Hotel El Convento | |
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General information | |
Location | Old San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Address | 100 Cristo Street San Juan, PR 00901 |
Coordinates | 18°27′57″N 66°07′06″W / 18.465838°N 66.118228°W |
Opening | January 27, 1962 |
Management | International Hospitality Enterprises |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 5 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Rene Jean, Jorge Rosselló |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 58 |
Number of restaurants | 1 - Patio del Níspero |
Website | |
Hotel El Convento | |
Monastery of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of San Jose | |
Part of | Old San Juan Historic District (ID72001553 & ID13000284) |
Significant dates | |
Designated CP | October 10, 1972 |
Designated NHLDCP | February 27, 2013 |
Hotel El Convento is a small hotel in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, in what was a Carmelite convent, adjoining the San Juan Cathedral square. The cathedral is the second-oldest cathedral in the Western Hemisphere. Hotel El Convento is the oldest member of the Historic Hotels of America. It was also named the premier Small Luxury Hotel in Puerto Rico by the Small Luxury Hotels of the World organization.