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 Hotel from the street by grandmaR
History of the building
* 1646: Construction began on the Carmelite convent, through a petition by King Phillip IV of Spain
* July 1651: The convent was inaugurated as the Monastery of Our Lady Carmen of San José -- and was situated across the street from San Juan Cathedral, the Western Hemisphere's oldest cathedral
* Dec. 9, 1903: The convent was closed by the Archbishop of San Juan
* 1959 : Under the auspices of Operation Bootstrap, Robert Frederic Woolworth - heir to the Woolworth fortune - began converting the convent into the El Convento Hotel.
* Jan. 27, 1962: El Convento Hotel opened
The interior has wooden beams, handcrafted tiles, carved chairs, velvet settees, and antique chests.
* Complimentary high-speed Internet access
* Elegant marble bathrooms
* Plush bathrobes
* Goose-down pillows
* Flat-panel LCD satellite TV
* Bose radio and CD player
* Two-line telephones, with data ports
* Spacious work desk
* Hairdryer, iron, and ironing board
* In-room safe
* Refrigerator, filled with complimentary chilled water
* Coffeemaker and complimentary Alto Grande coffee
* Individually controlled air conditioning
Across from the hotel, is valet parking. Theme: HotelPrice: US$80-120 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averagePhone: 800-468-2779Directions: Up Norzagaray Street - Fort El Morro approaching on the right. At the plaza right before the fort take a left to Cristo Street. At the top of the small hill, bear left, then right, around the plaza. Two blocks down the hill on right is El Convento.Website: http://www.elconvento.com/ Other Contact: 787-723-9020
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