Trip: Venezuela: Windsurfing in El Yaque, Margarita Island

Mar 20 2001

Booked through Vela Windsurf Tours, March 20 - March 28, 2001

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Misc info

Exchange rate during my stay: ~700 Bolivares = US$1.
Cab ride from Porlomar Airport to El Yaque: $5/person when there were three of us, and $7 for me alone.
Cab ride between El Yaque and Porlomar: $7-$8.

If you want to go mountain biking while you are in El Yaque, contact Juan. I went on a trip he organized and had a great time.

Please send comments to hahn @unetix.com (remove the space before the @ before mailing!)

I stayed in two hotels while in El Yaque and kept some notes:

El Yaque Hotel Comparison
Hotel California El Yaque Beach Hotel

Location A block from the beach. The walk to the water is about 3 times what it is from the El Yaque Beach Hotel which is not bad at all On the beach

View Can't see the beach from most rooms. I think only a few rooms on the top floor can see the beach Some rooms have a beautiful view. I was on the side and this was my view if I hung out the window.

Pool YES, nice relaxing setting NO

Fridge NO YES (it's nice to have a fridge)

TV NO YES, but it only gets novelas (spanish-language soap operas)

A/C YES, built-in YES, wall unit

Welcome Amenities I got a bottle of water and a free drink coupon

Elevator YES NO

Room size Spacious My room was small, but I heard that some of the rooms were more spacious

Breakfast Eggs and pancakes every day, but the pancakes looked more like tortillas. Still, the better breakfast in my opinion. Eggs or pancakes depending on the day

Noise Quiet I heard a lot of noise from the hall

Shower H2O pressure Not that great Excellent

Internet access Not available at the hotel Available in the lobby (~US $0.10/min when I was there)

Balcony YES Not from my room, I think only the beach-facing top floor rooms had balconys

**El Yaque Hotel Comparison**
	Hotel California	El Yaque Beach Hotel
Location	A block from the beach. The walk to the water is about 3 times what it is from the El Yaque Beach Hotel which is not bad at all	On the beach
View	Can't see the beach from most rooms. I think only a few rooms on the top floor can see the beach	Some rooms have a beautiful view. I was on the side and this was my view if I hung out the window.
Pool	YES, nice relaxing setting	NO
Fridge	NO	YES (it's nice to have a fridge)
TV	NO	YES, but it only gets novelas (spanish-language soap operas)
A/C	YES, built-in	YES, wall unit
Welcome Amenities		I got a bottle of water and a free drink coupon
Elevator	YES	NO
Room size	Spacious	My room was small, but I heard that some of the rooms were more spacious
Breakfast	Eggs and pancakes every day, but the pancakes looked more like tortillas. Still, the better breakfast in my opinion.	Eggs or pancakes depending on the day
Noise	Quiet	I heard a lot of noise from the hall
Shower H2O pressure	Not that great	Excellent
Internet access	Not available at the hotel	Available in the lobby (~US $0.10/min when I was there)
Balcony	YES	Not from my room, I think only the beach-facing top floor rooms had balconys

El Yaque Links

Vela Margarita page
VenezuelaTuya El Yaque page
One Man's Guide to Windsurfing El Yaque, Margarita Island, Venezuela
El Yaque Beach Hotel
Hotel Casa Rita A little too far from the beach in my opinion, but I hear it's nice
Margarita Online El Yaque page

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Vela windsurf area

Beach in front of El Yaque Beach Hotel

El Yaque Beach Hotel

El Yaque Beach Hotel

Hotel California

View of El Yaque

View of El Yaque View with LivePicture viewer

El Yaque Beach View with LivePicture viewer

Windsurf blisters

Room at Hotel California

Cooling off

Los tres bicicleteros montañeros

Juan and Jorge, guias de las bicicletas montañeras

Big hill

Big hill

Repairs along the way

Big cactus

Little cactus

Still life with cactus

Cactus up close

Los tres bicicleteros montañeros

View out the window of the Beach Hotel

View out the window of the Beach Hotel

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