Barbados property remains the most popular of all the Caribbean islands, according to developers in the Caribbean and real estate agents from the Caribbean and around the world. This is despite the fact that Barbados property is among the most expensive in the Caribbean and the world.

Speaking of prices, again according to developers and agents, Barbados properties have not suffered any price drop since the start of the so-called international recession. This is because the demographic that buys property in Barbados (efficiently wealthy individuals from around the world) has not been directly affected by the recession and has therefore remained active in buying property.

Barbados has not been the only market in the world to see this effect. During the height of the foreign property media blackout, when foreign property editors and journalists were covering makeup or whatever else people were still interested in en masse, the Express ran an article on how the Turks and Caicos Islands were seeing activity at the same levels as during the boom. Again, this is because those who can afford to buy property in the Turks and Caicos Islands have not been directly affected by the recession.

Yes, it is true that not all markets favored by wealthy buyers have been so lucky. The French Riviera suffered greatly from the exodus of its foreign buyers. But this is because the people who bought on the French Riviera were young wealthy bankers who had made a fortune in bonds or the stock market. When this group discovered that they could lose money as fast as they could make it, markets like the French Riviera obviously suffered.

However, Barbados tends to be favored by the more mature buyer, who pays with life savings.

Now is a very good time to buy property in Barbados. Although prices have not fallen, there have been attempts to compensate for the reduction in sales that has been experienced. Developers offer things like free furniture packages and several years without paying maintenance fees. Some developers even offer guaranteed financing, although most sales are now done in cash.

There have also been reports in the media of developers removing non-essential luxuries like spas and moorings, in order to sell the same property at lower prices. However, we have not seen this with the developers we work with.

Egypt: I hope the very name conjures up romantic images of camels, deserts and ancient monuments, as it did for us before we left.

Unfortunately, although the pyramids, the sphinx, Karnak, etc. they were interesting, we felt that Egypt was the well. We had been warned that Cairo was very polluted and that was certainly the case, but the rest of the country was just as bad. It was the dirtiest country I have ever visited and that is not referring to the ever-present dust that one expects to find in a predominantly desert country.

There was rubbish everywhere, even piling up on the banks of some canals and pushed up the banks of the Nile. The attitude towards rubbish seemed to be, if you empty a pack of food or cigarettes in the car, you just throw the rubbish out the window. If you have household garbage in a bag, leave it in a nearby vacant lot or drag it down an embankment. If you use a tissue on the street, simply throw it in the gutter or on the pavement. People in the tourist areas were greedy, clinging to pests, the service was poor, and the food was pretty ordinary too, not a patch on Thailand or Turkey (see my previous articles).

It was very obvious that bribery was a way of life, and those at the top of the food chain got the most of the action, so everyone was eager to work their way up the ladder.

Tourists were at the bottom of the food chain and were aggressively targeted.

The star rating system for hotels and tourist ships reflected either a very low standard compared to the rest of the world, or that stars could be bought, probably both. We stayed in a 5 star hotel, would probably rate 3.5 stars elsewhere and only 2 for service. The Nile Cruise ship received a 5 star rating and while I would probably rate it 3.5 stars again, I would rate it a little higher due to the fact that the bathroom was luckily near the bed. The 3-day cruise itself from Luxor to Aswan was okay, but nothing to write home about.

The name of the game at all times was RIPOFF; For example, in the Egyptian Museum that you paid to enter, you had to pay extra to enter the section that contained the mummies of the kings. A poster in the Alexandria museum said it all: ‘Foreigners LE35, Foreign Students LE20, Egyptians LE2, Egyptian Students LE1’. On other tours we have done in India and Turkey, the tour guide also served as the tour leader. It was obvious that in Egypt the system was put in place to ensure the extraction of tips to the maximum number of people with a tour leader and then guides at each place visited.

General comments about the tour organized through a company that I won’t bother to name are:

– The Al Kalili market/bazaar was not as good as the one in Istanbul that we had just visited, or the one in Tehran that I visited in 1968 and we were constantly hassled which put us off completely. The Egyptians just don’t have the nice way of enticing tourists to part with their money that the Thais have.

– The Citadel museum was a joke with most of the interesting parts closed.

– The tour did not cover the step pyramid and the museum, which I did on my own later and found more interesting. But avoid Memphis, which is usually part of that option on a tour, where the only interesting thing was the large statue of Ramses II, which was certainly not worth the LE35 entrance fee (scam).

– We took an overnight train trip from Cairo to Luxor (and back the same way) where we were informed that dinner and breakfast would be served as part of the so-called first class service. Don’t use the train! If you must, make sure you bring the proper food, as the food served on the train is inedible (which our guide admitted when we caught him buying his own rations from a nearby stall!)

– Optional Nubian tour dinner suddenly increased from the advertised LE40 because we had to pay the driver to take us from the secluded hotel where they dumped us in the river, then the boat ride, then the village tour, then tips on the top. Also, we were too far from the city to visit the Nubian museum without paying for a taxi. Another scam!

– Due to my partner being sick, we visited the Gayer-Anderson museum in Cairo on our own after the tour, which turned out to be one of the highlights of the trip for us. It contained some lovely items and was a time capsule of a bygone era in an old style house that no longer exists in any of the areas we saw in Cairo to the detriment of that city.

– One of the things I look forward to on any trip to foreign destinations is experiencing the food of the country. In Egypt the food was pretty bad, especially after Turkey. Bread was generally stale, poor choice and taste. One of the best meals we had was in the Nubian village with freshly baked bread and home made portions of vegetables and meat.

– Naturally, the tour leader did not reimburse us for the cost of admission to the places that were included in the tour price, but that we had missed due to illness.

We were both sick on the trip, my partner quite ill, despite taking all the precautions. This was the first time that none of us got sick on any of our trips to Europe, India or the Far East and we weren’t alone – our entire tour group was sick or unwell at one point or another.

My advice to anyone contemplating a trip to Egypt to see the ancient monuments is to visit your local library, borrow a book and DVD, and enjoy them in the comfort of your own home.

If you must visit the country, make sure you have enough extra money for the scams you encounter, make sure you have enough medicine for upset stomachs, and make sure your travel insurance has good accident and health coverage.

Also, thoroughly research where you want to go, plan the shortest and fastest route between points and be very careful about what you eat, to be in and out of the country in the shortest possible time. That way you can avoid being bothered too much and getting too sick (I wouldn’t bet on the latter, though).

Canadians seem to have caught up with, and perhaps even surpassed, Americans in terms of the benefits they can get from buying real estate in Mexico; For quite some time now, the US dollar has been at an all-time high against the Mexican peso, making buying a home in Mexico more attractive, simply because of the money saved by living in Mexico. For Canadians, a recent study suggesting that some of Canada’s major domestic markets have become “overheated,” meaning inflated prices, combined with the fact that the dollar is at an all-time high against the US dollar, could make buying real estate in Mexico a very sound financial option.

While Canada’s overall house prices increased by an average of 10% during the first quarter of 2010, the places where people buy the most (Toronto and Vancouver) have increased by much more. The price of the average two-story house in Toronto, for example, increased more than 13% from a year ago to more than $550,000 CDN. In Vancouver, two-story homes are up nearly 20% to just under $990,000. While these rates look exciting, experts in Canada say these jumps are not sustainable and that markets are perhaps “overheated” and, compared to their reaction to the recession, “irrational”. The expected interest rates and sky-high prices are expected to hold the market back during the year.

For homebuyers, this means they have the option to buy at really high prices, which probably won’t increase significantly, in places where the cost of living is also very high. Alternatively, buyers who are considering investing in a second home should especially consider purchasing a home in Mexico. Let’s consider the benefits.

First of all, for the “average” price of a home in Toronto – more than $550,000 – a real estate buyer could find a beautiful luxury villa in many of the most famous coastal cities in Mexico, such as Playa del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta or La Paz, to name just a handful of examples. And this is comparing life in gray, snowy Toronto to a sunny paradise on a wide, beautiful white beach surrounded by subtropical jungle. For Canadians who are considering a second home, especially for vacations, or those who have the opportunity to move for retirement or other purposes, there is no comparison between the two options. Life in these Mexican places, in addition to providing the highest level of luxury and convenience with international shopping, excellent medical care, championship golf clubs and much more, is also considerably more affordable than in Toronto, Vancouver or many other Canadian places. .

Mexico Real Estate also presents the best opportunities for investment. Condominiums and high-quality homes and condos in Mexico provide many vacation home owners with reliable income from rentals to other vacationers while the property is not in use. Property management companies make this type of income quite easy. Another option is the emerging tourist areas; the state of Campeche (across the Yucatan peninsula from Cancun) currently has a development with beachfront lots starting at around $65,000. While these lots include 20m of pristine beachfront, the area shows high potential for significant increases in property prices; Two new luxury condominium-resort developments, a recently restored colonial town, and all the amenities currently available, with another $100,000 invested in building a home, these properties could sell for many times as much in just a few years.

To make all this much better, the Canadian dollar is at a high, on a par with the US, and at an all-time high compared to the peso, and is expected to stay that way for some time. While prices will be slow to adjust to the high value dollar in Canada, this means that the same dollar will buy much more in Mexico, in terms of real estate, big ticket purchases and everyday items.

Bearing these conditions in mind, all Canadians considering buying property may do better to consider real estate in Mexico.

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Ghana’s capital, Accra, is the country’s largest metropolitan city with a population of over 4 million. On average, up to 2 million passengers on flights to Accra like British Airways come to Kotoka International Airport each year. With a history of being held prisoner by the British, Dutch and Danes, this city is packed into a compact 200 square kilometer area between forts from the days of the invaders.

Defining its borders in terms of physical attributes, the Lafa-Mallam junction is to the west, the Great Hall of the University of Ghana is to the north of the city, the Gulf of Guinea to the south, and the Nautical College forms the eastern boundary. . The city has become the most modern among African cities due to its recent decades of flourishing immigrants in the area, from all over the world. Accra stretches out over the Atlantic Ocean, giving it its popular beaches and tourist attractions. Flight deals are not expensive when booked in advance from tour companies.

Climate-wise, the city is influenced by both tropical savannah and semi-arid climatic conditions. Accra sees two rainy seasons, averaging 730mm of precipitation. Throughout the year, the days have maintained the temperature but the humidity is relatively high. Often the houses in the slums are interrupted by storm activities caused by the strong influence of the wind. Sports stadiums are known to have the greatest insulation effect due to the air pockets formed over Accra.

The central part of the city is entitled to its name: it is the administrative, cultural and economic center of Ghana. It is rich in its heritage, with museums, eclectic musical concerts, native art exhibits, and a host of historic sites to visit. Seaports still have few berthing facilities and therefore have to organize barges to unload/load cargo, with Tema being the main port.

Residents do not have to wait to buy plane tickets, public transport facilities are the main ways to move in and out of the city, in the form of buses, trotros, taxis and taxis. Currently, the metro monorail has been built and will be fully operational by the end of 2012. From then on, getting around will be even easier; people will be able to get cheap tickets for Accra metro stops around the metropolis.

The government is taking the initiative to demolish the city’s slums, which are nine to be specific. Shanty houses are congested, unhygienic, built with tinted roofs and have a bad influence on the development of the city. Men and women work in the streets to sell boxes of fruit and vegetables. In contrast, the richer side of the town houses are built with large terraces and custom gardens.

You have all your ducks in a row:

Business plan? Check.

Contact information? Check.

Clearly defined values ​​and mission? Check.

Yes! Are you ready.

There are many rumors in your mind, wondering how the meeting will go. Will they love you? How many questions will they have? Will they seem skeptical? Will they invest me and my organization?

Even though you’re ready and feeling mostly confident, your nerves still have a frustrating dialogue that could kill your vibe.

You just want to go to the meeting with a clear head and goal, but how can you turn off your mind, which does not give up?

(After all, that’s where all your brilliant ideas come from.)

When preparing for a sponsorship meeting, the best thing you can do for yourself and the potential sponsor is to think like Mulan.

Mulan is the story of a young woman who pretends to be a man to go to war in place of her wounded father… to preserve family honor. While her family disagrees with her and her approach is quite unconventional, what will we never see of her?

She never gives up. She perseveres.

Your attitude and willingness to keep going, even when things are frustrating or when a potential prospect turns you down, will get you everywhere.

Perseverance is the key to landing any potential sponsor.

In fact, persistence is key in all of our business dealings.

When you go in with the willingness to do whatever it takes and approach prospects with a kind and humble attitude, you’ll win!

You should be very proud of the work your organization does, but keep in mind that the potential sponsor owes you nothing. Don’t go in with the attitude that your prospects have some obligation to you or that if they don’t sponsor this particular event, you should automatically cross them off your list.

The idea is to woo the potential sponsor and get sponsored!

View every meeting, whether you leave with a sponsor or not, as an opportunity to dig deeper into your goal: getting your business, book, nonprofit or dream sponsored will help you practice and get future sponsors .

Just like Mulan did in her training, she never gave up. Even though she struggled more than the others, she rested well, got up the next day and did it all over again.

She doesn’t let the buzz hold her back or affect her attitude for long: she stays focused and optimistic; This allows her to see new days and results with her opportunities every day.

And don’t get me wrong: we all have days when we feel like giving up, even the fictional Mulan did! Alright.

If you’re having a bit of a “low” day, take a break and practice a little self-care.

Here are some ways to take a quick break:

– Drink one of your favorite drinks.

– Spend time with one of your favorite people to take your mind off the subject.

– Diary of your frustration.

– Go for a walk

– Watch a Disney movie

– Enjoy one hour of one of your favorite hobbies.

Then do it again tomorrow. Nobody says you have to be perfect, or even that you have to be optimistic all the time.

Perseverance will take you everywhere.

London has a reputation for expensive hotel accommodation with very few cheap and budget hotels. OK then what is cheap. For the purposes of this article, let’s define cheap as less than US$100 per night (60 British pounds in local currency) for a standard double room with all taxes paid.

Most of the hotel accommodation in this segment are called “bed and breakfast” hotels. This can be misleading to the unsuspecting. No, it’s not a cozy family-run guest house with attentive personal hosts, traditional English breakfasts and home-cooked offerings, commonly available outside of London. The vast majority are small hotels with 20-50 rooms, staffed by very low wage immigrants with very simple rooms, rarely lifts and ‘continental breakfasts’. That is not to say that these establishments should be avoided, but there are plenty of poor quality.

The main cheap hotel districts in London are Bayswater, Victoria and Kings Cross. Here you will see many of these bed and breakfast hotels together in groups. A double or twin room with bathroom and breakfast in these areas costs around 70-100 $US.

Kings Cross has a bad reputation, it used to be notorious for drugs, crime and prostitution. All of that is largely behind us now and it is a district on the up, the whole area is being rejuvenated and Eurostar Trains will terminate at Kings Cross station in 2007. The bed and breakfast hotels are around a garden square just opposite King’s Cross station. Kings Cross is no more than a mile from the West End, London’s central entertainment area, and there is plenty of public transport on your doorstep.
Bayswater is on the northern edge of Hyde Park, London’s largest, and within a mile are Oxford Street, Kensington Palace and Paddington Station (terminus of the Heathrow Express airport link). Cost conscious traveler Bayswater High Street (Queensway) is home to a wide variety of restaurants and budget shops, everyday supermarkets, laundromats etc.

Victoria is very central, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and the London Eye are all within walking distance. Budget hotels are located south of the train station and stretch from the bus stations to the Pimlico subway. The area is nice and safe.

Room rates are highly variable. In the dead of winter, rooms can be discounted as low as US$50, but keep in mind that these tend to be the poorest quality hotels. Most hotels will also do less discount on weekends.

Some of the best bed and breakfasts include the Montana Excel and Howard Winchester hotels in Kings Cross, the Central Hotel in Victoria, and the Blakemore and Annur hotels in Bayswater. Some of these may advertise themselves as three-star hotels; be careful in fine print as you may notice the words ‘self-assessment’.

Many people have toured some of the countries in Africa, but no tour is complete without visiting posh Zambia and its resorts. The Zambezi River and Victoria Falls are renowned attractions, but they’re not the only reason you should visit this epic southern country. There are many game reserves, activities and hotels in Zambia. There is so much to participate in; from bungee jumping to raffles and rappelling. Zambia is for those who want to relax and also for those who want to get their adrenaline pumping.

Without the animals of Zambia, perhaps the country would not be so attractive. South Luangwa National Park has some of the best wildlife in the world. Zambia’s environment is created by an abundance of water, light and heat, rich volcanic sands and extraordinarily lush accommodation. It will be an opportunity for visitors to experience a true sense of isolation with the full range of game viewing. For those who love to travel; Walking and driving safaris abound, along with the beauty of the absolute wilderness. In addition, the Kafue National Park is the largest in the country and the fifth in the world. This is a safe haven where most of the Big 5 can be located.

Getting to Zambia may be easy for some, but the trick is choosing the most comfortable accommodation. There are many hotels in Zambia to choose from that offer luxury accommodation, which is why it is imperative to book early if you want to choose the best one. Choosing the best hotels in Zambia is not like taking bread from the shelf. Thorough research is needed for you to see which hotel offers the best accommodation and service. It goes without saying that tourists have different tastes and options when it comes to hotels. For example, some may love a place for the kids to play, a golf course, a couples/honeymoon retreat, water sports, and many more options. Therefore, the selection of a hotel must be done with a holistic mind.

Zambia, on the other hand, is one of the safest countries to visit. Its people live in peace and harmony. But who wouldn’t with 17 waterfalls, an incredible game reserve, scenic beauty, and friendly people. The place is a must see, especially the excellent tiger fishing and the sensational African sunsets.

If you don’t want to travel a lot, try to find accommodation close to the places you want to visit. There are also luxury hotels near the International Airport, for convenience.

“What Mumbai is to India, Colombo is to Sri Lanka,” a Sri Lanka Tourism Board (SLTB) official told us at Bandaranaike International Airport. Few Indian newlyweds would take an unplanned trip to Sri Lanka. Ours was not completely unforeseen. Having browsed through the Lonely Planet recommended hotels in a bookstore in Male, we thought we’d stop for a day in Colombo before heading back to Mumbai. Once we pass the immigration counters with the day visa, we head to the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.

Booking a hotel: We asked an official of Colombo Hotels Corporation for help with information about hotels in Colombo. We had booked our rooms for $50 a night at the Goodwood Hotel near the airport, but he suggested we board one in central Colombo as it would make travel easier. Our final choice: Grand Oriental Hotel on York Street in Fort, Colombo for SL Rs 4,500 (about INR 2,000) per night.

Call a taxi: the airport is 32 km from Colombo, so you must hire a taxi or take the airport bus. At that strange hour, considering security concerns, we opted for a taxi which would cost us SL Rs 2,200 (it costs SL Rs 2,800 for a transfer from the hotel).

Whogunnit!: We had barely driven a few kilometers south towards Colombo when our car was stopped and asked to stop. A soldier knocked on the window and asked us to open the door. He pointed a gun at us and asked for our identity documents. The taxi driver showed his card and said that we are Indians. The soldier let us through after checking our passports. Colombo is literally guarded by the army. We were searched five times that day.

Fort Precinct: We stayed at the very imperial Grand Oriental Hotel opposite the Port Trust. The hotel resembles the Great Western Building in Mumbai. The Colombo Fort area closely resembles the Bombay Fort. York Street is the main business district. The twin towers of the World Trade Center are located right in the center of this area. The President’s House is nearby, as is the Tourist Police Office. There’s Laksala, where tourists go to buy Sri Lankan leather and cane handicrafts, Ceylon tea and masks (for cheaper souvenirs we opted for the roadside stalls at Pettah Market). As this is a high security area, entry and exit from this area is restricted, especially at night.

Attractions: The hotel staff suggested that we visit the famous Gangaramaya Temple. We marveled at the giant tusk in the temple compound eating bananas and ‘posing’ for photographs for tourists. Our jaws dropped at the 10-foot-tall bronze Buddha statues inside the temple that reverberated with Buddhist chants. Apart from religious places of worship, the other tourist spots are the City Hall (a carbon copy of the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata), the Vihara Mahadevi Park which has a spice garden and the nearby Art Gallery which exhibits works by some of the best Sri Lankan Artists since the 1930s.

While the National Museum caters to foreign tourists, the Dutch Museum in the heart of Pettah (equivalent to Crawford Market in Mumbai) sees few visitors but is quite informative about the trade between the Dutch and Sinhalese kings of Kandy. As traveling in Colombo is very expensive, we negotiated with an autorickshaw driver outside the hotel to take us sightseeing for SL Rs 500. After the usual places, he took us to a small gem workshop where they showed us a model of how to Sapphire. it is traditionally mined in the Ratnapura region (about 100 km south of Colombo). Sri Lankan sapphire occurs in a wide range of shades, from yellow-orange to cornflower blue, green, orange, pink, purple, yellow, and white.

Food: For authentic Sri Lankan food, the Taj restaurant on York Street is a good bet. It resembles the Iranian cafes in Mumbai. But there is a difference. The water in the glasses on the table was not for drinking but for washing our hands. To our surprise, some diners even washed their plates before their meal. As for the food, although there was masala fried chicken and fish curry on the menu, we decided to go for the Kothu Roti (chopped roti mixed with spicy chicken) and Buriyani (Sri Lanka’s version of Biryani). The Kothu Roti was worth it (SL Rs 200), but we didn’t enjoy the coconut flavored Buriyani as we are used to Hyderabadi Biryani.

For a more luxurious setting for dinner, we went to the highly recommended Raja Bhojun restaurant on Galle Face Road (Colombo’s ‘Marine Drive’). We tucked into a spicy shrimp and cuttlefish cocktail while watching the sun set over the Indian Ocean.

A lively place that is charged with the energy of the waves of the Caribbean, Miami is a marriage between the sophistication of the city and the seductive beaches. With world-class shopping, restaurants serving gourmet seafood delights, a colorful arts scene, sporting events, and plenty of family-friendly attractions, Miami is considered one of the most versatile metropolitan destinations in the country. In fact, living in Miami has a lot to offer, not to mention the vibrant tropical climate. If you’re led to think that the only way to enjoy all of these extraordinary benefits by living in Miami would cost a fortune, think again. In fact, the cost of living in Miami is considerably cheaper than many other major cities like New York, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, and Seattle. In a data set presented by Homefair.com, which lists cities according to the amount of salary you need to earn to achieve the same standard of living, Miami is well below $51,924 than New York at $96,204. Those that compete with the cost of living in Miami, such as Atlanta, Seattle, Indianapolis and Phoenix, do not offer the vibrant climate, dynamic business centers and scenic attractions that Miami offers.

Additionally, Miami’s sales tax is lower than the national average. There is no state income tax or local income tax in Miami, definitely a cost saver. A beautiful home in Miami will cost you less, as will property taxes, car insurance, and electricity. Living in Miami, you will even spend less time traveling than in other busy major cities. In general, you’ll spend less on things that aren’t fun if you live in Miami. Therefore, you will have more money and time to spend on the things that are.

While Washington, DC has the federal government and Los Angeles has the film industry, Miami has its beaches. Tourism can rightfully be considered the “company of the city” of Miami. Another of the ilk would be Miami’s international business, especially with Latin America. This reflects the wide range of nationalities among Miamians, many of whom are first-generation Americans. Living in Miami is having all the excitement of living in an international city. Miami has more nationalities than one can imagine if you live anywhere else in the United States. Many more people in Miami speak Spanish than English as their primary mother tongue. It is also relatively common to hear people speak Creole, French or German. Tourism, international banking and very strong links with Latin America are what make this city intensely diverse. Living in Miami is like living in a melting pot of cultures, and therefore it is a very appropriate place to learn different languages ​​as well as different traditions and ways of doing things.

Living in Miami Beach is highly recommended for young professionals and singles. Miami has a plethora of restaurants, nightlife, places to hang out, and different people to see and meet. For married people with children, experts recommend considering places like Kendall, Coral Gables and Pinecrest. Pinecrest has a reputation for having the best public schools in the Miami area and is therefore very conducive to children starting school.

The traffic in Miami is just as busy as the traffic in other major cities. The vehicular flow moving towards the city center can take you around an hour to drive approximately 15 miles, however this is quite typical during peak hours. As a tip, long-time Miamians suggest newcomers try to find a place to live close to where they work. This is not that difficult to do because very often one can find less expensive places “located between very expensive buildings”.

For professionals, the fact that you see people in bathing suits more often than in other parts of the country does not mean that the business attracts casual. The good thing is that special considerations are made for hot weather. For example, male lawyers wear suits, but they can take off their jackets when the temperature rises.

The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, is a popular vacation destination for people from all over the world, and Puerto Rico casinos fit in well with the whole exciting and glamorous picture. Visitors to Puerto Rico give its hotel casinos high marks and consistently call them some of the most exciting gambling places to visit in the Caribbean.

Puerto Rico casinos are strictly regulated by the local government and can only operate in hotels. This is a huge plus for vacationers as it means almost every major casino boasts luxury accommodations, top-notch entertainment, and some of the best restaurants in the world.

Some of the most popular casinos in Puerto Rico are located in San Juan, a major Puerto Rican port and possibly the most popular tourist spot for vacationers in the area. The Condado Plaza Hotel Resort and Casino in San Juan offers luxury oceanfront accommodations in a beautiful island setting, with a casino that is open twenty-four hours a day. The Condado Plaza Casino consists of 12,500 square feet of gaming space, with 400 slot machines and several gaming tables, live entertainment, and a restaurant and lounge. The Radisson Ambassador Plaza Hotel and Casino San Juan offers a smaller casino than the Condado at 9,000 square feet, but it’s no less luxurious or exciting. Along with the top-rated accommodations offered by the hotel, the casino offers patrons a choice of 500 different slot machines to play, as well as several tables offering games such as blackjack, roulette, several different types of poker games, and craps.

Other famous hotel casinos in Puerto Rico include the Holiday Inn Ponce and Tropical Casino, located in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and the Mayaguez Resort and Casino located on the west coast of the city of Mayaguez. The Ponce and Tropical casino resort is located on top of a mountain and offers guests a spectacular view of the historic city of Ponce, as well as the beautiful Caribbean Sea. Visitors rate the 24-hour casino as fun and exciting, saying it’s a joy to play the slots or table games while enjoying music in the piano bar. Mayaguez Resort and Casino offers patrons exciting games in the form of slots and video poker machines, as well as table games such as baccarat, blackjack, roulette, and craps.

With so much to do on vacation in Puerto Rico, the variety of excellent Puerto Rico casinos to choose from is just another added bonus that makes this vacation destination memorable.