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La Botánica Hotel
San Juan, Puerto Rico · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Sylvia De Marco turned her Ocean Park family house into Casa Botánica, an adults-only vegan hideaway two blocks from the beach where every room has a private terrace and an outdoor shower. Stays include daily vinyasa in the front garden and a chef's-choice Ayurvedic breakfast from local farms, served among Puerto Rican contemporary art and heirloom furniture she picked herself.
- Neighborhood: Ocean Park
About La Botánica Hotel
- Owner Sylvia De Marco converted her own McLeary Avenue family home after careers as a sommelier, film set designer, and hospitality designer, including earlier work on The Dreamcatcher.
- Every room has a kitchenette, outdoor shower, and private terrace; rooms are TV-free by design, and the hotel is adults-only (18+).
- Daily complementary vinyasa (Manduka mats provided) and a vegan Ayurvedic breakfast are included; the front desk is staffed only 8am-4pm, with self check-in after that.
History
La Botánica Hotel (Casa Botánica) occupies Sylvia De Marco's former family house at 1808 McLeary Avenue in Ocean Park, Santurce, two blocks from the beach. De Marco, who trained as a sommelier and later worked in film set design and hospitality design, opened the adults-only vegan wellness casa with daily yoga, a plant-based breakfast, and rooms that each have a terrace and outdoor shower.
Experiences
- Vegan dinner pop-up in the garden — Four-course plant-based family-style farm-to-table dinner by Chef Victor Izeta in the hotel's garden, with organic wines; October 23 at 7:00 PM.
Amenities
- Pet-friendly
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