Flat calm on Lemontree Beach in Rincon Puerto Rico

A couple of days ago it was like a lake on our stretch of shore. The water was clear and the sky a wonderful Caribbean blue. A friend of ours came by the day before and asked if it would be a good day to go out to Desecheo. Of course... it was a day for anything by the water. If you chose to do the scenic drive through the mountains on such a day... you were missing the point. By the water, in the water... looking at the water.



Now it happens that we have as guests people who are in the hospitality industry come to stay with us on their day off. This was also such a day that we were able to welcome one of the El Convento family to our house and bit of seaside paradise. She brought with her both sisters and BF's. As you can see they mixed sun, sand and seaside very smoothly with family. El Convento is one of our favorite places to stay in Old San Juan and when we stay with El Convento it is like coming home. We were very pleased to reciprocate.

El Convento in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico

Many of our Lemontree guests travel to Puerto Rico through San Juan. Because of the arrangement of flights, some find it convenient to spend a night either upon arrival or the day before departure in the San Juan area. When they do, one of the hotels we recommend that they consider for a night is the El Convento hotel in Viejo (Old) San Juan.

When we want to remind ourselves of the pleasures of urban living we stay at the El Convento. This is simply the finest hotel in the city. It is charming in an old school way. The service is superb and the appointments of the accommodations are sublime. Its location is where you want to be when you want to see Viejo San Juan. Dining here is pure joy with the food well prepared and the service unrivaled. The El Convento is a wonderful venue for a destination wedding and we have had the pleasure of seeing the preparations in progress as well as the charming tropical weddings themselves.

On this page you will see the Blurb badge for a small photo book I made of the hotel. The colors and feel of the hotel reminded me of an Italian fresco and so many of the photographs were treated to give such an effect as well.