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Casa Of Essence

3.5 star property

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Studio Suite | Living area
1 bedroom, premium bedding, individually decorated
Studio Suite | City view
Design Apartment | Living area
Studio Suite | Living area

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi

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361 Calle San Francisco, San Juan, 00901
  • Port of San Juan
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Puerto Rico Convention Center
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Pan American Pier
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • San Juan (SJU-Luis Munoz Marin Intl.)
    ‪14 min drive‬

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Design Apartment

Design Apartment

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(9 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Futon

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Standard Suite

Standard Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Classic Suite

Classic Suite

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(6 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Large Twin Trundle Bed

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Studio Suite | Private kitchen

Studio Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Junior Suite

Junior Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Futon

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Superior Suite

Superior Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Comfort Room, 1 Queen Bed

Comfort Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(14 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Apartment | View from room

Apartment

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Futon

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, individually decorated

Economy Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Premier Suite | Living area

Premier Suite

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(8 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Large Twin Trundle Bed

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Classic Apartment

Classic Apartment

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Signature Suite

Signature Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, individually decorated

Family Apartment

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed, 1 Twin Bed and 1 Large Twin Trundle Bed

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Luxury Studio

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(8 reviews)
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Queen Sofa Bed

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Superior Apartment

Superior Apartment

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 2 bedrooms
  • City view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Large Twin Beds

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About the area

San Juan

With a stay at Casa Of Essence in San Juan (Old San Juan), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Port of San Juan and Pan American Pier. .This guesthouse is 2.6 mi (4.2 km) from Condado Beach and 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Puerto Rico Convention Center.
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What's nearby

  • Port of San Juan - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Condado Beach - 4 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Distrito T-Mobile - 4 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Puerto Rico Convention Center - 5 min drive - 4.6 km
  • Pan American Pier - 6 min drive - 4.8 km

Getting around

  • Sacred Heart Station - 9 min drive
  • Luis Munoz Marin Intl. Airport (SJU) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Café Manolín - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪El Coco De Luis - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Olive Garden - ‬15 min drive

About this property

Casa Of Essence

Guesthouse in San Juan, a short walk to Port of San Juan
Casa Of Essence offers 4 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. 55-inch Smart televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested.

Make yourself at home in one of the 4 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring microwaves and Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 55-inch smart TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee grinder
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge
  • Paper towels

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests can access their accommodation through a private entrance
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Private entrance

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
10 children can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a first aid kit

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Casa Of Essence San Juan
Casa Of Essence Guesthouse
Casa Of Essence Guesthouse San Juan

Casa Of Essence Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 234 out of 377 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 95 out of 377 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 377 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 377 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 12 out of 377 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Bryan

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was ok. For the same price I could have gotten a hotel room with two beds, pool and rooftop terrace, but I was duped by Hotels.com thinking it was $75 cheaper, till Casa of Essence, added the $65 "property fee," which no one else charged.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jazmine

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed there 5 night, really nice that you can come and go as you please, really quiet at night and we stayed at “the garden apartment” loved it and quiet at night
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Rina

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Property is located in a very central area. Easy check in instructions available. The building is quite old and needs some TLC. The downside is that they also had quite a bit of cockroaches crawling everywhere and would benefit from a fumigation.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Beth

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

No hot water except for the shower.😕

We enjoyed our stay and the location was excellent. Having said that, we wouldn't stay there again. The main draw back was there was NO hot water in the apartment except for the shower in the bathroom. A device that generated heat was attached to the shower head. No other faucets had hot water.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean and comfortable. Close to dining, shopping and tourist attractions. Very walkable.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic, highly recommended
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maribel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rajal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful room in the Old San Juan. Responsive and attentive host. Safe building with access only with passcode. Liked the welcome drink. Very close to the Old Castle, and the famous Mallorca breakfast place. Would have liked a window though.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Myrna

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
I rented out 2 rooms one was good, the other had a roach infestation. This particular room was comfortable and very convenient for sight seeing around historic VSJ. It could be cleaner as is evident by our other room, owner and staff were friendly and quick to respond.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Myrna

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The location is awesome and the staff is friendly and quick to respond, but room was infested with roaches, left day before check out (2 day rental) was scheduled, staff apologized but that’s simply not enough. I do mean infested as we killed over 7 roaches and saw more, staff and owner pretended to be surprised by infestation, if indeed they didn’t know it is their job to know.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jessica

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Vwrt good
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Joan

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
La locacion estuvo excelente. Servicios básicos pero deben mejorar la limpieza.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jackie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No staff on site but the owner is extremely responsive and provides all info needed for you stay. Door, gate, and room codes are sent out about the day before your arrival. Rooms are clean and have everything you need. Location cannot be beat. All of old San Juan is at your door step
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dennis, Pass Christian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Glen

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Anjali

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service

Great place for those whose location is priority

Amazing, bustling location. Steps away from all of Puerto Rico's history. Apartment didn't feel incredibly clean. Older building charm though. Kitchen had dishes but no sponge. Would probably make more sense to have two full size beds in bedroom ( instead of twins) than have futon in middle of living room to make space for 6. Owner was responsive when had needs!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Oswaldo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very well located in the heart of Old San Juan. Very clean and well maintained. The only downside is the absence of reception or local staff to give assistence.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Myron

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very close to Plaza Colon was great!
Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good location. Quirky but fun decor. One down side - the bed was full size, not queen or king which we prefer.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Me and my family decided to stay here for one night while visiting old son one on our way to Vieques. I was pleasantly pleased with Crystal and her team during my visit. They were very kind and helpful. The location is absolutely perfection. It is in the heart of old San Juan, the room itself was beautiful and the Chandeliers everywhere in the hallways were gorgeous, you can tell that the attention of detail was well planned out when designing this place I will definitely be staying again in the future and highly recommend to anybody planning to stay here in old San Juan and I’d like to mention this was a very safe spot and many food/ restaurant options nearby. The room itself also had great AC and the beds were very comfortable, and super clean.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Derek

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small room with small bathroom and shower. The "Welcome" binder was a good idea with information and recommended places to eat but it mentioned relaxing with the bottle of champagne they had supplied (but there was no bottle of champagne) On the second night there was a heavy rain and I woke up to puddles in the room (The Patio Room). The slamming door at the bottom of the stairwell wasn't appreciated. There has to be something they can do to stop it from slamming every time someone uses the stairs. I could hear it loud and clear in my room.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Amelina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Casa of essence is located in a really convenient location in old san juan which allows to explore it easily with a lot of options for food, drinks, and music all around. The Bamboo room is overall good and comfy, but there was a moldy odor in the room. We also saw cockroaches in the bathroom and near the fridge. This didn’t ruin our experience, so I recommend this location for your stay in the beautiful San Juan.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025