puerto rico sonesta resort
Caribbean

Sonesta Opens First Resort in Puerto Rico

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - January 10, 2021 - 9:53 pm

The Sonesta brand has made its way to Puerto Rico. 

Sonesta has officially opened the Royal Sonesta San Juan Resort in Puerto Rico, following a rebranding of the former InterContinental San Juan. 

The 398-room resort is set in the beach neighborhood of Isla Verde in San Juan. 

puerto rico sonesta resort

It’s home to 24,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, seven restaurants and bars, a spa, a lagoon pool with a swim-up bar, among other amenities. 

The property has relaunched under the “Stay Safe With Sonesta” program of health and safety protocols, which include everything from enhanced cleaning and sanitizing to the requirement of masks in all indoor public areas, among others. 

puerto rico sonesta resort

The rebranding is the result of a transaction with Service Properties Trust, which transferred 103 former InterContinental-branded hotels to the Sonesta brand last summer, as first reported by Caribbean Journal Invest.

puerto rico sonesta resort
A room at the Royal Sonesta.

It’s the first Royal Sonesta resort in the wider Caribbean, now part of a regional portfolio that also includes two all-inclusive hotels in St Maarten: the Sonesta Ocean Point and Sonesta Maho Beach Resort. 

You can find more on Puerto Rico’s entry protocols here. 

For more visit Royal Sonesta San Juan. 

— CJ

Popular Posts all-inclusive sandals barbados

This All-Inclusive Resort Has Swim-Up Suites, White Sand, and the Longest Pool in Barbados

The moment you step out of your transfer, you feel it. The salt-tinged Caribbean air carries the soft fragrance of frangipani and the faint hum of waves rolling ashore. The sand glows white in the late afternoon sun, leading to […]

Margaritaville Is Opening a New All-Inclusive Resort on the Caribbean Island of Roatan

 margaritaville all-inclusive roatan

A major new resort is coming to one of the Caribbean’s most beloved under-the-radar destinations. The Margaritaville Island Reserve Resort Roatan, an all-inclusive resort from Karisma Hotels and Resorts and Margaritaville, is officially underway, with a projected debut in 2027. […]

Historic Puerto Rico Hotel Returning as a Marriott in $35 Million Revival 

 puerto rico ponce marriott

Puerto Rico has launched a $35 million project to restore and reopen the historic Hotel Ponce Intercontinental, which will return under Marriott’s Tribute Portfolio brand as The Continental Hotel. The project will revitalize the original structure, preserving its tropical modernist […]

Related Posts maho beach in st maarten

This St. Maarten Beach Has Legendary Landings, Iconic Bars, and Turquoise Water

There’s nothing quite like standing on the sand at Maho Bay. The water shimmers in a dozen shades of turquoise, the waves push against the shoreline, and the air hums with that distinct Caribbean warmth. Then it happens — the engines […]

Are Caribbean Hotels Getting an End-of-Summer Boost? 

 hotel indigo cayman

On its face, it was another month of occupancy decline. But digging deeper, it may have been a sign of growing momentum for the Caribbean hotel sector.  In July, hotel occupancy in the region was around 65.5 percent — a […]

This Caribbean Festival Has Rare Rhum Agricole, Luxury Villas, and Sunset Parties

 st barth le barthelemy hotel

The Caribbean’s most spirited celebration is returning to St Barth this fall — and it’s already shaping up to be bigger than ever. The eighth annual edition of the Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth brings together the world’s best rums, […]