Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort

The friendly staff. The bed slept well. Loved the Sushi bar

Pros: Nice grounds, nice pool with slide, spacious room with incredible ocean view that fit my family if 5 in 2 queens plus single sofa bed. Only 90 min from San Juan and 60 min from Caguas where there is a great indoor activity center. Lots of outdoor games, good number of poolside seating, free ice pops and Icees by pool, very very nice and accommodating staff, delicious ice cream ‘rolls’ that were expensive but yummy. Located within 5-10 min drive to everything you can think of from food to shopping to downtown Ponce. I highly recommend if you’re coming with children because they have plenty to keep the kids busy. It’s 1 hr away from La Paraguera where we went on an excursion to Bio Bay, which is a MUST do. Cons: Beach: The beach on this property is not calm water, it’s rocky and has seaweed. However, if you walk to the end of the shoreline away from the hotel, the sand gets smooth and there’s no seaweed. We discovered that on our own and it SAVED the trip bc we thought there was soft sand beach at the hotel. Food: the primary high end restaurant was closed during our stay (Sunday-Wed) so we couldn’t try it. The buffet for lunch and dinner is really below average. There is a grill by the pool where we ordered 2x and it wasn’t bad, but not amazing either. Sushi restaurant: this place is awful. Do not eat there, I felt so gross after our lunch. None of the staff spoke English, it was absolutely bizarre for a resort and the opposite of the other grounds. Food takes forever to come out and when it does the sushi just doesn’t seem fresh and the sauces are all off. It’s pretty expensive for a below average sushi spot so do not waste your money. Parking: while parking was easy, paying $12/day is unnecessary for a hotel guest

I really enjoyed our stay. Food was great, clean service, the food is also open til 10pm or 11pm which is great. There's a convenience store inside the hotel which was good to have. The place is beautiful to walk around.

It is clear that it was built during a more prosperous time, the space is really nice, and the pools are good to relax. If you are into golfing, they have a nice course accessible by internal transport. The restaurant offers a good grilled assortment.

The pool and the location are great. It really feels like you're disconnected from the rest of the world. The Sports Bar has good American food. The New Year's party they organized was also great.