Cuartel de Ballajá

Historical barracks for Spanish soldiers - and the last major infrastructure project by the Spanish Empire in the Americas! The result is this beautiful must-see spot. Just pop in on the way to or from El Morro. It is free to enter and take photos, but there is a small fee to see the Las Americas Museum.

This is a beautiful architectural building t And the coffee place inside was really good, but the personnel was horrible annoyed by our presence and don’t helpful at all, shame of such beautiful place, we asked a worker for bathroom and she was not happy to be bother by us.

I just love this place! I'm a local who lives 15 mins away and I would go every day if I could. The new exhibits are wonderful. The admission fees are cheap and if you're a student it's even cheaper. Great place to take pictures too!

Love the peace of this place at night. Old Spanish barracks from the 1850’s

Beautiful building with heritage architecture. Not in the best shape. Bathrooms under repairs forever. Not very clean on common areas. The food alternatives on the main level feel low quality. I tried them and indeed the experience was not the best. Lots of unfinished repairs in the areas.

Very very beautiful, so interesting its one of my most favorite place. You can enjoy the museo and delicious food.

Very historical “Barracks” for the Spanish soldiers. Excellent events and exhibitions including International Artisans!

Beautiful building with alot to do. We go for coffee and breakfast at Don Ruiz

Great, great coffee. Wonderful little place to walk to from Old San Juan. Highly recommend.

Awesome place during night ! Lights everywhere! Colors , stars, clouds, moon. I really love this place but at night, during the day you won't see the show of lights. History- this is building used to belong to the federal government. In 1976 Puertorican government acquired the building for cultural, education and tourist purposes. First floor - Dance school Cultural spaces 3 different restaurants Second floor - The museum of the Americas - nice Puertorrican expositions. Third floor - Puerto Rico Academy of Spanish language The state of Historic conservation Sometimes they have concerts, festivals , artisans fairs and many more activities. THE LIGHTS AT NIGHT are awesome!!!

Beautiful architecture and there's an excellent coffee shop called Don Ruiz inside the courtyard. Unfortunately, when I visited in December, 2017, only one floor of the museum was open. Apparently, the museum works risk damage due to the hurricane waters and are under restoration. Would love to return here in better times to see the full museum and cultural events in the courtyard.

Cool spot to listen to live music, grab a coffee, and hang out al fresca. These old military barracks are restored to there old glory and are one of my favorite sites in Old San Juan.