Caribe HiltonvsCasaBlanca Hotel
Both properties are rated very highly by professionals. On balance, CasaBlanca Hotel is the choice of most writers compared to Caribe Hilton San Juan. CasaBlanca Hotel is ranked #6 in San Juan with positive reviews from 6 publications such as Lonely Planet, Oyster and Frommer's.
Caribe Hilton
1 San Geronimo Street, San Juan 00901, Puerto Rico
From $203/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"This 1949 landmark just outside Old San Juan has 814 rooms done up with contemporary Caribbean flair."
Oyster
Upscale
"The large, 910-room Hilton Caribe mega-resort has a secluded, private man-made beachfront, over 17 acres of tropical gardens... and even the historic Fuerte San Geronimo de Boqueron is on-site." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"On its own private beach adjoining Fort San Geronimo, this mammoth, historic hotel has been in the Hilton chain since opening in 1949."
Star Service
"Caribe Hilton is a pioneer hotel in Puerto Rico, one of the properties that helped launch the Island's modern tourism industry in the 1950s." Full review
Fodor's
"Fortín San Gerónimo del Boquerón, which once guarded the entrance to San Juan Bay, is on the grounds of this sprawling resort, one of the largest in Puerto Rico." Full review
Frommer's
"The hotel that first put Puerto Rico on the world tourism map when it opened in 1949 is still one of the most up-to-date spa and convention hotels in San Juan." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The Caribe was constructed in 1949 and played host to numerous celebrities throughout the 1950s and ‘60s." Full review
CasaBlanca Hotel
316 Fortaleza St., Old San Juan, San Juan 00901, Puerto Rico
From $109/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Smoking Rooms
- Multilingual
Concierge
"The overall effect is quirky, stylish, and fun—as is the crowd. Be ready to have a good time, which includes heading up to the roof to soak in one of the five stone hot tubs."
Travel + Leisure
"Old San Juan’s burgeoning SoFo area—a once-neglected section of Calle Fortaleza—is the city’s go-to spot." Full review
Fodor's
"Mere steps away from some of the best dining in town, this boutique hotel in the heart of SoFo adds Moroccan-theme panache to Old San Juan." Full review
Frommer's
"Offers that rarest of hotel amenities: real charm. Public spaces are filled with quirky, and often beautiful, works of pop art...rooms have as individual a feel; each is different" Full review
Lonely Planet
"Cut from the same cloth as its sister property, longtime favorite Da House, this stylish new SoFo hotel blends a luxurious mix of colonial and contemporary styles." Full review