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Fairmont El San Juan Hotel

Fairmont El San Juan Hotel

San Juan, PR
4.8 out of 5 rating, 147 Reviews
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    Nikki G. Sent on 02/15/2024
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    Perfection

    After considering and touring countless vendors for our wedding in Puerto Rico, we decided to go with the Fairmont El San Juan Hotel. The main factors that played in to this were a fun, friendly, conveneint location, being only an 8 minute cab ride to the airport. The hotel itself which is timeless, absoultely gorgeous, classy and all of the countless, beautiful amenties it offers. The third and extremely important factor is the event coordinator Vilmarie. We experienced many throughout this journey and none could even compare to Vilmarie. She is extremely professional, attentive and has 25 years of experience working as the event coordinator at the El San Juan. She made this whole process extremely easy and played a huge part in making sure all of our requests came to fruition. I knew having Vilmarie there as our event coordinator allowed for one less thing I had to worry about amongst the 1000 others while planning our wedding. She was also very accomodating and helped us with a few special requests including setting up our pool party the following day for my husband and I to enjoy with our guests. The wedding venue is gorgeous, we went with the Grand Ballroom. Thankfully the weather was on our side for the beach ceremony, although should it not have been the backup ceremony venue was also very nice. I cannot reccommend the Fairmont El San Juan Hotel, all of the staff and Vilmarie enough for helping us pull off the wedding of our dreams.
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    Kathy S. Sent on 03/17/2021
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    Excellent!

    The Fairmont el San Juan Hotel is a cut above the rest. Our wedding was absolutely beautiful and the stay there was amazing! They treat you like royalty and every single person that works there makes you feel special. We will return year after year to celebrate! Thank you Vilmarie for your outstanding service!

    Fairmont El San Juan Hotel's reply:

    Thank you Kathy! We are very happy that you and your guest enjoyed the Hotel and the celebration. We look forward to welcome you back!
    I remain at your service,
    Vilmarie Alameda
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    Jackeline M. Sent on 02/29/2020
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    Wonderful Experience

    Venue is beyond gorgeous, everyone is very professional and they really do make you feel at home. Food is just delicious, couldn't ask for more. Vilmarie was a huge help and one of the very best to work with. Vilmarie was always quick and attentive to all of my questions. If I had to do it again I wouldn't change a thing. I look forward to staying there again in the near future. Thank you for such a magical wedding day.
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    Venue for wedding

    This is the most beautiful venue. The service was absolutely incredible. They made us feel so special and truly went above and beyond in every aspect from catering to coordination.
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    Kaitlin Sent on 11/21/2019
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    Wedding of our Dreams!

    Vilmarie and the team at the El San Juan are top-notch. They were attentive to every detail, every question or concern we had. Our wedding day could not have gone any smoother without their help- the food was amazing and our bartenders at the reception were the real stars of the show.

    Vilmarie Alameda was our catering manager and she was readily available when we needed her. She stayed until the end of the wedding and made sure everything was running correctly. If anyone had any questions or concerns she was right there to help and that we are truly grateful for!

    If you have your wedding at the El San Juan, ask for Vilmarie. You will have the wedding of your dreams and you will not be disappointed!
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    Ana Sent on 10/03/2019
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    Best Customer Service and Venue Ever

    Long story short, we were looking to have a wedding at a different venue we knew, but they never sent us a revised contract, so I reached out to El San Juan. Needless to say that in less than 24 hours, they contacted us, offered their services, and of course process our contract and everything else! I can't even imagine having our wedding at a different venue.

    This hotel is not only beautiful but their customer service is the best! Vilmarie Alameda, director of social and catering service is a gem. She helped us from the beginning to the end. Planning a destination wedding can be stressful and choosing a venue you've never been to can be challenging, but Vilmarie made it super easy and enjoyable. Having her as our point of contact was the best. From getting on the phone with us right away, sending us pictures and videos to meeting with us, setting up menu tastings, answering my ridiculous email questions on a daily basis, making sure our guests were happy and everything you can think of, Vilmarie will help you with. She is very responsive, trustworthy and would go above and beyond to make sure everything runs smoothly.

    You can't go wrong with El San Juan! Beach, sun, beautiful amenities, excellent people, friendly environment, awesome food, and much more. Trust me, your friends and family will be happy! And if you have the chance to work with Vilmarie, well then you are all set! Happy wedding planning and trust me, El San Juan and Vilmarie will make sure you wedding surpassed your expectations!

    Fairmont El San Juan Hotel's reply:

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    Congratulations on your Wedding! Thank you for hosting your Wedding at El San Juan Hotel and for sharing your great experience with Vilmarie and Hotel.
    We truly value your comments we will share them with our Hotel Team.
    Andrea Machado
    Director of Catering & Convention Services
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    Edith R. Sent on 03/11/2024
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    Beautiful Hotel and excelente service

    I done many wedding at the hotel , love the service, the food , how beautiful this hotel is , my company Eleganzza Events love working with their clients, I definitely recommend it.
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    The hotel catering sales manager Amnel Colon was amazing!! His responsiveness is impecable and he is very professional and accommodating. My wedding was a total success and I hope everyone in the future have the same experience as i did!
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    Definitivamente no pude haber escogido mejor lugar para celebrar mi boda. Amnel es excelente, el Banyan Tree es encantador, el Gold Room es espectacular, la comida estuvo divina y el servicio, ni se diga. Amnel buscó complacerme en todo lo que fuera posible y no puedo estar más feliz con su labor. Siempre se mantenía en comunicación y me ofrecía todo lo que estuviera a su alcance. Sin duda alguna, recomendaría El San Juan Resort & Casino sin pensarlo dos veces. ♥
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    Absolutely perfect for a destination wedding. We had 45 guests at our wedding and it truly could not have been a better.

    Venue: The El San Juan has beautiful venues for weddings of all sizes. Our ceremony took place under the Banyan Tree and the cocktail hour and reception took place at The Encanto. Both areas were absolutely stunning and made for gorgeous pictures. The layout of both of the venues were easy to use and the views were incredible.

    Amnel Colon is fantastic; incredibly attentive and helpful. He recommended marvelous vendors, all who had done events at the hotel before. Truly can not express how fantastic Amnel was to work with. The food and service were exceptional. All of the staff were friendly and willing to assist.

    Overall, our destination wedding surpassed our expectations!
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    Melissa Sent on 06/28/2016
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    We found El San Juan R&C online as one of the highly recommended venues. When looking at other venues we were never as satisfied until we walked into La Terraza. Not only was it air conditioned, but it was the perfect size and we loved the style. We would have loved to have our cocktail hour Under the Banyan Tree, but that site was already booked. Rather our cocktail our was on the wrap around porch of La Terraza and it worked out perfectly. Being that the hotel is on the beach we were also able to take pictures on the beach. I would highly recommend this venue to everyone! They had at least 2 other weddings going on that we had seen and it did not affect us at all. When we were leaving the hotel lobby was filled with music and people dancing. We had no problem getting a cab to go back to our hotel. They worked with us until the very last minute with cost and had no problems adjusting our headcount up until a week prior.
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    Tory Sent on 02/18/2016
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    I just had my wedding here this last week. It was absolutely incredible. First off, Amnel is unbelievable. He made the planning process so easy. He is so responsive and managed a few of my guests with such ease. I couldn't recommend him more. The venues we used were panorama rooftop for rehearsal dinner (was beautiful) but FYI no way to hook up music there. Ceremony was on rooftop of casa del mar, private and gorgeous. And our reception was at encanto. Was super magical and everyone continues to rave about it. Thanks for making our wedding so special.
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    Ryan Sent on 12/16/2015
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    I cannot begin to say enough good things about El San Juan Resort & Casino. The lobby of the hotel is absolutely stunning, there is plenty of space around the pools, the rooms are modern and spacious, the music in the lobby and Brava are great, and it is has such a convenient location.

    I have to first and foremost give recognition to the senior catering sales manager Amnel Colon. This man is truly amazing. I never had to wait more than a day for an email reply (and when it was a full day it was usually because he was out of the office) and he always gave me all of the information that I needed without a lot of back and forth. Amnel granted just about every request that I made and throughout the planning process I felt completely at ease knowing that he was my go to guy. He came to the rehearsal dinner and the wedding reception to make sure that everything was going smoothly and we had everything that we needed. It was an absolute pleasure to work with him.

    We had our rehearsal dinner, cocktail and reception at the hotel and the food for each event was delicious. My husband and I favored the food for the rehearsal and cocktail because it was all traditional Puerto Rican :)

    Our guests all loved the hotel and a few said that they would definitely make it a future vacation spot. If you're getting married in Puerto Rico we highly recommend El San Juan.
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    Debbie Sent on 11/18/2015
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    We highly recommend this venue for a wedding. We worked with Amnel Colon, Senior Catering Manager. He was just top notch!!!! He went above and beyond, meeting all of our needs and those of the bride and groom and more!!!! The ceremony was outside and was beautiful. The reception was in the Gold Room and was just magnificent. The food was fabulous, it was promptly and beautifully presented. The dessert buffet was not to be believed and delicious!!!
    Amnel was very flexible and included some family recipes for the dinner which the Chef executed beautifully. We also hosted a Sunday morning brunch in the Panorama Room and the service and the food were wonderful and plentiful. Tables were arranged in a very elegant fashion.
    I just can't say enough about Amnel and the El San Juan as a wedding venue. All of our guests, 104 of them , were extremely satisfied.
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    Rumaisa Sent on 10/14/2015
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    Amnel was wonderful throughout the entire wedding planning process. He was such a delight, and very patient - especially when it came down to wedding crunch time! His pleasant demeaner put my husband and I at ease. Being that my husband & I are of Indian/Pakistani descent, it was ver important for us to have some of our authentic foods on the menu. Amnel had some wonderful suggestions, and was very open-minded (as was Chef Anna), when we offered some of our own recipes to incorporate with the Chef.. Amnel is AWESOME!!!
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    Christine Sent on 09/17/2015
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    I worked with Amnel Colon for my wedding and let me tell you, this man is amazing. I started planning my wedding out around a year and a half ago and he made my whole wedding experience very smooth. We kept in touch with emails and he was very responsive with it. So please if you ladies are getting married in El San Juan Hotel and Casino, ask for Amnel. He was truly wonderful and my husband and I are so grateful! Also the food for our rehearsal and dinner was delicious!
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    Cyf Sent on 09/23/2015
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    First off, the Hotel is beautiful and it was perfect for what I wanted my wedding to be. I worked with Amnel Colon and his team. Amnel was always very responsive to every email and crazy questions I had, he always kept me calm when changes came up. The service the day of the wedding was beyond exceptional. Our server was always very attentive that we had all that we needed (Calixto) The food was something else, it was AMAZING, I mean I had a steak that you could cut using the butter knife! It was awesome! We had a great time on our day and were very happy with the service that was provided. Our room was also perfect! Loved it and I recommend them to everyone! If I had to do it all over again, I would choose Amnel and his team.
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    They were great. The food was really good. Everybody had an awesome time!
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    Beatriz Sent on 07/29/2015
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    Amnel colon is very profesional.
    He followed through everything he offered.
    I would highly recommend him
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    Beatriz Sent on 07/18/2015
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    Amnel Colon was very professional and attentive to our specific needs.
    If I have to do it all over again, it would be Amnel.
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    Rachel Sent on 07/05/2015
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    We had our whole wedding at the el San Juan. The rehearsal was at Panarama, ceremony at the banyon tree and reception at la Terazza. All of the venues were gorgeous. Panarama is breathtaking at night. The food is amazing. Our guests were very impressed. We worked with Melissa. She was very attentive. It was a great place for a large group.
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    Lauren Sent on 06/01/2015
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    I cannot begin to say enough good things about El San Juan Resort. From the time we checked in, to the time we checked out, it was an amazing experience. Even before that, through all of the e-mails back and forth to the catering manager, Amnel Colon, he was so responsive and accommodating. He helped with things that weren't even related to the wedding. Throughout my entire wedding planning process, he was the easiest person to work with, and caused me zero stress! Our hotel stay was made even more amazing my Amnel and the hotel staff. Our reception was perfect, and we also hosted a breakfast the morning of the wedding at the hotel, which was amazing. I highly recommend El San Juan Resort - they made every part of the wedding planning process easy and stress-free.
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    Valerie Sent on 06/02/2015
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    We get so happy with our decision to get our wedding in this hotel. The food was amazing, was warm and with a good flavor. Our wedding was in the International ballroom, so we have space to show the decoration but at the same time everybody are together celebrating. The acoustic is nice, the band and dj sound was great. The chandeliers are gorgeous, a glamorous look. Also our families stay in the hotel, in total we get like 17 rooms , and all of them are perfect. Our honeymoon night when we get in the room, we have wine, cheese, fruits, and crackers. And finally we always count with the help of Amnel Colon, catering sales manager of the hotel, he was in charge of everything related with our weeding, and everything was perfect
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    Our wedding was a destination wedding. Before selecting ESJ for our Ceremony & Reception on 4/25/15 I read a few reviews which spoke very highly of Amnel Colon and I have to say that it could not have been more accurate. My husband and I traveled a couple of times to PR to meet with our vendors and then the food tasting (we live in Boston but we are originally from PR so the trips were always a bonus for us). First of all, the hotel is just beautiful, the Bayan Tree is very romantic and ESJ offers many different reception areas that you could not go wrong with any of them. We worked with Amnel for over a year and I could honestly say that he has been the most amazing staff member we could have work with in this entire wedding process. He basically held my hand the entire year and I'm very grateful. I'm extremely happy that we chose ESJ because I don't think we could have gotten a better service else where. He replies to emails, questions and concerns right away. He is very professional, friendly and just incredible to work with. The staff is amazing, the food selection was just delicious. Our guests spoke very highly about the food, the decor and the service. Before making your final decisions, check ESJ out and reach out to Amnel; you will not be disappointed. Our experience was that much more memorable because of Amnel. We will def return to ESJ when we visit Puerto Rico again.

    Thank you for everything Amnel :)
    Bethzy & Efrain
    4-25-15
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