, soap, etc.when we arrived. The Vista is a small, safe , intimate place to relax and enjoy Rincon. You are not going to find any party animals here. Just quiet relaxation. During High season, in the winter months make your reservations well in advance, since the rooms book up quickly. I usually plan around the availabilties of rooms at the Vista since I refuse to stay anywhere else. We have recommended this place to friends and family.

My boyfriend and I had been traveling for more than a week in Puerto Rico, including camping on Culebra island. We should have just stayed in Culebra, but we were looking forward to the surf in Rincon. We booked a nice room with Vista Vacation Resort for four days at the end of our vacation.

An hour before arriving in Rincon, we recieved a voicemail message on our cell phone from the property manager, saying she had urgent news regarding our reservation. When we finally got ahold of someone in their meager office, we were told that they had double booked our room, but could put us up somewhere else. Great, we were thinking, "no problem, mistakes happen, they'll put us in a nicer room." Well, NO.

A staff memeber offered us accomidations in another one of Vista's properties up on a hill, far away from the place we'd thought we'd be staying. No trail down to the beach, no view, and no dipping pool.

Upon waiting FOUR HOURS for the manager to arrive at Vista's office, she scolded us for not checking our voicemail sooner, and then lied about trying to make additonal attempts at contacting us via phone and email. (Verizon and Hotmail seem to be pretty reliable... we still haven't seen or heard those "attempted" messages.)

Finally we took our business elsewhere, taking the credit Vista offered us. With the 30% deposit we had already payed Vista Vacation Resort upon making the reservation, you'd think they would have more respect for our time and effort. The obvious lack of professionalism and blunt disregard of our situation causes us to strongly urge other travelers to stay away from their operation.

My wife and I just returned from a thoroughly enjoyable week at the Vista Vacation Resort. My wife picked it out. Given its name, I expected a resort, which it is not, but it is still much more than a place to put your head. It is a new, friendly, low-end two-building condo complex that sits on the side of a small hill with a fine view of a lighthouse (El Faro), an island refuge (Desecheo) and the confluence of the North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Ours was a one bedroom apartment (they have two-bedrooms and I think studios too) that had all the usual amenities of a small, urban condo including A/C, overhead fans, cable TV and a DVD player (furnishings and appliances were ala Kmart and Goodwill, but adequate). The best feature was the dining area which was a terrace overlooking the ocean. A stiff 10-minute uphill walk is a hugely popular bakery and convenience store. The same distance downhill is a lovely little park and the restored lighthouse. Within a 10-minute drive are two fairly nice beaches (nothing to rival Long Island's or Cancun's or Puerto Escondido's beaches though) plus lots of dime-sized spots of sand between the rough coral rocks that make up much of the shore. Surfing is the big thing there and surfing is the thing around which this area has developed. We were able to find two reasonably good restaurants with splendid ocean views plus lots of surfers' bars and eateries. The second nicest thing about Vista Vacation Resort, for me, was its non-resort-ness. There is no lobby or restaurant or coffee shop or gym or stables or tons of people. It is like home in the tropics with a view and a small dipping pool. We will go back next year if our time and their availability agree.

We stayed 3 nights here and had a fabulous time. Very quiet, friendly, beautiful views. The only problem was that we lost power the first night and for most of the second day. The resort is not equipped with a generator, so we had nothing. But we made the most of it, dealt with it, and had a blast. During the day we were out anyway, so it was just the night that was an inconvenience. It's a laid back type of a place, not your typical 5 star resort, with all the luxuries. You really get the feel of the culture/island here and beaches are nearby-approx. 5 minutes. In this part of the island, if you are looking for peace and quiet staying on the beach is not suggested. It gets very croweded with the young crowd coming for the surfs.