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Hix Island House
Vieques, Puerto Rico · Independent · Near Luxury
Thirteen concrete lofts on thirteen acres of Vieques hillside: John Hix, who studied under Louis Kahn, built a three-room triangle around 1990, then Casa Solaris, Casa Redonda, Casa Rectangular, no glass, no air-conditioning, trade winds and thermal mass, Casa Solaris the Caribbean's first fully solar hotel house. You sleep in Puerto Real, then look at the sea. This is Vieques, not San Juan. The door says Hix Island House.
- 13 rooms
- Opened 1990
- Neighborhood: Puerto Real
- Architect: John Hix
- Interiors: Neeva Gayle Hix
About Hix Island House
- Architect John Hix, Iowa-born and Toronto-based, studied under Louis I. Kahn. He reached Vieques in 1985 and built a three-room triangular guesthouse around 1990.
- Angular reinforced-concrete houses have no glass windows and no air-conditioning. Casa Solaris, around 2011-2012, was the first fully solar off-grid hotel lodging in the Caribbean.
- About thirteen keys across Casa Solaris, Casa Redonda, Casa Triangular and Casa Rectangular on thirteen acres. Interior designer Neeva Gayle Hix. Independent.
History
Hix Island House is John Hix's Vieques concrete eco-guesthouse from about 1990, thirteen lofts, Casa Solaris the Caribbean's first fully solar hotel house.
The setting
Puerto Real, Vieques, hillside, not San Juan.
Experiences
- Yoga/Pilates Retreats — Retreats with local instructors arranged by the hotel, or classes by the group's own instructor, set amid whispering pines and tropical birdsong.
Amenities
- Pool
- Meadow for ceremonies
- Local yoga/Pilates instructors can be arranged for retreats
- Whole-hotel booking for weddings and major events
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