El San Juan Hotel Lobby Bars

Top choice in San Juan


This iconic hotel's three lobby bars are undeniably the most glamorous in town, with acres of gleaming marble and lashings of art deco elegance. Choose from the circular wine bar, the gold-hued rum bar and the dazzling chandelier bar, which sits under the world's third-largest chandelier, sparkling with 7000 crystals. Live Latin bands get the crowds dancing at weekends.


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