Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino

In November 2009, the Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino opened as the first new full-service hotel and casino built in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in more than a decade. The up-to-the-minute conference center covers 35,000 square feet, including the largest hotel ballroom in the metropolitan area. Groups also have access to several spacious balcony terraces, dedicated event space on the fourth-floor pool deck, and more than half a million square feet of meeting rooms at the neighboring Puerto Rico Convention Center—the largest in the entire Caribbean.

In addition to the unprecedented breadth and depth of meeting facilities and services, the hotel presents an equally impressive lineup of resort features. The 57,000-square-foot sun and pool deck, for instance, offers a large infinity-edge pool, cabanas, poolside dining, and stunning views of the city's Condado district and San Juan Bay. Downstairs, the island's largest casino entertains with 16 table games and nearly 500 slot machines.

For those with leisure time to spare, the opportunities continue at a 24-hour fitness center, the luxurious Zen Spa Retreat, District Lobby Bar, two casual restaurants, and more than 70,000 square feet ofretail therapy. Off-site pleasures range from lazing on the island's white sand beaches to hiking through its rain forest, strolling through its history in Old San Juan, and diving into its scintillating nightlife fueled by the red-hot rhythms of Puerto Rican salsa, bomba, and reggaeton..