Navona Studios

2.5 star property

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Lobby sitting area
Exterior
Room, Balcony | View from room
Terrace/patio
Exterior

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
258 Calle San Francisco, San Juan, PR, 00901
  • Pier 1
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Port of San Juan
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Castillo San Felipe del Morro
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • San Juan (SJU-Luis Munoz Marin Intl.)
    ‪15 min drive‬

Room options

Room (Interior)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Room, Balcony

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

San Juan

With a stay at Navona Studios in San Juan (Old San Juan), you'll be steps from Alcaldia and 3 minutes by foot from Museo del Mar. .This guesthouse is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Casa del Libro and 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Casa de Ramon Power y Giralt.

What's nearby

  • Pier 1 - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Catedral Basilica Menor de San Juan Bautista - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Port of San Juan - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Castillo San Felipe del Morro - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Pan American Pier - 3 min drive - 2.2 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Café Manolín - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Pirilo Pizza Rústica - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Casa Cortés ChocoBar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Cafeteria Mallorca - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪El Jibarito - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Navona Studios

Guesthouse with a rooftop terrace, steps from Alcaldia
Navona Studios offers 16 air-conditioned accommodations with ceiling fans. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers. Hair dryers, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 16 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as bicycles to rent or take in the view from a rooftop terrace.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and laundry facilities.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Virtual front desk

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions and an access code; access will be through a private entrance
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
A virtual front desk provides assistance to guests

Access methods

Access code, private entrance

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 18 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 18 are welcome
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 fire extinguisher and a smoke detector
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Children 18 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Navona Studios Apartment San Juan
Navona Studios San Juan
Navona Studios
Navona Studios Hotel
Navona Studios San Juan
Navona Studios Hotel San Juan

Navona Studios Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 301 out of 685 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 193 out of 685 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 91 out of 685 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 41 out of 685 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 59 out of 685 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

jasmine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean! And the staff was wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Gary

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
NO elevator and each floor is 2 flight of stairs. Had to carry up luggage up 6 flights. They should inform guests about this. The room was very very old and dated. Some areas were delapidated. It was clean though. Since this is the "Old San Juan" maybe all the properties may be like this do your research.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

A great location and good value!

Our experience for a 1 night stay at Navona was actually better than expected. We booked it because of the location and reasonable price. We flew in for a cruise and wanted to spend a day in San Juan before departing on the cruise. The location is fabulous...right in the heart of Old San Juan in walking distance to everything we wanted to see as well as great F&B Options. The room was small and the bed was a double [not a queen], as we knew in advance. Our room was very quiet and clean. Our only complaint about the room was luke warm water in the shower and sink. TV was nice with great U.S. Channel selection. Bed comfort OK. As we exited the Cab from the airport, we were immediately met by our Host who was in the neighboring Jewelry store who was very nice and explained the key system to access the front door and our room. There is NO Elevator so you have to carry luggage to your room!! Luckily, we are both still able to do so, but this would be problematic for many people so just be aware. Yes, I would book it again, but would make sure to request Room 15, which was quiet and other visitors shared that their rooms were noisy because they were on the street side of the Studio.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved the value and being immersed in old town. Yes, it’s loud. Bring earplugs. Yes, you have to bring your luggage up stairs. This was fully disclosed so not a surprise. Beds comfie. I would definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Rae

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall, a very good experience. I’d stay here again. No elevators so you have to lug your suitcases up stairs. Showers are more towards glamping. Bathroom is very small. Very nice check in.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

TIMOTHY, cranfills gap

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I booked this hotel for 2 nights. One before the cruise and one after. But after the first night stay, we started looking for another place too stay when we got back from our cruise. Our room was right off the main street and it was noisy, which we were somewhat okay with. Put it about 3 o'clock in the morning, a huge group of drunk people came in and started screaming and baking on walls. No one was there to contact or do anything about it, and it was just awful until one of them realized they were on the wrong floor. Then I asked the maid where to put my key. She just asked.what room we were in. She went upstairs and my husband was still in the room trying to get and she started cleaning our room. We hadn't evening finished getting all of our stuff out, just because she knew we were checking out. We pay close to $200 for the first night. A $150 for the second and I'm willing to forfiet that just to make sure that we're in a better hotel whe n we get bac. 4.5 Is extremely exaggerated? On the reviews and the only reason why I booked this place. Plus beware, there's no elevator you have to pack all your luggage up and downstairs, and it's 3 short flights to each floor.

8/10 Good

Shailendra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Property was easy to find and has great location. We had a balcony(more of a window as you can’t step into balcony) room on 3rd floor which is manageable with luggage. You can hear passing cars overnight so some may call it noisy but I was fine with it, there is also a interior room option which may be quieter. Room itself was clean and had bare minimum amenities, no coffee, water, iron etc. it had a mini fridge and tv. Bathroom was small but clean. Water pressure in shower was so weak that it took me 20 minutes to take shower which normally takes 5. I didn’t like one bit that there was only one soap to take shower or use for washing hands. Overall if you are desperate to just sleep over night for a budget price in the heart of old city this is a-okay!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

ROBERT

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Centrally located in Old SanJuan. Very basic and reasonably priced
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

XIOMARYS M

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location 🙌
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location. Be aware that there's no elevator so you will need to carry luggage up 2-3 flights of stairs. No frills place at a bargain place. Also, there is extremely limited parking in the area so you're better off without a car.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Jeremy

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Very basic hotel, clean, but no hot water. Had to carry luggage up 6 flights, which was ok for us, but would be a problem for older guests. No climate control in room. Extremely loud street noise which resulted in little to no sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

katuzka

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully located exceptionally cleaned lovely room with balcony. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hector

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Toyoaki

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

John

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
I paid for a room a few weeks ago when I was in Puerto Rico for a same day booking but Expedia jumped the date to maybe today. I asked to cancel explaining would not even be in Puerto Rico but the room people or Expedia bothered replying. In future will think more than twice about using Expedia and Navona Studios well forget about themm
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing location amazing view

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Armando

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I didn’t like that it definitely was more noisy than I expected. As well as no control of the AC. We just have a fan.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Sonny S

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Phenomenal location, but that's all.

We can only ecco what other visitors have said. Bad communication form the owners, inconsistent policies and a room that feel more like a closet than a hotel or guest house room. Tankless water heater directly plugs into an electric outlet in the shower which is a real hazard. No Internet is available and the after hours phone number is not attended. For the one night we spent there it was fine. But would not recommend for extended stays.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Virgie, Bronx

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The staff needs to work on the communication with visitors. I asked if I could leave my bags somewhere and got a response hours later.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

TANNIA

Liked: Staff & service
Convenient to walk in Old San Juan . Old property more like a hostel
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

david

Travelled with partner
I liked that the property is in the heart of many shops and eateries, very close to the pier also.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024