I recently had a very disappointing one-night stay (Dec 29 to 30, 2023) at Villa Herencia Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Old Town).
I had booked on Expedia and paid USD 382 for one night (taxes included but not even breakfast). I felt this was an exorbitant amount of money given the very poor quality of the room and the hotel in general. I complained at check out; they told me to send my complaints to the owner/manager (which I did), and they never even bothered to reply.
First the good points (and there were very few):
- the Front Desk person was friendly and tried to be helpful, although the hours of the front desk were hard to figure out
- The AC worked well, as did the mosquito netting around the bed (which was necessary, see below)
- The location in the Old Town was convenient.
Now for the complaints – and it is hard to know where to begin:
Everything from a maintenance & cleanliness standpoint was a huge disappointment. Common areas and our room were shabby and dirty, especially the floors. The entire ground floor smelled of mold. The restroom on the ground floor, when I used it the first day, was filled with unsightly debris and junk.
The rooftop terrace was a disaster: mosquito infested due to standing water everywhere; this made it impossible to sit outside without being devoured by insects; an ugly hodge-podge of cheap plastic furniture; dirt, dead leaves and other debris all of the place – it looked like it hadn’t been cleaned or swept in ages;