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In 1973, the La Concha Hotel was united with the adjacent Condado Beach Hotel into one hotel, known as the Hyatt Puerto Rico. [5] In 1976, [ 6 ] management of the complex was taken over by Hilton International [ 7 ] and the resort was renamed the Condado Beach La Concha Convention Center , with a huge convention wing built between the two ...
In October 1992, AIG announced plans to completely renovate the hotel at a cost of $130 million [7] and rebrand it as a Marriott. [8] The hotel reopened on February 16, 1995, as the San Juan Marriott Resort & Casino. [9] It was later renamed slightly, becoming the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino.
The beach itself extends from La Ventana al Mar Park on Ashford Avenue in the west to Punta Piedrita in the east. Ocean Park Beach is located further east. [ 1 ] A smaller beach, called Playita del Condado (Spanish for "Condado's small beach"), is located at the western edge of Condado, directly facing El Boquerón . [ 2 ]
Moody's Investors Service ("Moody's") has today upgraded the ratings and assessments of FirstBank Puerto Rico (FirstBank) following the close of the acquisition of Banco Santander Puerto Rico (BSPR).
The La Concha Hotel wing closed in 1995 and the state-owned hotel was known in its final years as The Condado Beach Hotel & Casino, before the entire complex closed on June 30, 1997, [22] as it was losing $7 million a year. [23] The properties sat vacant for many years, and the La Concha and Condado Beach Hotels were finally severed in 2004.
A massive power outage blanketed most of Puerto Rico early Tuesday, leaving more than 1.2 million people without electricity. Here's what to know about the blackout and Luma Energy, which handles ...
The 1950s-60s era saw another boom in Condado, with the rapid industrialization of Puerto Rico, this flamboyant locale was becoming a popular tourist destination. Large hotels like the Caribe Hilton Hotel and La Concha Resort were built as part of a government sponsorship program under the Operation Bootstrap brand.
La Concha may refer to: La Concha Renaissance San Juan Resort, in Puerto Rico; La Concha Motel, a former motel on the Las Vegas Strip, Nevada, United States; Beach of La Concha and La Concha Bay, in San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain; La Concha Beach Club, in Havana, Cuba