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B1714D
Belgrade, Serbia15,656 contributions
Classic Spanish style square with an unusual feature
Dec 2022
This is a rectangular main central square seen in almost every town in Latin America.
It’s the meeting point of locals and families with bars and restaurants around it.
Central point of the square occupies the Cathedral like everywhere else, but here the main star is the red/black Ponce fire station leaning on the Cathedral’s back side.
Many benches to sit around to cool in the tree shade and a nice fountain.
Written February 6, 2023
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Ginnie Kozak
Beaufort, SC5 contributions
Christmas in the Park
Dec 2022
Most of the buildings around the square have been repaired, rehabbed, etc. and do not show signs of hurricanes(s) and an earthquake. What were historic bank buildings, and are now used for other offices, looked great. In fact the whole centro looks better than it did when I’ve seen it in the past.
Quite a few people walking, but nowhere near the numbers we expected, having spent many Christmases in various cities in Mexico.
Written January 29, 2023
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fiamma11
Vienna, VA4,722 contributions
Pretty
Mar 2022
I found this area to be pretty for strolling and looking around; I thought it picturesque and beautiful.
Written August 25, 2022
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Clemenza2022
Pomona, CA17 contributions
Very cozy walk
Apr 2022
* very cozy to walk around, had lots of fun just enjoying the peaceful environment
* friendly people
* brightly colored walls which have obviously been remodeled; they look fresh
Written April 27, 2022
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Ray1962
Baton Rouge, LA180 contributions
Largely abandoned downtown
Jan 2022 • Couples
Businesses seem to have mostly abandoned what may have once been a thriving downtown. Of the merchants that remain, 75% were closed or closing at 3:30 on a Saturday afternoon. There were a few restaurants and coffee shops open.
Don’t go out of your way to visit.
Written January 30, 2022
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ramon131313
Morovis, Puerto Rico428 contributions
PONCE, BEAUTIFUL CITY
Jul 2021 • Family
Ponce is one of the most beautiful cities in Puerto Rico. You can see there El Parque de Bombas, one of the Icons of the city, the Ponce Cathedral, Plaza las Delicias is Beautiful and other great places. La Guncha is a nice place to visit, but since Huracan Maria the area of the Paseo Tablado does not exist.
Written July 16, 2021
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Dustin M
Denver, CO46 contributions
Lion Fountain is a Highlight
Apr 2021
Ponce’s Plaza Las Delicias is one of those places where you can spend just a short amount of time if you want to quickly see its attractions such as the Parque de Bombas and the Lion Fountain or you could spend a little more time sitting under the trees’ shade.
It was especially enjoyable to sit on the bench and talking to friends and family members after dark while watching the colored lights illuminating the Lion Fountain’s water.
Written May 2, 2021
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wandi
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Personal property
Apr 2021
It needs a “Face-lift”. Few homeless and mentally ill roaming around this area. Police presence has improved, however, they are stationed in front of the Parque de Bomba (Fire station). They do not walk around as they should for the safety of tourist and guests at different hotels. Finally, Prostitution has been eradicated and drug dealings as well.
Written April 30, 2021
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Sara H
Menomonee Falls, WI322 contributions
Photopalooza!
Aug 2019 • Family
Gorgeous facades on buildings! Love the lion fountain.
Not a long time here but really enjoyed the views.
Written January 26, 2020
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zizland
Bellevue, WA91 contributions
Pleasant enough place to visit
Jan 2020
I wouldn’t go out of my way to visit, but if you’re nearby why not stop by. The Firefighting museum is there and the street vendors have some yummy options. Cute row of toysellers on one side of the park.
Written January 14, 2020
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Best 10 Hotels Near Plaza of Delights (Plaza de las Delicias) from USD 84/Night-Ponce for 2023
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Amuelas
With a stay at Hotel El Eden in Juana Diaz, you’ll be within a 15-minute drive of Parque de la Ceiba and Museum of Puerto Rico Music.
This motel is 9.1 mi (14.7 km) from Tibes Indian Ceremonial Center and 9.2 mi (14.9 km) from Museo de la Musica Puertorriquena.Take advantage of the motel’s 24-hour room service.Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and multilingual staff.Make yourself at home in one of the 48 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private furnished lanais. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and slippers.
Ponce0.16km from Plaza of Delights (Plaza de las Delicias)
A stay at The Fox Hotel places you in the heart of Ponce, steps from Plaza of Delights and Casa Armstrong-Poventud. This hotel is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe and 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadeloupe.Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as concierge services and a hair salon.Grab a bite to eat at one of the hotel’s 6 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours).
Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Need to unwind? Take a break with a tasty beverage at one of the 4 bars/lounges.Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage.Make yourself at home in one of the 30 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and irons/ironing boards.
Ponce0.11km from Plaza of Delights (Plaza de las Delicias)
WHOA SHOCKED IN THE WORST WAY!!! We chose this hotel because it was as much as the ****** resorts (get the resort) and heart of Ponce. We arrived at 4am and informed them prior, during booking, our flight lands early but were not informed of fee. It was fine but courtesy information should be given prior. The elevator is further and hidden when it should be accessible for handicap. The pool is pretty small and right next to the parking lot, no view.
When we entered the room the smell of water mold smacks you in the face. The room was so tiny and out of date, I knew right away we were not staying. We couldn’t shower off the airplane funk, as the standing shower floor was stained brown. The bathroom is extremely small as well which made sense why they only had the small standing shower, no tub. The AC was unmanageable and extremely loud like a motor running on no oil. My husband and daughter were exhausted, so we decided to sleep a couple hours before leaving. Sleep was impossible!!! Reminder we came at 4AM. Where the balcony (no sort of pretty view to the heart of Ponce) is you have the back of a building and parking lot with a alley it seems. 5AM a truck was having trouble backing up into something and it was extremely loud. Close to 545AM someone was honking like a maniac in the parking lot of the hotel that echos (which is the view when you open your room door so you hear everything). A little after 615AM workers began construction (which you are not given courtesy information prior after booking) and they were loud.
Not only is the work being down loud but the workers are talking and laughing so loud there conversation sound as if they were in our room. We said we couldn’t sleep so there was no point to stay longer. After 7AM we check out and they charged us over $250 for no more than 3 1/2 hours being there. I didn’t have energy to argue because of no sleep. There is no Kidzone like you see in the picture, that is from a little corner of the cafe there and nomore game. We grabbed breakfast at 5hat cafe $17 for waffles and eggs with juice. I truly do not understand the great ratings as the room itself was more like one of those hourly cheap hotels. The colors of the building and certain little areas definitely cause deceiving pictures. We booked Hilton Golf & ****** Resort and wish we did that first. Holiday Inn Resort is the same price or $100 or $200 more just stay somewhere else and much nicer. Don’t do it to yourself if you want to sleep and enjoy Ponce.
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Ponce0.06km from Plaza of Delights (Plaza de las Delicias)
With a stay at this apartment in Ponce (Ponce Centro), you’ll be steps from Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Casa Armstrong-Poventud.
This apartment is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Parque de Bombas and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadeloupe.Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned apartment, featuring a kitchen with a refrigerator and a stovetop. There’s a private furnished patio. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and a flat-screen television is provided for your entertainment. A private bathroom with a shower/tub combination features a deep soaking tub.
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Ponce0.02km from Plaza of Delights (Plaza de las Delicias)
With a stay at this apartment in Ponce (Ponce Centro), you’ll be steps from Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Casa Armstrong-Poventud. This apartment is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Parque de Bombas and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadeloupe.Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned apartment, featuring a kitchen with a refrigerator and a stovetop.
Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and a flat-screen television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include a microwave and a coffee/tea maker.
Vayas3.99km from Plaza of Delights (Plaza de las Delicias)
My group and I just had the worst experience with this place. The afternoon staff were rude, disrespectful, withheld info about our accommodations, and actively targeted us with differentiated rule enforcement. I get that there’s a lot of anti-tourist sentiment in PR right now because some mainlanders have been complete jerks. And because of that, I spoke with group about being respectful, following all COVID-related rules, and being good guests. We’d been on the island for 6 days before checking into Caribe Hotel with absolutely no problems whatsoever, until we got here. When we arrived before check-in, they allowed us to store our luggage in a meeting room. However, when we went back later post-check in my group was yelled at for going into the room (with the staff member there) because “we can’t have this many people in the room”. This was after my group was yelled at while quietly waiting against a wall in the lobby while I was getting the room keys, being told, “We cannot have this many people in here! You have to leave!”. On our second night there, we came back into the hotel from dinner and the same staff person yelled at the group for forgetting to do the temp check and hand sanitizing. Again, we had no problem doing it – but the staff person’s tone and volume were as if we had intentionally forgotten to do it. Here’s the thing, though – I personally observed many people not wearing masks in the lobby, doing the temp check and sanitizing, and none of them were yelled at like we were. The kicker was the fact that at no point during our stay, until I called on the second night, was I informed that we were provided free breakfast as part of our stay. I even heard the same staff woman tell others that they did, but she never said anything to me. I checked my reservation, and there’s no mention of it, so I figured that we didn’t get it with our rooms.
But we did, and we were never informed. That’s breakfast for 20 people that I didn’t have to buy for them elsewhere. The pool water was dirty and cloudy. The rooms looked like they hadn’t been updated since the 60’s. The location was out in the middle of nowhere. The one star is for the morning staff, who were kind and helpful. I would highly recommend NOT staying here.
Ponce4.58km from Plaza of Delights (Plaza de las Delicias)
It is a beautiful hotel with very friendly and helpful staff. The food was delicious and we received great service. We loved the pool area, it was beautiful and well maintained. The beach area, was not so nice. It was kind of rough and I thought dangerous. I was expecting something like the San Juan Hilton beach. Other than that, everything else in the hotel was excellent.
Canas7.76km from Plaza of Delights (Plaza de las Delicias)
Located in Ponce, 7.5 km from Hacienda Buena Vista, Solace by the Sea provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a restaurant.
With free WiFi, this 3-star hotel offers room service and a 24-hour front desk. Guests can have a drink at the bar. At the hotel, every room is equipped with a desk, a TV, a private bathroom, bed linen, towels and a patio with a garden view. Solace by the Sea offers certain rooms with pool views, and every room is fitted with a coffee machine. All units include a wardrobe. The accommodation offers a sun terrace. Museo de Art de Ponce is 7.8 km from Solace by the Sea, while Guanica Dry Forest is 38 km away. The nearest airport is Mercedita Airport, 13 km from the hotel.
Ponce5.44km from Plaza of Delights (Plaza de las Delicias)
With a stay at Hotel Nuevo Mejico in Ponce, you’ll be within a 10-minute drive of Museum of Puerto Rico Music and Parque de la Ceiba. This motel is 4.1 mi (6.6 km) from Tibes Indian Ceremonial Center and 4.4 mi (7 km) from Vicens Coliseum.Take advantage of the motel’s 24-hour room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Free self parking is available onsite.Make yourself at home in one of the 52 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Canas7.04km from Plaza of Delights (Plaza de las Delicias)
Stay at the Holiday Inn® Ponce & Tropical Casino Hotel and explore the Caribbean Side of Puerto Rico Enjoy peaceful mountainous surroundings and gorgeous views to the Caribbean Sea while being minutes from downtown Ponce Our location off Highway 2 grants business travelers easy access to Mercedita Airport and El Tuque Industrial Park Also convenient for leisure guests, we are near the main attractions of the city Get to know the city’s culture and history by stopping at museums like Ponce Museum of Art The on-site Restaurant offers Daily breakfast and Dinner Stay active with the help of the Fitness Center and work from the Business Center with complimentary Internet access Best facilities in Ponce without resort fees
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Las Delicias Trail-Ponce, Puerto Rico
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4 KMPlaza Las Delicias is a 0.4 km (500 steps) route located near Ponce, Puerto Rico. This route has a vertical drop of about 0 m and is rated Easy. Find more of these routes in the Pacer app.
Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino
Tourist Attraction
The Ponce Plaza Hotel & Casino, formerly Ponce Ramada Hotel and Ponce Plaza Ramada Hotel, is a 5-story hotel in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The hotel opened in the summer of 2009 and is known for the historic value of its structure: its main entrance is a historic colonial structure known as “Casa Saurí” (Saurí House).
Residencia Armstrong-Poventud
Historic
Residencia Armstrong-Poventud (Armstrong-Poventud Residence) is a historic building located in the Ponce Historic Zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico, across from the Catedral Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.
The construction of this home set the stage for the construction of other homes of similar architectural elements, character and opulence in turn-of-the-twentieth-century Ponce.
Plaza Las Delicias
Park
Plaza Las Delicias is the main plaza in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. The square is notable for its fountains and for the various monuments it contains. The historic Parque de Bombas and Ponce Cathedral buildings are located within the plaza, which actually consists of two squares: Plaza Muñoz Rivera on the north end, and Plaza Degetau on the southern end.
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Building
The Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (English: Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe or simply Ponce Cathedral) is the cathedral for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ponce located in downtown Ponce, Puerto Rico. The cathedral lies in the middle of Ponce’s town square, known as Plaza Las Delicias, located at the center of the Ponce Historic Zone.
Centro del Sur Mall
Location
Centro del Sur Mall is a shopping mall in Ponce, Puerto Rico. At the time of his inauguration in 1962, it was Puerto Rico’s largest mall and “the most modern mall in the Caribbean.” It is located at the intersection of Puerto Rico routes PR-163 (Avenida Las Américas) and PR-1 (Bulevar Miguel Pou). Its original building cost was $2,500,000 ($36.1 million in 2019 dollars).
Domingo Cruz (Cocolía) (statue)
Place
Domingo Cruz (Cocolía) is a statue to the memory of the Puerto Rican musician and Ponce Municipal Band director Domingo Cruz (Cocolía). It is located at Plaza Degetau in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The marble statue also has a marble pedestal.
Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño (building)
Site
The Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño building (or Banco Crédito, for short), a historic building in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was the first and main office of the historic Banco Crédito y Ahorro Ponceño (English: Ponce Credit and Savings Bank), and represents one of the last examples of the once popular turn-of-the-century eclectic architecture.
Juan Morel Campos (statue)
Place
Juan Morel Campos is a statue to the memory of a Puerto Rican composer and danza master Juan Morel Campos located at Plaza Las Delicias in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The statue’s large marble pedestal follows in the Beaux Arts architectural tradition. Within the pedestal are the mortal remains of the composer.
Museo Parque de Bombas
Location
Museo Parque de Bombas (Parque de Bombas Museum) is a museum located inside the historic Parque de Bombas in the Ponce Historic Zone in Ponce, Puerto Rico.This museum is located at the Plaza Las Delicias town square, directly behind the Ponce Cathedral. It is housed in a building that once housed the city’s main (and, initially, its only) firehouse.
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