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#18 of 39 hotels in San Juan
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  • Hotel class: 4 of 5
  • Rooms: 12
  • Address: Recinto Sur #329, Old San Juan San Juan 00901 Puerto Rico
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Description: The Cervantes boutique hotel at the gateway to Old San Juan is for sophisticated travelers that appreciate the fine art of hospitality. Inspired by... This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
No Business Centre No Fitness Centre No Free High-Speed Internet No Free Parking Pets Not Allowed Restaurant No Room Service No Swimming Pool
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“Don't stay here!”

Cervantes

19 Feb 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

We live in the Caribbean and visit Puerto Rico roughly once a year. We were excited to stay at this hotel as it looked gorgeous and was centrally located in Old San Juan. What a disappointment! It has been stylishly renovated but that is about the only good thing I can think to say about it. The staff were unwelcoming, the restaurant was utterly without atmosphere, breakfast wasn't served until 8am (although when we went down at 8:45am there was no sign of any staff at all and the coffee wasn't even on!) and the breakfast itself was just a slice of bread and some fruit served on filthy plates. The (standard) room was small with a closet-size bathroom featuring a shower with only cold water and a broken a/c unit (it turned out we were supposed to phone the front desk if we wanted to use the a/c but nobody bothered to tell us that!) The TV only worked after a member of staff had spent 10 minutes trying to coerce it to life and then offered a paltry selection of about 5 English-speaking channels, none of which provided news or movies. No tea or coffee making facilities in the room either. To top it off, the noise throughout the night was staggering, even by Old San Juan standards, with neighboring construction work kicking-in almost as soon as the bars had finished kicking-out. We didn't sleep a wink so we checked-out the next morning, although had to fight our corner to stop them charging us for the second night we had booked. Stay somewhere else!!!

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CaribbeanMadge's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2008
Member since: 19 February 2008
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Management Response
TheCervantes, Hotel Manager
(Management representative)
11 Mar 2008
As Manager of The Cervantes, I would like to assure guests that The Cervantes values guest feedback as we continually look for ways to upgrade our facilities and improve customer service.

I would, however, like to address some of the issues this guest raised:

There are times when a hotel guest can have issues with mechanical systems (TV controls and/or air conditioning) not responding as expected. A call to the front desk can and, in this case, solved these issues. We have a zoned air conditioner system and if a guest would like a room cooler than the standard range provided by the system, the front desk can increase the range for that zone on request. However, we appreciate the comment and have now instructed our staff to demonstrate the TV and air conditioner controls when bringing guests to their room. Our TV system has 24 Satellite stations with CNN/Fox and many international cable stations. We appreciate that many travelers have a favorite station, so based on the comment by this guest, we will update our website with the exact stations offered by the cable service. This should help future guests when specific cable program access is part of their hotel selection criteria.

The Cervantes does not have coffee-makers in each room. Upon arrival, guests are provided bottled water and ice which are replenished on request. Coffee or Tea service is provided on a complementary basis anytime the restaurant is open. Guests can have coffee/tea in our bar or we deliver it to the room. The restaurant is normally open for breakfast at 8am. We are not sure why this guest did not find a hotel employee as described, but we appreciate the comment and based on this review we will implement an expanded continental breakfast buffet so that guests can enjoy coffee, etc. at their own pace each morning without the need to wait for an employee.

The Cervantes is located in a historic building in Old San Juan so the bathrooms tend to be smaller than in many 'new construction' hotels (think European bathroom size). Hot water may take some time to circulate through the system for the first room that used it in the morning - but again, we appreciate the comment and will have our engineering staff check this.

It is difficult to control the 'natural' sounds of a historic city like Old San Juan. The streets are narrow and sounds travel. However, we appreciate that people come to The Cervantes to sleep and relax, so when this guest complained - the front desk offered a complementary upgrade to a suite on the other side of the hotel building. This guest declined and choose to move to another hotel the next day (with a full refund of their second night charge).

While we regret the negative experience this guest reports, our staff at The Cervantes is trained to be responsive to any situation that a guest brings to our attention. If for any reason the front desk clerk does not resolve an issue - please request to speak to me or another manager personally.
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“Exquisite”

Cervantes

11 Feb 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Reminded me of a classic small European hotel: restaurant in the lobby, attentive and unobtrusive service in restaurant and hotel. Knew us when we walked in. Room the most elegant I have seen in North America. I was very tired and never awakened to noise which some may have heard.

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xyzxyzBoston's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2008
Member since: 11 February 2008
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“Never again”

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1 of 5 stars
San Juan, P.R.
4 Jan 2008
2/5 found this review helpful

Bad managment , the service was ok but there are some things they need to improve. To much noise at nigth, can't sleep at all, and if you travel with kids not recomended, they don't have place for kids, nothing to do, the hotel is too expensive and do not offer anything. You Know... Luxury it's not everything.

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Calypsso's Summary
Date of Stay: December 2007
Member since: 12 October 2007
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“Good option in Old San Juan”

Cervantes

22 Oct 2007

After the initial shock of how expensive and basic most accommodation is in old San Juan, we decided to give this new property a try. We were pleasantly surprised. The location is perfect if you want to see old San Juan and go out at night. The standard rooms were small but stylish and very well appointed. The bathroom was good sized, modern and comfortable. Not that mad about the glass doors though. Everybody at reception was helpful and pleasant and breakfast was great.
One warning: we stayed here during the weekend, and the streets that surround the hotel do get quite noisy with people in the streets and music from clubs, so if you are a light sleeper or like quiet places I wouldn´t stay here on a weekend.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Location, decor, rooms
    • Disliked — Street noise
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ballaratSpain's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2007
Travelled with: Family (extended)
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 25-34
Member since: 07 March 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An Amazing Honeymoon, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Great pool scene, Families with Small Children
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Other
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“nightmare stay at the chateau cervantes”

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1 of 5 stars
corpus christi texas
2 Sep 2007
6/7 found this review helpful

upon check in at 1100 hrs on aug 25th 2007, front desk failed to inform us of an existing airconditioning problem throughout the twelve room hotel. after checking into the hotel and dropping our bags in our rooms we proceded to tour the beautiful city of "old san juan". we did not return to our rooms until 2130 hrs. even at this late hour front desk did not inform us the problem at hand. first clue we had was the room thermostat was not working. when i reached the front desk we were finally told about the a/c problem. at 2400 hrs we awoke in a drenching sweat had no choice but to take several cold showers. and if that wasn't an inconvinience at 0130 the construction generators kicked from the building renovation job right across the street from our room balcony. at this time we called the front desk again to complain and document our calls and times because we planed to take this up with managment first thing in the morning. at 0600 hrs we no longer could stand the heat so we exited the hotel only to find the front door locked. after calling out for someone and walking around the lobby area i encountered a sleeping clerk on the couch. after unlocking the door and letting us out for some badly needed cool air, took in a beautiful sunrise from the "old san juan waterfront district". after returning to the hotel at 0800 hrs i spoke to edwin the front desk supervisor about our complaints and requested the documented calls we placed to the front desk through out the night. apparentlly he unable to find anything. i requested to speak to the general manager or the owner of the hotel but to no avail. myself as well as another party staying with us requested an adjustment in our bill or even a discount for the horrible evening we spent at this hotel. edwin informed us that he would call angel at home"general manager". upon checkout he told us that the manager could not be reached and nothing at this point could be done for us. he also said that someone from managment would reach us by cell phone while we stayed elswhere in san juan. he gladly closed our accounts at full price with my american express card. to this day 09/02/07 no one has made an attempt to reach us to even apologize for that horrible stay at the chateau cervantes. i will never again recommend this hotel to any friends or relatives.

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skimmerred's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2007
Travelled with: Friends
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 35-49
Member since: 02 September 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
No way!
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, An Amazing Honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Great pool scene, pet owners, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Outdoor / Adventure
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Recinto Sur #329 | Old San Juan, San Juan 00901, Puerto Rico