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The hotel was publicly owned, by the government of Puerto Rico, and managed by the US-based Associated Federal Hotels chain. [3] The main hotel building was designed by architects Osvaldo Toro and Miguel Ferrer, of the firm Toro Ferrer. The two men had previously designed the first modern luxury resort in San Juan, the Caribe Hilton.
Condado (Spanish for ''county'') is an urbanized, beachfront resort, commercial, and residential district with various upscale hotels, restaurants, boutique shops, and condos in the barrio of Santurce in San Juan, the capital municipality of Puerto Rico, about 3 to 6 miles (4.8 to 9.7 km) from the Old San Juan historic quarter, Isla Verde resort area, Hato Rey business center, and SJU airport.
The Puerto Rico Tourism Company established the Paradores de Puerto Rico brand in 1973 [1] under the administration of Governor Luis A. Ferre, who wanted to enhance the tourism sector of the island. The company runs an enterprise known by the same name, Paradores de Puerto Rico , which are typically small, one-of-a-kind, locally owned and ...
The final design chosen was by Toro Ferrer, who also designed the Modern Movement-style Supreme Court Building in San Juan. [1] To operate the hotel, the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Co. invited seven leading American hotel firms. Conrad Hilton, being from New Mexico, opened his letter back with "Mi estimado amigo" and won over the Puerto ...
The hotel reopened on February 16, 1995, as the San Juan Marriott Resort & Casino. [9] It was later renamed slightly, becoming the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino. AIG [10] sold the hotel to Rockwood Capital in August 2011 for $133 million. [11] Rockwood Capital resold it in May 2017 to an unnamed Chinese buyer [12] for $184 million ...
On New Year's Eve, December 31, 1986, three disgruntled employees at the Dupont Plaza Hotel (now San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, intentionally set a fire. The employees (Héctor Escudero, Armando Jiménez, and José Rivera) were involved in a labor dispute with the owners. The fire killed between 96 and 98 ...
The Normandie Hotel is a historic building located in the Isleta de San Juan, in San Juan, Puerto Rico which opened on October 10, 1942 as a hotel. Its design was inspired by the French transatlantic passenger ship SS Normandie in addition to featuring the same Art Deco design as the ocean liner that inspired it, and the hotel's original roof sign was one of the two signs that adorned the top ...