Just returned from two wonderful weeks in PR, three nights of which included Posada la Hamaca. I reserved there because on the recommendation of the Travel Channel.

These rooms are TEENY. There were three of us, and the first room we were in required a roll-away bed that we all had to crawl over to get to the bathroom. It's a good thing there is storage for luggage outside the room, because there is no room for luggage in the rooms.

We switched as soon as a larger room became available, and we were much more comfortable except for an alarm clock going off all night long in a room down the hall. Not realizing the significance of Three Kings Day, we unfortunately were there at a very busy time with lots of parties. The rooms don't have glass - just metal louvers, which make it ideal for hearing absolutely everything going on all around you.

I would recommend getting a room that faces the street rather than the water. On the water side, you hear all the partying at Mamacita's and Dinghy Dock as well as whatever is going on downstairs on the patio at La Hamaca. Traffic noises were also worse on the water side because of the bumping of vehicles over the drawbridge right outside the windows. Street side rooms were definitely quieter.

Flamenco is stunning; Zoni is worth the trip - unbelievably beautiful; Melones had the best snorkeling - even better than Carlos Rosario or Tamarindo.

Ginny, the manager at Posada la Hamaca, was very friendly and helpful. She made the inconvenience seem not so bad. Culebra is worth the trip!

I was recommended Pasada la Hamaca from someone on the mainland. I think they must have been trying to hook up their buddy that owned the place. It was really bad- the room was dirty, there was no air conditioning at the time and there was a big ladder in the bathroom when we walked in. I walked into the room and saw mosquitoes flying around the room that were the size of a Mini Cooper. I ended up leaving the key at the front desk and splitting. I went down the road and got a nicer room at Villa Boheme.

I must preface by saying that I understand that Culebra is very slow, laid back, and the "way the Caribbean used to be." That is precisely what brought us here for a two day, one night jaunt from a weeklong Puerto Rico vacation.

However, Posada La Hamaca is FAR too similar to a college dormitory for our tastes. For $30 less per night it might be acceptable, but the tariff we were charged was equal to our much nicer accomodations on Puerto Rico.

Very small room, high-school locker room linoleum tile on the floors, and a bathroom no larger than a closet.

The good? The owner is friendly (as was everyone we encountered on Culebra) and the room is air-conditioned.

There are better options on Culebra.

My wife reserved a week at the Posada La Hamaca online. The rate was $80/day. The room was the absolutely smallest I've stayed in. The room was slightly bigger than the bed. So small that there was no room for: a chair of any kind, a table, or even a closet. As I said, no closet, just a few hooks on the room wall.

The toilet had two signs saying that you needed to not flush your used toilet paper but were required to put it in the waste basket in the bathroom. The sign in English said it was because the toilet clogged. The sign in Spanish said it was for ecological reasons, unstated.

Our first night was on a Saturday. At nine PM sharp, at the neighboring outdoor bar, a few feet from our room, an extremely loud drum band stated up. The drummers were good, but we were tired and wanted to sleep. I was afraid the band would continue nonstop until 2 or 3 in the morning. Fortunately, it stopped at 11 PM sharp. There must be some ordinance in Culebra closing bars down at 11 PM because the customers were pushed out the door at that time, with a police cruiser dropping by a couple minutes later.

We moved to Flamenco Beach Villa a day later for the remainder of our stay on Culebra. The $55 a night extra, per night, was well worth it.

We don't expect a lot when vacationing on the cheap, but this place was really, really bad.