The Royal Sonesta San Juan
San Juan, Puerto Rico
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About the Hotel
NOTICE: Ocean Breeze restaurant will be closed through Mid-December due to renovations. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Overlooking palm-fringed Isla Verde Beach and the sparkling Atlantic, the recently renovated Royal Sonesta San Juan is ideal for business and leisure travelers. At our San Juan hotel, situated on a white-sand beach, we invite you to indulge in seven restaurants and bars offering a variety of cuisines, a lagoon-style swimming pool with a swim-up bar, and over 24,000 square feet of flexible indoor and outdoor meeting and event space. Make yourself at home in your bright, elegant guest room, with views of the ocean or San Juan. And when you set out to explore, historic Old San Juan, the nearby El Yunque National Forest are sure to fill your days in paradise with enchantment.
Location
The Royal Sonesta San Juan
5961 Isla Verde Avenue
San Juan, Puerto Rico
00979
Nearest Airport: sJU
Features and Amenities
- General Information
- Non-Smoking Property
- Pet Friendly
- Dining
- Outdoor Dining
- Pool Bar
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Room Service
- Snack Bar
- On-Site Amenities
- Spa on Property
- Laundry Service
- Gift Shop
- Fitness Center
- WiFi
- Sauna
- Valet Parking (fee may apply)
- Outdoor Pool
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- Steam Room
- Self Parking (fee may apply)
- In-Room Amenities
- In-Room Safes
- Iron/Ironing Boards
- Flat-Screen Televisions
- Coffee & Tea Facilities
- Mini Refrigerators
- Work Desks
- WiFi
- Activities
- Parasailing
- Jet Skiing
- Paddleboarding
- Business
- Meeting Rooms
- Conference Facilities
- Nearby
- Shopping
- Museums
- Beach
- National Park
- Interests
- Beach
- Hotels
- Signature Perks
Reviews for The Royal Sonesta San Juan
Worst resort experience
I don’t know where to begin. Overall over priced everywhere you go inside the resort. Room needed maintenance every night. Breakfast 50$ a plate. Pool closes at 9pm, I mean absolutely no entertainment. I mean when you pay 500+ a night. You’d think there would be things to do or a meal or snacks available.
Eiyad B
Perfection!
August 2025 The Royal Sonesta is the only place I will stay in Puerto Rico. The location is prime, the hotel is beautiful and the staff, namely Wanda ,our waitress,from Aleli Restaurant at our daily breakfast and Luis Ramirez from the front desk , were two of the most beautiful, warm and friendly people we have the pleasure of meeting. I highly recommend you ask for both of them. All of the staff is superb but they both were exceptional. Thank you Royal Sonesta! Read less
Francine P
Not the best
Not the best. I found hairs on the wall of the bathroom. I wish they would have a supervisor checking the work of the cleaners.
Johnnycas1 - Houston
Memorable Service
I had an amazing stay . I want to give a special shout out to Wanda, Emanuel and Harvey for giving us a memorable experience. You truly made our trip special and we look forward to going back . Thank you for making my birthday trip very special.
missesarlene - New York, New York, United States
Unforgettable service
The absolute best service by Emmanuel! He truly made the trip unforgettable. I can’t wait to come back with more family members!
Jillian B
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Overall great vacation. Cant wait to start planning the next with Luxury Link. Please note this is a great hotel but showing a lot of wear. Here are some specifics:
Location - Great
Pool - Great
Akua Pool bar and staff - Great
Beach bar and staff - Great
Aleli cafe breakfast and staff - Great
I didn't know that there was a gift shop or an Italian restaurant until my second day there (not listed on hotel website).
Hotel "club" room - Good, clean, comfortable
Would have been Great if the sliding door from the room to the pool area wasn't so hard to use. My wife gave up after day one and walked around to get to pool. This was a BIG PROBLEM for us as it kind of defeats the purpose.
Poor water pressure.
The club room comes with buffet brekfast so the Luxury Link perk was kind of redundant.
Karaya bar - very good, usually busy, so service was a bit slow but food was good.
D.W.
