Courtyard By Marriott San Juan Miramar

I am a Marriot fan and status holder anyways, so I don’t usually post a review, however I wanted to make this particular review for this location because it was a great stay. We only stayed one night as an in between other stops on our vacation in Puerto Rico and I honestly regret not staying here for the whole leg of our San Juan portion. The location of the hotel was actually very easy with onsite valet parking so I was able to keep my rental car, the onsite bar had very friendly staff who my daughter loved being able to order a fun drink from. Their pool was nice and great for my preteen, and it was great sleep that reminded me why I typically choose Marriott’s when possible. Next time we plan San Juan again I will skip staying in OLD San Juan and definitely come back to this Marriot location.

I have to agree with many who have written about being close to the elevator, and how annoying it is. I was on the fifth floor room 502, not terribly close to the elevator but close enough that every two or three minutes it sounded like an airplane was landing. I also have to agree with the poor design of the bathroom, when you sit due to it, poor proportionality, you’re sitting at an incline at an incline, and if you stand to urinate, you have to hold the toilet seat with one hand and do your business with the other because the seat will not stay up again, due to the proportionality and poor planning. The night staff was good and friendly. The restaurant was OK. The pool was too small and doesn’t look like it was very well kept.

The room was terrible. You can only lift toilet cover or seat to 45 degrees, so when you want to sit, you must bow down maximally and let the cover rest on your back - what a pleasant feeling 😱 On top of it we were not lucky to get a room close to the elevator. Even with ear plugs not easy to fall asleep. Being BonVoy member I never tried this before.