Two years ago, we stayed at the El Convento for three nights on our way to STJ. We really enjoyed it. Yes, the hotel does have some sort of arrangement with another one on the beach. We had every intention of taking advantage of that but we were so busy in town, we never made it.
The El Convento is a nice hotel but be warned, the rooms are small-ish with queens or doubles. We loved the historic charm. The nightly wine and cheese party was very good (great selections of both). We will definitely return to the El Convento, it was a great stopover.
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