Since I'd read everything about this place here before I left, I was prepared: it is an old, cheap place. But even that had a bit of charm to it. Getting the balcony rooms definitely gets you the best-looking ones, but it also leaves you open to the street noise, which isn't too bad unless it's Saturday night.
I kept imagining that if they got a better cleaning crew and put tons of plants in the light wells and in every room, it'd be quite charming. Still, remember: it's cheap, cheap, cheap. If you've done youth hostel surfing, this is a low end of one of those.
From journal Puerto Rico Stomp