The location was amazing--right on a very nice beach with a deck that was practically on top of the beach! There was swimming, surfing, wind surfing, etc. right in front of us. Very entertaining to watch. We were also just a short walk down the beach from the Villa Montana with a restaurant and beachfront bar. And, just down the driveway was Oala Lola's outdoor restaurant, a funky little place where I had a peanut butter hamburger! Even though there were other properties next door and people using the beach in the front, it seemed quite secluded.
I did not give this property a 5 rating, however. The villa itself was not as presented. The whole place was generally in disrepair. The icemaker barely worked, the bottom of the dishwasher was falling off/rusty, a side shutter was broken so rain came inside during one of the storms, the tub faucet was falling off, etc. The whole place was also somewhat dirty, especially the kitchen. I had the urge to start cleaning as soon as I walked into it! We hardly did any cooking so we got over that! It was also not well stocked. There was only one pillowcase on the master bedroom bed, we ran out of toilet paper and ended up 'rationing' the paper towels in the kitchen, etc. There was also no instructions of any kind in the place--such as wifi code, recycling, restaurants, etc. While looking for those, I opened up lots of drawers and cupboards. Ugh! I would suggest not doing that! I tried contacting the manager several times by phone but my cell didn't work there so I had to go down the road. Never was able to reach her. My husband just connected our computer directly into the modem so I was able to email the owner who got back to us the next day. I also later emailed her about the condition of the place and she seemed unaware of it. She said she was planning to check on it herself the day we left but we were gone before she got there.
Maybe my expectations of a beach villa in Puerto Rico are too high but, considering what we paid, I would think it should've at least been clean.
All in all, we had a great time, as soon as I got over the dirt and disrepair. As for recommending it? . . . . hmmm . . . you be the judge!