Hotel Palma Real

I would recommend this hotel for guests who do not wish to stay in the city centre.

Pros: The location of the hotel is in a quiet area not far from a beautiful park. It is a short ride into San Jose city. The hotel has friendly and helpful staff.

Decent hotel for a night in San Jose

Pros: Food was tasty , all good for a short stay . Walking distance to city area

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Pros: Amazing food, comfy bed, very clean washroom and extremely helpful staff. I will be back

Cons: Nothing really

Good for a short stay, very clean and spacious, 20 mins away from airport, quiet area

Pros: Clean, spacious room, had all necessary toiletries like shampoo conditioner hairdryer

Cons: Can t say

Lovely clean hotel with great food

Pros: Comfortable place to stay with friendly staff and great restaurant meals after flying into SJO.

Very good for a short stay in San Jose

Pros: Good price and one of the best rooms we had in Costa Rica. The basics were all there: hot water and good water pressure, clean beds/no need bugs, decent noise-proofing, good buffet breakfast. The personnel was also very friendly. The hotel is only a short walk away from the park La Sabana, and about 20 mins on foot from the city centre. The area didn't feel dangerous (maybe just a bit lonely), also at night. There's a subway not too far away from it.

Nice, affordable spot to stay by La Sabana

Pros: Room was quiet and cozy. I specifically asked for a room far away from the casino (didn't realize when I first booked it that it was part of a casino). They gave me a room on the top floor. Didn't hear a peep. Was also great that the restaurant opened at 6:00 a.m. as I had to leave at 6:30 for an appointment.

Cons: Parking is ... odd. When I first arrived late afternoon I found a space along the street just in front of the casino entrance. I checked in and asked if I was in the correct parking area (was there a garage or some other lot as there were only about 7 - 8 spaces total from what I could see). The nice guy at the front desk insisted on coming out with me to see where I'd parked. He shrugged and said, sure, it's probably fine. I told him I was leaving for a late appointment and coming back at night and asked where I should park. He suggested I ask when I came back. When I returned around 8:15 it was raining. There was a crush of cars all parked together under the portico up front but no official spaces on the street. I asked the only guy I could find if there was any official place to park. He said no. I ended up leaving it under a street light on other side of the street. It all turned out fine, but it seems odd that a hotel/casino that large has no parking...

Gorgeous hotel, amazing staff, would stay again.

Pros: The location was great! The hotel was very easy to get to by car. Everything was super clean: our bedroom, the bathrooms, the foyers, restaurant. The selection at breakfast was basic but everything was very delicious.

Cons: The gym could have had lighter dumbbells as well. They only had heavy ones.

Convenient, functional stopover outside city centre

Pros: Reasonably priced, functional hotel well-positioned between airport and city centre. New bathrooms. Happy to provide early breakfast-to-go. Worked well for Tortuguero transport pickup. Really nice reception staff.

Cons: Public areas a bit unwelcoming. Corridors etc need redecoration. Location great for road access elsewhere rather than visiting the city centre

Pros: The staff were very welcoming and approachable with any issues. The location itself is not bad, we needed somewhere near to our car rental place so it suited us but the park is close by and is very good for a stroll. The beds were fine, nothing special but we slept fine. Breakfast was okay too, not a massive amount of options but fresh eggs cooking to your liking was great.

Cons: The hotel itself is quite dated as well as the rooms. The standard of cleanliness could be improved also, especially in the gym.