A mangy dog, no matter how friendly, is still a mangy dog. This hotel has potential. It is in the center of the Condado hotel area, convenient to old San Juan and the Isla Verde Airport. The views on the ocean side are great. The staff was generally friendly. It was the lowest priced hotel in the area.

Having said that, spend the extra money for quality. We got what we paid for.

The rooms that we saw were old, threadbare, and tired. There was construction going on under our room that made it impossible to nap. The pool is in the shade most of the day making it too cold to swim. There is no beach, only nasty looking rocks below the terrace. Only one elevator was working. Room cleaning was sporadic at best. The sheets did not cover the stained mattresses.

We only stayed two nigths before moving to another place. Spend the extra money on a dog without fleas or the mange.

Don't check in! This hotel is dirty, smelly and not worth your hard earned money! The beach is there, but you can't use it, the renovations are ongoing causing it to be very loud. You can't charge drinks to your room account, but must pay separately on demand. The beds are most uncomfortable and the bathrooms leave much to be desired. We were to say the very least very, very disappointed in this place.
Cindy, Portland, ME

I was reading reviews for hotels on St Martin and remembered that I never wrote a review for when I stayed at this hotel last year before a cruise. I read a couple of reviews here and most were decent some were bad. Since it was only 1 night and there wasnt much available, I figured I would take a shot. Big mistake, Huge. This place is a dump. Our room was so ratty and worn down I felt like I was staying in a vagabond hotel. Except we were paying over $200 per night. I couldnt believe how terrible the hotel was. Dont stay here under any circumstances. I would rather sleep on the rocks in front of the hotel than in the rooms. By the way, Who could imagine that the San Juan Beach Hotel, has no beach. Pretty incredible. The entire exterior of the building is surrounded by jagged rocks. The hotel also has no balconies.

This place was moldy, it was dirty, it was horrible! No beach to swim. Moldy towels, pillows are all due to the fact that there is no ventalation! Ants crawling over our beds. And very loud "Reggaton" music on Sat. night that you can here up to the 10th floor! Wow the vanderbilts need to buy this place and bring it to the ground! Feel sorry for the new vanderbilt hotel next door.