The highlight of this resort is the restaurant. The food is truly exceptional and I would go out of my way just to have dinner here. Also, the staff is very helpful and friendly.

On the downside, the quality and maintanance level of accomodation depends on which room you get -- I started in a beach front that had peeling paint and crumbling stucco and ended up in a room that was perfect...not sure why the variation. The resort itself is very small with a nice but small pool area and a so-so beach. With that said, this is the best resort on the west side of Puerto Rico unless you can make it to the Villa Montana in Isabella.

The hotel is NOT in Rincon. The rooms were old, dingy, not kept up. The toilet broke the 1st day and the TV was from the 80's. I was told the continental breakfast wasn't included AFTER I got there. My upgraded ocean view room looked over a pool for the condos next door. This hotel is listed as a Sterling hotel, but is not. I just wanted to check out and leave, which is what I did. I paid a penalty ,but it was worth it to get out of there.

STAY AT THE RINCON OF THE SEAS. That place was fantastic.

It has taking me a while to write this review, but I have finally done it!!!i My family and I went to the Rincon Beach Resort last August 2007. I am originally from Puerto Rico and visit every year. We stay at a different hotel every time we visit. We are not extremely picky, but we like good service and a nice place. Like previous reviewers wrote, it is not so much of a resort as it is a nice hotel. However, they need to update certain areas. As far as the grounds, they were really nice and obviously well kept. Our room was nice. Please keep in mind when you visit, that the rooms do not have carpeting and the floor can get very cold when the AC is onl......which is on pretty much all the time since is very hot there.

We hated the pool, although a nice pool, it was obvious that it needed a heavy cleaning. There were black spots of some kind of mold inside of it. After reading some of the most updated reviews here, I realized they must have cleaned it. I am glad they did because they have a beautiful setting. The beach is great and private. When we stayed at the hotel, there were hardly any people present and it felt like we had the pool to ourselves. I guess that is because August is not a very popular month to travel to a hot island. There were times when we were the only ones by the pool or beach. It was a very relaxing stay. If you are looking for excitement.....this is not the place for you!!! You will definetely need a car because there are really not many close places to eat at.....town is quite a few miles away. It is a very sleepy and quiet town. Staff was very nice, however, not overly friendly. The hotel only has one restaurant, where breakfast, lunch, and dinner is served. Overall, we liked our stay and will recommend this place to someone looking for a quiet relaxing place.

The Rincon Beach Resort was exactly as described on this forum. It really isn't so much of a resort as it is a nice hotel. The grounds are very beautiful and well maintained. Although the staff was not necessarily friendly, they were professional and responsive. Our base "garden level" room was much nicer and bigger than I expected. Further, it had a partial view out onto the beach. Although it may not have passed a cleanliness inspection at a luxury resort (I notice one small patch of mold on the ceiling in the corner of the bathroom), I think 95% of all people would consider it very clean.

The pool was very nice and clean and the entire pool area was impressive. Most of all, as the pictures show, the pool opens right onto the beach with a beautiful buffer of palms and newish beach loungers. The bar at the pool served delicious sandwiches and tropical drinks until about 6:00pm. The beach was as nice as advertised!!!!! The sand is not white, but it is beautiful and spotless! We strolled just south of the resort and had our own stretch of beach for 3 hours. The swimming would not be good for little children, but was great for competent swimmers.

We were warned when checking in, that there was wedding on the property that would have a DJ playing until 11:00pm. It was great!!!! The DJ played a nice mix of pop and Latin music that added a fun atmosphere to the entire property. I think they should do this every night!

The property is a bit removed from Rincon - being several miles south on the very outskirt of the Rincon area. So, I don't think the Rincon Beach Resort is a good place to go if you plan on exploring Rincon in detail. However, it is a GREAT place to relax and was a really nice stop overnight for us.