“If it weren’t for Vieques’ white-sand beaches, I’d have no reason to leave.”
Islands Magazine
“My choice as the most beautiful space I have experienced.”
Benjamin Noriega Ortiz
“Like this cool Vieques hideaway, less really is more.”
Conde Nast Traveler Magazine
“Hix Island house is more than a hotel stay, it is an experience.”
Jennifer K, Philadelphia
“Beautifully designed minimalist spaces, delightful details.”
Richard Alleman, Travel and Leisure
“wallpaper finds the perfect Caribbean hideout.”
wallpaper magazine
“The perfect venue for stylish, environmentally friendly relaxation.”
Esquire Magazine
“Proof that heaven exists.”
Jo Schwartz, Boston
“The most spectacular pool I have ever seen.”
Billy Knight
“Great Rooms, great food, great conversation!”
Chris Haines, Time Out, NYC.
“After the spinning of a wedding, Hix Island House was the only place for a honeymoon. We had a wonderful honeymoon!”
Michael and Rachel, Memphis, Tennessee
“Hix Island House is a stunning modernist concrete compound.”
Gourmet Magazine
Awards
Puerto Rico’s first certified Sustainable Touristic Facility
“Architect John Hix created this retreat to seamlessly blend with the surrounding environment.”
Fodor’s Choice Gold Awards
- Puerto Rico Tourism’s first Sustainable Tourism Facility Certification, 2012
- Puerto Rico Tourism Quality Index Award Winner, 2008 & 2012
- PR Hotel & Tourism Association “Green Small Hotel Of The Year,” 2009, 2010 & 2011
- Fodor’s Choice Gold Award, Best Design Hotels, 2010
- World’s Top 10 Greatest Green Retreats, Greenarati.com, 2010
- Puerto Rico Tourism, Great Small Inn of the Year, 2005
- EPA Environmental Quality Award, 2002
Buzz on the Web
- Best of Wheretostay.com
- New York Times – Travel
- About.com
- Newsweek Magazine
- Plane and Jane
- Flavorwire: The 20 Most Extraordinary Hotel Rooms in the World
- NY Times Travel: 36 hours in Vieques
- Travel and Leisure
- Treehugger: John Hix builds “eco-chic” in the Caribbean
- Daily Candy: A Three-Day Getway to Vieques
- Travel Channel: Park Secrets
- Beach Tomato: Wallpaper’s Beach Abodes
- Telegraph: Caribbean eco-hotels: four of the best
- DailyMail: Puerto Rico paradise and a quest to find the most perfect beach in the world
- The Independent: The Big Six: Rural Caribbean retreats
- New York Magazine: Honeymoons On The Cheap
- National Geographic Traveler: Sleeping Arrangements: Back to Nature, In Style
- Hotel Chatter
- National Geographic Adventure: Scout An Off-Limits Isle
- Greenerati.com : True Sustainable Eco-Lodge
