We didn't stay at the hotel, but ate at the attached restaurant. It was, by far, the best meal we had in Rincon. The atmosphere is very romantic and the service was great. OUr meal took a little longer because of a big party and the waiter bought our drinks. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a more romantic night out.

My best friend and I just returned from staying here for 4 nights. We had a very good stay at the Lazy Parrot. It is simple and clean with suitable food options on-site and very friendly staff. I had found a deal on Expedia on our room and so we were in the older section of the hotel which is probably more budget friendly. We did not have any problems with it and were happy with our accomodations. A few things to be aware of, the "balcony" for our room (room 9) was actually just a wide entry way with a couple chairs and our room was right at the front of the hotel so there was some noise from the road. Finding the office to check-in is a bit of a scavenger hunt when you first arrive as you have to wind up and down several sets of stairs and through the beautiful gardens to the other side of the hotel. Definitely leave your bags in the car until you find out where your room is located. While we are in our 30's, it appeared that several of the other guests were seniors and very much enjoying themselves. The breakfast was good, mostly just danishes and toast though and once things run out they aren't readily replaced. The mornings we were down earlier there was some yogurt, fruit and coffee cream, some of the other mornings, there was not. The hot water situation can be a little bit annoying...after a day of beach-going or hiking a warm shower can be nice and only 2 of 4 of my showers included warm water. Overall though, we were very happy with our stay here and would easily stay here again or recommend it.

My wife and I stayed at the Lazy Parrot during January of 2008 for 5 days. We stayed at the Rincon Beach Resort for the first part of our stay because the Lazy Parrot had no availability for those days. In our opinion, the Lazy Parrot wins, hands down. It is a very good value for your dollar kind of place.

The good:
- Nice clean spacious room. Good bathroom. I really liked the balcony/patio outside of our Panoramic room.
- Continental breakfast in the morning. Always fresh and fully stocked. It was nice even to go sit out by the pool in the morning and have a cup of coffee.
- The Rum Shack. Love love love that place. Reggae night was a whole lot of fun.
- Smilin Joes. Great food even though it's a bit overpriced.

The Bad: (nothing really bad, just wanted the contrasting title)
- The roosters across the street. They woke me up at 4am our first night there. Second night had no problem with them
- The only other bad thing is that I am not there right now.

Some other Rincon highlights.....
- Tamboo. Good food, good people, good bar, great view, good times all around
- Rock Bottom. Awesome place to hang out
- Panderia Libonese. Best breakfast sandwiches in town.

Other than that, just rent a car and go explore. There is so much to see and do on the island.

I just returned from Puerto Rico where we spend part of our trip in Rincon at The Lazy Parrot Inn. It is nestled in the hills and has views of the ocean. We stayed in the new building - our room was comfortable, clean and nicely decorated with a large balcony overlooking the swimming pool. There is a casual, friendly feel to the place and it was a nice contrast to the large resort in San Juan where we had stayed. The pool is nice but the hot tub was cold during our visit. There are 2 restaurants, one outdoors by the pool which has a decent menu and good food. We did not eat at the restaurant upstairs which is a little more formal but the menu looked inviting. There are some lovely outdoor tables set in little secluded areas. There are 2 cages with parrots and love birds that our kids loved. Our stay included continental breakfast which again was eaten by the pool. While waiting for our dinner the first night, our kids played with other kids around the pool area while we chatted with other guests. It was definately relaxing for us and our children.

On the downside, when we arrived, we had already been in Peurto Rico for a week and had three big pieces of luggage. We had to lift them up a flight of stairs, then down a series of steps at the other side and then up two flights of stairs to our room!!! I asked if there was anyone to help with bags and was told no! On our departure, we discovered that we could drive down the side of the inn and bring our bags out by the bar but that still involved lugging them down two flights. Also, on our first night, the ice machine was out of ice and the blender to make frozen drinks was broken.

The second night we stayed, there was an engagement party by the pool and some other event going on and the place was crowded. We placed our order for dinner shortly before 8pm and at 8:40pm were told that they were out of one of the items that we ordered. I ordered a salad instead (thinking it would be quick) but by 9pm still no food and one of our kids had fallen asleep. At that point, we cancelled our order and went to our room. There was music blaring by the pool until 11pm which was right underneath our balcony. This may have been a once off - the waiter was really haried - but it might be worth checking with them if there are any parties scheduled during your stay.

Also, there is a small step-up going from the pool area to the breakfast area that is not that obvious and we noticed a few people trip over it. On the morning we were leaving, a woman fell over it dropping a glass plate and landed on a piece of broken glass that went into her knee. This is a definate hazard that could be easily rectified by painting the step up a bright color.

Pool hours are only from 10am to 6pm but did not seem to be strictly enforced. Our kids are early risers and bugged us from 8am to go in the pool but we did not permit them because of the rule. We were more comfortable with breaking it when other guests were swimming in the pool outside these hours. You also need your own towels to bring to the beach, which we did not know.

On the whole, we loved the ambiance and the casual laid back feel at the Lazy Parrot. I think we were unfortunate on our second night and that this may have been an anomoly. We would give it another try.