Except for one early and unexpected booking problem we had an excellent experience here. What I loved most was that it felt like a home base of sorts for our vacation. We were absolutely new to the island and the people there really helped us out. They were kind, helpful and enthusiastic about giving us suggestions on the things we absolutely had to do before we left Vieques. They booked our Bio Bay tour for us and went out of their way to get us a scooter when we did not reserve one.

If you are staying on Vieques I recommend getting a car. We had a great time on the scooter but there were some rough roads that would have been easier to travel over in a car.

Casa Alta Vista is not fancy but it was exactly what we needed. It felt very integrated into the "town" itself and I felt connected with the island experience. It was also ideally located for Esperanza. We only had to walk a few blocks down the hill to get to the "town" and we could walk back up and sleep in relative quiet when we were done. They also have a great roof deck.

I would encourage anyone going to Vieques to stay at Casa Alta Vista.

Casa Alta Vista was a very affordable place to pretty much sleep. The rooms are small, and contain only the absolute necessities, but that was not a big deal to us, as we were only there to sleep and shower. We stayed in room 9. We didnt have any problems with the room at all, except for small flying bugs that would follow you inside the door. It's great having the store downstairs, we constantly stocked up on drinks and snacks to take to the beach.It was really convenient, especially since the green store was about a 15-20 minute walk away. We also rented snorkeling gear and some beach towels for about 10 bucks. It's a short walk to the malecon(about 5 min), which was a pretty safe walk. I always was paranoid at night tho, the streets were kind of dark and the people drive a little crazy. The staff was really nice :-) There are no food places directly next to the place, you will have to walk to the malecon or drive to different places. We couldn't find a car to rent, but it worked out well for us. We walked everywhere and had an amazing time snorkeling by the pier and at Cayo Afuera. Sombe was a beautiful beach with only a handful of people around. A great place to get a drink and enjoy the music is on the malecon, I think it was called La Nasa or something like that. The drinks are pretty cheap and they play great salsa music, they have a little deck that overlooks the water. We loved hanging out at Duffy's the locals are so nice :-) We had a great dinner at El Quenepo also. Banana's pina coladas are yummy too!!

This review is late but still have great memories of our anniversary in Vieques. After a day of driving a rented jeep to all those beautiful beaches it was nice to go to our 3rd floor unit at CAV for rest and a hot shower. Our unit had a nice balcony and opffered some privacy along with basic sleeping quarters. Mark and his staff are nice people who will do their best to accommodate you in every way! I would definitely stay @ CAV if we visit Vieques again.

This place was just what we were looking for! Accomodations were clean, comfortable and afforable... just what we needed and more, a HOT shower with great water pressure, spacious for 2 people, there is a roof area to sit that has an incredible view of the island and at night, star gazing. We stayed in room 4 on the second level. Laid back, friendly atmosphere, helpful staff
There is a convienent store on the ground floor, coffee and muffins complimentary in the AM (rumor has it that they will be building a breakfast nook area soon for additional breakfast food, great idea!). The hotel is literally steps to town, 3 minute walk to town of Esperanza (Hope in spanish),The town has restaurants, bars and a beach to go snorkeling. Best way to get around is to rent a truck to see ALL the amazing beaches. Okay and best part, hotel owner, Mark is passionate about the island and making sure your stay is not only pleasant but that you experience the best the island has to offer. Gave us a map and descibed each beach, good restaurants/bars, and which Biobay tour to take. He made us feel right at home. We only had 2 nights and 2 days to see the island, should have spent all of time right here at Casa Alta Vista in Vieques than on mainland PR. what an adventure!