Airbnb Occupancy Rate in Vieques, Puerto Rico, Data & Trends 2026

Over the analysis period August 2025 to July 2026, Vieques returned an average daily rate of 204, the higher of the two Puerto Rican markets we track and above the territory average of 181. Average monthly revenue of 2,835 is essentially identical to the territory figure of 2,832, but it is reached in a completely different way.

Occupancy of 51%, roughly 182 booked nights a year, sits below the Puerto Rican average of about 56%. So Vieques and San Juan arrive at almost exactly the same monthly revenue by opposite routes: the capital through volume at a lower rate, the island through premium pricing across fewer nights. That is the expected signature of a small, supply-constrained destination with no large hotels competing for the same guests. Revenue was down 8% year on year, the softer of the two Puerto Rican results, and on a small island a move of that size can reflect changes in transport reliability as much as changes in demand.

Vieques is a small island off the eastern end of Puerto Rico, reached by a short flight or a ferry, and its market is defined by how deliberately hard it is to reach. That friction filters the visitor: people who come here have chosen it specifically, are typically staying several nights rather than one, and are not the volume cruise or city-break traffic that shapes the mainland.

What they come for is unusually distinctive. Much of the island was formerly military land and is now a wildlife refuge, which left it with undeveloped beaches of a quality that is increasingly rare in the Caribbean, and free-roaming horses that have become the island's signature image. Its bioluminescent bay is among the brightest in the world and is a genuine one-of-a-kind draw that supports night-tour demand year round. There are no large resorts, so private rentals carry a far greater share of accommodation here than in most destinations, which is the single most important structural fact about this market.

Esperanza on the south coast is the most visitor-facing settlement, with the waterfront strip of restaurants and bars along the malecon, walkable dining and easy access to Sun Bay. Properties there suit guests who want to be able to walk to dinner, and they hold occupancy best among smaller units.

Isabel Segunda on the north coast is the island's administrative and ferry town, less scenic but more practical, with the harbour, the services and the shortest transfer for arriving guests. The highest rates sit outside both towns, in the hillside villas with sea views and private pools scattered across the island's interior and along its coasts, which let to couples and small groups and set the island's headline numbers. Anything positioned for access to the refuge beaches such as Playa Caracas and La Chiva sells on that proximity, though guests should be told plainly that a vehicle is essential almost everywhere here.