tawaik Posted May 5, 2014 #1 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I was online this morning pricing hotels in San Juan, PR for April 25, 2015 for an overnight stay to see PR before sailing April 26 on the Valor. The Sheraton was the hotel of my choice, but, when I put my travel date on expdia.com the system showed that April 25 was sold out:( My thinking was that I had time to book since its almost a year from now. Boy was I wrong!! Lesson learned:eek: After my discovery, I wound up booking the E.S.J. Towers which is 5 minutes from the airport and 15 minutes to the port. This hotel was within my price range since so many others wanted $200+ per night. Anyone sailing on the Valor on April 26 out of PR and want to stay the night before, book your hotel ASAP!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazm2011 Posted May 5, 2014 #2 Share Posted May 5, 2014 They aren't sold out. Most of the hotels near the port require a 2 night stay (unless you go thru some of the other reservation booking sites rather than direct thru the hotel). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCHENG Posted May 5, 2014 #3 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Sheraton Old San Juan requires a minimum two night stay for April 26, 2015. I tried booking a room with my SPG points (I am on the same 04/26/15 cruise), and the website will not show availability until I set the check in date to April 24, 2015. Judging by the price I see, I don't think the hotel is sold out (yet). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babsee101 Posted May 6, 2014 #4 Share Posted May 6, 2014 My BF and I are on the same cruise. I got the impression that many hotels are not available yet as we are so far out. We are planning to stay a few days in PR either pre-cruise or post cruise. PR looks amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiffyLynx Posted May 6, 2014 #5 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Most hotels will say sold out or not available right now. Usually they are not available until 330 days before the date. Some vary on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t1adams Posted May 6, 2014 #6 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Many have a two night minimum in the OSJ Historic area. So they'll show up as "unavailable." Test it by putting in for two consecutive nights. That will tell you. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tawaik Posted May 6, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Thanks everyone for your replies. I will test it out now to see what happens. I'm still learning:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dharvey142 Posted May 6, 2014 #8 Share Posted May 6, 2014 We just came back from a FABULOUS cruise on the Valor. Perfect everything! Could not have enjoyed it more..❤️. We stayed an extra day in San Juan and found the Tres Palms hotel to be delightful! It's small, not corporate or fancy..but very clean, nice pool, on the beach, and very friendly. We would definitely stay there again. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disconnections Posted May 6, 2014 #9 Share Posted May 6, 2014 (edited) I was online this morning pricing hotels in San Juan, PR for April 25, 2015 for an overnight stay to see PR before sailing April 26 on the Valor. The Sheraton was the hotel of my choice, but, when I put my travel date on expdia.com the system showed that April 25 was sold out:( My thinking was that I had time to book since its almost a year from now. Boy was I wrong!! Lesson learned:eek: After my discovery, I wound up booking the E.S.J. Towers which is 5 minutes from the airport and 15 minutes to the port. This hotel was within my price range since so many others wanted $200+ per night. Anyone sailing on the Valor on April 26 out of PR and want to stay the night before, book your hotel ASAP!! The Sheraton Old San Juan usually has a two night minimum length of stay when ships are in port. However, if you call the hotel, they may waive the minimum length of stay if you have SPG Platinum status. Edited May 6, 2014 by Disconnections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooner33 Posted May 6, 2014 #10 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Sheraton Old San Juan absolutely has a 2 night stay , but I was able to get one night via expedia , so check other travel sites :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kteachcruiser52 Posted May 8, 2014 #11 Share Posted May 8, 2014 We just came back from a FABULOUS cruise on the Valor. Perfect everything! Could not have enjoyed it more..❤️. We stayed an extra day in San Juan and found the Tres Palms hotel to be delightful! It's small, not corporate or fancy..but very clean, nice pool, on the beach, and very friendly. We would definitely stay there again. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Does it have an elevator? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kteachcruiser52 Posted May 8, 2014 #12 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I got the Shearton Old San Juan for one night for my cruise this year by using booking.com. We stayed at the Intercontinental after the cruise. I think the hotel you booked is very near there. You will love the beautiful beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtalum Posted May 8, 2014 #13 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Give it a few weeks. You're right on the edge of when hotels open up availability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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