| Recomended for: | Sightseeing, Relaxation, Family, Explorers |
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Bathrooms Multilingual Staff Wheelchair Access |
| Tags: | Old San Juan, hotel, Convento, cathedral, plaza, convent, original, structure, neoclassical, patio, nuns, complex, apartment, theatre, Cristo Street |
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Year Established:
1646 Description: Walking down Del Cristo Street you can find the Hotel El Convento overlooking The San Juan Cathedral and its adjacent plaza. Founded in 1646 by Doña Ana de Lanzós, this convent for Carmelite nuns was inaugurated in 1651. The original structure was demolished in the nineteenth century, when a chapel was erected in the neoclassical style. Completed in 1858, this reconstruction included the building’s façade, central patio, and second floor. The nuns left the convent in 1902, when it became an apartment complex and theater. In 1960 the building was refashioned into the now famous hotel. There are several dining options offered inside the historic building and its outside patio. |
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