81dollar Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Just discovered this site, what a great resource! I'm looking at a hotel in the OSJ / Condado area for 10/25/14 to 10/28/14, and I see a Priceline Express deal for $91/night. This is for a 4*, rated 7.0 (or higher) with these amenities: Indoor or Outdoor Pool Pets Allowed Casino Restaurant Fitness Center Free Internet Business Center Based on my research here, I believe it's the Sheraton Convention Center Hotel & Casino, but I would love the opinion of the experts. Using BiddingHelper.com.com, I also see a similar deal from Hotwire Easy View for 4*, with these amenities (also $91): Free Internet, Pet friendly, Casino, Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center, Self service laundry, Internet access, Golf Nearby, Spa Services, Accessible for the blind, Accessible for the deaf, Accessible path of travel, In-room accessibility, Wheelchair accessible, Accessible bathroom, Handicapped parking, Roll-in shower Same hotel? What do we think? Is this the Sheraton? As hotels go, there's nothing wrong with the Sheraton, but I don't love the location. It's our first time in PR, and we'd love to have a hotel in OSJ proper or the Condado area. My understanding is that there's not much around the Sheraton Convention Center, so a taxi would be required everywhere we go. Thoughts? Thanks everyone! Link to comment
thereuare Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Welcome to BetterBidding! (and thanks for the compliments on the site :) ) My best guess for each of the above would be the Sheraton Puerto Rico Convention Center Hotel and Casino, which as you point out, is a little removed from most of the tourist areas. The 3.5* hotel on HOTWIRE for $96/nite (your price may differ by a few dollars) with: Free Internet Pet Friendly Casino Fitness Pool Restaurant Business Hi-Speed Internet Tennis Blind Accessible Deaf Accessible Travel Accessible Room Accessible Bathroom Accessible Handicapped Parking Roll-in Shower ... best guess for this one would be the Sheraton Old San Juan and this would put you directly in an Old San Juan (the cruise ships dock directly in front of this hotel) Not sure of your budget, but there is also another 4* hotel in the Old San Juan zone for $169, which also has an excellent 4.5/5.0 TA rating: Free Internet Boutique Smoke Free Fitness Pool Restaurant Business Hi-Speed Internet Travel Accessible Room Accessible Bathroom Accessible Handicapped Parking Roll-in Shower ... best guess here would be the Hotel El Convento Let us know your thoughts and how you'd like to proceed (or how it goes if you take one of the offers above) and we'll take it from there. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Good luck! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
81dollar Posted August 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Thanks for all the info, I think we might pass on this just because of the location of the Sheraton is not our favorite... After doing some additional research, we think that the Isle Verde area is a strong contender. We were debating whether proximity to OSJ or beach access was more important, and the beach is starting to win :) Seems like Isle Verde is close enough to OSJ and the beaches are better than those found at Condado. Priceline Express (thanks again to biddinghelper) has a deal for a 4* Ocean Park / Isle Verde ($94/night) with: Indoor or Outdoor PoolPets AllowedRestaurantBusiness Center Sounds to me like the San Juan Water & Beach Club hotel. Definitely a different direction since it's a small boutique hotel, but it's hard to say "no" to some of the pictures on TA. Are my hunches accurate? What is everyones best guess? Thanks again! Link to comment
thereuare Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 These amenities are common at most 4* hotels in this zone so difficult to stay with any degree of certainly, and while i can't exclude the Water Club, my guess would be the InterContinental. Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases. Let us know how it goes or if we can be of further help. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
81dollar Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Thanks for the help! the 4* deal in Isla Verde ended up being the San Juan Water and Beach Club, which we're happy with. Link to comment
AaronJB Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 Congrats on your success. :) Very good deal for this San Juan property and glad you are pleased with the win. Thank you for letting us know about this new PRICELINE EXPRESS property so that we can update the site's Priceline Hotel List. Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches. Enjoy your stay. Link to comment
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