Old San Juan is a jumble of narrow streets amidst shops and restaurants. We strolled along the Avienda de la Constitucion, walked by the capital of Puerto Rico, the Spanish House, past the Plaza Colon and into Old San Juan. It was Saturday following Thanksgiving and there was not a lot of traffic on the roads. It was only 2.5 miles away, so nice little stretch of the legs. We settled in at the hotel and grabbed our daypacks and walked into the Old Town San Juan for lunch. Walking the Streets The streets of old town San Juan were fairly pedestrian-friendly and we had no difficulties walking from our hotel to Old Town. The Condado Plaza Hilton upgraded us to a balcony room with a pretty good view. We met our spend on the Citi Hilton Honors Reserve Visa and Hilton upgraded us to Diamond status. Our upgrade got us a balcony with a pretty good view. Yet another great reason to have more than one card with you when you travel. Pro Tip: Be prepared to call Citi if you are traveling to more than five countries. Read TripAdvisor reviews and book the hotel. It took a couple of calls to get squared away. They did not have Puerto Rico has a country we were traveling to, despite the fact it is actually a territory of the United States. We were able to check in early, despite Citi SNAFUs. We were upgraded to a suite at the Hilton Condado Plaza, affording us a sitting room and a balcony. There aren’t a lot in the way of sidewalks getting there. The drive from the docks was a bit less than a mile, but I wouldn’t try to walk it, especially with wheeled luggage.
We took a taxi to our hotel, the Condado Plaza Hilton.
We saved a good bit of money by just getting a taxi. Pro Tip: while you can purchase airport or hotel transfers through the cruise line, the taxi service in Puerto Rico is both straight-forward and price-fixed. Our disembarkation off the Adventure of the Seas was fairly painless and the folks on the ship did a good job of metering people so as not to back up the immigration and customs lines. Please see our Review Policy for more information.) Disembarking in San JuanĪs anyone who has cruised can tell you, cruise lines are experts in moving large numbers of people quickly. (Disclaimer: When we link to places you can buy our stuff or places we stayed, we are using special codes which earn us commissions on the sales at no additional cost to you.
It did not take long to get to Old Town from the docks, requiring only a brief cab ride. We throughly enjoyed the history of Old San Juan, not to mention the great food. Since neither of us had spent any time to speak of in San Juan, we made a point to spend an extra night in San Juan following the end of the cruise. San Juan was our sixth and final stop on our Southern Caribbean cruise.
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