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Hotel El Convento

4.5 star property
4.5-star luxury hotel near Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista

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Front of property
Outdoor pool, sun loungers
Deluxe Double Room, 2 Double Beds
Daily cooked-to-order breakfast for a fee
Reception

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Gym

Explore the area

Map
100 Cristo St, San Juan, 00901
  • Port of San Juan
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Castillo San Felipe del Morro
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Pan American Pier
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • San Juan (SJU-Luis Munoz Marin Intl.)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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Garden Terrace

Garden Terrace

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Junior Single Room

Junior Single Room

  • 54 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Double Beds

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Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, 2 Double Beds

Deluxe Double Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Room

Room

  • City view
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Double Room

Double Room

  • Bay view
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Superior Room

Superior Room

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

About the area

San Juan

Old San Juan stay.With a stay at this Old San Juan hotel, you'll be steps from Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista and San Juan Gate. Port of San Juan and Castillo San Felipe del Morro are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • San Juan Gate - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Port of San Juan - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Castillo San Felipe del Morro - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Pan American Pier - 4 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Puerto Rico Convention Center - 7 min drive - 5.2 km

Getting around

  • Sacred Heart Station - 10 min drive
  • Luis Munoz Marin Intl. Airport (SJU) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪El Batey - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Pira-Rum - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪El Patio de Sam - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪El Champi - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bar Catedral Rooftop - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel El Convento

4.5-star luxury hotel near Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista
Hotel El Convento offers its guests an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and complimentary bicycles. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces.

A library, a terrace, and multilingual staff are also featured at the luxury Hotel El Convento.

This 4.5-star San Juan hotel is smoke free.

  • 58 guestrooms or units
  • 5 levels
  • Meeting rooms
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-out
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Beauty salon
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • ATM
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Hotel El Convento offers 58 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers, designer toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. 32-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include in-room massages.

Awards and affiliations

The property is a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

Languages

English, Spanish

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room babysitting (surcharge)
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee: USD 15 to 25 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Free bicycle rentals
  • Gym
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with premium cable channels
  • Pay movies

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 35.0 per night.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 15 to 25 per person
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 35.0 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a smoke detector in each accommodation. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.

We should mention

  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

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Hotel El Convento Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 640 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 194 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 85 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 54 out of 1006 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 33 out of 1006 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John, TOA ALTA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Pia, NORTHRIDGE

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
We picked this hotel because it’s a historical building, it was a convent, and it has a great deal of character. Centrally located in Old San Juan, we were able to walk every where around Old San Juan. The staff were friendly (for the most part), especially in the bar/restaurant. We stayed from 12-27/1-2-25. This hotel is advertised as a 4 and a half stars, I would STRONGLY disagree with this rating. We took a trip to Singapore in September 2024, stayed at a 5 stars hotel, and El Convento fails by comparison. From our experience, we would give this hotel no more than 3 and half stars. It is not staffed adequately, therefore rooms are not cleaned properly, the restaurant area is not maintained clean properly, the bathroom shower door came apart when pulling it to close it, the faucet, toilet paper holder, and parts were falling apart . The air conditioning did not work properly, no matter how many times we had someone come and re-set it. One day we woke up to no water at all, and other days the shower never got hotter than lukewarm. Also, because they are short staffed, meals ordered at the restaurant took at least 30 minutes before getting to our table. I could go on but I believe that this is enough to support my rating for right now. My husband did bring our concerns to the manager, and he did make a note of it. We did take photos to support these concerns.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

wilfredo

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fourth time staying as Vip and have not received late check out.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed at the El Convento during Christmas and it was GREAT! The staff is very friendly and helpful, and the property is fantastic! The history of the hotel and the way it has been resotred really made the stay enjoyable. They have a very nice resturant, Coffee every morning on the terrace, wine and cheese in the afternoon! The location makes it easy to get to everywhere in Old San Juan. The Forts, restaurants, shops...all easily walkable and the people of Puerto Rico were so friendly!!! I can't say enough abuut how great it was to be there at Christmas! We cnat wait to go back! I would definitely stay at the El Convento again!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful very old historical building, well maintained, very nice staff. Great location. Stayed 4 nights. Love to back.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Steven

Travelled with partner
El Convento is charming and very convenient if you want to be in Old San Juan. The staff, while very friendly, are not as professional as would be expected for this property, and several areas were not well maintained. Housekeeping was also somewhat perfunctory. A lovely hotel that can use some extra care.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Room and bathroom were very small and nothing special. View was lovely
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tori

Travelled with family
What a gem! Gorgeous, historic, and elegant hotel. The history is fascinating. The staff is so lovely! Especially Andrea in the restaurant. She was so helpful and fun! The terrace with the pool, hot tub and views…. Fantastic! The location is absolutely perfect. Strolling day or night was fun and relaxing. I would highly recommend and we will definitely be staying here again!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Leona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Interesting very old building. Located in the heart of Old San Juan. We have stayed here 4 times. Clean facility, comfortable beds. Rooms are small, but, you’re not here to spend time in your room.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carmen Gladys

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carmen

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Beautiful and all the employees excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

amado

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous Property
Gorgeous hotel, would love to stay there again! The room was very comfortable and well appointed. We ate in the hotel restaurant and the food was delicious! A nice touch was the bottle of wine welcoming us to Puerto Rico. They also had a wine and cheese happy hour.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Bruna Mara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very friendly and helpful. The bed and pillows were on the soft side. The water in the shower didn’t have a lot of pressure and it didn’t heat up too much.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Cheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent!
Great service, lovely room. Chocolates on the pillow for turndown service. Excellent pins coladas at the bar! Very comfortable beds!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tourist on family trip
The staff was super helpful and responsive. There a few issues with our room which immediately addressed and fixed. This is the best service I have ever experienced in a hotel. I highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Zoraida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lihao, EMERYVILLE

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Anita Vivek

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Being a former convent converted to a hotel gave it a unique vibe. Loved the daily wine and cheese happy hour, pool/hot tub, and the AC and wifi worked well. Everything was tidy and clean, excellent Old Town location you could walk everywhere. Staff was responsive.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fine
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

carlos antonio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
In an attempt to keep the hotel looking old, they don't fix certain things that should be fixed. The employees are very nice and friendly , but my room was never serviced before three pm.
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Junyi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect travel and accommodation experience, if I will visit Puerto Rico again, I definitely will stay at Hotel EI Convento. Thanks!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel. Wonderful staff. All spoke very good English. Beds were excellent. Loved the charm of an old building turned into a modern hotel. Nice hot shower. Staff responded promptly to any request. Location was great for walking anywhere in Old San Juan.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024