W Stands For.......WONDERFUL!

In celebration of our first month here, we felt we were due a little bit of civilization to commemorate the occasion. As we may have mentioned to some of you, the W Hotel opened an exclusive beach resort here a few months ago and we thought that would be a perfect place to go and enjoy ourselves. Well, enjoy ourselves is a HUGE understatement - this place is SPECTACULAR!! We sat in the bar area which is open to the outside with a phenomenal, unobstructed view of the ocean. The resort is on the north side of the island so you’re technically looking out on the Atlantic Ocean rather than the Caribbean with a view of the main island of Puerto Rico in one direction and a view of Vieques’ sister island, Culebra, on the other. Fortunately, the W is only about a 10 minute drive from us ( we will definitely be going back!) so we arrived about 4:30 - perfect timing. The hotel has a fairly modern feel but with lots of organic material everywhere - all kinds of wood and ceramics as well as fabrics hanging from the ceiling that gently sway in the ocean breeze. So we stayed there for a couple of hours and enjoyed some of their signature cocktails as well as appetizers. The really cool thing was as sunset approached, the cocktail waitress walked around offering complimentary cocktails to everyone in honor of the sunset - which they do every evening between 6:15 and 6:45! Gotta love that. In addition, the air conditioning - we had to remind ourselves what that was - was blowing nicely with no mosquitoes to be found. As we lounged in the chairs looking out on the ocean with the refreshing breeze surrounding us, we were sure we were growing roots right there in our chairs - and frankly, at that moment, we would have been more than content to remain there indefinitely. Alas, though, all good things must come to an end (at least temporarily) but feeling fully recharged, we were happy to head back to la finca knowing this oasis of civilization was just around the corner anytime we needed a break from the “rustic” lifestyle.

If you want to see more about the hotel, check out their website:

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/whotels/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=3170

The pictures I took were from my cell phone so I appologize for the quality. Next time, we'll have to take the camera for sure. Not sure if we would ever be inclined to pay the price to stay in one of their rooms but oh, the ambience is ever so very nice - perfect for that occasional treat!