La Concha Resort in the Condado district of San Juan, Puerto Rico, is set to join Marriott International’s Autograph Collection as the soft brand’s first hotel on the island. Paulson Puerto Rico owns and operates the property.
The 473-room property includes the Casino del Mar, which features the newly built BetMGM Sportsbook, the first of its kind in Puerto Rico, and the Fifty Eight Club. The hotel was originally built in 1958 and then renovated and reopened in 2007.
As part of the upgrade, Fahad Ghaffar, partner at Paulson Puerto Rico, said the company would invest $45 million in a full renovation of 238 oceanfront suites as well as the construction of a new five-star spa and renovations to the Beach Club. The hotel will also get the Tekka Bar sushi restaurant from Las Vegas restaurateur Takashi Segawa. The Perla space also will get a new restaurant.
La Concha Resort is part of The Condado Collection of hotels owned and operated by Paulson Puerto Rico, one of the largest private firms on the island. Other hotels in The Condado Collection include the Condado Vanderbilt Hotel and Condado Ocean Club. The group owns the Forbes Five-Star St. Regis Hotel and Spa as well.