The vacation rental we chose for our month long stay on Isla Margarita was in the Bahia Del Sol Condominum Tower located on Avenida Bolivar.

Porlamar was granted free port status in 1973 and since then the city has sprung to life with new shops, restaurants, malls, nightclubs and bars.

One of the beaches closest to Porlamar is Playa Bella Vista, which is nice, but the best beaches are elsewhere on the island.

Some of the hotels in Porlamar are the Margarita Hilton, La Samanna, Bella Vista, Margarita Dynasty, Boulevard, Howard Johnson, Imperial, Kamarata, & Lake Plaza Margarita.