Missus Makkem Posted August 2, 2011 #1 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Any good restaurants close to La Concha Renaissance San Juan Resort. Thanks for any info? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glo Posted August 2, 2011 #2 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Any good restaurants close to La Concha Renaissance San Juan Resort.Thanks for any info? Not sure about restaurants. I did find some suggestions on Trip Adivsor. Just wondering if you ever stayed at La Concha. We are spending one night pre-cruise in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyap Posted August 2, 2011 #3 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Any good restaurants close to La Concha Renaissance San Juan Resort.Thanks for any info? Ropa Vieja is two blocks to the right.....excellent!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missus Makkem Posted August 3, 2011 Author #4 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Ropa Vieja is two blocks to the right.....excellent!!!! thanks will give it a try Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missus Makkem Posted August 3, 2011 Author #5 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Not sure about restaurants. I did find some suggestions on Trip Adivsor. Just wondering if you ever stayed at La Concha. We are spending one night pre-cruise in November. We are booked in 2 nights 13 April12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozark74 Posted August 4, 2011 #6 Share Posted August 4, 2011 We eat at Ropa Vieja last year, it was very good. Across the street from LaConcha there is a Dunkin Donuts for a quick reasonable breakfast also a Subway. Across from Ropa Vieja there is a Chili"s. Both direction from the hotel there plenty of places to eat. Was told that the restaurant by the pool had good hamburgers but we did not eat there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbenus Posted August 5, 2011 #7 Share Posted August 5, 2011 There are tons of places every way as soon as you walk out of the hotel in all different price ranges. For fancy Asian fusion, Budatai is almost across the street. There is a new restaurant next to the Chili's called Casa Lola which is very good. I could go on but your best bet is to ask the concierge at the hotel. They are excellent and can give you a couple choices based on whatever you want to eat that day. Don't worry, there will not be a lack of variety. Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missus Makkem Posted August 6, 2011 Author #8 Share Posted August 6, 2011 There are tons of places every way as soon as you walk out of the hotel in all different price ranges. For fancy Asian fusion, Budatai is almost across the street. There is a new restaurant next to the Chili's called Casa Lola which is very good. I could go on but your best bet is to ask the concierge at the hotel. They are excellent and can give you a couple choices based on whatever you want to eat that day. Don't worry, there will not be a lack of variety. Enjoy thanks for that advice, certainly will enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podie Posted August 11, 2011 #9 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Great food from the restaurant by the pool, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbenus Posted August 11, 2011 #10 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Great food from the restaurant by the pool, too! Their new Italian restaurant Voga is pretty good too. They make all their pasta in-house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diego Posted August 13, 2011 #11 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Another vote for Ropa Vieja. We were there two weeks ago and had a great dinner. Also loved Tijuana's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuchAVirgo Posted August 15, 2011 #12 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Has anyone actually stayed at this hotel? We are staying here on Labor Day weekend before our cruise but I just pickly randomly, looks nice.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat9438 Posted August 15, 2011 #13 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Has anyone actually stayed at this hotel? We are staying here on Labor Day weekend before our cruise but I just pickly randomly, looks nice.. Yes, we love this hotel. It's our favorite in San Juan. Make sure you get an ocean view and if you want a balcony, you will need to be in the Ocean Tower. Some of the other rooms have a ledge outside the glass door, but it's not really a balcony (you can leave the door open to hear that ocean breeze at night). The bathrooms are huge and the rooms are large as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuchAVirgo Posted August 15, 2011 #14 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Yes, we love this hotel. It's our favorite in San Juan. Make sure you get an ocean view and if you want a balcony, you will need to be in the Ocean Tower. Some of the other rooms have a ledge outside the glass door, but it's not really a balcony (you can leave the door open to hear that ocean breeze at night). The bathrooms are huge and the rooms are large as well. Kathy - This is our honeymoon so I splurged and got the Oceanfront, Ocean Tower but I dont know if this means we have a balcony. Hope so. I have read mixed reviews on this hotel so i'm hoping for the best. Glad you have some good feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garryjac Posted August 15, 2011 #15 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Make sure you ask for a high floor. We stayed there a couple of weeks ago and had a junior suite on the 10th floor. The hallways are outside so you hear the music and noise, including the rain. It didn't keep me up at night, but if I was on a low floor it probably would have been much louder. The junior suite is slightly bigger than the regular ocean view. It was nice because we had a lot of luggage before our cruise. It was also a celebration for my 50th birthday and first time in a long while since we went away without the kids. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat9438 Posted August 16, 2011 #16 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Kathy - This is our honeymoon so I splurged and got the Oceanfront, Ocean Tower but I dont know if this means we have a balcony. Hope so. I have read mixed reviews on this hotel so i'm hoping for the best. Glad you have some good feedback. Congratulations on your marriage and honeymoon! Make sure you let them know at the front desk that it's your honeymoon. If you have a junior suite, I don't think it has a balcony, but the "ledge". If you look through the pictures you can see what I'm talking about. I'm not 100% sure on this. However, the one bedroom oceanfront, Ocean tower, does state that there is a balcony. The room is 567/51 or 580/52 sq ft (2nd number balcony). The junior suite shows 445/40, but the description doesn't say balcony. The last time we stayed here I got the room through priceline since that was the hotel that was winning all the bids. I got a room in the regular part of the hotel and while it was huge and the bathroom was awesome with a huge open shower, there wasn't a balcony. No biggie since we didn't spend a lot of time in the room and it was great to have the glass door to open up to let the ocean breeze in at night. This year La Concha isn't coming up on the bids for priceline so I just booked directly. Since it's your honeymoon did you check out the spa suite in the ocean tower? There's a hot tub out on the balcony!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Faith Posted August 16, 2011 #17 Share Posted August 16, 2011 Kathy - This is our honeymoon so I splurged and got the Oceanfront, Ocean Tower but I dont know if this means we have a balcony. Hope so. I have read mixed reviews on this hotel so i'm hoping for the best. Glad you have some good feedback. Congratulations on your wedding and honeymoon! :) Congratulations on your marriage and honeymoon! Make sure you let them know at the front desk that it's your honeymoon. If you have a junior suite, I don't think it has a balcony, but the "ledge". If you look through the pictures you can see what I'm talking about. I'm not 100% sure on this. However, the one bedroom oceanfront, Ocean tower, does state that there is a balcony. The room is 567/51 or 580/52 sq ft (2nd number balcony). The junior suite shows 445/40, but the description doesn't say balcony. The last time we stayed here I got the room through priceline since that was the hotel that was winning all the bids. I got a room in the regular part of the hotel and while it was huge and the bathroom was awesome with a huge open shower, there wasn't a balcony. No biggie since we didn't spend a lot of time in the room and it was great to have the glass door to open up to let the ocean breeze in at night. This year La Concha isn't coming up on the bids for priceline so I just booked directly. Since it's your honeymoon did you check out the spa suite in the ocean tower? There's a hot tub out on the balcony!!! OMG now you have me looking at this suite again, lol! We were going to book this, but then we started thinking of how much $$ we could save by just booking on Priceline. But then again maybe we should splurge since we're celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary on this cruise. Now I don't know what to do! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyap Posted August 16, 2011 #18 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I have the Marriott Stellaris booked for 4 days next March which I got on Priceline ($115). No cruise this trip........just 8 days in San Juan. I also have a regular reservation at La Concha for the additional 4 days ($237+taxes/fees). I very rarely see La Concha come up on Priceline. I always see the Sheraton, Intercontinental and Marriott. Right now I see the Intercontinental so we have not bid again. Is La Concha available on PL? Thanks, Karen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat9438 Posted August 17, 2011 #19 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Congratulations on your wedding and honeymoon! :) OMG now you have me looking at this suite again, lol! We were going to book this, but then we started thinking of how much $$ we could save by just booking on Priceline. But then again maybe we should splurge since we're celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary on this cruise. Now I don't know what to do! :D I know right? I've been watching priceline and there have been no winning bids for La Concha and rarely any for the Marriott, two of our favorite hotels. We love staying in the Condado beach area for all the great restaurants within walking distance, etc. So, while looking online at a AAA discount the spa suite is not too much more than a one bedroom so I decided to splurge. How often to you get a chance to get a room like this? Just imagine sitting under the stars in your own private hot tub listening to the ocean with a glass of wine celebrating your anniversary! I say go for it! By the way I love all your blogs and pictures. We are considering Creole Cruises because of the picture/blog of yours. It looks great. Thanks for posting those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitkat9438 Posted August 17, 2011 #20 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I have the Marriott Stellaris booked for 4 days next March which I got on Priceline ($115). No cruise this trip........just 8 days in San Juan. I also have a regular reservation at La Concha for the additional 4 days ($237+taxes/fees). I very rarely see La Concha come up on Priceline. I always see the Sheraton, Intercontinental and Marriott. Right now I see the Intercontinental so we have not bid again. Is La Concha available on PL? Thanks, Karen Karen, I haven't seen La Concha win any bids at all this year. The last time we won it was 3 years ago. The majority of the winning bids for the last few months have been for the Intercontinental. I've seen a few others here and there but they weren't resort bids. You can go to last minute travel dot com and check out their hotels. It's not a whole lot cheaper. I think it was $168 for a resort view room 3.11 miles from the airport. It is shown as 4 stars with these amenities: Hotel Amenities Business Center Concierge Fitness Center Internet Access Pool Restaurant(s) Room Service Safe Deposit Box You can also see the room in the picture. There are 4 categories resort view, ocean view, junior suite and one bedroom suite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martyap Posted August 17, 2011 #21 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Karen, I haven't seen La Concha win any bids at all this year. The last time we won it was 3 years ago. The majority of the winning bids for the last few months have been for the Intercontinental. I've seen a few others here and there but they weren't resort bids. You can go to last minute travel dot com and check out their hotels. It's not a whole lot cheaper. I think it was $168 for a resort view room 3.11 miles from the airport. It is shown as 4 stars with these amenities: Hotel Amenities Business Center Concierge Fitness Center Internet Access Pool Restaurant(s) Room Service Safe Deposit Box You can also see the room in the picture. There are 4 categories resort view, ocean view, junior suite and one bedroom suite. Thanks for the help. Right now we'll keep what we have and check to see what hotels other than the Intercontinental turn up on priceline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Faith Posted August 17, 2011 #22 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I know right? I've been watching priceline and there have been no winning bids for La Concha and rarely any for the Marriott, two of our favorite hotels. We love staying in the Condado beach area for all the great restaurants within walking distance, etc. So, while looking online at a AAA discount the spa suite is not too much more than a one bedroom so I decided to splurge. How often to you get a chance to get a room like this? Just imagine sitting under the stars in your own private hot tub listening to the ocean with a glass of wine celebrating your anniversary! I say go for it! By the way I love all your blogs and pictures. We are considering Creole Cruises because of the picture/blog of yours. It looks great. Thanks for posting those. Yes, we'll see about La Concha. We're staying two nights pre-cruise, so we would end up spending 2-3X the cost of booking on Priceline, even with the AAA discount.:eek: Not sure I can justify that big of a price jump. I think I would rather spend that on an excursion! We'll see lol. Thank you so much for the compliments on my blog! A day with Creole is always great. We've gone with them twice, and think it's worth every penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuchAVirgo Posted August 22, 2011 #23 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Congratulations on your marriage and honeymoon! Make sure you let them know at the front desk that it's your honeymoon. If you have a junior suite, I don't think it has a balcony, but the "ledge". If you look through the pictures you can see what I'm talking about. I'm not 100% sure on this. However, the one bedroom oceanfront, Ocean tower, does state that there is a balcony. The room is 567/51 or 580/52 sq ft (2nd number balcony). The junior suite shows 445/40, but the description doesn't say balcony. The last time we stayed here I got the room through priceline since that was the hotel that was winning all the bids. I got a room in the regular part of the hotel and while it was huge and the bathroom was awesome with a huge open shower, there wasn't a balcony. No biggie since we didn't spend a lot of time in the room and it was great to have the glass door to open up to let the ocean breeze in at night. This year La Concha isn't coming up on the bids for priceline so I just booked directly. Since it's your honeymoon did you check out the spa suite in the ocean tower? There's a hot tub out on the balcony!!! WOW!! That room is awesome!! I went online to see if I could change to this type of room but it wont let me make any reservation for 9/3 at all. I will try to give them a call later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4FRCruising Posted September 12, 2011 #24 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Just got La Concha this a.m. on priceline. Bid 3.5* and got upgraded. $105 + fees=125.25:) For 4/27/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Faith Posted September 14, 2011 #25 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Just got La Concha this a.m. on priceline. Bid 3.5* and got upgraded. $105 + fees=125.25:) For 4/27/12 NICE!! We haven't seen La Concha for Priceline in a long time. I've seen most people getting the Intercontinental, which is why I booked La Concha through the Marriott website. Great price! Enjoy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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