Hotelier Jeff Lesker accepted the position of General Manager in conjunction with the purchase of the property by new owners, who announced their plans to convert the iconic El San Juan Hotel into a Curio, by Hilton. The Curio brand boasts a collection of unique hotels, and with a massive $40 million investment the Grande Dame of Puerto Rico, that island’s most famous landmark resort, will be making a comeback. Jeff was handpicked from among many candidates by his employer Aimbridge Hotels, because of his track record as global-repositioning and turn-around specialist. In Aruba Jeff is remembered as the hotelier who converted the Aruba Hilton into the Wyndham Aruba Resort & Casino and as the mastermind behind the stellar success of the millennium reopening of the Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino formerly and today the Aruba Caribbean Resort. Jeff is recently credited with a multi-million dollar turnaround and development of two LAX Airport hotels, in California, USA, for the Marriott and Starwood brands. He is also a frequently returning Aruban resident, as he visits his super-smart son Alan, an ISA student, here.