Before you get to the negatives, I want to be clear that this hotel is well worth staying at. Great combination of price-point and quality. We will stay here again.

We came in the day before our cruise, got in early, had the evening and the next morning. It's a very well run, great looking, safe-bet hotel with only a few minor service flaws which kept it from getting "excellent" in my book. Damaris provided absolutely excellent bar-service even though the bar was packed and busy - never a wait for our next drink. For us, a great location - $17 cab fare to the cruise ship terminal (plus $1 per bag).

As to the aforementioned service misses: At check-in I was asked how many would be staying in the room. I said three. She handed me three cookies (very nice) then only two room keys (discovered this when I got to the room). In the room - two bottled waters, and only one washcloth (?). All this aside - I know that mattress and pillow firmness are a personal preference - but the mattresses were so firm (hard) that my joints ached in the morning - and the pillows were way too full and firm for me. My wife and daughter also complained that the beds were simply way too firm for sleeping purposes.

That's about it. Great location, very good service in general, but I need my sleep and the bedding made that tough - and the single washrag was an odd anomaly.

We stayed in this hotel for only 3 nights in May 2012. The hotel was very well kept, clean and modern. The prices were also decent I found the Staff very friendly and helpful from the concierge to the bellman. The first day we got there the concierge 'Peter' told us all about the different excursions that we could chose from, which we found very useful as this was our first time to san juan so we were not entirely sure what it had to offer. We chose the rainforest tour option which we really enjoyed. The transportation and tour guide was all included in the price we paid at the hotel however i can't quite remember the price but it was affordable. We didn't eat at the hotel as we chose to explore the cities various restaurants and bars for the nights that we were there, although some of the other guests who were staying there at the same time highly recommended the food to us. The location of this hotel is not to far from anything and the cabs out there are also affordable. The drivers we had were all really friendly and chatty but of course being in a spanish speaking country not all of them understood or spoke good English (useful tip: brush up on the spanish or have a book with key phrases). Luckily our spanish was enough to get us around with no confusion. Whilst in San Juan if on vacation I recommend visiting 'viejo san jun' (old san juan) and visit 'castillo san cristobel' if your into historical sites, there are also loads of restaurants and bars down there which are worth a visit, however if visiting san Juan for clubs and parties i suggest you go for a weekend as during the week there are no clubs or parties in the whole of san juan and old san juan open! This amazed me as i thought San Juan was the party capital so was shocked that there was not one place to party during the week as London, Uk has a party a day. Nevertheless we throughly enjoyed ourselves and would happily stay here again. Oh before I forget the hotel also offers free warm cookies when ever you want and they were absolutely delicious so make sure you ask at the front desk (just in case the forget to offer).

Recently took a brief trip (leisure) to San Juan. Found this hotel for a reasonable rate with good reviews.

The hotel is in a slightly odd area, while I believe it is in the tourist district it is just far enough away from the beaches to be slightly inconvenient.

You can easily walk to the beach/tourist area from the hotel, but the area in between is very sketchy (houses without windows, etc). Not the hotel's fault but it is worth mentioning seeing as it heavily affects the walkability of the hotel.

The hotel has a very nice open lobby with several tables and other areas to relax at. There are tables outside as well but it is noisy and on a busy street. The valet were generally friendly and helpful, and there were always taxis ready to go (warning, taxi pricing in PR is crazy. Prepare yourself)

Once in the lobby there is a very nice bar and restaurant (neither of which I had time to go to) to your left, and a chocolate shop (smells great!!) and check-in to the right.

Checkin was reasonably quick although they had not reserved the room that was on my reservation. Initially they told me there would be an upcharge which I refused, and then they put me in a room 'like' my desired room (i was supposed to have a king garden view but ended up with a queen garden view).

The room was decently laid out and has a pulldown bed in the wall (in addition to the queen bed). The building i was in was only 4 stories high so hot water was always instantly available with great water pressure.

Although the hotel appears to have been recently updated it is showing somewhat heavy signs of interior wear, the furniture had lots of chips and scratches which seemed odd, quite frankly.

The bathroom was nicely laid out although it was shower-over-tub and I prefer standalone showers. The hotel provides the normal items, soap, shampoo, etc, and offers complimentary toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, etc) upon request at no charge.

The bathroom was very clean with the exception of mildew heavily forming at the base of the tub on the outside. It seems like a drainage flaw so I honestly cant fault housekeeping for that.

Minus the general wear the room was very clean and well organized. There is a lot of drawer/table space for housekeeping to have to look over and I feel they did a pretty good job.

I was mildly annoyed with the televison itself. It had a decent channel lineup but was slightly too small for the room and flush mounted to the wall and could not be moved, so the viewing angle was off. It would be nice if they had used the traditional stands to allow pivoting of the tv so you can see it from the desk area.

The two issues i had with the hotel were limited but worth mentioning,

My room had a slightly stale odor to it, which resembled cigarette smoke. It seemed it was more prevalent when the a/c kicked on. I discovered this at about 4am when returning from a night out. The woman at the front desk was less than enthusiastic, but after much discussion did try to find another room for me. I went in to the other room and noticed it also had the same lingering odor, so i am not sure what it is (and thus opted not to change rooms). My friend was staying in another room and their room did not have this smell.

The other item was, the hotel has a sister property which is gorgeous and beach front. You can get a voucher from the doubletree to gain access to the other hotel's resources. Unfortunately no one bothered to mention this until nearly the end of my stay when the concierge mentioned it as a suggestion for places to dine. The sister property has beautiful pool and beach access that i would have used, had i known sooner.

The doubletree itself has an 'okay' pool area which is open 24 hours, though.

All in all the hotel is a reasonably good find assuming you get a decent rate. It is clean and well kept, the staff are mostly friendly, and it is very central (if you have a car/taxi).

We stayed in this hotel before we went on a cruise in November. It was very clean and the staff was very pleasant and helpful. The room itself (king room) was fairly small but had everything we needed. The shower in the bathroom was basically a completely open shower, with no door to close and only a glass partition which was totally fine for my husband and I but if you are uncomfortable with that sort of thing, might want to keep it in mind. This hotel is not that close to Old San Juan so we had to take a cab to get there. We tried taking the the bus one time which I do not recommend as it takes forever. The hotel is close to the airport and cruise pier though. We got breakfast from the restaurant in the hotel one morning and it was delicious - generous portions and the sausage and eggs were awesome. The one complaint I had about this hotel was the smell in the room. I am very sensitive to smells and it seemed like there was a heavy floral deodorizer used or some sort of floral air freshener that left a lingering smell the entire time we were there. It was very strong and noticeable. Other than that, it was a nice clean hotel.