Hacienda de Café Pomarrosa

We went to celebrate our anniversary, this place is magical! Our hosts Kurt & Eva, which are the owners, made the experience even better. Kurt cooked us a delicious breakfast while Eva served and chatted with us. If you want to get away, enjoy nature, and a great cup of coffee THIS IS THE PLACE! Easy to get to if you follow route 139. We highly recommend visiting and staying 2 nights at least. Im from PR and I can safely say this has been one of the best (if not the best) stays we’ve had in the island!

We made the drive to Hacienda Pomarrosa which was an adventure itself, but well worth the trip. Kurt was an excellent guide sharing a general history of coffee as well as a tour of his farm and their specific process. Kurt’s sense of humor added to the experience. The tour also included a cup of coffee with banana bread then ended with a delicious shot of espresso. Highly recommend!

Kurt is very informative and passionate about his farm. Very inviting and makes you feel like you're old friends. Amazing tour and excellent coffee! I would recommend this tour to everyone! It was a little difficult to reach out but eventually e-mail was the best bet. Definitely worth it though! My husband and I would love to come back and stay at the farm next time we come. Beautiful and serene! Thank you Kurt for your hospitality!!!

Amazing place! It is a piece of heaven on earth; the accommodations are charming, the views are amazing, the details incredible, the coffee plantation is perfection. Kurt and staff are just son hospitable, professional and caring. The coffee trees plush the bananas, breadfruit tree, pomarrosa trees, oranges, lemon, grapefruit and more makes the Hacienda a forest of food. This is a well thought project. Kudos to Kurt, his wife and team for making our experience a memorable one.

Visited Cafe Pomarrosa for the coffee tour. Kurt, the owner, gave us a very entertaining and informative tour covering both some history and their coffee making process. And the coffee, a cup before the tour with banana bread and an espresso after, was fantastic. Highly recommend.

Getting here||We drove from Ponce. The directions from Kurt take you from San Juan thru Ponce. The roads are very narrow and it’s best to follow his directions to the letter rather than to use Google Maps. The place wasn’t that hard to find. We arrived on a Sunday in a Wrangler and randomly became part of a tricked-out Jeep convoy that left from a gas station in the mountains at the same time we were driving through. That was random and fun.||||Views||The views are gorgeous. What else is there to say? You can see the ocean from the balcony of our cabana. I picked the one overlooking the jungle. Best decision. It came with two twin beds that we pushed together.||||Breakfast||Breakfast was lovely. The coffee was excellent! I’m not a coffee connoisseur but my taste buds work well enough to tell me that they took care to make sure their coffee was quality.||||Plantation||The plantation itself was adorable. Kurt’s wife Eva regaled my wife and I with their life story during breakfast. They started out with nothing 30 years ago. They also lost their entire coffee crop during Hurricane Maria and are slowly building back up. We were very happy to support them and bought a box of coffee to be shipped home.||||Kurt gives a tour on Saturdays. I wish I had known that beforehand and would’ve changed my booking. He also roasts the beans on Wednesdays.||||The evenings were wonderful. My wife and I put our toddler down at 7pm and we sat outside on the veranda and looke at the stars to the background symphony of coqui frogs. Such a welcome relief from the day to day grind of life; it felt like I was a part of a fairy tale.||||Getting around/dinner||Only breakfast is provided (it’s a bed and breakfast after all). We drove to a small place called 3 Pueblos nearby that had fantastic views and some tacos. (Get the chicken taco not fish since I’m pretty sure the fish was defrosted; that’s what my wife gets for ordering a fish taco in the mountains…)||||We drove to Ponce for dinner at the recommendation of Eva to a place called La Casa del Chef. It’s only 45min from their place and only 15 longer than driving to Jayuya since nothing is open in the mountains at night. She told us to drive down route 139 since it’s only used by the locals and no trucks are allowed. It’s also been recently paved. Don’t listen to your GPS when you leave the hacienda and it tells you to make an immediate left out of their driveway. Make that right, go the regular route to 143 first and then go to route 139. Otherwise you’ll think you’re in someone’s back yard a few times before you link up with the real route 139. The drive is absolutely stunning.||||La Casa del Chef? My god that place was fantastic. It’s in a supermarket parking lot?? But the food was top notch. We’ve eaten in a few places in SJ on the way here but this place’s food was the best we’ve had by far.||||Overall this coffee plantation was so cute and charming that I wouldn’t hesitate to return. We’ll be telling all of our friends, family, and coworkers about this little slice of paraiso.

Wonderful coffee farm in the mountains. The coffee is one of the very best I tried. Kurt, the owner, is so passionate and works with coffee with great care, which shows in the cup and in your experience as a guest. The tour is a must so try to stop by on a Saturday!

This place is truly a hidden gem! Beautifully landscaped, impeccably furnished, very clean and comfortable. The breakfast is delicious (coffee is a highlight) and we were super comfortable in our little cottage. Kurt was a wealth of information and a super nice guy.

Drove over an hour and half to get here--wasn't able to enter or even purchase coffee to-go. Since then they have updated their website with specific information on visiting hours and their tours. Wish they would have done so before our travel guide made our itinerary but onward.... Roads are beyond narrow here--be sure to rent a smaller vehicle or over the side you go!

Getting here We drove from Ponce. The directions from Kurt take you from San Juan thru Ponce. The roads are very narrow and it's best to follow his directions to the letter rather than to use Google Maps. The place wasn't that hard to find. We arrived on a Sunday in a Wrangler and randomly became part of a tricked-out Jeep convoy that left from a gas station in the mountains at the same time we were driving through. That was random and fun. Views The views are gorgeous. What else is there to say? You can see the ocean from the balcony of our cabana. I picked the one overlooking the jungle. Best decision. It came with two twin beds that we pushed together. Breakfast Breakfast was lovely. The coffee was excellent! I'm not a coffee connoisseur but my taste buds work well enough to tell me that they took care to make sure their coffee was quality. Plantation The plantation itself was adorable. Kurt's wife Eva regaled my wife and I with their life story during breakfast. They started out with nothing 30 years ago. They also lost their entire coffee crop during Hurricane Maria and are slowly building back up. We were very happy to support them and bought a box of coffee to be shipped home. Kurt gives a tour on Saturdays. I wish I had known that beforehand and would've changed my booking. He also roasts the beans on Wednesdays. The evenings were wonderful. My wife and I put our toddler down at 7pm and we sat outside on the veranda and looke at the stars to the background symphony of coqui frogs. Such a welcome relief from the day to day grind of life; it felt like I was a part of a fairy tale. Getting around/dinner Only breakfast is provided (it's a bed and breakfast after all). We drove to a small place called 3 Pueblos nearby that had fantastic views and some tacos. (Get the chicken taco not fish since I'm pretty sure the fish was defrosted; that's what my wife gets for ordering a fish taco in the mountains...) We drove to Ponce for dinner at the recommendation of Eva to a place called La Casa del Chef. It's only 45min from their place and only 15 longer than driving to Jayuya since nothing is open in the mountains at night. She told us to drive down route 139 since it's only used by the locals and no trucks are allowed. It's also been recently paved. Don't listen to your GPS when you leave the hacienda and it tells you to make an immediate left out of their driveway. Make that right, go the regular route to 143 first and then go to route 139. Otherwise you'll think you're in someone's back yard a few times before you link up with the real route 139. The drive is absolutely stunning. La Casa del Chef? My god that place was fantastic. It's in a supermarket parking lot?? But the food was top notch. We've eaten in a few places in SJ on the way here but this place's food was the best we've had by far. Overall this coffee plantation was so cute and charming that I wouldn't hesitate to return. We'll be telling all of our friends, family, and coworkers about this little slice of paraiso.

Everyone in our family of five loved this tour. Kurt is a charming and entertaining guide. The coffee and banana bread he served were delicious. All of us enjoyed learning about how coffee beans are grown, harvested, sorted, skinned, roasted, and brewed. As we left Pomarrosa, my 18 year old son said, "I didn't want to go on this tour, but I'm glad I did. It was really fun."

Artisanal coffee from tree to cup, this farm is a true labor of love - and also a B&B. Great fun seeing every step of the intensely laborious process to grow, harvest and prepare the beans: 7 pounds ripe fruit yield just 1 pound of finished product. Hosts, owners and coffee fanatics Kurt L. and Sebastian L. serve tour guests several *fine* cups in their new-new "convention center" and tasting room. Oh yeah, whole beans are $34/lb, ulp. Tours offered Tues-Sat at 11am, $20 for two hours, call ahead for reservations and directions! First hour is drinking coffee plus history of the drink starting in 1580 plus q&a. Second hour is walking around the 8-acre hillside at 3,000 feet elevation to see the cherries on the trees and the washing, drying, cleaning, sorting and roasting equipment. Tour concludes with (what else!) another cup of fresh brew. You'll leave Pomorrosa as well caffeinated as you like lol. Located up in the twisty hills served by PR-511 but a bridge is out so the obvious GPS route doesn't work. About 2 hours drive from San Juan: Autopista 52 south, to PR-10 North, to PR-143 East (narrow winding road!), to PR-511 again, and up the steep-steep entrance. Look for the orange, banana and cacao trees on your way in. Coffee geek history quiz: 1. What did Africans, discoverers of this wonderful plant, make from the cherry skin 400+ years ago? 2. Why did pope Clement gave his blessing to coffee about 1600? 3. Why did the English spurn coffee houses and choose tea? 4. What country drinks the most cups per capita today? 5. Which parts of the coffee tree have caffeine?

When you find yourself in Ponce, take the time to stop & REALLY smell the coffee. The drive to Ponce I think is part of the adventure. Winding mountain roads, with an antique bridge, you always wonder if you can cross. Arrival at the Haciendo, is a fabulous moment! Chickens & animals roaming free to greet you & the mountains surrounding you. There is always a pleasant smiling guide to meet you & start your tour. On site they also have a B&B, which I have heard is charming & ultra relaxing. Note to self next time at least stay overnight. The tour consists of a lecture on coffee & the history of the site. You get to experience how the beans are harvested & all operations of daily business. Really quite fascinating. Then comes the tasting. If you are a coffee fan, plan on being overwhelmed & blown away. The different blends are each beautiful & respectful of the beans & their amazing flavors. With 5 pounds on beans in hand, we say our farewell & anticipate the next visit. What's a girl to do? Gotta take some of those delicious coffee blends home with you, forget the K cups.

There are few people you meet in this world that charm you from the minute you meet them. Kurt the owner is one of those people, the stories in the tour range from the origins of coffee, to current world events to the most recent storm impacts. The coffee on top of this is fantastic and definitely worth the time and effort!! A certain must do on the island!!

Not just a coffee hacienda but also has small cabins for rent). We arrived at 4:30 p.m. On July 4th and were able to have three coffees each and an enjoyable conversation with the owners' son. We purchased ten and a half pounds of coffee between the three of us so that should give you an idea how much we liked the coffee. WARNING: We used yelp to find this place and it was way off. Use google and expect to lose service occasionally.

Kurt and his coffee farm was a terrific place to visit. Going up to the mountains of Puerto Rico was a wonderful adventure and the tour was well worth the trip. Kurt is a great storyteller and the coffee and banana bread were delicious. I would recommend going on this little adventure if you are traveling to the island. They also have cute little villas and rooms where you can spend the night. We visited in March 2019.

This is not just a bed and breakfast: it's also a coffee plantation! My mom and i secured a visit last minute because by chance i found reviews online and the owner sent me instructions on how to get to his Hacienda which were very helpful as we came up the mountain. You will be told it takes two hours from San Juan to here (and i drive fast) but the reality is more like 3 hours when you are not sure and you hesitate, etc. I was worried about this so we left early and luckily, were the first to arrive. No one arrived on time except us. This is the only "bad" part: Although the tour takes two hours, this is from start to end and does not include 1) waiting for the late comers to start the tour and 2) waiting for everyone who has arrived to use the one restroom 3) paying for visit/buying coffee; the larger the group the longer it takes. Therefore, you want to be smart, and allocate yourself one day to do this visit. We arrived at 11 am and left at 2:30.. After that, you have to drive down the mountain and by that time, you are hungry! So.. it's not a "bad" part if you were smart and planned well and assumed it would take almost all day.. I was not and therefore missed out on my afternoon activity because after the lunch we had it was almost 4:30 and then we had to head back towards Ponce.. which is another 45 minutes. *The owner will indicate a good address for you to have lunch at the bottom of the mountain! LISTEN to him! It's a great place with a great view. Some of the people in the group said they would go but did not.. and they missed out. Get good directions though because your GPS will not find it. Its easy though; once you descend the mountain, you take a right towards Adjuntas on route 10 (not left towards Ponce) and you drive a little under ten minutes and on the right hand side; you will see the restaurant on top of a hill.* Going back to the coffee visit: time was my only regret: i had expected the tour to be 2 hours in and out, and therefore that at the end of the tour i would descend down the mountain and do another visit i had planned, but this was not the case at all. it's partially my fault because in order to enjoy this place: you can't be in a rush anyway.. so i just had to say goodbye to my afternoon plan. As far as the visit itself and the coffee plantation: it's in a really gorgeous setting. We were greeted very warmly by a German man whom has been living in PR for 42 years and whom is passionate about coffee! He treated us to a special house brew (so good) in his cool outdoor kitchen with tiles imported from Mexico and as guests arrived, we mingled with people from everywhere which was quite fun and makes the experience cooler. Once everyone had arrived, we started the tour. The tour is composed in two parts: 1) information on the history of coffee 2) visit of the plantation and the process by which coffee is grown. In the end, we were treated to espresso and were able to pay for the tour ($15 pp) and buy coffee if we wanted -which of course everyone should do because 1) its good and 2) it helps the owner. The owner is a kind man whom has lived an interesting life, taken a risk and followed his passion! I highly recommend checking this place out when you are in PR for more than a couple days. It's definitely another world up in the lush mountains! :)

This place is a gem! The coffee tour is interesting, the property beautiful, the coffee the best you will ever taste. Combine this with the story of resilliance and rebuilding that is pure Puerto Rican determination with some german strength and engeneering thrown in there, you are sure to enjoy the adventure. Rather you just go for the coffee tour and the drive in the mountains or you can stay a night or two you wont regret the hour trek up the mountain and your time at Pomarrosa!

A trip to Puerto Rico would not be complete without a visit to the Hacienda Pomarrosa! As we arrived this December the damage done by Hurricane Maria was still very noticeable yet we knew as we turned into the driveway our visit would be as grand as previous years. We were greeted as always by the crow of the roosters, a few barks from the plantation dogs and the the appearance of Kurt, the host of the Hacienda. We needed no guidance to a casita we have stayed in many times and could not wait to drop our bags and peel away the tension of the world outside the Plantation. The light rains have brought to life the sometimes deafening chips of the coquis surrounding you everywhere. What a great place to read a book, walk around the plantation or just nap in a hammock while enjoying the vistas perched 3000 feet above sea level. Oh, I almost forgot about the outrageous breakfast that will be served the following morning. If you visit Puerto Rico without a stop at Hacienda Pomarrosa you have will have missed the best evening on the Island. Wow, Is the only single word that can describe a visit to the plantation. Kevin & Holly Stonington, CT

If small batch and artisanal are your thing, you're going to love a visit to Hacienda Pomarossa, which was a highlight of a recent trip to Puerto Rico. This is a family operation shade farming some of the best coffee you can source. The tour takes about 2-3 hours and consists of gathering in their lovely coffee bar/gazebo, enjoying a few cups of espresso and drip coffee, and listening to family elder Kurt provide a fascinating world history of coffee, the politics and economics of coffee production, and what the family considers to be good and not good coffee. Both Kurt and Sebastian, his son, are self-described coffee snobs. It's a good thing. Sebastian, who runs the family farm day-to-day, is also the barista brewing and serving the coffee and homemade banana bread, from some of the banana trees that provide shade to the shade-grown coffee bushes. After becoming highly caffeinated from a few cups of the dark brew (don't use milk or sugar if you want to impress Sebastian), your tour group will circumnavigate the small farm and learn about how coffee grows and how it's harvested. You'll then see the process of turning ripe red coffee cherries into the roasted coffee beans that we all grind, brew and drink-- sorting and de-skinning the coffee cherries, composting the skins, washing the muscliage off the coffee beans, drying the beans, aging them for a year, and then hand roasting them in small 8lb batches. You'll have the opportunity to purchase some of this wonderful coffee at the end of the tour. I was supposed to stay overnight in one of the casitas, which are lovely, but I got a late start and did not follow the directions provided, instead relying on my GPS. Big mistake not following the directions on their Website. After a white knuckle rental car ride up some incredibly steep hairpins with sheer drops hundreds of feet down, I ran into a road out gate. It was getting dark, so I high-tailed it back to Ponce for the night. Make sure instead, you follow the easy directions on their website, and you'll find the farm without problem and with relatively easy roads part of which are on the famed Ruta Panoramica. Highly recommended! I'm enjoying a cup of Pomarossa as I type this review. Thank you Kurt and Sebastian!

We really enjoyed the coffee tour here. It's very much out of the way in the mountains, but it's worth taking a few hours if you're already headed to Ponce or one of the surrounding towns. Kurt first gives you an extensive discussion of the history of coffee over the house's blend and homemade banana bread. Then you walk around the farm, where he shows you each step in the process. Kurt is incredibly knowledgeable and can answer any question you might have about farming or the business. It's not an incredibly physically rigorous tour - no worries about bringing kids or older adults. You close out with a cappuccino, the opportunity to buy some of their coffee to take home, and a last chance for questions. Definitely an experience worth having if you are a coffee fan who has never seen a small operation before!

I'm usually not the type of person to write reviews online, but I felt that this was too good to keep to myself. Hacienda Pomarrosa is an absolutely unique experience if you have any interest at all in coffee. Kurt and Sebastian are a wealth of knowledge about coffee and the hospitality was excellent. A beautiful setting to enjoy coffee in it's finest form, the most beautiful mountain views in all of Puerto Rico. A wonderful experience in every way!

Serene cabin cum coffee farm stay, venga aqui to relax on your front porch hammacha amidst the coqui, wild chickens, geckos and gorgeous, rustic tropical foliage. Earnest and open book kraut owner Kurt serves wonderful breakfasts including succulent papayas, mangoes, banana, pineapple, juice fresh squeezed from local oranges, French press or drip brew from his homegrown super premium coffee, as well as eggs and delightful plates such as tortilla espanola and banana bread. Stay in one of the intriguing casitas con bano for the night, which calls to mind glamping, given their beautiful Mexican and Spanish tile finishes, original oil paintings, gorgeous tropical fresh floral arrangements courtesy of the Mrs. and quality wood furniture. Honestly the oddest juxtaposition of simple life and Epicurean tastes yet encountered - I can't make up my mind if I'm roughing it (no tv, shampoo, laundry) or not (aforementioned art, towel warmer, etc) but it works wonderfully. Hacienda Pomarrosa certainly echoes the creativity and dedication of the owners to a beautiful dream realized.

I found myself in Ponce last month when it was empty and very quiet. We would have gone to Caja de Muertos but the weather forecast said rain so we decided to go ahead with the coffee farm tomorrow. They do a very small tour so you'd have to call a day ahead. It was informative and the family was very nice but it wasn't the most interesting tour I've done. Coffee was pretty good though and we did but some beans to take home.

This is a very special place and a top notch experience! Sebastian and Kurt are amazing hosts and gave such a wonderful lesson on coffee history, farming, processing and the extreme challenges involved in farming great coffee. This is the highlight of our trip!!!

Wow Just what an amazing place Service and quality of product Totally recommend I plan to bring the family back. Loved the place and the owner!!! Best coffee I have ever had. I normally can't have caffein but it didn't impact me at all!!!!

Extremely rude over the phone. We called earlier Saturday and was answered by an American with horrible accent. He said that were full. We replied that we only wanted to stop by and taste coffee, no tours. He said no in an extremely rude way. I reserached and this place is a total fake been bought by an outsider. Tourists, if you are looking for a real and authentic place, do not fall for this place. It is a scam!!!

A real Puerto Rican coffee place! You will be able to try several different types of coffee before and after their coffee tour. All are amazing! Totally worth the drive (through Ruta Panoramica).

Best cold brew and lattes on the island - i think i drank 6 cups of various coffees while there because it was so good! This is not a shop, it is a tour and tasting at a plantation: please book in advance. Ask to buy the coffee bean preserves/jam and he will sell it to you - something that is truly unique.

Delightful time spent at Hacienda Pomarrosa. Both Kurt and Sebastian were wonderful hosts. The tour of the coffee plantation was informative and very enjoyable. The coffee tastings were great. We would absolutely recommend visiting Hacienda Pomarrosa as either a day trip or as an overnight destination

Had a great stay here December 17-18, 2015. Especially enjoyed the hospitality, breakfast and the coffee tour... Coffee, food and accommodations are great.