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Reviews of Lazy Guesthouse

2 out of 5
Lazy Guesthouse
61 A Calle Orquideas, Vieques

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 66 out of 180 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 180 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 180 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 180 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 180 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Char on 30 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Fernanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Char on 23 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us.

6/10 Okay

Rachel

Travelled with group
This property is not advertised as being a hostel but it is. Everything seems clean, one light in the bathroom was out so I showered in the dark. The bar attached and road is loud but they do provide earplugs. No front desk for check in, I wish they had been upfront about it. Overall, not bad for being pretty inexpensive. Very close to beach and food.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Char on 23 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us. We have upgraded from a hostel to a guesthouse. We advertise that we are a self-check-in property with no front desk. We also make sure to advertise that we are attached to a late night bar/restaurant, so that guests are aware that noise may occur. I wish you had let us know about the light being out in the bathroom, so we could have remedied the situation for you.

10/10 Excellent

Desiree

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Its very loud at nights so keep that in mind. Otherwise for the price its all what you need for a night. Theres no TV in the rooms. Theres a lot of places to eat walking distance.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Char on 23 Apr 2024
Thank you so much for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Donald

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Decent place near the beaches. Do the bio bay tour!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Char on 30 Apr 2024
Thank you for staying with us.

6/10 Okay

Lou

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The shower was either burning hot, or lukewarm, there was no way to make it in between. The soap dispenser in the shower fell off the wall and there was no bar soap in the room at all. There did not appear to be any staff around at all. The room was not cleaned while we were there and we had to deal with one set of towels, the entire time. Two total towels for two people for three days to make due for showers, visits to the beach, and kayaking on the bio-bay. That wasn’t great. The bed was comfortable enough however, there were no blinds so the lights came in from the outside.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Merna, Hawthorne

It’s a pretty basic room, but all we needed for one night after visiting the bioluminescent bay. We ate at the bar in the same property and the food was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Maya

Disliked: Staff & service
Unfortunately check in was not smooth. I never got check in instructions emailed to me, and I had to ask the workers at the restaurant to help me which I know they don’t like to be bothered with that. The lights were flickering, there were mosquitoes in the room, and worst of all the battery was missing in the smoke alarm so it was beeping nonstop. Luckily I got someone to take it out but it was late and the last thing I wanted to deal with.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was very small but cute. The main thing was it was very clean. Adam, who we dealt with most, was always very friendly and extremely helpful.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Char on 1 Apr 2024
So glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Henry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, good price.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lesleigh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Simple accommodations that had everything we needed after adventuring around the island.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Victor

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms, all things is in working condition
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a great place to stay for one night. Affordable price.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Madiha

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Char on 1 Apr 2024
Glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
responsive
moved us to a great room when the ceiling leaked after a storm
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Joanna

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Perhaps it's because I booked through Expedia, but I didn't have the door code or room number by arrival, there is no front office, and they don't answer their phone. A woman informed me I should've received an email with the information, which I didn't, and referred me to a bartender at Lazy Jacks for help. They handed me a paper with my details. I just needed a place to shower and sleep and this fit my needs. Room was clean, comfortable bed, plenty of pillows. The AC is programmed to 75F. You need to take your own towels. The only cons were the lamps on the nightstand flickered and the lights around outside prevented the room from being dark for sleep. Quick walk to the Bioluminescent Tour pickups and several restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shelley

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
The people who work there are fantastic, the property is as described. Nice close by restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean and quiet rooms. Totally acceptable accommodations for the price and location. Very easy and responsive communication with Char . I highly recommend the Lazy Guesthouse for an easy and relaxing stay on Vieques in Esperanza.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Mary

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well.. Not really even sure where to start on this one. But basically, it’s a spoofed up double wide trailer. It’s self check in, which is great, but we got here and there was no key in our lock box. The manager, although not even remotely apologetic, did come quickly and switched our room. Funnily enough, the room we were supposed to stay in, was actually under construction which we noticed the following day. The place itself is rough, and you get what you pay for. The bloody, smashed bugs on the walls, broken blinds, lamp with no light bulb, missing smoke alarm, exceptionally thin bath towels, a dispenser with maybe an inch of unknown substance- assuming shampoo?, and a shower which constantly changes from scalding hot, to freezing cold, are just some of the highlights you too can experience at this place. We also found the AC unit a bit tricky to adjust. But surprisingly, the bed was fairly comfortable. Of note- it’s also next to the bar that stays open late. If you’re really on a budget, this place is fine. But if you have some wiggle room, wiggle, and look elsewhere.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Dan

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
The blanket stinks. Orthers are okay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Sohan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No clear check in instruction and wrong contact phone number on the booking confirmation.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

SHANNON

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The website said there was one room left at the price and we were the only guests checked in there . I thought that was strange. It is all self check in and there is no manager on duty and there is nobody to help you out you just put the code in the day you check in and you're on your own so if you have a problem there's nobody to talk to and the people at lazy Jack's are not affiliated with this hostel at all. If I would have known we were the only people out of the whole hostel I probably would not have booked !! It was really cute and we had our own shower when it said it had shared bathrooms so that was a plus . It was walking distance to lazy Jack's restaurant and the water ! You can sign up for the bioluminescent Bay tour and they pick you up right there at lazy Jack's and the golf carts to rent are right next door which is great. All and all I enjoyed the place .
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Char on 28 Jan 2024
Hi Shannon and thanks so much for your feedback. Being a self-check-in property means there is no MOD or staff on property, we are simply a text message away though. Lazy Jacks is a separate business however the MOD for the bar is able to assist if an emergency. We are glad you enjoyed your stay and hope you come back to stay with us. The room you were in was newly renovated and the reason you were the only guest in that area.

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room is small but sufficient, clean and neat. The shower and bath are outside of the room, but this was not a problem.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Aurélie

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Rafael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Sarah, Port Huron

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

hushedar

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s worth only $50 per night.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Dave

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Crystal

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

John, SEATTLE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Jing

A lot of mosquitoes in the room. AC was cold, which is amazing during the daytime, but freezing at night under 1 thin blanket. The remote to control the AC didn’t work. You can also hear loud music from a bar down the road until 1am and then roosters/pheasants screaming at 4am every 20 seconds. I had to sleep with a sweater and earplugs in. Otherwise the area was good with walking distance to restaurants/bars/tour meeting points. And the bed was comfortable. Water pressure in the shower was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Char on 18 Nov 2023
Hi Jing and thank you for your feedback. I would like to address your concerns. With regards to the AC unit and it's remote, a simple message would have alleviated that situation, we have extra batteries. We, as a business have made sure to express that our rooms are attached to a late-night bar and restaurant, in order to make sure guests are aware that there might be late night noise. Now, in regard to the roosters, we are a tiny island in the Caribbean and chickens and roosters are part of the natural habitat, I hate the fact that during all your research for your vacation you were not informed that there are live animals that roam. We have no control over wildlife.

6/10 Okay

Brooke

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Cheapest deal online, so can't complain about that 👍 but the ac units are way to big for a small room and create massive condensation, so much so, that it's dripping from the bathroom ceiling like rain, and has produced an unsightly amount of black mold, making it completely unpleasant to even be in there. At first glance, the room appears very nice, but It's clear that the cleaning staff doesn't focus on the room as a whole, because the amount of debris under the bed was disgusting, plastic cupS, sand, hair balls, hair tie, wrappers and a battery, plus Cobwebs in the corners and all in the only lil window of the room. Despite that, the location is great. I would just recommend that they provide a broom for the room, so guests can keep the dirt they track in down to a minimum. Thanks for the experience, it was amazing in vieques!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Char on 18 Nov 2023
Hi Brooke, thank you for your feedback. I am sorry that you had such an unpleasant experience. The AC has a remote on purpose, so guests can adjust according to their needs. The black mold you mentioned will be addressed, I wish you would have messaged management directly to deal with that, as opposed to posting online. Issues being dealt with. I will address the idea of a broom and dustpan per room.

8/10 Good

Faviola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Cindy

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Amit

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Char on 28 Jul 2023
Hi Amit, I am sorry to hear you had an unpleasant experience. Would you please elaborate as to what made your experience so unpleasant. We aim to please so we woul like to do better in the future. Thank you

8/10 Good

Lawrence

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lots of wild animals from horses to roosters kept it entertaining!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jessica

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Char on 17 Jul 2023
Hi Jessica, I'm sorry to hear you had such a terrible stay. Can you please explain the issues so that we can make an effort to correct them in the future. Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Silma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love the hotel and area.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

MIlagros

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Is near for everything
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Xiaojin

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Desiree

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Some weird reviews about this place. If you read the description, you won’t be shocked by anything. Exactly as stated. Not a hotel, not a hostel, but a guesthouse behind one of the best bars on the island. Booked a queen room, exactly as pictured with our own toilet and shower. If you’re staying a single night on the island to do a bio bay tour this is a super cheap option. No bugs, no smell, no dirt, clean sheets, queen bed, private room. Exactly what we were looking for. Located walking distance from adventure sports kiosks and 5-6 very good restaurants with English and Spanish speaking workers.

2/10 Terrible

Achennaki

Response from Stupot on 2 Jun 2023
This guest missed the ferry, and then demanded a same day refund. They never stayed at our Guesthouse and left this review out of pettiness and spite. Our cancellation policy is clear.

10/10 Excellent

Doris-Jean

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved my stay, super comfortable and very cute.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Micheal

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was wonderful. Very clean and tidy. The wife slept wonderfully well. However, a generator (or whatever) kept kicking on. The vibration and hum from it would not let me sleep. There is no TV or other amenities in room. Bed, shower and AC. If you want a place to rest your head after a a long day /our with a great bar/restaurant right there... this is tops!

4/10 Poor

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023