Family of four, where should we stay?

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We are a family of two adults and two children aged 7 years. We bought a cruise from San Juan in February. We will combine this cruise with a week's vacation in Puerto Rico. We hope that other families with children can share their experiences and recommendations.

 

Some information about our preferences. We are not typical beach people 2-3 hours in one day is enough for our needs. We try to find a good balance between children's activities and attractions for parents. We appreciate visiting restaurants with excellent food and vine. We plan to use bus and some taxi, rental car is not in our plans.

 

An important question is whether it is best for us to stay in Old San Juan and take day trips by bus to the beaches at Isla Verde, or whether we should stay in Isla Verde to take day trips by bus to Old San Juan?

 

We're going to rent an apartment through Vrbo or Airbnb.

 

The advantage of staying in Old San Juan is that we can walk on the beautiful streets in the evenings and find good places to dine. The advantage of staying in Isla Verde is that it's easy to find a place to stay with a swimming pool that our children can enjoy.

 

Are there any romantic waterfront promenade or cozy streets with restaurants for walks in the evenings in the Isla Verde area?

 

Other recommendations to family attractions in San Juan?

 

We appreciate for recommendations, thanks.