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El San Juan Hotel Makes Some Changes, Now that It's a Waldorf-Astoria Property

Jennifer Kester — 2010-08-04T09:16:28-05:00

Puerto Rico's El San Juan Hotel & Casino has joined the Waldorf-Astoria gang, which means that hotel is seeing some changes. It has a new burger joint, special introductory rates and a resort fee.

The biggest change is the newly instituted daily resort fee. The fee is 14 percent of the room rate. That means if you get a $159 garden double room, the resort fee is $22.26; a $219 city-vista room carries a $30.66 fee. But you don't get much for it. The fee covers daily live entertainment, fitness center access and poolside activities.

El San Juan Puerto Rico is Bringing Back The Mancation

MsRebecca — 2009-09-04T11:24:45-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/elsanjuan_cabana.jpg" class="top">Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/mancation">mancation</a> has returned! Summers officially over this weekend. But you know whos not all torn up about it? NFL fans. Fall means footballand all the eating, drinking, and male bonding that comes with it. The folks at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/El+San+Juan+Hotel+%26+Casino/local/429">El San Juan Hotel & Casino</a> in Puerto Rico know this. Thats why, with the season kicking off next Thursday, theyre promoting their cabanas to football fans. They claim spending a game day inside one of their poolside cabanas is the ultimate mancation, which, frankly, hurts our feelings. We too are football fans, even if were female. (Maybe they could have gone with fancation?

Snapshot :: San Juan Water and Beach Club's Rooftop Bar

Jenna — 2008-10-03T14:48:17-05:00

Thanks to CourtneyMay who put this snapshot in the HotelChatter Flickr Pool, we are now entirely unsatisfied with sitting at our desks today.

This is the view from Wet, the San Juan Water & Beach Club's rooftop bar and lounge. Touted as San Juan's "only luxury boutique hotel on the beach," it has a swanky rooftop hotspot that serves up kickass views -- and also a delicious drink we want in our hot little fingers right now: the "COCO Nuts Martini." It's 4 oz COCO Vodka, 2 oz Flavored Coconut Rum, and 1 oz Coco Cream. Yes, please.

El San Juan Hotel Goes Fratty :: Did Someone Say "Brodeo"?

Jenna — 2008-09-09T09:30:25-05:00

Calling all sweet bros! El San Juan Resort and Casino down in Puerto Rico has announced the launch of the very first Brother Jimmy's BBQ outside of NYC. Translation: legend...wait for it...dary.

The South Carolina barbecue joint (slash fratty, fratty bar-like hangout) opened its doors to the sweet bros of the non-NYC world on September 6th to position itself as the ideal place for eager San Juan-er's to kick off the football season. The 220-seat rooftop hotspot boasts a Backyard Movie House, "Swamp Water" Cocktail Bar, a mechanical bull and 22 HD flatscreens.

No, did you read that? A mechanical bull. Did someone say brodeo?

Snapshot :: GQ Vibe at El San Juan Peurto Rico

Jenna — 2008-08-07T09:15:05-05:00

A couple of years ago, GQ recommended El San Juan in Puerto Rico to readers looking for a "Havana 1959" vibe.

Reader B sent in this snapshot of the place from a recent trip down to PR -- and it looks hot and sexy, for sure, but maybe not so much old Havana. It looks more, well -- GQ.