Enjoyed our stay at the Gran Melia Resort.The beach was rocky, although just as beautiful as any other. The service was impeccable, all staff members were prompt and polite at responding to requests. Downfalls included having to walk a lot to get to even our car or front lobby (guess that's why it's a 'resort' and not just a hotel!) and it is close to 45 minutes away from Old San Juan, a popular tourist attraction. Lots of cheap breakfast places nearby if you don't want to eat on the resort, though, and fairly close to El Yunque National Rainforest. Despite the pitfalls, I would recommend the place for anyone looking for a getaway in beautiful Puerto Rico!
Enjoyed our trip, nice complex, excellent pool and swim up bar plus okay beach. Poor restaurant choices, only breakfast a good option. Rent a car and eat out!
My wife and I were excited to come to Puerto Rico for the first time. A friend of ours recommended checking out cheapcaribbean.com and we couldn't be happier with the choice. The price was excellent and our stay was an amazing experience. We loved the hotel itself and our room was awesome. Puerto Rico is definitely one of our favorite places to go now. Thanks for helping make it happen.
This was an amazing package and the resort was incredible. You did not have to leave the resort. There service is amazing. There is plenty of entertainment inside the resort. Everyone is super friendly and they always want to make sure you have the best experience.
Calling in and confirming your reservation a day in advance. Dine outside the resort, for dinner. Pool is amazing, there is barely a beach! Overall great hotel would go again. And the manager John was absolutely amazing.
Reservation done online - no hassle- everything taken care off at the comfort of my living room.
When we pulled up to the resort we were awestruck. Beautiful drive up to the resort through a Trump golf course. Awesome entryway in to the resort. The service was excellent from the driver to the servers. The beach was beautiful but there were construction scraps all over. So you had to be careful when walking barefoot. Probably from the recent rennovation. Value of the package from Cheap Carribean was unbeatable. But, when you are there you are trapped unless you could afford to rent a car and pay for parking at $50+ per day. So you were confined to eating at one of their 3 resteraunts. While they were delicious at 40-100 per person per night it adds up. No all inclusive package was available at the time of our trip. To wrap it up if you have money stay here if you dont look for an all inclusive package elsewhere.
Went to PR during our Thanksgiving holiday and had a blast. The hotel was great, especially the talking parrots that greeted us!
We LOVED this resort ! Wonderful family vacation with a lot to do at the resort. It is large but there is always a golf cart "taxi" anytime you want, large pools, daily activities, and great restaurants. The room was perfect for our family and VERY clean.The staff was friendly and helpful. Many other activities as well off resort that are close by. The Rainforest is a MUST as well as Old San Juan. We will definitely vacation at this resort again.
My fiance and I went for his birthday the week of 8/31-9/4 in 2009. We had a great time at Gran Melia! Both the main & VIP pool were great experiences. There were not a lot of people on the resort during the time we stayed so it was very peaceful and relaxing. If you have the money, I would reccommend upgrading to the Royal Service plan it was definitely worth it, especially for the happy hour each night! The restaurants are all fantastic as well, definitely 5 stars. The beach wasn't all that great for swimming, a little too rocky for my taste. I didn't know until we got there that we had to put $600 charge on our credit card for incidentals. I also disliked the fact that we were charged to park our rental car everyday. The resort is really far from San Juan and the traffic to get there was crazy about 1-11/2 hours each way.