I spend three nights with my partner at the Caribe Hilton in June and had a perfect weekend. Yes, it's pricey to eat and drink in the hotel, but you know that before you get there! I'm a Hilton HHonors gold member and we got an executive floor room in the main building. Despite being the oldest part of the property, the room was modern, clean and attractively decorated. We also had access to the Executive Lounge with free breakfast, soft drinks all day and evening cocktails and food. (The cocktails aren't free, but at only $3-4 each they are a third of the price of downstairs!)

We spent much of our time relaxing on the beach and by the pools and although the hotel was busy, the area was never overcrowded. The main downstairs bar had a lively atmosphere every night, with great rum punch and mojitos. We also ate at Morton's, which was elegant and excellent as always - and it has windows overlooking the ocean - the only Morton's I've been in with windows!

A 10 min walk takes you over the bridge to Condado for many casinos, restaurants etc. and a short cab ride takes you to Old San Juan.

I would definately go back to the Caribe for a relaxing weekend again!

I was booked for four nights and five days for a fairly expensive conference rate (close to 200/night) and was very disappointed. I stayed in the "lagoon villa" section. The room overlooked an active construction site with a polluted lagoon. The water in the shower and sink ran black and sooty for three minutes before looking somewhat clear enough to take a shower. I had multiple cockroach sightings. The smell of mold was overwhelming. Several others in our group have commented similiarly about the run-down condition of this hotel.

When I asked for a room change, information was recorded, but then I never heard from anyone. When I checked they pretended like they had never heard the complaint before.

Last but not least, the internet connection was slow and very spotty....

We stayed here for a romantic getaway. When we arrived we could tell the service was going to be an issue. The valet/check-in stations were not well organized. We went to valet the car and told a guy we wanted to park. He told us to leave the car and then he forgot about it. We went to check in (which took 30 mins!...no one is in a rush here) and they still had not moved it. We walked over to the car and told them we wanted it parked and then they took care of it. Once we got checked in we asked to have our bags delivered to the room. After waiting 45 minutes, we called and they said they would send them up. After 15 more minutes we went downstairs to find them still sitting where we left them. We ended up taking them up ourselves.

We ate by the pool and ended up spending $100 on 2 drinks each and sandwiches! We ate at most of the restaurants and found the food and service to be average with the exception of Lemongrass. While this was our most expensive meal (we ate just apps and drinks and it was still $150!) it was by far the best meal of the trip.

I found the pools to be a bit chilly, crowded and noisy with lots of kids. We actually rented a car and drove to Ponce for the day. We stumbled across a place called Copamarina and will stay there next time. The pools were perfect, spread out and they had more activities on the beach (parasaling, snorkeling etc. right outside the room door!)

My family and i stayed at the hilton caribe in Arpil for 2 nights. I have to say i was really worried when i got this hotel thru priceline becasue the reviews i read very mixed. Let me tell you. I loved this hotel. Ther service was very nice and the rooms very modern and tastefully decorated. They very a little small but that was ok. The bathroom was very nice and good size. Two sinks and a very nice shower. I always love a nice bathroom. One other thing i really liked was the mini refrigerator in the room. What a nice thing to have with 2 little ones. The hotel also has some toys for little kids which was a big plus for us. My kids really loved it. They also have nice shops. The only thing i can say bad was the pools. When we were there, the pool water looked very green. It did not look fresh and clean. No one was using the pools. I think they were aware of this and cleaning the pools. Nice little beach there too. Over all I had a plesant time and I would for sure go back to this hotel if i ever go to puerto rico again.