Our stay at the El San Juan was better than we had hoped. We had read
some reviews about construction and shabby rooms, but we didn't experience any of this. Our room was recently renovated and brightly decorated. The bathroom was small but the bed was fabulous and we had
a really nice view. The pool area was one of the nicest we've seen and the beach was clean and pleasant. The lobby area is justly famous
and the weekend music and dancing was fabulous. The casino was fun and had very favorable Blackjack rules. All the restaurants were quite good and breakfast on the Veranda was special. Was it perfect? Not quite, we had some check in problems and Houskeeping was not always timely but overall it was a very fun stay. We also enjoyed the
rest of Puerto Rico, particularly Old San Juan and the Rain Forest.

Me and 3 of my girlfriends went for a spring break trip that was tropical, but not too wild. We stayed in one of the newly renovated rooms and it was very nice. The bathroom was a little awkward (the shower did not have a door so the floor got soaked every time!) but the decor was nice and had very nice appliances. The walls were paper
thin, I don't think the people in the room next to us realized we could hear them. However, the beds are very comfortable compared to most hotel beds. Our stay consisted of mostly week nights and only one weekend night and the hotel lobby was filled with teenagers because of the club. It was kind of rowdy, but avoid this by staying on a week night. However, the amenities were great!! They used wristbands for access to the pool and had a security guard at the entrance so non-guests and over crowdedness was not a problem. The pools were also open 24 hours so a midnight swim was no problem and of course there was security for safety. The pools were in excellent shape and never crowded during the time we were there.The wait staff was excellent and was always willing to accommodate any need despite the outrageous prices (however this was expected). It is definitely not the average "spring-breaker" hotel which can be good or bad depending on what atmosphere you are looking for. Overall a great stay and would definitely return.

I was also a little concerned after reading the reviews on here. We requested a Garden room but as soon as we saw it we were like..Nah? It was old and not attractive at all. We moved straight away to the new renovation tower and the room was perfect. Very clean and it felt like we were on vacation. The only thing that I could say negative was the shower leaked but a few extra towels did the trick.
The hotel itself was fab, great pool area, great beach and very polite staff. The drinks were a little pricey but we felt that was the case wherever we went.
...and if you like to gamble... this is the place to be, just make sure you have plenty of money in your back pocket, unless of course your lucky!

My husband and I stayed at ESJ for a conference he was attending. The ocean front lanai - lovely, the casino and clubs -fun, the italian restaruant - delicious, customer service - excellent, pool atsmophere - sophisticated funky. No complaints - would enjoy a return trip.