Scopri il tuo soggiorno a San Jose

We stayed twice at Bougainvillea, 3 nights at the start of our birding tour, and one night at the end. It is a great introduction to Costa Rica and birding. We really loved the garden out the back, which had plenty of new birds for us. The buffet breakfast in the morning was probably the best on our trip (the only one that had a good muesli for me!) and the restaurant catered well for gluten free and vegetarian diets, with enough variety when staying a couple of days. The sandwiches are highly recommended. The rooms are spacious. There is a security box that works, and WiFi is flawless. There is a fan in the rooms but no air conditioning, and on the hot days we were there I did find the rooms a little too hot in the evenings when trying to sleep. It does cool down to around 20 degrees overnight, but that is a little hot for me. Service from all staff was excellent. They do money exchange at reception and help organise taxis for going in to San Jose. This hotel is very popular with western birders arriving in the country and it lives up to its reputation. Highly recommended.

Very nice hotel. Wonderful staff from front desk to housekeeping and breakfast, all were very friendly and helpful. The breakfast buffet was great, many options to choose from and I especially liked the Cafe Britt machine with its plethora of options. My cortados were so good, I ended up purchasing from Cafe Britt when we returned home! The hotel is within close walking distance of many shops and restaurants. We stopped by the Tap House next door for a very enjoyable dinner and enjoyed the various events taking place right outside of the hotel. Just a warning, the hotel can be tricky to find if you're not familiar with the area. You can only seem to enter the parking lot from one side which means taking a right turn just past the Volvo dealership. It looks like you're pulling into a parking garage but you'll see a small sign for the hotel on your left. There is a small parking area for the hotel but if there are no open spaces, you park at the AC Marriott hotel and they'll stamp your card from the front desk so you don't have to pay.

Undiscovered gem of a hotel near San Pedro. Pros: We were looking for a place on the lower end of the price spectrum that was a one night romantic getaway for two, that I could also use my free trip coins at toward the cost of the room. Preferably including breakfast and a swimming pool with jacuzzi 😉 Not much to ask! We booked one of the cheaper rooms on the ground floor. Before check in we took an Uber to San Pedro mall to do some essential shopping and see a movie. Then we checked in and I relaxed in the jacuzzi under the San José night sky while my husband enjoyed a full workout in the gym/weights room. TV with cable was great for my husband who enjoyed the football while I enjoyed the hot shower and relaxed in the bed afterwards. We had an amazingly comfortable sleep and a delicious breakfast in the morning of gallo pinto, fresh tropical fruits, freshly squeezed watermelon juice and hot coffee. A generous check out time of 12pm meant we had more than enough time to get our things together and leave when it suited. Cons: Not many cons at this price point and value. The guy at the desk was a bit weird when we asked him for a second glass for water as there was only one in the room but not a big deal. We also had to ask him for the TV remote. The towels were a bit small like a mini dress on me after my shower. But good quality (with a third extra towel for the jacuzzi) and high quality bed linen. It also is in a slightly rough looking neighborhood but this is not a problem if you travel to and from the hotel by Uber or use a hire car (which you can park privately inside the property). Overall impression: The other photos on trip.com and similar booking sites do not do this hotel justice - it looks far better in person. It has real character since it is a restored historic hotel from an era bygone, but that is why everything is such high quality from the bed linen to the floor tiles. Everything is also in good shape and freshly painted. There a little hidden nooks around the hotel that make it very charming. The breakfast area is lovely and the jacuzzi, pool and water slide were a real highlight. We WILL be back.

Ho soggiornato in un tonnellino di hotel e ostelli a basso costo, ma questa è la prima volta che ho appena ingoiato i soldi che ho prepagato per un posto e lasciato per un altro hotel. So che avete quello che pagate - in questo caso una stanza di base con una piccola lampada a letto in una parte seminata della città, e noi eravamo d'accordo, ma la stanza è appena riuscita. Dopo aver aperto le finestre e non si è potuto migliorare, sono tornato giù e ho chiesto tranquillamente se potessimo vedere un'altra stanza se fosse disponibile. Il ragazzo del desk aveva una lunga conversazione con il manager nell'ufficio dietro, prese un'altra chiave e mi seguiva in camera per controllare. “Potrebbe essere solo il prodotto di pulizia che usiamo in tutte le camere da bagno”, disse. “Sono abbastanza sicuro che sia più di questo - è davvero male”, ho detto. “Puoi sentirlo bruciare nella gola”. “Mi dispiace, il manager mi ha detto che non potevi vedere un'altra stanza”, rispose, e ha lasciato ancora la chiave in una stanza diversa nella mano. Il mio amico andò a controllare i bagni condivisi sul pavimento. “Già, profumano bene”. Così ho prenotato una stanza in un altro posto vicino (Fleur de Lys - un po’ più costoso, ma pulito, confortevole, con un super amichevole desk front). Mentre aspettavamo con i bagagli indietro al lobby, il tizio del scrivania apparve finalmente di nuovo, con un riluttante “Non devi andare, ti mostrerò l’altra stanza.” Ugh. Infine, si deve essere entrambi in posizione e in posizione, e se il tipo di desktop sta facendo qualcosa di diverso, si prega di aspettare. E aspetta ... Un posto molto triste.

Questa è la nostra prima fermata in Costa Rica e sapevamo che non era la migliore zona di San Jose (percio' se uscite a prenotare un taxi soprattutto di notte). La ricezione era amichevole e utile e ci siamo immobilizzati rapidamente nella nostra stanza 110 sul pavimento (guardando nel centro della corte (a distanza da qualsiasi rumore stradale). l'acqua in bottiglia in camera e letto era comoda. Mangiamo la prima notte in hotel e il cibo era buono (vedi foto), molta scelta. Ignorate le loro ora di riposo del sito web mentre cibo serale era disponibile (6.30 a 9pm). La colazione era una offerta standard CR ma era buona e ragionevole. Credo che abbia iniziato al 6.30am? Abbiamo avuto un colazione di uscita il 2° giorno, mentre siamo andati alle 6:00, che era buona. Buona permanenza in generale e l'hotel ha fatto tutto quello che poteva avervi aspettato.

The hotel was suitable for a quick overnight stay before leaving for our final destination. The mattresses and pillows weren't very comfy and the rooms are not air conditioned. Additionally, the front desk is not 24/7 as advertised online from our experience as we arrived on a later flight -- they close at 10pm. We had emailed the hotel 12 days prior to departing Canada to let them know we would be arriving late. We received no response. The day we arrived, we got to the hotel around 10:45pm to find the front door locked, a call button and a paper saying to give a previously provided password or call the hotel through whatsapp. We did not receive a password, nor did we have any means of contacting the hotel as we did not have wifi or data/SIM card for central America at this time. Luckily, a staff member who was off at 10pm had happened to stay later for other reasons, not because we were a late arrival, and was able to get us inside and checked in. Once we checked in and got our wifi connected, we checked our email and had received all of the necessary information...the day we arrived...at 9:54pm...I wish this information had been provided a few days earlier so we could've avoided the stress of thinking we were locked out of our hotel ina new city late at night after a full day of travel.

Perfetto, superaspettato.

Ho soggiornato in alcuni posti di finestre piuttosto bassi e questo è uno dei peggiori. La nostra stanza non aveva finestre. Non ho mai sentito parlare di una cosa del genere per un hotel. Uno degli elevatori era rotto, ci fu dato mezzo rulli di carta da bagno, il tappeto era sporco, e c’era acqua calda zero. Sì, questo posto è convenientemente situato e sicuramente, era tranquillo, ma è una piena rimozione. Il caffè al piano di sotto è stato $9 USD. La nostra chiave ha smesso di lavorare e abbiamo dovuto riprogrammarla. Ho soggiornato in migliori ostelli.