san juan hotels - Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Forum, Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers

theborland5 · 01-27-2007, 05:35 PM

i posted this in the hotel section and got no replies so ill try it again. Does anybody have any information about hotels in San Juan? i am looking to book a room post cruise and would like to know of any good hotels and which ones to stay away from. Im looking for one with at least a pool and possibly a nice beach, but can live without either one.

reggierail · 01-27-2007, 06:22 PM

I hope someone posts something on this too.
I'll be doing a cruise from San Juan next year
and will be looking for hotels too.

Reggie

zydecocruiser · 01-27-2007, 09:24 PM

I'm not there often, but lately just stay at the Sheraton Old San Juan (used to ne Wyndham).

No beach but near cruise piers (most of them). Has a casino and a rooftop pool.

Sheraton Old San Juan-The Caribbeans newest luxury Resort Hotel and Casino in Puerto Rico

cruiseshmooz · 01-27-2007, 09:28 PM

We are off to the Marriott in Condado next week. I have heard wonderful reports. We got it on Priceline for a song!

theborland5 · 01-28-2007, 09:37 PM

are you able to walk to the pier then, or do you still need to take a cab?
thanks for the info

jackel1618 · 01-29-2007, 06:42 AM

Hello all just going around and well time to share...On our Sailing from San Juan we stayed Pre-Cruise at the El Convento in old San Juan....Great Hotel...Great location..walk to all sites for touring old San Juan...Post Cruise we stayed at the Inter-Continental...Right on the Beach....Nice Pool......Nice lunch at the Pool Bar.....Oh also Great Food at the El Convento...Hope this helps...

zydecocruiser · 01-31-2007, 01:51 AM

I stayed at El Convento and the Caribe Hilton years ago, but choked when I saw the prices El Convento wanted for my last stay. But I really liked both.

wrp96 · 01-31-2007, 02:30 AM

I stayed at the Sheraton Old San Juan pre and post cruise this past March. It was clean and comfortable and the staff was friendly.

Whether or not you can walk to the pier depends on the cruiseline? The Sheraton is directly across the street from Pier # 4. Currently, pier # 4 is being used by Carnival and Princess. Be aware though that sometimes Princess uses the Pan Am Pier.

RCCL and Celebrity use the Pan Am Pier which is across the harbor from Old San Juan. There are really no hotels close to the Pan Am Pier though. We took a taxi from the Sheraton to the Pan Am Pier for around $15.

canarymoon · 01-31-2007, 09:22 AM

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express Coronado. We booked this simply because we had enough points to get two free nights...

It was a little dated, but not bad. It had a pool and was about a block and a half from this beach:

Sheffie · 02-02-2007, 09:04 PM

We just got the Marriott Stellaris on Priceline for our pre-cruise stay before our Serenade cruise. We stayed across the small side street from it last time at El Canario by the Sea. It was an okay hotel, but we are really looking forward to staying at the Marriott for the same price!