Posts by SanJorge
Lote 23 Food Trucks
Just 3.5 blocks from the hotel – Lote 23 is one of the hottest scenes in San Juan. With 15 food trucks and food stands – you’ll always find something interesting. Lots of entertainment and special events, plus Yoga every Sunday morning. Your biggest challenge is choosing what to eat!
Read MoreLa Terraza de Bonanza
BOMBA! Don’t miss this celebration of Afro-Caribbean music and dance every MONDAY just one block from the hotel. Take Calle San Jorge up the hill to Ave. Eduardo Conde and follow the music! Its an authentic Puerto Rican experience in a typical chinchorro ‘road house’ type bar that is rarely seen in the city anymore.…
Read MoreCalle Loiza Nightlife
This area between the beach and our hotel is often referred to as a laboratory for ‘hipster’ entrepreneurs. New restaurants, boutiques, tattoo parlors, galleries, food trucks, bars and clubs blend in with traditional shops and restaurants that have been there for decades. Only 15 min walk from the hotel.
Read MorePlaza del Mercado – “La Placita”
Santurce’s fruit and vegetable market by day – this classic building is surrounded by restaurants and bars. On Thursday and Friday evening, there is an informal street party that has become a San Juan favorite. Its about a 15 minute walk – but the bus stop is just one block from the market, so its…
Read MorePuerto Rico Museum of Art
One of the finest art museums in the Caribbean – the Puerto Rico Museum of Art is an easy 15 minute walk or short bus ride from Hotel San Jorge. Just walk down Ponce de Leon for 10 minutes and turn right on Ave. De Diego.
Read MoreFine Arts Center – Bellas Artes
Our Fine Arts Center – Bellas Artes is just a 12 minute walk down Ponce de Leon from Hotel San Jorge. With two large theaters, an experimental theater space and cabaret theater – there are performances every weekend ranging from opera to drama, comedy, international touring artists, musicals and dance performances.
Read MoreMuseum of Contemporary Art
You don’t have an excuse not to explore the Contemporary Art scene in San Juan, since this museum is free – unless there is a visiting show which may have a modest surcharge. The permanent collection is still growing, but visiting exhibits always make this an interesting experience.
Read MoreSymphony Hall
Now that they have their own performance space – the Puerto Rico Symphonic Orchestra has developed a stellar reputation and a fanatic audience that fills the new Symphony Hall whenever they perform. Just next to the fine arts center its an easy walk or just a few bus stops from Hotel San Jorge.
Read MoreSan Juan Children’s Choir
Just across the street from Hotel San Jorge, the children’s choir performs in major arts venues but have their school and rehearsal space just next door!
Read MoreAbracadabra a ‘counter-café’
There is always something cultural going on at Abracadabra, just two short blocks from Hotel San Jorge. Jazz nights, Film Festivals, Circus Arts, Kids Programs, Theater, Poetry and a great creative menu have made this a neighborhood favorite.
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