jswdlw Posted October 22, 2017 #126 Share Posted October 22, 2017 I rebooked with Marriott San Juan Miramar for Dec 2 and 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vineyard View Posted October 22, 2017 #127 Share Posted October 22, 2017 (edited) Thanks for the heads up jswdlw....I really appreciate this. So is that Marriott property not housing relief workers for certain? we are booked 3 nights pre and 2 nights post cruise in SJ - we have a great TA so I will reach out to them for advise. Currently dealing with wildfire disasters in our community so this is just more than I can take on at the moment - and honestly, right now 5 nights in San Juan is not attractive at all - I think we will focus on Florida pre and post. I have a feeling that there are a whole lot of passengers planning on staying in San Juan over the next few months that are not even aware of this situation. What a complete cluster. IMHO Edited October 22, 2017 by Vineyard View Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbrgirl Posted October 22, 2017 #128 Share Posted October 22, 2017 This is my latest update. As per Sheraton webpage, all San Juan hotel are not accepting reservation until the first of the year. Comfort Inn has cancelled reservations, without notifying customers. On the website listed above for daily status of hotels, it is miss leading. Hotels are showing open and yet not accepting reservation. The reason why is they are housing the workers. Which Comfort Inn? I just confirmed my reservation for Oct 27th yesterday (3rd time) and received an email confirmation this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcy03231 Posted October 23, 2017 #129 Share Posted October 23, 2017 AC Hotel just sent us a cancellation email. Luckily we have a backup reservation at the Comfort Inn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gloriason Posted October 23, 2017 #130 Share Posted October 23, 2017 AC Hotel just sent us a cancellation email this evening for Friday, October 27. I had just reconfirmed this reservation on Friday! After much scrambling, the only room I could find was at a hostel called Fortaleza Guest House in Old San Juan. We figure it is better than sleeping in the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassyshar Posted October 23, 2017 #131 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Not sure if this information has already been posted, but notified this morning by Booking.com that the Hotel Plaza De Armas is closed and will not be taking reservations until the end of January 2018. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rondo Posted October 23, 2017 #132 Share Posted October 23, 2017 AC Hotel just sent us a cancellation email this evening for Friday, October 27. I had just reconfirmed this reservation on Friday! After much scrambling, the only room I could find was at a hostel called Fortaleza Guest House in Old San Juan. We figure it is better than sleeping in the airport. Thanks for the info on Fortaleza. We were getting desperate for Nov. 23-25. I just booked Fortaleza for 8 of us. It will definitely be an adventure for four couples in their 60s! Hope this works and they don’t cancel us. Please report back on your stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesSummitCruiser1 Posted October 23, 2017 #133 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Instead of what hotels are open, where can we hang out from ~4pm flight arrival until ~9am show up at the pier and wait there, if we find our reservation is no good even though we have confirmed. I need a plan C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare birdlord Posted October 23, 2017 #134 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Just got off the phone with La Concha - they were going to reopen to guests on Nov 1 but have now extended that to Dec 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvmypetz Posted October 23, 2017 #135 Share Posted October 23, 2017 FWIW, See Puerto Rico has Holiday inn express Condado open as of yesterday. Called to confirm this but they said no reservations till Dec Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookie848 Posted October 23, 2017 #136 Share Posted October 23, 2017 FWIW, See Puerto Rico has Holiday inn express Condado open as of yesterday. Called to confirm this but they said no reservations till Dec Sent from my iPhone using Forums And even if you book here, I wouldn't count on them telling you if they cancel your reservation. I contacted them directly regarding our reservation and didn't get an answer until 10 days later via email. When we called in the interim, we were told our reservation was okay, but of course they cancelled on us. Others have posted that they were not informed of their reservation being cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonniePS Posted October 23, 2017 #137 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Mt Hyatt reservation was cancelled as well. Got a room at Condado Vanderbilt for 11/10 (2 nights). They say they're open now but full 'till 11/1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jswdlw Posted October 23, 2017 #138 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Thanks for the heads up jswdlw....I really appreciate this. So is that Marriott property not housing relief workers for certain?we are booked 3 nights pre and 2 nights post cruise in SJ - we have a great TA so I will reach out to them for advise. Currently dealing with wildfire disasters in our community so this is just more than I can take on at the moment - and honestly, right now 5 nights in San Juan is not attractive at all - I think we will focus on Florida pre and post. I have a feeling that there are a whole lot of passengers planning on staying in San Juan over the next few months that are not even aware of this situation. What a complete cluster. IMHO This is what i was told today by another hotel. The reason for the cancellation are around the relief support individuals. These people are in the hotels and while they were suppose to leave sometime in November their stay has been extended. Some have been extended until the end of the year. I live in Florida and just can't image not flying in the day prior to departure. I would be a complete wreck. With my luck the flight would be delayed and I would miss the ship. We had planned on spending 2 days in SJ, however with the hotel craziness that has changed. Fly in the day prior. I will check weekly on the hotel status reservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jswdlw Posted October 23, 2017 #139 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Mt Hyatt reservation was cancelled as well. Got a room at Condado Vanderbilt for 11/10 (2 nights). They say they're open now but full 'till 11/1. I just tried a room at Condado Vanderbilt. It is requiring me to have 3 nights. :( :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonnie voyage Posted October 23, 2017 #140 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I just spoke with front desk at the Comfort Inn in the Condado area. They have confirmed my reservation for November 10 through 12. Keeping my fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted October 23, 2017 #141 Share Posted October 23, 2017 This is what i was told today by another hotel. The reason for the cancellation are around the relief support individuals. These people are in the hotels and while they were suppose to leave sometime in November their stay has been extended. Some have been extended until the end of the year. I live in Florida and just can't image not flying in the day prior to departure. I would be a complete wreck. With my luck the flight would be delayed and I would miss the ship. We had planned on spending 2 days in SJ, however with the hotel craziness that has changed. Fly in the day prior. I will check weekly on the hotel status reservation. I changed my flight to the day off because I don’t want to stress out about the hotels anymore. The relief effort is going to be a long one and they are probably going to be needing rooms for relief workers past the date of my December 3 sailing. What I have done with my flights since United had canceled my original flights so there were none to change is to book my flight to San Juan with Royal's Air to Sea so if the flight is delayed Royal will be responsible for either holding the ship or flying me to the next port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kymberli12 Posted October 24, 2017 #142 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Just got off the phone with La Concha - they were going to reopen to guests on Nov 1 but have now extended that to Dec 1 I had spoken with them a week ago and they said they were honoring current reservations (ours is for 11/23) are they cancelling reservations prior to 12/1? Or just not accepting new ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcy03231 Posted October 24, 2017 #143 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I had spoken with them a week ago and they said they were honoring current reservations (ours is for 11/23) are they cancelling reservations prior to 12/1? Or just not accepting new ones? We had reservations at the AC Hotel who said the same thing and then just cancelled our reservation for 10/27. I'd book a backup somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelleyd Posted October 24, 2017 #144 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Got another Sheraton cancellation, but this time they were honest. They are fully operational but being used by the crews arriving to help. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vineyard View Posted October 24, 2017 #145 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Kelleyd- which Sheraton property cancelled and for what timeframe please? I hope you are able to secure a reliable reservation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonnie voyage Posted October 24, 2017 #146 Share Posted October 24, 2017 We had a reservation at the Comfort Inn for the 27th, called today to confirm and they cancelled it due to the hotel being "not suitable". Not sure what happened since people have reported staying there with no issues last week, but if you are booked there I would definitely call. Which Comfort Inn is this? I just called the Comfort Inn in the Condado area yesterday (10/23/17) and confirmed our reservation for November 10 through 12, 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesbeara Posted October 24, 2017 #147 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Just spoke with Hotel El Convento in Old San Juan and they DO NOT have electricity restored yet. I was told they are expecting electricity to be restored within a week to 10 days. She said to call back in a week for an update. Talked to a friend that owns a business in Old San Juan and she does not have her electricity restored either. Only businesses that have generators are open in Old San Juan. Called Condado Vanderbuilt and they are open and honoring all booked reservations. Called Ciqala Luxury Suites and was told if you show an "active" reservation you are good to go as of today. FEMA is using their hotel and they are calling people if they need to cancel your reservation. She recommended calling to confirm any reservation prior to arrival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SensFan11 Posted October 24, 2017 #148 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Here's an interesting new angle to the hotel saga. It's been clear that a number of hotels in San Juan are operating, but are cancelling existing reservations and not accepting new ones because they're housing emergency workers. Makes sense. What hasn't been clear up to this point is what about the thousands of Puerto Ricans who's homes have been damaged or destroyed. FEMA has a program called TSA - Transitional Shelter Assistance - where FEMA will pay for hotel rooms for folks who's home has been damaged or destroyed. Hundreds, or perhaps thousands of Texans have utilized this program in and around Houston since Hurricane Harvey hit this summer - and their hotel stays have been recently extended until Nov. 7th. But up until now, no Puerto Ricans have received hotels rooms from FEMA's TSA program...but that may be about to change. CBS reporter David Begnaud has been on this story the last couple days. Puerto Rico's governor needs to formally request activation of the TSA program...once he does, thousands of Puerto Ricans would be eligible to apply for FEMA-paid hotel rooms...including the 3897 Puerto Ricans that remain in emergency shelters today, more than a month after Maria hit. So if you think it's hard to find a hotel room in Puerto Rico now...just wait until thousands of locals start trying to book them too. Here's more from David Begnaud - his reporting is a great source for the status of progress on the island: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinCruisin24 Posted October 24, 2017 #149 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Article posted on my roll call board about hotels which I find interesting! http://puertoriconow.seepuertorico.com/hotels/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo from Canada Posted October 24, 2017 #150 Share Posted October 24, 2017 condado plaza \hilton closed until January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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