This Playa Azul bldg 1 unit overlooks and provides direct access to Luquillo's central beach. Within a 10-15 min walk lies a large Amigo grocery, Walgreens, fast food, and a bank - but no laundry. The 22 floor building has 4 elevators, parking, and outdoor grounds, but no pool or gym. During my 5 week stay it was 3/4 empty.
The 9th floor condo and large balcony provide a great view of the beach and ocean waters. I found it to be very clean, roach free, modern, and nicely furnished. And though it lacked a clothes washer, living room TV, and bathroom vanity, it was exceptionally well supplied with kitchen, bath, bed, cleaning, ironing, emergency, and apt living amenities. The bedroom TV worked well with several movie and English channels, the AC excellent (after a first night glitch), and the wifi reliable - though I did have some streaming problems with YouTube.
The negatives for this place are few but significant.
First, I had a stressful encounter with the owner when he threatened to cancel my booking 2 days prior to check-in. This was completely unwarranted and unacceptable, but countering that, he was kind enough to provide me a transfer to the place from Isla Verde.
Second, the $99 property damage fee may be convenient for the owner, but it's a wasted cost for most of us who don't break things. I'd always consider this policy as a negative for any property listing.
Third, while the location of this unit is convenient, it's ground zero for the town's noise. Several days per week, the bad music from beach goers' can be clearly heard, and this is augmented by the cars that park below, open their doors, and blast their huge stereo systems. The frequency of this annoyance is increased by the same type of cars that also cruise the street below, showing off their loud sound systems or engines capable of screaming at redline for several minutes at a time. None of this can be avoided by closing the glass vent windows. Add to that, the 4 nights of outdoor music that went past 2am, the daily hours of the food vendor's ringing bell, and the scraping chairs and noises of neighbors above past 3 am in the morning, and I found myself needing to wear white noise headphones often day and night. The noise, for me, ruined the place and would prevent me from returning.
For a short stay or those not sensitive to noise, this is a wonderful place for a good price. But for those staying awhile and bothered by noise, I would not recommend it.