Intercontinental San Juan Resort & Casino

While staying on Isla Verde I walked down the beach and explored this hotel for next time.

First of all, it is a huge place and beautiful. With a full staff constantly grooming the grounds and cleaning the lobby, I suspect that it is a clean place to stay.

The pools are next to the beach and are elaborate complete with a man-made waterfall. Cabanas are available for rent near the ocean-side pool.

With a number of great restaurants inside to choose from, this place had many families staying here and there was a lot of action. I understand that the Ruth Chris Steakhouse is now closed. A staffer said it was closed for renovation while someone from another hotel said that the Ruth Chris chain pulled out altogether.

There were several other restaurants in the hotel (other than Ruth Chris) including a hibachi-style restaurant, Italian, and a Mediterranean.

One restaurant inside where I did eat was Alfredos. It was somewhat formal and delicous. See the review under a separate page.

Fresh flowers and healthy foliage were everywhere here so it truly felt like a tropical paradise.

I understand from others that they were able to get a room by bidding through priceline.com and won the room for about $105 per night and that an extra $20 /night resort fee was collected at check-in. However, it looks like a place that would offer a family many things to do right on site and would be a good choice for a family vacation with plenty of space on the beach for kids to run around and burn off energy. Parasailing, sailing, and jetskis are also rentable right on the beach.