Introduction to Las Croabas

35 miles (56km) E of San Juan

Las Croabas, near Fajardo, is the site of the Wyndham El Conquistador Resort. El Conquistador was the leader in luxury resorts in the Caribbean from the 1960s through the late 1970s. Celebrities Elaine May, Jack Gilford, Celeste Holm (with her husband and two poodles), Elaine Stritch (and her dog), Amy Vanderbilt, Jack Palance, Burt Bacharach, Angie Dickinson, Omar Shariff, Marc Connelly, Maureen O'Sullivan, and Xavier Cugat attended its grand inaugural festivities in 1968. Later, its circular casino, in black and stainless steel, appeared in the James Bond movie Goldfinger. The original hotel closed in 1980, but it was reborn in 1993 as the distinctive $250 million El Conquistador we have today.