Condado Beach Playa del Condado | |
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Condado Beach from Vanderbilt and La Concha hotels | |
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| Commonwealth | Puerto Rico |
| Municipality | San Juan |
| Ideal Areas for |  Swimming  Wind-surfing |
| Lifeguards | Available |
| Safety | For All Ages |
Condado Beach (Spanish: Playa del Condado) is a large public-access beach located in Condado, a subbarrio of the barrio of Santurce in the capital municipality of San Juan in Puerto Rico.
Condado Beach is located along the Atlantic coast of the San Juan barrio (district) of Santurce. The beach is named after Condado, itself a constituting subbarrio (sector) of Santurce, found directly to the east of the Islet of San Juan. The beach itself extends from La Ventana al Mar Park on Ashford Avenue in the west to Punta Piedrita in the east. Ocean Park Beach is located further east. [1] A smaller beach, called Playita del Condado (Spanish for "Condado's small beach"), is located at the western edge of Condado, directly facing El Boquerón. [2] It is considered an unpredictable beach with strong undercurrents, making it dangerous for swimmers who venture into deep water. In early 2022, the governor stated steps had to be taken to address the issue of multiple drownings there. [3]
Condado Beach is located in a prime area for tourism and recreation. The beach is bordered by renown casinos and hotels such as La Concha Resort, the San Juan Marriott, and the historic Vanderbilt Hotel. Ashford Avenue, often referred to as the Puerto Rican “Fifth Avenue”, [4] hosts world-renowned brands such as Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and Salvatore Ferragamo, and Puerto Rican brands and high-end boutiques such as Nono Maldonado, Lisa Thon, Harry Robles and Ecliptica. The area also has numerous restaurants of different varieties, gift shops, and smaller inns. The part of the beach found at the end of Vendig Street is considered a popular gay neighborhood of El Condado. [1] [5]
San Juan is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 342,259. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico.
Condado is an oceanfront, tree-lined, pedestrian-oriented upper middle to upper class community in Santurce. It is one of the forty subbarrios of Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Isla Verde is a beach-front, urbanized district in the barrio of Cangrejo Arriba in the municipality of Carolina where the main airport of Puerto Rico, the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU), is located. It is Immediately east of the barrio of Santurce in the capital municipality of San Juan, Los Corozos and San José Lagoon, and Teodoro Moscoso Bridge, which connects the coastal area to Hato Rey, the commercial and financial center in the metropolitan area of Puerto Rico, and west of the Laguna La Torrecilla, and the state forest and beaches of the Piñones district in the barrio of Torrecilla Baja in the municipality of Loíza. Isla Verde is home to various upscale hotels and apartments.
Miramar is one of the forty subbarrios of Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico. The neighborhood has many historic Spanish Revival-style homes with patios and gardens, and it was listed on the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 2007 for its historical and architectural value.
Santurce is a barrio of the capital municipality of San Juan in Puerto Rico. With a population of 69,469 in 2020, it is also the biggest and most populated of all the barrios in the capital municipality. Santurce is one of the most densely populated areas of the main island with a population larger than most municipalities of Puerto Rico.
Ocean Park is an upscale beachfront community within the barrio of Santurce, in the municipality of San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is one of the forty subbarrios of Santurce.
The municipality of San Juan is divided into 18 barrios, 16 of which fall within the former municipality of Río Piedras. Eight of the barrios are further divided into subbarrios, and they include the two barrios that originally composed the municipality of San Juan :
Campo Alegre and Alto del Cabro are two subbarrios adjacent to each other with similar characteristics in the Barrio of Santurce. They have a combined land area of 0.28 square kilometres (0.11 sq mi) and a resident population of 2,106 as of the 2000 United States Census. They are located between Expreso Baldorioty de Castro to the north, Ponce de León Avenue to the south, Cerra Street to the west and Canals and Robles Streets to the east. These subbarrios, urbanized during the 19th century, are two of the oldest sections of Santurce. The perpendicular streets running north of Ponce de León Avenue are those corresponding to old toponymical alignments of the proprietors throughout Carretera Central.
Condado Lagoon is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is an effluent body of water that flows freely between the Condado and Miramar neighborhoods of Santurce, a barrio of San Juan.
The Condado Vanderbilt Hotel is a historic luxury hotel built in 1919 and located on Ashford Avenue in the district of Condado in San Juan, capital city of the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. The hotel was designed by the architectural firm Warren and Wetmore, who also designed New York's Grand Central Terminal. It was built by the Vanderbilt family and it marked the beginning of high end tourism in Puerto Rico.
Isla Grande is one of 40 subbarrios of Barrio Santurce, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Playita del Condado is a beach located at the end of Avenida Ashford in Condado, Puerto Rico.
La Ventana al Mar on Avenida Ashford in the district of Condado, of San Juan, Puerto Rico is a large public space built in 2004 fronting the Atlantic Ocean. The park is flanked by two of Condado's landmark hotels: to the west by the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel (1919), designed by Warren and Whitmore, and to the east by the La Concha Hotel (1957), designed by Toro Ferrer. The 1.8 hectare public space was developed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's Tourism Company, and has been credited as one of the principal motors steering the district's urban revitalisation.
El Boquerón is a body of water located at the intersection of the Condado Lagoon and the San Antonio Channel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This body of water separates the Islet of San Juan, where Old San Juan and Puerta de Tierra are located, from El Condado and the Isla Grande peninsula in Santurce. It is separated from the San Antonio Channel by the San Antonio Bridge and from the Condado Lagoon by the Dos Hermanos Bridge. This body of water contains coral reef and habitats important to plant and animal life; it is part of the bigger San Juan Bay National Estuary. These bodies of water are often visited by manatees. The Playita del Condado is located at the eastern end of El Boquerón.
Ocean Park Beach is a large public-access beach located in Ocean Park, a neighborhood of the barrio (district) of Santurce in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The beach used to be known as Último Trolley Beach, since it was the site of the San Juan–Condado streetcar line terminal. A small section located close to Dr. José Celso Barbosa Park is still referred to as El Último Trolley.
El Escambrón Beach is a public-access beach located in the San Juan Antiguo sub-district (subbarrio) of Puerta de Tierra, next to the Luis Muñoz Rivera Park in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The beach and recreational complex are located on the grounds of the former Escambrón Beach Club and Hotel which featured a large swimming pool enclosed by breakwaters. Although the pool no longer exists, the beach is still enclosed by a series of coral reefs and other natural breakwaters, such as the Peñón de San Jorge reef, making it popular for swimmers and families.
The Miami Building, also known as the Miami Apartments or the 868 Ashford Building, is a historic Art Deco building located in the Avenida Ashford of the Condado section of Santurce in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984 and to the Puerto Rico Register of Historic Sites and Zones in 1995.
