El Conquistador Resort
Resort hotel · Fajardo ·
Vast resort with private island, water park, golf, and tennis
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1000 Avenida El Conquistador, Fajardo, 00738, Puerto Rico Get directions
Vast resort with private island, water park, golf, and tennis
1000 Avenida El Conquistador, Fajardo, 00738, Puerto Rico Get directions
"A vast, family-friendly resort with a renowned private-island extension reached by a guests-only ferry; the island offers about 100 acres of white sand, crystal-clear water, palapa-shaded lounges, and a beachside eatery. On the main property, families find waterslides, a lazy river, a lagoon pool, and numerous dining options, while the resort’s location serves as a convenient jumping-off point for day trips to nearby cays and ferry connections to Culebra and Vieques." - Carley Rojas Avila Carley Rojas Avila Carley Rojas Avila is a bilingual travel writer, editor, and content marketer. She is an expert on Latin America, the Caribbean, and Cuba, as she lived and worked in four different countries in that region. Carley founded the digital travel publications Loosely Local and Home to Havana. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"A resort in southwestern Puerto Rico where the family spent winter breaks, enjoying activities like kayaking and reading on the beach."
"The 100-acre, uninhabited island off the eastern coast of the Puerto Rican mainland is for the exclusive use of guests of the El Conquistador Resort." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"New to the World's Best list at No. 4, El Conquistador Resort was praised for its amenities—most notably an oceanfront spa and a water park—and for being family-friendly; one reader commented, "We loved this hotel, even though it’s an hour or so from the airport. Great family fun." - Jalyn Robinson Jalyn Robinson Jalyn Robinson is the assistant travel editor at Dotdash Meredith, working for both Travel + Leisure and TripSavvy. She started at TripSavvy in 2021 and joined Travel + Leisure in 2023, where she writes, edits, and assists with other editorial operations. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"As a child she spent a lot of time at this Puerto Rico resort where her father served as director; she and the executive chef’s daughter would hide under the tablecloths in the hotel’s fanciest restaurant and play pranks until they were caught. To keep her out of trouble the chef would seat her in the kitchen, and watching him cook and plate both inspired her culinary curiosity and left lasting impressions — she even cried the first time she saw a lobster killed — later prompting her to experiment with herbs to liven up her mother’s leftovers." - Sam Nelson
