Shary A.
Yelp
My sister and i decided to stay here because we had to travel last minute to Puerto Rico after a family member passed away and we needed an inexpensive place to stay for that week. She always opts to stay in the Condado Area when we come back home because it is a very centric location.
Pros :
Centric location: Nearby you have the beach, pharmacies, souvenir shops, nightlife, casinos, restaurants, parks, hospitals...all in walking distance.
If you want Asian cuisine VERY nearby, there's the Good Four Seasons Restaurant, on their ground floor ( you will spot it right away!).
In the second floor, they have a nice terrace with simple but elegant dark wicker patio furniture (but sometimes guests stay up hanging out here and can get noisy)
In the second floor, they offer complimentary breakfast until 10am (if i remember correctly) which includes pineapple & orange juice, cereal, milk, coffee, Toast with your choice of Jam or Butter, Quesitos (a puertorican pastry), banana or blueberry muffins...(and i believe that's all folks! )
The staff was friendly and even helped us with our suitcases (since there is no elevator). We were going to be staying there with my 1 year old nephew and To our surprise they had a mini refrigerator with freezer compartment brought to our room (at no extra charge!) prior to our arrival.
Cons :
NO elevator ( but this boutique hotel is only 3 floors and they help you with your luggage).
NO parking: You have to either park in the street or pay for private parking at Magdalena lot nearby. It took us like 10-15 min to get a parking spot in the street nearby because we didn't want to end up paying ~$15 per night for the private parking lot.
UNSTABLE WIFI They offered the Wifi password but we had trouble with the wifi most of the time.
There are no ironing boards or irons, no drawers, and they barely have a closet, it is a doorless open 'closet' area next to the door (but they do have a safe in that 'closet' area).
If you want more luxuries, then this place isn't for you and you might want to invest a little more per night for a nicer place to stay.
Overall, The hotel and room itself is simple, minimalist and clean. You get a TV, A/C in the bedroom, clean room, bathroom, comfy bed, continental breakfast, housekeeping, friendly service and (sometime) wifi. In our case, the pros out weighed the cons because we made very last minute booking and had to make the best of a bad situation.
Would i ever stay here again? Probably not. I've had friends throughout the years that have stayed in different places in Condado, and there are other small hotels at a similar price but without the inconveniences !