Top 5 resorts in Puerto Rico where travelers recommend staying: with exclusive spas, fine dining, a coastal water park and breathtaking ocean views
Puerto Rico, also known as the Island of Enchantment, continues to attract record numbers of travelers due to its stunning beaches, beautiful architecture, and superb dining experiences. It boasts an excellent range of resorts, which is another reason why Puerto Rico is so popular with travelers.
As part of the annual World's Best Awards survey conducted by the editors of Travel & Leisure magazine, readers shared their opinions on their favorite resorts in Puerto Rico. Taking into account location, amenities, services, and add-ons, respondents identified the top 5 Puerto Rican resorts. You'll find both favorites from years past and up-and-coming newcomers. Each is worthy of your perfect vacation at these stunning resorts in Puerto Rico.
The winner is Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
A superb resort built on a coconut farm in the 1950's, is 50 acres of unparalleled luxury. It has 4 restaurants, including a unique COA that utilizes local ingredients and techniques inspired by the indigenous Taino community. Living up to its status as the best among Puerto Rico's most luxurious resorts, Dorado Beach has an exceptional Spa Botanico using natural Puerto Rican ingredients. Its amenities include a pool, fitness center, and steam rooms. Resort guests can spend their time on the gorgeous beach, explore by golf cart or bicycle the 11-mile Rockefeller Trail that winds along fields, forest, and beautiful soft sand beaches, swim at the foot of a waterfall, or explore caves. Guests also praised the hotel's restaurants and one of the Caribbean's largest wine rooms.
Condado Ocean Club, San Juan
A chic adult boutique hotel in the heart of vibrant oceanfront San Juan is a blend of island adventure, exclusive vacations, and local culture. It features 96 guest rooms with breathtaking views from ceiling-to-floor windows of the Atlantic Ocean and Laguna del Condado, thoughtful amenities, and modern, elegant finishes. Guests can lounge by the landscaped pool, spend time on the stunning beaches, relax and refresh drinks on the sundeck, or turn to the staff to organize adventures from snorkeling to windsurfing to kayaking. Compared to the other great Puerto Rico hotels on this list, it attracts vacationers with its stunning tranquility and convenient location close to the upscale stores and restaurants of the fashionable Condado district.
Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, San Juan
Puerto Rico's guests can enjoy an elegant vacation at the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, one of the most popular hotels in Puerto Rico, with a history dating back more than a century. It has 317 luxurious rooms, almost a third of which are exquisite suites. In-room comfort is assured with chic 300-denier linens, spa-like bathrooms with stone-topped vanities and marble showers. From private terraces or balconies, guests will enjoy stunning views of the Caribbean Sea. To further personalize their stay, they can take advantage of a personal butler who will take care of everything from unpacking to organizing a customized program of activities. Hotel amenities include a wide range of dining options, from casual dining to farm-to-table cuisine by a Michelin-starred chef, spa treatments, and a fully equipped state-of-the-art fitness center.
El Conquistador Resort, San Juan
A newcomer to Puerto Rico's Best Resorts ranking, climbing straight to #4, attracts guests with a great program for the whole family. Set just steps from the ocean, it manages to organize a plethora of activities, from tennis and golf on the award-winning course to trips to the private Palomino Island with its immaculate white-sand beaches and beachfront restaurants. Guests can lounge by one of the four pools while sipping refreshments, relax with a massage or facial at the spa, or have fun at Puerto Rico's only seaside water park with a huge landscaped pool, "lazy river" and water slides. The hotel has 368 rooms and suites with large beds, orthopedic mattresses, and luxurious linens for a relaxing rest after the day's adventures, and plans to double the number of rooms by 2025.
Fairmont El San Juan Hotel, Carolina
The new Banyan Villa rooms, named after the historic 300-year-old banyan tree on the property, helped Fairmont El San Juan Hotel return to the top 5 resorts in Puerto Rico after dropping out of the rankings for 2022. This luxurious hideaway on Isla Verde Beach offers a lively urban atmosphere with idyllic ocean views. Guests can choose from magnificent rooms with signature elegant furnishings in the famous Grand Tower, spacious suites, or villas and bungalows for an exclusive getaway. To discover the authentic flavors of Puerto Rico and tantalizing masterpieces of world cuisine, one must stop by the hotel's authentic restaurants, with choices ranging from coastal classics and traditional Italian dishes to handcrafted sushi. The renowned Well &being Spa & Fitness Center will help you relax and rejuvenate with massages, facials, body treatments, and signature rituals.
