I stayed in Posada Colonial twice - in 2009 and 2011 - and found it a stunning place for stay either as a couple or with friends.

Both times I stayed in the 2-room apartment on the second floor. The pace is very nice and clean. It´s like home away from home:) I usually don´t visit same places for several times - but I did return to Puerto Rico nad one of the reasons was the lovely Posada Colonial.

The 2-room second floor apartment has 2 beds, a kitchenette and WC/batroom. There´s a wardrobe and small night-stand in the bedroom and a dining table in the front room. Every corner of the place is very neat and clean. The place proved being very safe - we kept our money and other valuables in the room and everything was OK.

The best part of the place (if I may say so) is its owners. Christiane nad her family in extremely helpful and friendly and they provide really great service. There´s no problem they couldn´t help you with. It feels like staying with friends.

The place is located on a quiet street in a resedential part of San Juan. There´s a beach nearby and some great eateries, incl Bebo´s Cafe with its nice Caribbean dishes and great cocktails. There´s supermarket nearby so it´s perfectly possible to buy something for breakfast.

It´s possible to park a car outside the house.

The family provides free airport pick-up and drop-off and even take you to the car-rental if asked. As I had no US phone number, they helped me with calling and arranging the bio-bay tour as well as suggesting a good company.

There´s a wifi access in the house as well as TV in the apartment.

I am completely in love with this place. I am even considering staying there again - for the third time - should there be good flight tickets offer to Puerto Rico :)

This place is awesome for an independent minded traveller who isn't looking for the resort/all inclusive visit to Puerto Rico. The owners go above and way beyond to make sure your stay is as enjoyable as possible... my wife and I have travelled to lots of countries and rented short-term apartments for 2-7 days in lots of places and never have we gotten this type of service (not even close).
We stayed in the downstairs back apartment which was quiet, clean, well furnished with A/C, cable TV, reliable hot water 24h, kitchen (we didn't actually do any cooking but we did use the fridge to chill our wine :)
Location is great since it's close to beach, convenient to Old San Juan (short bus or taxi ride), close to Luigi's (better than any Italian restaurant I went to in multiple trips to Italy!) and set back just enough to get a quiet night's sleep.
We had an amazing trip to San Juan and this place was key!

We really enjoyed our stay here, and appreciated the airport pick-up, cruise port drop-off and the city "tour" along the drive. We got great information on the city also. We had two units and they were both charming, with well equipped kitchens. The location is walking distance to beach and grocery, restaurants, etc.. The only downside was air conditioning only in the bedrooms and not in the living area. The patio was relaxing and comfortable. We plan to stay here again next time!

An absolute steal for vacation lodging in San Juan. The owner, Christianne, and her family run this small 4 apartment guesthouse and really treat guests well. Christianne is super friendly and helpful with directions, local advice etc and always willing to answer a question.

I rented the upstairs 2-bedroom apartment for a vacation with my mom. It was very clean, plenty large enough and had everything we needed. Good quality mattresses made for a solid nights sleep and there are both ceiling fans and wall unit air-conditioners in the bedrooms (ceiling fan only in the living/dining area). I never did turn on my A/C but it was a bit noisy at night for some people (like my mom who just turned on her A/C at night and was quiet happy with that). I say "noisy" but it wasn't like a party zone or anything, just some average urban residential noise that happens when everyone has their windows open. Some dogs barking, TV or radios on at normal volumes, garage trucks etc.

Having a kitchen available made for huge cost savings as we could enjoy breakfast from the supermarket and coffee (coffee maker there, BYO coffee) and sometimes take-out dinner from the supermarket or leftovers from a big lunch meal. Remember that you are in the tropics and sugar ants will gather if there are crumbs or drips of food. No problems at all with any other bugs or even mosquitoes (something I've never been able to say anywhere else in the tropics).

Short walk to a nice beach and a few minutes more to a slightly nicer beach (one with a bouyed swimming area for a little more safety). Very clean and nice beaches there, no big hotels along Ocean Park. Located in a residential area that is fairly middle-class. It might appear a bit run down but the tropical weather does a number on the buildings and stray dogs and cats are everywhere in SJ. Neighborhood and main streets were safe with a little urban common sense.

Airport pickup and drop-off is a nice $ savings AND reduces stress on arriving in a new city. Even if you plan to rent a car, I'd say take the airport pick-up and take the time to get acquainted with the way people drive in this city before getting behind the wheel.