These two major areas of focus, along with the stylish gourmet restaurant, La Cava, help make up for other less attractive parts of a hotel. In addition, the hotel invested a pretty penny into the new outdoor pool complex - the center of action, since the beach is likely to disappoint. Rooms and suites went through a major renovation recently. Inside, the sterile lobby that resembles a hospital, decorated with nothing more than basic furniture. The long driveway and parking lot don't made a great first impression: One will notice cracked, faded pavement begging for a new coat. This property, opened in 1992, will never be able to rid itself of its outdated early 1990s architecture without a complete facelift (or teardown).
The exterior of Hilton Ponce will take guests back to a faraway but still memorable era - a time when geometric shapes were en vogue, and when Saved by the Bell was still on the air.