(Rates from $169.00)
El Conquistador Resort - Waldorf Astoria Collection
Puerto Rico resort with island, casino, golf, marina
Where seas converge
Perched atop a 300-foot cliff on Puerto Rico's northeast coast, this resort—overlooking a convergence of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea—has a private island an 8-minute boat ride away.
See this hotel on a mapPure indulgences
Highlights at the lavish El Conquistador include a glittering casino, the 3-story Golden Door Spa, an award-wining Arthur Hills golf course, a world of dining options, and the on-site Coqui Water Park.
More hotel informationOcean or golf views
El Conquistador's tropically decorated rooms are at the top, side, or base of the cliff, with views of the ocean or the golf course and mountains. Rooms have DVD players and high-speed Internet access.
More room informationTraveler Opinions: Hotel review summary of El Conquistador Resort - Waldorf Astoria Collection, Fajardo Hotel
| Overall satisfaction | 84% of travelers (133 of 158) recommend this hotel | ||||
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| Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | ||
| Scores are based on a 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) rating system. | |||||
Most recent reviews and ratings for El Conquistador Resort - Waldorf Astoria Collection in Fajardo
All reviews displayed are submitted by customers who stayed at this hotel. Only the 3 most recent reviews are shown.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
want to go back
Hotel was great, food was expensive. We went beginning of Nov 09 and it was quite empty, but that was fine. Nice and close to rainforest and Culebra Island. Bioluminescent cruise was great. Best to set it up not through hotel because thay charge 2X as much. Good to have a rental car. Parking lot there for enterprise was convenient and allowed us not to have to eat at restaurants in hotel $$$.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
El Conquistadore
Hotel was Nice, Private Beach and Specialty resturants were very good. Breakfast resturant was not very good, Overprices and lousy food. The stores in the Hotel were barley open, same with the local town stores. Everyone blamed it on the poor economy, and very low booking percentage.
Rain Forest and water falls.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
Nice but not what I expected
El Conquistador is a nice hotel if you are looking for a 3 or 3.5 star resort. From what I understand they did a $100 million renovation recently, but only renovated the bedrooms, the bathrooms are still old and the grounds in the hotel still need renovation and some maintenance. They have a section of the resort called Las Casitas which are apartments that you can rent. That section is really beatiful but the hotel itself is OK. The beach is not right in the hotel, is a private island that you need to take a boat to get there. The boat departs every hour starting at 9:00 AM. The last ride back is at 5:30 PM. Although I prefer the beach right there I have to say the island is beautiful and the beach is really nice. Since we went in low season there were very few people at the beach or taking the boat ride. In high season that whole trip could be a hassle. I didn’t like the location, it was about 1 hour to Old San Juan by car. We rented a car which was convenient. However it was too far to go every day to the city plus traffic is pretty bad into the city. Old San Juan is really nice with tons of good restaurants and shops so I would it like to go there more often. Food at the hotel restaurants is good but a little expensive. Overall I give the hotel a 3/5 in grounds and room accomodations, a 4 for the beach , 4 for the food and 4 for the service. Puerto Rico is great and would love to go back. Next time however I would stay in a more modern/newer hotel and closer to the city.
Try to go in low season if you are looking for peace and quiet. There were no that many people, easy to find a restaurant in the city withouth any wait. Also very nice at the beach with just a few people around. If you are looking to meet people though, low season might not be the best time. They told high season goes from November 30 through April.
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Water Park Promotion
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Puerto Rico Fall Escapes Promotion
Book a minimum 4-night stay in a qualifying rate category for travel October 1 - December 20, 2009 and receive the following:
Must book a "PR Fall Escapes" rate category to qualify. Minimum 4-night stay required. Complimentary night is reflected in the rate paid at time of booking. Breakfast does not include taxes/gratuities and cannot be ordered as room service.