Mayaguez Resort & Casino
Mayagüez
Overview
The Mayagüez Resort & Casino is a hotel in Mayagüez, on the west coast of Puerto Rico. It is described as the largest hotel resort in the west of the island. It opened in 1963 as the Mayagüez Hilton and was later sold by Hilton to a private group, which renamed it. The sources consulted do not confirm an official star rating.
Location and getting around
The hotel is at Route 104, Km 0.3, in the Algarrobos area of Mayagüez, beside Puerto Rico Highway 2, the main road in the west of the island. It is near the Mayagüez Mall and Western Plaza shopping centres and less than 5 minutes from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. No source consulted states a distance to an airport, so none is given here.
Rooms and facilities
- Casino.
- Two restaurants.
- A large conference centre.
- A river pool, with later additions including a zero-entry pool, a lazy river and a water slide.
The original hotel had air-conditioned rooms and an Olympic-sized pool. The current number of rooms is not stated by the sources: an older figure of 140 rooms is listed, but a later tower is reported to have more than doubled the room count.
History and good to know
- The hotel was built on the site of the former Valdés Castle, home of Alfonso Valdés Cobián, co-founder of the Cervecería India brewery; the castle's main gates still stand at the entrance.
- It was designed to resemble the Caribe Hilton in San Juan.
- It was the main hotel for the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games.
- Check-in and check-out times and policies should be confirmed with the hotel before booking.
