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I'm planning my first trip to Culebra in July. How is the weather? I read that the island is about the same temperature all year round.
I'm torn between staying at Casa Enseneda or the P
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Good afternoon,
There are Sprint & AT & T stores in Fajardo. As such, they are popular options for local residents. There are some places on the island where reception may be a bit spotty, but g
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Good morning,
Sprint works well here, too.
Terrie
Palmetto Guesthouse, Culebra
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Good afternoon,
AT & T actually works really well here (we have AT & T cells) on most of the island. There are a couple of dead spots on the road TO Flamenco & over by Tamarindo, but out
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Good morning,
If you take a look at the "FAQ" section of our website (http://www.palmettoculebra.com) there is info./contact info.
Cape Air does not fly to Culebra.
Tha
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Good morning,
The flamingo is in the salt pond on the way to Flamenco beach. It was there as of Tuesday & is a "coral" color. There are several good spots to view the bird on the dirt road which
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Good evening Tom,
You might want to take a look at http://culebrablog.com as there is a recent post re: cost of some common grocery store items.
Terrie
Palmetto Guesthouse, Cu
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Good evening,
Yes, the library has lots of English books.
Boutique has a book swap as well & we (Palmetto) have one for our guests, too.
Terrie
Palmetto Guesthous
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Buenas tardes,
No se por seguro si se quedan boletos, pero yo fui hace 2 o 3 semanas para comprar boletos para unos huespedes nuestros que iban a venir durante la semana santa (y las mand
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Good afternoon,
We also had a cancellation at Palmetto Guesthouse for April 4-8th.
787-235-6736
Thanks!
Terrie
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Buenas tardes,
Segun la informacion antes, prioridad esta dado a vehiculos comerciales y a los residentes de Culebra. Esto es principalmente el proposito de la ferry carga. Encima, como ya menci
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You will definitely be able to practice your Spanish, after all, Spanish is the native language in PR and many of the ex-pats even know a smattering here and there. Terrie of Palmetto Guesthouse teach
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Good afternoon,
Sorry for missing this one MJ (wink! smile!).
The passenger ferry runs every day of the year, baring weather related cancellations.
The cargo ferry I'm
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Good morning,
Generally MN is about double the price of Flamenco & Vieques Airlink. FLA & VAL are $105 r/t pp. The cab ride from the intl' airport is about 15 min/$15.
You'll pay a
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Good morning,
Actually, we have turtle photos taken by some guests here, too:
http://culebrablog.com
Terrie
Palmetto Guesthouse, Culebra
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Hola! The owners of Palmetto Guesthouse, Mark and Terrie Hayward had guests that saw a female leatherback turtle laying eggs on Zoni beach. Check out the Archives Section, June 2008 of their website t
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Good afternoon,
The ferries are running fine. It is a VERY rare occasion that they are cancelled.
Basically there is a 30% chance of rain every day, however this covers the entire
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Good morning,
Actually there were no "strandings" as the flights were running when the ferries were cancelled.
We had both incoming & outgoing guests that went to the airport & got
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Good morning,
Jerry, of Jerry's jeeps used to have a pick up for rent, however I don't believe that he does any longer. You could give him a ring to try, however.
Terrrie
Palm
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Good morning,
There are a couple of restaurants that don't accept credit cards & often boat trips & some other rentals will be cash only.
There are 2 ATMs on island as well.
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Good afternoon,
FYI, Flamenco trips & town now run $3.0 pp for the publicos. The rates changed a few months back.
Terrie
Palmetto Guesthouse, Culebra
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Good evening,
The numbers that I call for Flamenco Air are: 787-721-7332 or 787-724-1818. I've not have difficulty, but have heard many times that others have. I would just keep trying.
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Good morning,
The flights on Flamenco & VAL (see the "FAQ" tab on our website palmettoculebr.com for full info. & contact #s) are $105 r/t pp. I believe that charters can be $6-800 for the plane
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The ferries can be very calm or bumpy depending on the winds. This can change week to week or day to day at any time of the year. The cargo ferry is less comfortable than the passenger one as there ar
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Bikes are $17/day each. We have had plenty of guests get around using bikes. The furthest from us that you can go is 5 miles (to Zoni).
Terrie
Palmetto Guesthouse, Culebra
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I’d like to thank everyone who answered questions and helped with trip planning. We were on Culebra from Feb. 4-11. We flew in from Isla Grande on Air Flamenco, which was fun. It’s a great way
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Good morning,
Culebrita is open again (as of Jan. 23). There are water taxis out to Culebrita.
Terrie
Palmetto Guesthouse, Culebra
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Good afternoon,
We have had several guests & I also know of residents who have flown in/out of Ceiba. The Fajardo airport has been closed for some time now.
Terrie
Palmetto Gu
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Good afternoon,
I usually wear sneakers for Brava/Rasaca.
Terrie
Palmetto Guesthouse, Culebra
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Good afternoon Mark,
I responded in another post, but just FYI, the water taxis or captained boats are all per person costs.
Terrie
Palmetto Guesthouse, Culebra
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