About Villa Tropical

Before the 1960’s, there were just a few wood shacks built by the sand dunes, on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean, on one of the most exquisite beaches in the NW corner of Puerto Rico. In Isabela, on the edge of Aguadilla, in sector Bajuras, the foundations of Villa Tropical’s apartment units BL and PL1, were initially constructed and ultimately became the first public rentals on “Shacks Beach” aka Playa Bajuras.

In 1990, an avid surfer and local professor of linguistics, bought the premier located 2-storey oceanfront dwelling at 326 Bo Bajuras, and founded the Villa Tropical Hotel and apartment rentals business. In 2006, a Canadian born couple purchased the property and business and have raised their family while growing Villa Tropical’s reputation for quality accommodations and services.

Villa Tropical’s oceanfront rental apartments all front to the surf point break on Shacks Beach in Isabela. The Villa Tropical Hotel, Playa Linda, and Villa Bajandas properties are directly in front of the “Blue Hole” coral reef. The Jungles’ Ocean apartments front, just west of the point, to where the surfers put on a show. The Blue Hole and Aguarium are exquisite coral-reef-protected swimming areas that provide visitors the opportunity to enjoy a variety of sea life while snorkelling, diving, and free diving above and through underwater caverns.

Villa Tropical is in front of what Windsurfer magazine has called the best wave sailing in the Caribbean and what Skin Diver magazine has called the best snorkeling and diving in Puerto Rico. Just west of the coral reef is a challenging surf break and almost a dozen additional major breaks are less than a 10-minute drive away. Over two miles of uninhabited beach and distant cliffs beckon sunset walkers. Nearby you can also enjoy horseback riding, mountain biking, rock climbing, cave expeditions, and an 18-hole golf course with spectacular cliffside ocean views. There are service providers ready to help you go deep sea fishing or parachuting, learn how to e-Foil or name birds and plant species on a nature walk. Mother Nature provides solitude and adventure, as desired.

Guests/Tenants of Villa Tropical come for all reasons in all seasons. When the surf is up, surfers from around the world are here.  When it’s windy, the kite-boarders and wingers dazzle and amaze.  When it’s calm and clear, Shacks visitors enjoy snorkeling and diving in underwater caverns. Efoiling crosses the seasons, but whales generally are witnessed in January through March. There is something for all ages. Even if you’re here on a job assignment, you can truly move in and make Villa Tropical your oceanfront apartment home for your stay at Shacks Beach. The sunrises and sunsets will captivate and there’s nothing better than the peace and stillness enjoyed breathing in the evening moonlit sky from your deck or the sandy beach just a few steps out front. That’s Villa Tropical.

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