Caribe Hilton + Condado Lagoon Villas Information

What to expect: Set between the Atlantic Ocean and a large lagoon that forms the inland boundary of the fashionable Condado resort/condo community, the Caribe Hilton attracts couples and families seeking a beach-and-pool vacation with accommodations close to Old San Juan's historic attractions that begin a half-mile away. The hotel's seven restaurants draw locals as well as hotel guests for dinner.

Amenity highlights: An enormous, three-level pool includes infinity edges on the top two levels and a swim-up bar. Surrounding sundecks are dotted with cushioned lounge chairs. Other sunbathing areas include a round deck jutting into a swimming cove formed by an artificial reef off a 200-yard crescent beach, and an expansive sand area extending from the beach and featuring a palm tree grove shading lounge chairs. Next to the cove, a 300-yard promenade runs along a rock shore forming part of the peninsula the resort occupies. On the peninsula's tip, a 100-foot pier provides a panoramic view of the San Juan metropolitan area's lights after dark.

Insider tip: On August 15, 1954, an inventive Caribe Hilton bartender poured the world's first piña colada.

Resort with huge pool on private peninsula

• Occupying a 17-acre peninsula a half mile from Old San Juan, this resort offers a three-level pool, a crescent beach, and seven restaurants.

• guestrooms feature patios or balconies, and televisions with pay movies and video games.

• Children enjoy complimentary activities, playgrounds, video-game room, and a seasonal kids’ camp. A health spa pampers adults.

Caribe Hilton + Condado Lagoon Villas Property amenities

A 12,000-square-foot health-and-beauty spa features an outdoor spa-cuisine café, a spiral-shaped spa in an outdoor courtyard, and large men's and women's saunas, steam rooms, and relaxation lounges. Treatments include water massage in the spiral spa; Ayurvedic massage; seaweed and mud body wraps; sea-salt-and-coconut-oil and almond-milk-honey body scrubs; facials; and hair and nail care. Use of the spa's large, air-conditioned, 1.5-story fitness center equipped with cardio and weight machines, as well as free weights, is complimentary.

Family friendly attractions include a children's camp offering half- and full-day sessions for fees (open seasonally), two playgrounds on the oceanfront, a video-game room, and complimentary activities for adults and children, such as fish feeding, bingo, Spanish lessons, and pool aerobics. The Caribe Hilton's business center includes three Internet-connected computers and three work stations for laptop-computer hookups (surcharge). Wireless Internet access is also available in multiple hot spots throughout the resort (surcharge). A shopping arcade offers clothing boutiques. 
 
Ground transportation:
Shuttle vans or private cars of varying prices are available. They can be selected during the process of booking an air-inclusive reservation for this hotel, via this Web site, and added to the total trip cost.

Caribe Hilton + Condado Lagoon Villas Dining

Madrid San Juan Restaurant and Tapas Bar - Large wood-paneled bar and intimate, white-linen dining room with wood-beam ceiling. Lunch and dinner menu featuring Spanish and Puerto Rican hot and cold tapas and main courses such as paella, Galician seafood stew, swordfish in lemon sauce, chicken in garlic sauce, fried red snapper, shrimp mofongo. Piano music some evenings.

Morton's of Chicago - Branch of famous steak house chain featuring prime-grade beef. Open for dinner.

Rotisserie Il Giardino - Air-conditioned dining room with high, skylighted dome ceiling. Adjacent low-ceiling, wood-paneled bar. Lunch and dinner menu featuring Northern Italian cuisine.

Palmeras - Multi-level dining room with pool/ocean views. Semi-circular booths, yellow-and-white linens. Buffet and á la carte breakfasts and lunches. Á la carte dinner menu. Seafood buffet Friday nights. Sunday brunch.
 
 
Olas Café - Spa-cuisine open-air café with counter and courtyard seating. All-day menu including omelets, salads, sandwiches, wraps, juices, and main courses such as crab cakes, vegetarian paella, ginger chicken.

Oasis Bar - Stainless steel bar, wicker seating. Menu offering crab sushi roll, Mediterranean tapas, oysters, Puerto Rican fritters, sandwiches, pizza, burgers. Complimentary appetizers early evening. Live music, dancing nightly.

Atlantico Pool Bar & Grill - Sandwiches, salads, burgers, tropical drinks.

Lemongrass Restaurant - Features sushi and and various Asian types of cuisine.

A Little Something - Internet café serving coffee drinks, sandwiches, pastries, ice cream.

Starbuck's Coffee - Features high-quality whole bean coffees along with fresh, richly-brewed, Italian style espresso beverages, and a variety of pastries and confections.

Executive Floor -

Corner Executive Suite - Located in the Main building on the executive floor, this suite has a separate parlor with sofa bed.

King Duplex Tower Suite - Located in the Tower building, this suite has a parlor with balcony, two bathrooms, and walk-in closet.

Corner King Garden Suite - Located in the Garden building, this suite has a separate parlor.

Junior Executive Suite - Located in the Main building, this suite has a separate parlor.

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