I recently stayed at the Verdanza Hotel San Juan in Puerto Rico. Thinking that because of the great price, the hotel might not be as nice as advertised, I was pleasantly surprised when we walked into the hotel. We needed a hotel near the airport for a short overnight, so we decided to take a chance.

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The Gran Melia Golf Resort Puerto Rico was built in 2004 in the town of Rio Grande, 40 minutes from the San Juan, Puerto Rico Airport. The resort is located on Coco Beach and is home to the Trump International Golf Course. (more…)

The Rio Mar Beach Resort & Spa, A Wyndham Grand Resort is located in the town of Rio Mar, 40 minutes from the San Juan Airport. The resort is self contained and no other resorts can be seen from the property. (more…)

The San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is located on a nice beach in the heart of San Juan, Puerto Rico, just 10 minutes from the airport and 10 minutes from Old San Juan. The resort was completely renovated in November 2008 and now received the AAA 4 Diamond Award. (more…)

The InterContinental San Juan Resort & Casino is a AAA 3 Diamond resort located in the Isla Verde area of the city of San Juan. This resort is minutes from the airport and has 402 rooms. (more…)

The Ritz-Carlton, San Juan is a AAA 4 Diamond resort located on the beach in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The resort was built in 1997 and renovated in 2007. Ritz-Carlton has several high end shops (more…)

Think you can’t afford the Waldorf? Look to the tropics and think again. Thanks to the newest promotion to herald fall in Puerto Rico, luxury properties all over the commonwealth carry surprisingly low price tags. (more…)

The ride to the Gran Melia Puerto Rico was about 30 minutes. The property is located in the Coco Beach area, east of the airport. The entire Coco Beach area is beautiful and still under development. Next door is the Trump Resort and golf course and soon to be built is a Marriott. The complex that is the Gran Melia covers many acres. The main buildings are to the west and consist of large ballrooms, reception areas, 3 restaurants, (more…)

The venerable InterContinental San Juan Resort has had several lives as the Sands, the Grand and the Americana. (more…)

The San Juan Marriott Resort is centrally located on the ocean in the city’s Condado section (more…)

Rio Mar Beach Resort is about an hour’s drive from San Juan. On the way, you will see some pretty lush views of the mountains. (more…)

The Ritz-Carlton San Juan is located in beautiful, residential Isla Verde. (more…)

My husband and I, my son and his wife went to the Gran Meliá Puerto Rico last year to celebrate a BIG birthday of mine. We all agreed that the resort is probably the nicest one that any of us have ever stayed in. (more…)