Things to Do

Condado packs a surprising amount into a narrow strip of beachfront land: a serious beach, a lagoon, several of Puerto Rico's most historically layered hotels, and easy walking distance to Santurce's arts scene.

Guide

Things to Do

01

Puerto Rico Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

Just across the border from Condado in Santurce, the Museum of Contemporary Art occupies a handsomely converted former school building — the 1918 Carnegie …

Museum
02

Condado Beach

Condado Beach is the main reason the neighborhood exists — a wide Atlantic-facing strand that runs for roughly a kilometer between the hotel towers …
03

La Concha Resort

La Concha is one of the most architecturally distinctive buildings on the Caribbean coast. Built in 1958 and designed to evoke the curved form …
04

Condado Vanderbilt Hotel

The Condado Vanderbilt is the anchor of the neighborhood — architecturally, historically, and in terms of sheer presence on the beachfront. The Spanish Revival …
05

Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center

The Luis A. Ferré Performing Arts Center — known locally as Bellas Artes — is San Juan's main performance venue, a short walk south …
06

Condado Lagoon

The Condado Lagoon separates the hotel strip from the quieter residential neighborhood of Miramar to the south, creating the narrow isthmus that defines Condado's …
07

La Ventana al Mar

La Ventana al Mar — "The Window to the Sea" — is a small open-air park set on a narrow promontory between the Condado …