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Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino: A Typical Conference Hotel

June 7, 2018

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The Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino Hotel Review is part of the Despacito! TPOL Moves to Puerto Rico Trip Report.

Getting There: There is no Uber at SJU airport. Pickups are not allowed there. a screenshot of a map The only option is to pay for a taxi in cash. To get to the hotel, I paid $23. a close up of a receipt

Had I actually read the ticket, I should’ve seen that I was going to Zone 5 and paid $4 less. Pay attention to what the person at the taxi stand marks.

The Location

The hotel is located next to the convention center. It faces the bay of San Juan and is near a Sizzler, a restaurant that is at the top of my bucket list since I already had Real Italian Food @ The Olive Garden Times Square. If you’re looking to be close to the beach or Old San Juan, pay the premium and stay in those locations.

The Hotel

This is a typical Sheraton convention hotel with a huge lobby and a full-service bar for complaining about why your boss sent you to a tropical island to do work. a sign on a brick sidewalk a building with a large white building a building with glass doors

a pink wall with fish on it — Lobby vibes

a red wall with a light fixture and a red wall

The Casino

TPOL is a gambler. He’s eventually moving to Albania. On this trip, I didn’t do any actual gambling, but the option is there should you want to become a millionaire.

The Room

Prior to deciding to move to Puerto Rico, TPOL was there on business and had to share a room. Seeing two beds felt like a throwback to spring break. two beds in a hotel room two beds in a room a room with two beds and a lamp a room with two beds and a mirror a chair next to a bed a desk with a computer and a picture on the wall a desk with a telephone and a lamp on it a tv on a counter a group of water bottles and a container on a table a coffee machine and coffee cups

The View

I had a room with a view of the convention center, the harbor, and the pool. Again, if you’re looking for ocean views, this is not the place. two chairs on a balcony a balcony with a glass railing and palm trees a building with a curved roof a pool and buildings with cranes and water in the background a pool with a crane in the background a view of a city from a high point of view

The Bathroom

By popular demand, here are pics of the bathroom:

The Pool

Except for overwater bungalows in Maldives or Tahiti, I prefer the pool to the ocean. The Sheraton has a nice pool for sitting back and enjoying a bucket of beers and a refreshing pina colada (contrast with The Original Piña Colada Comes From a Slushy Machine?). a water fountain in a courtyard a building with palm trees and plants in pots a pool with a railing and palm trees a group of people sitting on lounge chairs outside of a hotel a building with a pool and people sitting at tables a group of people in a pool a group of people sitting at tables outside a building a pool with a waterfall in the middle of a hotel a pool with palm trees and people in the background a pool with a railing on top of a building a pool of water with a city in the background a group of drinks with straws a white drink with a pineapple and a cherry in a plastic cup a drink on the edge of a pool a bucket of cans and cans on a dock a hand holding a can of beer a pool with cranes in the background a pool with a building in the background

The Lounge

There is no free alcohol at the lounge! I repeat, there is no free alcohol at the lounge. I had a light snack and some coffee. The lounge is quasi-self service. Be prepared to tip or feel guilty about not doing so. a plate of cookies on a table a group of cans of soda on a table a buffet with bowls of food a room with tables and chairs a buffet table with different types of food a trays of food on a counter a bowl of olives on a table a table with food and water on it a spoonful of soup in a bowl a pool with palm trees and people on it a building with a pool and a large building with a large roof

The Breakfast

The breakfast is served in the lounge and was decent enough. I can’t complain about hot breakfast when the alternatives are no breakfast or a continental breakfast i.e., bagels. a trays of pastries and muffins a plate of food with bacon and eggs

Overall

This is a decent hotel if you’re coming for work and looking to be near everything. If you’re on a holiday, I recommend staying in Old San Juan for the history and Condado for the beach.

1 COMMENT

txrus June 7, 2018 At 11:00 am

Heading there for work in the next couple of weeks-thanks for the heads up about the airport transfers!

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