Trade Winds Bar & Restaurant, Guest House & Gift Shop

A local recommended this place as the restaurant to visit in Esperanza. The view is spectacular--right on the ocean. Food was good and staff was friendly without being intrusive. The salmon was done perfectly. A bit of a crisp on the outside and flaked interior. Perfect. A star was lost because they put the music at a level where the nearby table of 6 elderly Bostonians decided they needed to shout over the music in order to have a conversation. So I got to listen to both too-loud music and too-loud East Coast diners. That said, the music was generally good. A few bad hip hop selections but the reggae was welcome and lent something.

We went to eat here for dinner over most places because of the location to the bio tours. The food looked good online and thought this was the spot. We had a reservation and they were not prepared for it and was a slow night. They had a partial menu with 7 options including the dessert. They infused the description of the food items with fancy words but a broccoli pasta with light sauce, no seasoning(not even salt) and no meat is not worth $25. White washed food. The old fashioned was solid.

Only stayed the night but the room was clean & comfy. Food was great & close to a bunch of stuff in Esperanza along that stretch. There are stairs (5?) to get to the rooms. Rooms are yes "in the back of the bar/restaurant". No TV in our room. So we played music. Was fun!

To be completely honest- the rooms are nothing special. But if you're on Vieques, you shouldn't be spending any time in your room anyway. For the great price, the attached restaurant (which is AMAZING by the way. Very delicious, strong drinks, and surprisingly sophisticated fine dining options), the beautiful view, and the fact that it's within walking distance of the gorgeous Esperanza and Sun Bay beaches, you honestly can't beat this place.

We stayed here for one day and visited the restaurant. The staff is friendly, food was great (crab dish was delicious ) and the cocktails were amazing!! Ricky and Joseph were really good, they helped us with near by locations. *Ask Joseph for his special cocktail made of ginger it was too good* Had a good time and would plan to visit again!

Great location, wonderful views of the water and sunset, a perfect spot for pre-dinner drinks. Very Mediocre food. There are many much better restaurants on the Malecon in Esperanza.

Was recommended this place by a friend and it met expectations. Trade Winds instructions for getting into the room were easy to follow. Esperanza is a walkable area to restaurants and beaches. Some tours do pickup nearby as well. I recommend for anyone who wants to spend a night or two in Vieques!

My partner and I stayed here for one night ($140), as our mission was to explore the Mosquito Bioluminescent Bay in Vieques. We booked this guesthouse through their website - do NOT do that! BOOK HERE ON AIRBNB, NOT ON THEIR WEBSITE. What an experience this was. We didn’t realize this guesthouse would be self check-in, so when we arrived here at Sunday 5pm, there was no one on site. This wouldn’t have been a problem if they had given us instructions for self check-in. After we tried calling (to no avail), we went next door to Malecon House and luckily they were able to contact the host, which finally initiated Trade Winds to send us instructions for checking in. The lady at Malecon House was so sweet, and claimed that this issue happened with another couple a week prior, saying that this seems to be an issue with Trade Winds’ website as their Airbnb service never had such complaints. The room itself was cozy, and we did enjoy the shared patio. The AC was thankfully cold, the shower was finicky and sensitive to adjustments, and the room we booked (Room 2) was big enough for 3 people (1 queen and 1 twin), even though it was just me and my boyfriend. We appreciated that they had a list of Taxi numbers to call, as the entire island does not have Ubers. In summary, please book here via Airbnb and not their website for a better experience. If you do book through their website, be proactive in emailing the host about check-in instructions beforehand.