Overall, we had absolutely no major problem with our stay there. First major positive point is the price in regards to the location. 5th avenue, close to the bus station/a lot of conveniences/restaurants... well the 5th well known action :) For those who want a very quiet place though, this might not be the best spot as the 5th is very noisy, even during night time.

Service was great, the staff was very helpful and polite. The little terasse with the kitchen was very convenient and it gave us the opportunity to enjoy a drink so close to the 5th it gives you the feeling you are in any of the other bars on the street but right next to your room in your hotel. Our room was comfortable. Only negative point is probably the bathroom where we lacked some water pressure for the toilet... But the room in regards to the price we paid was very comfortable.

I would also like to underline the honnesty of the people working at the Pension. We had no problems regarding prices/fees. During our stay, we had an emergency and have been forced to leave our room before the established leaving date. Everything was already paid and the staff agreed to refund our nights there which was our own fault.

I strongly recommend Pension San Juan for a nice stay/trip in Playa!

First of all, making the reservation gave us quite a lot of trouble. We were a group of 8 and we got 4 rooms, each very different from the other. All the rooms were very small, very small bathrooms as well. Air Conditioning didn't work very well in most of them, although they were included in the rate. The staff is very nice, except for the policeman who guards the hotel by night. Overall I would recommend getting another hotel such as Lunata, mosquito beach, blue parrot...etc The have better location, good values and much better facilities.

Pension San Juan is a reasonably priced clean hotel with 16 rooms on 5th avenue close to calle 6 north. We opted for a premium room (~$60/night) and stayed in room C5. This could be considered either the best room or worst room in the hotel. Postives: large room, king sized bed, neat domed ceiling, decent bathroom, balcony with chairs for people watching (only room that has this), close to the kitchen. Negatives: directly across from El Pica Pica bar which plays mostly bad disco music until 2am and has a very obnoxious street hawker trying to lure unsuspecting tourists inside, next to Bourbon Street bar, which has live bands almost everynight (but generally good blues), and next to the kitchen, where people are up cooking breakfast at 7:30am. If you are a light sleeper, this is not a good room. Some of the other rooms near the back are probably quieter at night. The "free" coffee offered is instant coffee, and not very good, but there is a Starbucks 2 blocks to the north, and 7-11 1 block to the south. Our room had a safe, but it was non-functional. The overhead light burned out, oh well. Location is great as the beach is one block away, and there are dozens of bars and restaurants within a few blocks. El Fogon Restaurant (calle 8 north and 30th avenue) has excellent reasonable authentic Mexican food. Alux restaurant/bar is an underground cenote/cave, and is definitely worth the $5 cab fair to go for a drink (opens at 6pm). Our best meal was probably at Babe's Noodle bar (calle 10 just west of 5th), which has good Thai food and seafood. Watch your stuff! I had my nice digital camera stolen out of a zippered pocket on my backpack while I was walking down the street in broad daylight a block from the police station. Definitely a professional pick-pocket. Overall, a really nice hotel, and you can't beat the weather (80s and sunny everyday), cold beers, and tequila!

It´s a nice hotel, .
It´s in the 5th avenue, pretty good location.
VERY VERY CLEAN!!

WE CHOSE IT because it wasn´t expensive.
We stayed in the room without air conditioner,
the only two things I didn´t like:
noisy
the bed was too small to share.

NICE PLACE!