PUERTO RICO

Caribbean Getaway

OPENED BY FORMER MUSIC INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE SIMON BAEYERTZ, EL BLOK IS LOCATED ON THE PEACEFUL ISLAND OF VIEQUES. THE 22-ROOM HOTEL WAS DESIGNED BY PUERTO RICAN ARCHITECTURE FIRM FUSTER + PARTNERS. ITS UNIQUE FACADE HAS ATTRACTED CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION; COMPRISED OF GLASS-REINFORCED CONCRETE PANELS WITH PERFORATIONS, IT RESULTS IN A STUNNING PLAY BETWEEN LIGHT AND SHADOW ALONG THE FLOORS AND WALLS. THE ROOF FEATURES AN INFINITY POOL WITH STUNNING VIEWS OF THE OCEAN, MOUNTAINS AND QUAINT VILLAGE HOUSES, AND THE HOTEL’S RESTAURANT FEATURES CONTEMPORARY PUERTO RICAN DISHES CREATED BY CHEF JOSÉ ENRIQUE. VIEQUES IS A TINY ISLAND, JUST 55 SQUARE MILES— WITH AN EQUALLY TINY POPULATION—WHOSE RUSTIC CHARM MAKES FOR A PERFECT RETREAT FROM THE BUSTLE OF DAILY LIFE. ELBLOK.COM