12th Night In San Juan/Il Convento
- Thread starter Jim Kelly-Evans
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Very interesting history for the Hotel.
I stayed there in 1976, during the period that it, as noted in the below article, ”. . . had become a shabby old hotel on a historic site with remnants of past refinements that evoked considerable nostalgia.” It was an amazing anachronism — struggling to evoke grandeur, but more reminiscent of a dusty old Convent. I wistfully recalled my time there for many years, recollections of its gloomy spaces & atmosphere continuing to provoke curiosity. Now, happily . . . attractively restored.
I stayed there in 1976, during the period that it, as noted in the below article, ”. . . had become a shabby old hotel on a historic site with remnants of past refinements that evoked considerable nostalgia.” It was an amazing anachronism — struggling to evoke grandeur, but more reminiscent of a dusty old Convent. I wistfully recalled my time there for many years, recollections of its gloomy spaces & atmosphere continuing to provoke curiosity. Now, happily . . . attractively restored.
Jim Kelly-Evans
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Dennis, thanks for that very interesting article! It's interesting staying here. The hotel looks great.
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