San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is a hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

 casino

Casino

In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...

 located on the beach in Condado, San Juan

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

, Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...

. It is operated by Marriott International

Marriott International

Marriott International, Inc. is a worldwide operator and franchisor of a broad portfolio of hotels and related lodging facilities. Founded by J. Willard Marriott, the company is now led by son J.W. Marriott, Jr...

.

San Juan Marriott has 525 hotel rooms and a casino. In addition, the hotel has 8 meeting rooms with a total of 10900 sq ft (1,012.6 m²) of meeting space. It also offers access to many of outdoor amenities like kayak

Kayak

A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...

ing, sailing

Sailing

Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...

, scuba diving

Scuba diving

Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....

, and others.

Highlights

511 luxury guest rooms & 14 suites with balconies most with spectacular pool and ocean view.
Newly renovated with a stylish cosmopolitan inspired Caribbean decor.
New "Revive" bedding and flat screen HDTV with jack pack and iPod compatibility.
High speed wireless internet access.
Individual climate control, dual line speaker telephones with voicemail and data port.
Flat screen HDTV with in-room pay movies, cooler, in-room safe, hair dryer, iron/ironing board.

History

The hotel was built originally in 1964 as the Puerto Rico-Sheraton Hotel and it was one of the main lodging spots in Condado. At the time, it was famous for its olympic-sized swimming pool

Swimming pool

A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...

. Also, it was the venue for lots of sports activities like boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

. It was renamed the Dupont Plaza Hotel in the late 1970s.

In 1986, the hotel was the site of a tragic fire caused by disgruntled employees in the middle of a labor/salary dispute. It sat vacant until it was renovated and reopened in 1995 as the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino.

Features

High-speed Internet access

• Guest Rooms - Wireless
• Public Areas - Wireless
• Meeting Rooms- Wireless & Wired

San Juan Marriott features lots of facilities available for its guests. Some of these are:

• Beauty shop
• Car rental
  Car rental
  A car rental or car hire agency is a company that rents automobiles for short periods of time for a fee...
  
  
• Game room
• Video games
• Swimming pool
  Swimming pool
  A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
  
  
• Spa
  Spa
  The term spa is associated with water treatment which is also known as balneotherapy. Spa towns or spa resorts typically offer various health treatments. The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times. Such practices have been popular worldwide, but are...
  
  
• Fitness center

Also, since the hotel is in the middle of a tourist zone, there are nearby facilities for lots of outdoor activities like kayak

Kayak

A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...

ing, jet-skiing, hiking

Hiking

Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often in mountainous or other scenic terrain. People often hike on hiking trails. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous hiking organizations worldwide. The health benefits of different types of hiking...

, and others.

External links

• Official Site