Paradisus Puerto Rico Beach Resort
Hotel Information: Gran Meliá Puerto Rico features a central cluster of open-air, high-ceilinged pavilions housing restaurants, lounges, and public areas bordered by fountain ponds.
Amenity highlights: Amenity highlights: Measuring 102 m (335 feet), a lagoon-style pool extends along the oceanfront and includes jetted sections and a swimup bar. A children's pool is adjacent. Royal Service guests have their own adults-only pool. Pool sundecks feature Balinese-style platform lounge beds with wood-shingle roofs available for rent (surcharge). An adjacent country club with two 18-hole Tom Kite championship courses offers discounts to guests.
Insider tip: José Hernández Poster Museum in Río Grande, 5 km (3 mi) from the resort, showcases works of Puerto Rican artists.
Gran Meliá Puerto Rico offers 462 junior suites with furnished balconies or ground-floor terraces. The suites are in 20 two-story buildings (no elevators).
Decor includes mahogany furniture, marble flooring with rugs, and red-and-tan marble bathrooms.
Beds feature triple sheeting and pillowtop mattresses. Sitting areas with chandeliers are set off by archways and furnished with sofa beds, coffee tables, and two-chair dining sets. Complimentary high-speed Internet access is available in some rooms (guests must bring their own cables or purchase them from the resort). Compact refrigerators are stocked with water and soft drinks (surcharge).
Royal Service suites include turndown service; early-morning to late-night butler service, e.g., unpacking/packing, pillow menu, ironing, newspaper, restaurant reservations; access to an exclusive Royal Service adults-only pool; and access to an exclusive check-in/concierge lounge with computers providing complimentary high-speed Internet access and food-and-drink service (Continental breakfast; all-day coffee and tea, bar drinks, and appetizers; evening hot and cold appetizers).
Smoking and nonsmoking rooms available.
