I've been for a wedding and for work and it's such a beautiful location and the restaurant has great food. Staff was very friendly. I had a suite on the beach side that included a patio, stove, and fridge. I will definitely be back! read more

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I lived in Rincon for many years. I came to the restaurant Eclipse many times and found it to be excellent. Wanda, who has been there throughout the years is great! This is the reason why I would give them the 5 stars. However, if you're planning on staying there DON'T. I don't know about the big villas but we stayed in the superior hotel room which was lousy. After taking a shower I walked barefooted on the tile floor. My feet turned black and the floor felt sandy, as if they hadn't cleaned the floors. Furthermore, the walls are paper thin. We could even hear the people next to us every time they went to the bathroom, and I'm not talking about flushing the toilet. I'm talking about every time they . IMO, they need to improve on their hotel rooms. It's a shame for such a beautiful property to have rooms that are not adequately maintained. read more

We traveled to Villa Montana for a wedding and it made for an incredible weekend. The property is beautifully located right on the ocean and is gated and guarded. Our villa was spacious, air conditioning was ON, and included a patio. Each guest is also given a bicycle to ride around property, though it is walkable. The pools were clean, restaurant was great, and the staff was very accommodating. They even offer beach-side massages which of course we had to part take in. Fun excursions nearby including horseback riding through the jungle and on the beach. Made our trip to Puerto Rico memorable and would love to return! read more

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I found this property on a trusted travel site recommending properties around Puerto Rico. We decided to book it for a milestone celebration. The website looks much different than the property. It's not as fresh, clean or updated. The room had kitschy "live, laugh, love" art even though it's supposed to be artisan crafted unique things. The beach is incredible here. The biggest let down was the management. The day we checked in was a wedding and we were informed at checkin that many of the amenities as well as the restaurant would be closed to all hotel guests except the wedding. So there was no access to the pools or any food from 1 pm through the night. When you are paying $700+ a night there needs to be better setups when events take place is the full property isn't booked. We expressed our frustration with the team and it was not received well. We also tried to get room service during our stay and had to call about 10 times to try and get ahold of someone. We also were excited to ride bikes around Isabella, but you can't take the bikes off property. The property is small. I don't think the restrictions are expressed well when booking, on their website or on social media. There isn't any external communication from the team and no one really knew what was going on while on property. Honestly, money better spent at a private rental and then just coming to the beach here. read more

Okay, get me started in the part that room 2022 had dirty ground. Beautiful designs, cold pools, and a cuisine I left a 5-star review on. Coming back, spend your money here, it's worth it. read more

Beautiful resort, went recently for an in resort wedding and stayed on the property 3 nights. It's more of a villa/condo vs apartments or hotel. Inside it is decorated beautiful with Mexican tile, very private and spacious. We stayed in builing E4 which was further away from the beach but still walkable. They have cruiser bikes available to make the transport around the property easier. We had a 1 bedroom villa that had a sofa bed that wasn't terrible to sleep in. The rooms right on the beach are even more gorgeous and have private pools in front. There is one restaurant on site,Eclipse. It's outdoors, ocean view, great semi upscale food. Everything from breakfast, lunch to dinner was fantastic. Kevin, our server was great all 3 days, he was on point. Ok so for service just letting you guys know that they run on island time. Which means, don't go hungry because island time means take your time and you will wait for your food...it's an island thing. Don't expect fast food service. There are plenty of sofas, chairs and mini cabanas by the beach to relax. The beach was mostly wavy, I'm sure it's because the resort is on the north end of the island. Also many rocks so be careful, I fell due to a wave and got scratched up. You can walk to either side of beach for more privacy since there are no other resorts around. This is a beautiful wedding destination. They worked that wedding seamlessly. 2 pools on property, 1 playground, I saw rock climbing but didn't do it. Also horse tours available $60pp. Hotel is 9 minutes from Aguadilla Airport, very convenient. That airport has few flights from Ft.L Airport so we came in at night and it was scary since there is nothing around area but both of taxi drivers knew the area and got us there safe. There are also security on hotel property that are very vigilant of who comes in and out of property. When I was leaving they even made the taxi driver open trunk of car. The city, Aguadilla is only 20 min away, we went one day to try out local food and shop. Go to the Parada Tipica, so yummy. Only complain would be that the power went out on our last day. A Transformer in the area blew up. That is beyond the resorts control but what I did not like is that they should have had back up generators for property. Only building with electricity was the front desk which Arelys was working and she handled the situation like a pro. She handed out flashlights to everyone staying on site, handled complaints, etc. She set up my transportation via taxi and made sure he picked me up early like requested. Anyways, it was pitch black on property which was scary because it's in the middle of no where. Water stopped working as well. There should at least of been a generator in each building. That would be my only complaint because the property is beautiful and service is excellent. read more

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Beautiful view, attentive servers, delicious food - I would definitely return. We ordered the Pargo with arroz mamposteado and it was a 10. Apps were delicious. read more

A beautiful resort. Everyone hear speaks English. I was so happy. To start the place is gated and private. They take your temperature at the gate. If your name is not in the registration they don't let you in. The resort is pretty big . It has different types of villas. Some are are right near the ocean. I noticed they are all a little different. I am here with family. My villa was decorated diferent then the two other ones my cousin where staying. The place has bicycles for rent and horseback riding. It is a pet friendly place. I saw many pet owners all around. The private beach is beautiful. It is like something out of a dream. I wouldn't say it is a swimming beach because it has big smooth rocks all over. When I came the ocean was very rough so I took pictures. The resort has a cute restaurant. Reservations are advised. It has a limited capacity. The restaurant also makes pizza. I had a great time. I would defenetly be back. read more

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I would have given this resort 5 stars had not everyone in our wedding party needed to have their rooms changed for one reason or another. It's only that the resort upgraded our accommodations that I did not give them 3 stars. The place is old and starting to show its age. Our first room had a very noisy A/C and the bed was too soft and lumpy and creaked when trying to get in and out of it. We were upgraded to a two room suite where the A/C was silent and the bed very comfortable. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic reservations needed to be made for everything, the restaurant, the pool and even the beach. All the staff speaks English and were very accommodating. It's a beautiful resort but needs some upkeep. read more

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Don't stay here, that's really the take away. The room was tiny, dark & dingy shoebox, the bed looked like it was made with a pair of socks at the bottom and outside table and patio weee filthy. The front desk people have no clue what the rooms like and seemed surprised that we were unhappy. They offered us another room, slightly bigger but the shade for the deck doesn't work so now we are sitting over an hour wondering where they might put us. The hospitality is lacking from all points, no one seems to have an idea of what to do to make the guests comfortable and happy. I rarely write bad reviews, but I'm also in the hospitality biz so I just wanted to give anyone who may be contemplating this hotel a heads up. Stay somewhere else! read more

Place is really beautiful. Restaurant is super excellent also. A real gem al around.

My wife and I went here for Valentines Day weekend and were extremely disappointed. While the restaurant is very nice, the rest of our experience was not. The place calls itself a "resort," but it is actually just a condo colony with a restaurant. There's a nice beach, but no beach chairs and umbrellas. I guess you have to have your own. There are a couple of pools around and a tennis court, but at every resort I've been to, there are activities during the day and maybe entertainment at night -- nothing like that here. Worse than those issues though was our room. It was a tiny, dingy thing that was a long walk to the beach and had a view of a street. Needless to say, we left on Saturday. Seems like from the other reviews that all of that was okay with some people, but the website should have much more information about what the place actually is so that people can make an informed decision. read more

One of the best hotels I have stayed at and very rarely do I want to go back to the same hotel, I usually think, whats the point? But at this resort, the point is to have an unbelievable vacation in sunny Puerto Rico island. We took a few COVID tests prior to arrival and it wasnt the easiest travel experience, but I guess that is the world now.... in all aspects from arrival at reception to drinks at the eclipse to housekeeping staff, theyre awesome. Would return anytime. read more

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Wouldn't recommend. too many problems for the price. PROS: -all of the staff that we interacted with spoke English and were polite. The man at the front desk was especially great! -no exhaust fan in the bathroom but this was somehow completely fine. there were zero smells that lingered in the bathroom even after someone had just used it. Odd but pretty cool -right on the beach so you could walk (between 5-25 minutes depending on what room you got) right to the beach. The beach had cabanas and chairs to use. we had to bring our own beach towels. not sure whether they even have a system for beach towels. You could watch people doing water sports so it must be a great location for that. I did hear some people say there were rocks in the water so don't go in without water shoes and be careful -eclipse restaurant was delicious. chicken was a bit dry but everything else was great. The prices aren't cheap but for a beautiful beach view while eating good food, it made sense. The staff don't check on you and it took us forever to get the bill if we weren't at the bar. It is outdoors with fans but they don't always turn on all the fans even if youre sitting in front of them -iguanas, frogs, lizards, cat on property IN BETWEEN: -housekeeping is only upon request. I don't mind this so much because I don't need housekeeping every day but found this very strange for a beach resort where people would likely be dragging in sand quite a bit. We ultimately realized they don't have enough staff to accommodate housekeeping for everyone every day. By day 3, I needed housekeeping but I am such an introvert and hate asking for things that I decided I could just wear shoes in the room and just shake the sand off the sheets myself. I don't like this situation but I'm shyer than most people so this is in between CONS: -The resort gives you wristbands to wear which have no real purpose. It wasn't the key to our room or proof of our room or anything. They didn't check when we entered/left. Some of our group who stayed at an airbnb were coming and going, without wristbands, and able to use almost all the same amenities without paying the resort prices. Not a big deal but definitely had me questioning their security since its a gated resort -When we were checking out, we were told that we had to pay an extra $100 bill from the in house eclipse restaurant for a bill that was not ours, but was somehow charged to our room. We did go to the eclipse a few times but always paid with our credit cards each time, and did not charge anything to the room. In fact, at the time the eclipse bill was accrued, we had been 15 minutes away at another restaurant on the island for lunch which we went to straight from our room. Im not sure what their protocol is for how they verify who is from what room when making charges but that was not comforting. Other resorts I have been to usually use the wristbands to confirm but ours were completely useless I guess. They eventually gave us the money back after investigating but this just adds to the security issue -NO MICROWAVE IN THE ROOM. this was the first time I had been to any resort or hotel or a place to stay in general where there was no microwave in the room. I think its pretty common knowledge that a lot of people traveling go out for dinners and lunches and end up bringing back leftovers that they would like to warm up later, especially at night time when nothing is open anymore. This is usually a big budget saver for me on my trips because my partner and I usually never finish our meals, especially if we want to try extra stuff so we always pack it and bring it back for leftover meals. But this was impossible at this place due to no microwave. At first, I was like okay no big deal, there must be a communal one somewhere we can use. We called the front desk and there was not. They suggested we call the eclipse restaurant and ask if they would let us use their microwave (I wouldn't trust a restaurant letting in outsiders to warm their food. Also, the front desk should have called the eclipse for us to solve this issue but they told us to do it). We came in a big group and some of our friends had microwaves in their rooms but not us and some of our other friends. We booked as a group so Im not sure how they determine which rooms have the microwaves or not -no beach/pool towel system. we had to bring our own from our room and they only gave you one each so if it was still wet and you didn't get housekeeping, you were going back to the beach/pool with your wet towel -no way to wash sand off your feet/shoes when leaving the beach. If you get a rental car, they tell you not to get sand in it so we had to carry water bottles to wash off our feet and shoes when getting in the car -cliff view was waste of money. back of the property, parking lots not maintained. its a view of the other resort villas, no beach view or view of the natural cliffs. frogs were really loud at night even over the AC. read more

The resort is gorgeous. You feel as though you're in a Pinterest board and the photos will make your Facebook friends jealous. :) The rooms-Villa Montana is more like a condo community than a typical hotel or resort. The rooms have a very homey, second beach house feel. We stayed in a 2 bedroom villa. At first, I thought the price was high but the rooms were spacious. 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, 2 balconies with a kitchen, living room, and washer/dryer. Everything was clean and well-maintained. I stayed with 3 friends and it was plenty of space for the 4 of us. We weren't in ocean-side rooms and we had less than a 5 minute walk to the beach. Beach-Gorgeous beach. It's very secluded so you can walk for miles without seeing someone else or seeing buildings. It's nice to see unspoiled beaches like this still exist. Note-there's no lifeguard and many parts of the beach are rocky although most of the beach is swimmable. Restaurant-When we went, there was only one restaurant open on the resort. Eclipse had great food but is on "island time" aka extremely slow. The view from this restaurant is stunning and worth the premium. Next time I go I would rent a car to also go to other local restaurants and buy groceries as well though. I've already recommended this resort to several of my friends. I would definitely stay here again. Gorgeous! read more

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I've been coming here since 2007. Love this place! Is like a hidden jem on the island. Is secluded and peaceful with a beach and pools. I love the space throughout the property. The trees, garden... The food at the restaurant has always been good as well as it's servers. read more

We stayed at this beach resort as a family over Valentines Day. What a gem and a treat. It's slightly off the main path and there is so much here that reminds me of California (do I dare say it - nostalgia. Let me be clear - no comparison, just similarities). The beach might be one of the top ten most beautiful beaches I've been to (and I've been to many). It's peaceful (some beaches in PR are crowded and have a lot of music), excellent surfing or the to paddle out, there's horseback riding and you can just get lost in a heavenly experience on a long walk. At night you can have a bonfire! The villas are simple and perfect. We were there with kids and ours was perfect. Of course Eclipse is out of this world. By far one of the top five best restaurants on the island. The food tastes fresh. Real farm to table! The service was fantastic and they did well with our wild kids for bunches and dinners. Cannot wait to return. read more

Where do I start... my husband and I are both travel nurses and when we got married during the pandemic our honeymoon got cancelled, this was a redo honeymoon and birthday trip. We checked in on Monday and we're in villa 5143, it's quite a walk from the ocean and restaurant and amenities at the resort. The zen pool was closed for maintenance so the only pool opened was the tiny one by the restaurant. We got a villa at a resort instead of a hotel room at any old place because we wanted the amenities and a kitchen so we didn't eat out for every meal. On Wednesday evening around 7pm the power went out, my hubs and I just went to bed because we wanted to get up early to surf and figured it'd be back on in the morning, it wasn't on by 10am the next morning so we went and spoke with the front desk, who mind you had air conditioning and running water and full power, apparently some of the villas have backup generators but ours didn't. They said they could move us to another villa but itll have to be around 3pm, so now 36 hrs without power, my husband and I can't flush the toilet that has pee and poop in it from 36 hrs of no running water, have no drinking water or ac and they offered us a $12 gift certificate for water at the restaurant, we had bought groceries that all went bad in the refrigerator as well. They moved us to an oceanfront 2 bed 2 bath villa, the one nice one that's pictured on the website, with a private pool. There was a hitch though, we could only stay in this one from Thursday and check out Saturday before noon and move to another villa bc this one was rebooked. We had no choice. The oceanfront villa shared a generator with the people next to us who had just checked in and the front desk did not tell them we were on a generator and that they couldn't use hot water, microwave, etc, just the basics. So the people next door kept tripping our generator. Saturday came around and we were moved back to our original villa in the very back of the resort. So every 2 days we had to move rooms. We finally checked out Monday at 11 and they basically did nothing to accommodate our horrible vacation, it was stressful and not relaxing at all, I booked this villa because of the amenities and kitchen space and close to surfing beaches, my husband and I every time we went to pick up different keys we complained and requested some sort of refund or discount for our horrendous week, not once did any manager come up and talk to us, apologize for all the hassle we went through. We got 12% our stay roughly $250, they compensated only $69 of a $200 grocery trip. Mind you we had to spend way more money than we wanted to eating out extra because none of the kitchen appliances worked Wednesday- Friday because of the power outages. The front desk just blamed it on the island outages. We paid a lot for this trip but apparently not enough to get a generator to our original villa, and no one cared, we had to just deal with it. No one cared that for 36 hours we had no drinking water and had to continue peeing and pooping in a toilet that wouldn't flush. Also there was no wifi or television that worked Wednesday-Sunday, and only at the resort restaurant could you get cellphone service. If you get stuck staying in building E4 be prepared for constant construction on the buildings around you. The living conditions we were stuck in were a major health code violation. Don't waste your money, stay at the caribe Hilton in San Juan, we stayed there Monday night before we flew out and it was the best part of our trip, getting out of villa Montana hell! read more

Hard to give this place more than 2 stars. It is a beautiful place with great ocean views but: our waitress was nothing close to nice. She was annoyed, bored and busy in the same time, although the place was empty and she had a slight attitude. She threw at us some specials and when I realized what she was saying she was already half through. Didn't dare ask anything.. Once she brought the food we never saw her again- never asked if we need anything else, an extra plate for shells or to share the salad which we mentioned, another napkin, salt or pepper, never filled our glasses- she vanished! We got the pasta with shrimp, house salad and wagyu burger. Thick spaghetti (not in a good way!) with a bland and weird sauce Alfredo and 3 skinny shrimps- mediocre. Salad looked colorful but it was so overwhelmed with a sugary dressing, waaaay too sweet, with some watery weird feta piles. Eew. Burger was very dry and the lettuce on it was rotten- as seen in the pic. I didn't expect a fantastic dinner but this was below mediocre. Disappointing. read more

Villa Montana Beach Resort - Wagyu burger with rotten lettuce... - Hotels Near Me - Isabela, Puerto Rico

I just got home after spending 4 days and 4 nights at VM. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay and I would give them 5 stars, but there are a few issues with VM. A) The restaurant Eclipse is not cheap. The food is great! Everything we had was delicious! We ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner there! The ceviche is the best! The ahi tuna tacos are amazing! I love their coffee! But each coffee with milk was $4.50! And no refills! So I had 2 coffees and was shocked to see $9 in drinks on my bill! My husband loves their pizzas. I think the service could be a lot better! We waited for 10 minutes, usually, to be sat! There is no hostess. The wait staff seats you and waits on you. The wait staff NEVER once brought us a spoon with our coffees or teas! By this morning, I was just going up to the bar to get my own things rather than wait for them to ever come by so I could ask for something that should always be brought with your drink. They also NEVER ONCE brought a pen with our bill. We were charging it to the room ever time. Every time we had go to ask for a pen. Not big deals, but I feel the restaurant all around is lacking in service. You wait to be sat. You wait to have your order taken. You wait for the food, for your drinks, fora spoon, for the check, for a pen... Luckily, it is a beautiful view from the restaurant so you don't mind your meal taking an hour or so. But for the prices, the service should be better! B) We had a cliffside room. When we were in the room we had no phone service! No calls, no texts! That was a little frustrating. It's also quite a walk to the pool, restaurant, front desk, etc. and there's no room service! So, you're going to be walking a ways if you need or want anything! The big issue with that is that it's constantly raining there! The weather is so unpredictable! It rains on and off all day long! It must have rained at least 5-8 times a day while we were there. Sometimes for 30 seconds, or 2 minutes. But we got caught in the rain several times. The beds were very comfortable though! My husband has a bad back, so good mattresses are important to him. C) If you want to go anywhere, cabs are expensive! Rent a car! We had friends staying 8 miles away in Royal Isabela. The roads are bad and the speed limit is about 30-40 everywhere, so it took 25-30 minutes to go those 8 miles, and it cost $35-40 each time! Go online and rent a car for $20 a day! If you just want to stay in the resort then you'll enjoy staying here. I like to go around more and this place is kind of hard to get to and away from everything. I also don't want to spend $50-80 every meal. But, everyone was very helpful and friendly. The food is great! The view is great. The ocean is very rough on the beach. It's good for windsurfing and para-surfing. read more

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First I had booked at Villa Montana Resort for the month of April and obviously had to cancel because of the circumstances of Covid. But the reservations team was so helpful and communicative throughout the months and the process that they helped me reschedule for a mid June vacation instead of just cancelling. From now on, this is the only hotel i will stay at in PR now. And the service while I was there in person was also awesome, the photos speak for themselves in terms of the beauty if the hotel; the place is just gorgeous. Tip for insiders: book a private 2 person romantic dinner inside the ocean gazebo, so romantic! read more

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First vacation right after the covid madness and chose very well by staying here. I did find the service slow, maybe its what some refer to as "island time", unsure. Otherwise giving it a true 10 out of 10 for cleanliness, setting, beach, facilities and looks. read more

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Very expensive food and the place needs updating. We were expecting a much nicer room. Felt like a bait and switch. read more

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This was amazing. The sunset was remarkable and the food was delightful. Best restaurant we have ever been to. read more

Villa Montana Beach Resort - John and Kim from Florida. Best dinner ever - Hotels Near Me - Isabela, Puerto Rico

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Food: 2 Decor: 4 Service: 3 This review is for Eclipse, the restaurant. My friend and I walked in for dinner around 7:30pm Friday. We weren't too hungry, so we both opted for the daily fish special. Fish wasn't that great, and I didn't really like the chili or wasabi sauce that went with it. Service was slow, but the oceanview was very nice. read more

My wife and I celebrated our 31 st wedding anniversary dinner at Eclipse. This was one of the. Best dining experience I've ever had in Puerto Rico. The food was delicious, the service was unbelievable , the ambiance was to die for and the wine list was very satisfying. Can't wait to comeback no matter what part of this paradise island I may be we will definitely be back. Kudos to Gabriel we too great care of us and awesome recommendations. Gabriel knew his menu well and he was very attentive Great job Gabriel !!! Sincerely Chicago & New Jersey read more

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The restaurant itself is gorgeous. The server William was really nice. But The time it took from when we order to the time we got our food was 1 1/2 to 2 hours "no Bueno". And I hate to say but the market steak filet mignon and my Churrasco were subpar.My father asked for a medium filet mignon and it came over cooked at $50 that shouldn't happen. I specifically asked if there Churrasco was gummy and they told me no and it was at $46 that should not happen. My mom had a panseared chicken with their Spanish rice and the rice was very salty. They exchange it for some risotto that was very al dente almost raw and also salty. Now their woodfired Margarita pizza appetizer was amazing. My sis ravioli with ricotta and spinach was amazing. My second sister's fish dinner was amazing. The thing is when you tell your server that you're unhappy they should do something to accommodate you at those prices And all he did was apologize and give me a $300 bill. Because I was on vacation mode I didn't wanna make a stink about it. I was taking my mom, dad and family out to dinner so a stink would have ruined it. The outdoor breeze setting was to die for and since we entertained each other with good conversations it worth it. Literally I paid for the view. Also there red Sangria was pretty good after pitcher everything seems a little less stressful. Lol. Thee golden hour sunsets are absolutely amazing. I would recommend for light appetizers and drinks and ambience. This is truly my honest opinion. read more

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"Let them eat cake." Had a fabulous day at this resort this past weekend. Until the nightmare of a dinner... We ordered the Tomahawk steak for two. Upon arriving at our table, this pre sliced $125 bad boy was accompanied by a plethora of flies. After trying to dine while under attack, we decided to take our meal back to our cottage. Upon unpacking, we realized the staff had stolen the meat and the put one slice of beef in our doggy bag. When we complained, the staff profusely denied the theft. The best was when I told the manager my family had not gotten the food we had paid for, and we were still hungry, he advised the chef was willing to buy us dessert. So, we advised the front desk we were going to warn other travellers, packed up, and didn't bother to stay the night. Avoid this unethical tourist trap at all costs, especially, if you're not a native islander. read more

Orlando at the front desk was a great help when it came to upgrading our room. Thank you Orlando!

Im a big fan of the little boutique hotel that is run with so much warmth and care, we talked to the employees and some had been working there for over 15 years, really run like a family. Lots of appreciation as well because they take covid very seriously everyone was wearing a mask and we had our temperature taken every day. Unreal property on an unreal beach in sunny PR. read more

We stayed one night in Villa Montana from a Sunday night to Monday in October. Overall, it was a nice relaxing, romantic time. Because we were there on a Sunday night there was almost nobody there. It felt as if we had the resort to ourselves. We showed up at the 4pm check-in time and went straight to our little villa was was nicely put together. It was a cross between rustic with a touch of modern - very nice. It wasn't the biggest room, but it was perfect for two people. It had a nice little balcony where we sat and drank coffee in the morning. The resort has 2 small pools, which were nice - nothing fancy. The restaurant, Eclipse, was nice. We had a few appetizers and bottles of wine. It nice because it's right beside the ocean and had a romantic ambiance. There were also nice chairs where 2 people could fit in and lie back and look at the stars. The beach itself isn't much for swimming. It's really beautiful though because it is mostly coral. You can do some break shell hunting there or snorkling. Overall, we had a nice time. It is also close to some other nice hang out spots for drinking and eating. read more

Beautiful, wonderful location and exquisite beach.  Aside from that, the villas are outdated.  The appliances, furniture, furnishings, bathrooms, fixtures are all in serious need of an update.  Very antiquated. Services.  That is an interesting comment as your front desk people are very nice and pleasant, but your facility does not offer a single service we were able to discern.  No room service, no bellman, no one to guide you to your room.  No consideration to your guests comfort or well-being.  We were placed in a   unit in a three-story building.  No one to showed us how to get there, and NO ELEVATOR.  Oh and construction starting in the floor below us to wake us up early in the morning.  So loud in fact I could not do a conference call and had to terminate it. We arrived late as I drove up after work from my office in San Juan.  No one to show us to the lodging, poorly lit and I had to carry my and my wife's bags up a  flight of stairs?  I am pushing 70 and would have said no thank you and left!  Then we get moved into a smaller unit.  The person sent to help us never called our room to see when we would be ready. I had to carry the bags down the stairs too! Next room, better location and much smaller.  Still antiquated furnishing, etc. No offer of providing us a credit for our inconvenience, no compensation for your resorts screw ups, your front desk has no idea how to take care of a disgruntled guest. Then we went to the beautiful and overpriced Eclipse restaurant.  The price initially did not concern me as  we thought we would have a great meal!  If you call cold fish that I had to send back to be redone and my wife's salad being grilled so it was hot and soggy,  great??  Well, they remade it and the food was good.  So, I made a reservation for dinner to have a table on the wall by the ocean.  I was assured it was no problem and the staff "handled" it. We arrived promptly at 7 pm for dinner, and oh no reserved table, but we can put you in the middle of the restaurant even though it is empty, because a few tables for four might show up later!!!  We had enough!  We left the restaurant and told them we were not interested in this conduct.  Apparently, no one in the restaurant, just like the lodging has any concern for client, hotel guests. The restaurant lost our dinner business and our breakfast the next morning.  I would not spend another cent for the incompetence. Your pool is also really disgusting looking.  No attendant to provide towels, yet if you use your towels, there is no staff to provide fresh ones!  Good move for your "services" Basically, aside from a beautiful beach, I felt I was at an overpriced Air B&B, no service, no food, nothing. There was not even a cold bottle of water awaiting us in the room! I would rate it as a 0, but gave it 2 stars for the location. Honestly and regretfully yours read more

Eclipse = S.....L......O.........W. Stayed in Isabela for a week, ate twice at Eclipse. Why twice with a 2-star review? Because we think everybody's entitled to an 'off night' and deserve a second chance. Unfortunately, they abused the privilege. The first time we arrive with no reservation and were seated 45 minutes later, no problem with that aside from a cold impersonal maitre d. Drinks and appetizers arrive in 30 minutes. Entrees arrive 45 minutes after app plates are cleared. Food was very good compared to others in the area, just painfully slow to arrive. We made reservations for the second visit, and were seated 75 minutes after the reserved time. Staff was somewhat apologetic, though we are left to wonder who wants to spend a full 3 hours of their vacation time for one meal. We are well familiar and accepting of the relaxed pace of the Caribbean, though Eclipse purports itself as a mid-to-high end spot in price and atmosphere. Their kitchen needs to get in gear and catch up. read more

Everything about this place is spectacular from the villas and its amazing view, to the quality of food from the Eclipse Restaurant and the friendliest and most attentive staff. There's no better place to be. Highly recommend! We are already planning our next visit. read more

Villa montana is a beach resort that is hidden away in the mountains. It has limited wi-fi and basically no cell phone service, which has it's pros (quiet/relaxation away from crazy life) and cons (no contact with friends and family lost on their way to VM). The beach is relatively small and rocky in some areas. VM does provide some comfortable beach chairs, and the beach is never overcrowded with people since it is only for guests. The villas are all a little diferent. Some are multi-level villas. They are all decorated differently, depending on the owner of the villa. The older villas are closer to the beach and the newer/nicer villas are the furthest. The only con about the villas and hotel rooms is that they are dusty and some have bug (cockroaches & ants) problems. After living in PR for a year, I can understand how hard it is to get rid of those bugs though. VM just needs to have the friendly pest control visit more often. What I loved about VM is that it helped bring my friends and family closer together during my wedding weekend. My friends and family stayed here all weekend. They hosted villa house parties and hung out on the beach. I had an amazing rehearsal dinner on the beach with a bonfire plus a campfire for smores. The wedding was decorated wonderfully, the food was amazing, and everyone at VM gave us five star service for the most part. They even tried to fix my dad's broken glasses. However, as a bride I couldn't help but see a bunch of tiny flaws that my guests probably didn't notice. The only one that really bothered me was the fact that the wait staff was too eager to take our half finished drinks and to clear off the party favors from the tables. Some of my guest had to hide their fans in their purses so that they could keep it. Overall, my wedding weekend was a great. It was 1.5 years in the making and the planning process was a little painful because there were a lot of turnover with the wedding planning staff and reserveration staff. Plus, the planners are not the easiest to get in touch with or to get follow ups. They work best via phone or in person. The end result turned out great though. They are totally committed the weekend of the event. If you're looking for a quiet beachy wedding location and are willing to put in the planning effort with Villa Montana, you and your guests will not be disappointed on your wedding weekend. read more

Here is the on line description of the Villa Montaña Beach Resort Queen Deluxe Room with Garden View: This spacious room features floor-to-ceiling glass doors to a large, private veranda or balcony and Spanish-style furniture with brightly colored accents, a tiled floor and wood furniture. 1 room, 400 feet² Balcony or Garden view, Air conditioning, Attached bathroom, Flat-screen TV, Free WiFi, Free parking. This is what we thought we were getting when we booked this room! Wrong! FALSE, advertising on their listing!! Instead we were assigned a room no bigger then 260 sq. feet, cluttered with awful furniture and an ugly ceiling fan, that resembled an outer space ship. The view was of the street and we had to ask for drinking glasses in the room, a table for the terrace and they provided no bathroom amenities. We were told glasses had to be gotten at the restaurant. When we went to the restaurant they "NO, we don't give out glasses." Fortunately the kind woman at the desk gave us several plastic glasses. There was no table on the tiny terrace and to request one. When we asked the front desk to change the room, explaining why we were disappointed, she was totally indifferent and told us that nothing was available. Although the grounds are lovely, the Eclipse Restaurant is beautiful with great views of the water and gourmet food, the rooms are awful, the pool is okay with the cabañas showing much wear and the beach is very rocky. We felt as if this place is really a condo community and they rent out select rooms to cover their other costs. I advise visitors to the island to select another place. The Villa Montaña Beach Resort is NOT worth the money. I've traveled across the USA, Europe from Paris, London, Austria, Prague etc., the islands and Canada and never have stayed in such a crowded and unpleasant room for the price I paid at the Villa Montaña! BUYERS BEWARE! Unless you rent a villa, you will get a shoe-box! To see the water be prepared to walk at least a block! read more

We really enjoyed dinner & drinks @ their restaurant, Eclipse. Service, food & drinks were all fantastic. Their pizza is super good & we loved the ahi tuna plate to share. Sat at the bar the second night & had great drinks & service. Arnoldo was the bartender. Very friendly & attentive. Note: we did not stay at the resort. Just dinner & drinks. read more

I wanted to like this property however the room left much to desire. I will start with the positives. The beach was nice and quiet and we did not mind the rocks. The area is kept clean and the staff is friendly. Now the cons. The website said that there were two pools, for the three days we stayed here the biggest pool was dirty and had green in the deep end, the smaller pool for the first two days had leaves and dirty on the bottom. We stayed in a cliff side"deluxe" room. I am not sure what was deluxe about it. The shower drain does not drain fast enough to keep up with the water. We could tell that this has gone on for sometime because of the black ring around the tub. The hot water in the shower did not last long enough for one person to take a shower. The floors are swept and not vacuumed so when we checked in the floor was dirty. Be warned that the cliff side rooms do not have cell phone coverage. There should be a warning on the website telling people that you are in the flight path of the local airport. The planes are very low as they fly over and very loud. Expect at least two fly overs through the middle of the night. read more

Villa Montana is somewhat private and the location more quiet than the surrounding hotels. The grounds are well kept and attractive at a distance. The pool next to The Eclipse restaurant/bar needs a resurface as it is pretty dismal. Most everything else is in need of some type of maintenance or upgrade. The 1 bedroom garden villa we stayed in was dated and required much maintenance. The tub finish was peeling off, the plumbing was extremely loud and the hot water was only lukewarm, always. The flooring is Terra cotta which looks nice, but on the ground floor under a family upstairs with a couple of kids....pretty loud. The furnishings were more reminiscent of a college dorm than a supposed high end resort. WiFi is available but spotty and cell phone coverage is nearly nonexistant. Great if you want to actually unplug, not so great if you need to contact the rest of your travel party who are staying in other locations. Also, linens are minimal. No extra blankets in the villa and only 2 bath towels, one hand towel and one facecloth. Really? The food at The Eclipse restaurant was really, very good and the staff is very friendly. But, be prepared to experience 'island time' as no one here moves very quickly. You will wait for everything. There are many stray dogs and cats that freely roam the property and are completely disregarded by the staff. Overall, the hotel and its amenities are adequate and probably above average for the area, but I expected more based on the ambience projected for this resort and for the price. read more

Villa Montana needs to better manage their property and train the people who work there. After checking in, we couldn't find our room and walked around property carrying luggage. And, they forgot to give us keys! Someone should escort guests to their rooms especially at night when the exterior lights are out. We asked for someone to change the light bulbs on exterior patio and the interior bathroom but it didn't happen. The restaurant is fabulous though. Great food and service. The pool and cabanas also great. read more