This was a great, inexpensive hotel in Old San Juan. It was previously known as the Hotel Central. The staff was friendly and polite, but the best part about it was the location. Personally, I would not have wanted to stay in the resorts in Condado or Isla Verde. Old San Juan is so charming, and the rest of San Juan seemed overly developed to me. There is no parking at the hotel, so we parked a few blocks away in the parking lot near Paseo de la Princesa. It was a very nice, gated area costing only $2.50 a day. Continental breakfast is included at the hotel, but we did not get a chance to eat it.
We stayed on the third floor, and while there was an elevator, it was not entirely reliable, so we always took the stairs. Our room, called a suite, was simply a large, brightly lit room with a king-size bed and simple decor. The private bathroom was also quite large and had a big shower with a glass door but no bathtub.
We sprang for a room overlooking the plaza, although it was not quite as busy as I had anticipated it would be. (I had envisioned getting a bird's eye view of lots of action, but that was simply not the case.) It was nice, however, to be able to open the windows and get a breeze. Also, once it was time for bed, the heavy shutters on the windows were sufficient for keeping the noise out.