Hotels near San José Tobias Bolanos Intl airport

Pros: Lovely little niche in Escazu to the west-southwest of San Jose. Beautiful gardens, great coffee and a really amazing breakfast. The hosts are super friendly and helpful in every way.

Cons: If you are looking for a really relaxing night's sleep just know despite the curtains there is a fair bit of light which gets into the rooms very early. The property is super quiet after the birds finish chirping in the morning.

Pros: A charming property, designed and managed with a lot of love and sense of detail. A true hospitality feel and wonderful energy. Like a small oasis and a perfect place to start any trip exploring Costa Rica. The hosts were wonderful, with great sense of humour and would help with anything in their power to make your stay more pleasurable and hassle free. The ambiance that they have created emanates from everything.

Cons: Fortunately, none :)

Pros: Perfect place to start and end our trip. Xavier and Pilar are exceptional hosts, just like staying over with friends and family. They make you feel so welcome. The house is beautifully maintained and traditional. I'd definitely recommend staying here.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Casa de las tias is the perfect place to stay when visiting San Jose. The place is very cosy and quiet, and the hosts Pilar and Xavier are always happy to give recommendations and help when needed.

Pros: character and welcome was superb

Pros: The Service was outstanding. We had to leave early, before breakfest, so Xavier provided us with coffee, cookies and some bananas. Beautiful accommodation

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The building and rooms were wonderful!

Cons: Sadly the local neighbourhood proved to be a little noisy on our first night there

Pros: Beautiful gardens, very clean and comfortable rooms and homey feel to the house. Art work and wood detailing lent a nice feel to the space. Xavier was extremely friendly and helpful in lead up and throughout our stay.

Cons: Nothing really comes to mind. The stay matched or exceeded my expectations in all regards.

Pros: Location

Pros: Quiet, close to airport, great place to arrive late at night and wake up to lovely tropical surroundings even though you're in the city. Cecilia (I think?) was lovely and charming to our five-year old and told her to call her grandma. Wonderful breakfast.

Cons: Nothing really. It's not a super fancy hotel but also not a dive. Clean, comfy, pleasant surroundings, lovely people. A great landing or departure pad in San Jose. I wish we had stayed again on our return, as our accommodations weren't nearly so nice.

Pros: lovely boutique hotel great location near airport quiet large rooms lovely staff great breakfast nice views

Cons: beds were a little small and stiff

Pros: it is very quite and clean

Cons: nothing

Pros: Clean and comfortable

Cons: breakfast is to simple

Pros: Warm and welcoming staff. Exceptional service. Room as VERY spacious, clean and had nice touches, like real dishes and silverware, flowers, and complimentary drinks in the fridge. The hotel grounds are beautiful and lush. It is located in a very quiet, upscale neighborhood, with neighborhood security. Walking distance to a small shopping area with restaurants and a grocery. Very easy to get onto the highway and to the airport.

Cons: The rooms look a little dated.

Pros: Perfect location to arrive or depart from the airport - we stayed there for one night and arrived in the dark so it was completely beautiful waking up and getting breakfast on the terrace surrounded by the nature.

Pros: This is a beautiful small hotel The staff is very friendly and helpful. Enjoyed breakfast on the patio with beautiful landscape and view of the golf course and mountains. They also arranged for our rental car.

Pros: Location was perfect as a stopover before an early flight. Staff could not have been nicer or more helpful. Went above and beyond to accommodate us for a short stay!

Pros: Quiet & Quaint hotel, great value. Free breakfast and wonderful views of the golf course and mountains.

Pros: Very good breakfast and the staff was very professional, accommodating and friendly

Cons: I could here noise from the office when I wanted to sleep during the day. And noise from the room next door at night. I was in room 213

Pros: very clean, very very friendly staff.

Cons: strong sewage smell

Pros: The hotel was within 20mins driving distance from SJO, easy to get to/find and they have a small parking garage to park a rental car if you need it 🙂 My room was relatively clean, bed was comfortable, the hotel was fairly quiet, and breakfast was delicious. Also should mention that it's within walking distance to a couple restaurants and I felt pretty safe walking to them 👍🏽👍🏽 Lastly, they have a small gym and the best part about it is the view from the gym's balcony...hellloooo COSTA RICA ❤

Cons: There's nothing I didn't like about Isla Verde, especially for such a quick stay.

Pros: Clean. Spotless. Powerful HOT shower. Good quality amenities. Comfy bed. Decoration and detail. Staff. Dora especially. Modern.

Pros: Amazing shower with hot soft water and good water pressure, large comfortable bed, quiet room. Getting an Uber to the international airport was less than $10 (or the hotel can arrange a ride for $25). Friendly staff. There was a recycling bin in the bedroom which was convenient.

Cons: Occasional strong sewer smell in the bathroom, though when closing the door I couldn't smell it in the bedroom area. The sheets felt like they were polyester, I would have preferred 100% cotton. The connected Chinese restaurant smelled pretty strong in the lobby area. A couple of times the WiFi stopped working for a few minutes (though I almost missed the cut off for an Uber Eats order before the restaurant closed so it was stressful!) Would have loved a vending machine or somewhere to buy a bottle of water at night since there was no mini bar.

Pros: Friendly staff, I felt very welcome. Room was amazing, very clean and a big comfy bed. I felt very safe

Cons: It's not very in the center of SJO and the are isn't pretty but there were supermarkets within walking distance and it's a good place to stay before or after a flight.

Pros: Cleanliness and friendly staff.

Cons: nothing

Cons: Nothing, everything is good and cosy. Excellente and warm reception...

Cons: Peacefu and lovelyl environment. Amiable abience good for business

Pros: The beautiful apartment - style room was clean, wonderfully equipped and with great wifi. The included breakfast is absolutely wonderful. What really makes this place so wonderful though is the friendly and accommodating staff. I plan on staying here every couple of weeks for work and won’t go anywhere else!

Cons: Nothing, this time was perfect.

Pros: The location of the property is excellent. The frontage street is busy, but also it is close to restaurants and much retail stores.

Cons: The apartment itself is dark, damp and the windows were broken off the hinges, so it is insecure. Also there is no way to ventilate the place and there are no fans.

Pros: Breakfast is amazing! Staff was really friendly and helpful. Space in the apartments is just what we need and more.

Cons: The equipment in the gym is old and there are not enough weights

Pros: the warm pool, jacuzzi, great service

Pros: Pool and hot tub were wonderful. Included breakfast was substantial with options to pay extra for omelets/pancakes if you wanted. There was ample space in our room/small apartment. The accessibility to Uber transportation was great although there were many choices for eateries within walking distance. An affordable and convenient location.

Pros: Overall, an excellent property. The kitchen is exceptionally well stocked with above-average pans, dishes, etc.

Cons: Only one thing stood out as subpar: the GYM. I realize that very few people use it, but I do. The equipment is broken, poor quality, and not maintained properly. (The multipurpose machine-weight station is pathetic and should be REPLACED with a high quality unit. The SCALE is BROKEN, non-functioning.

Pros: convenient for one night before a flight

Cons: very dated interior. but of an odd smell by the small pool.

Pros: I like the rooms, breakfast and room service

Cons: I didn’t like the staff when she said that I couldn’t have a late checkup even though I told her I was a good customer. I am coming almost every month because I live in Manuel Antonio and I also have a hotel

Pros: Access to the club lounge and the balcony off of the room

Cons: Larger variety in club lounge during happy hour

Pros: I love the comfort of the bed and the food. the pool was lovely too. my husband liked the casino

Pros: Love the breakfast spread, proximity to shopping, and the beds are amazing

Pros: clean, comfortable and quiet! I recommend it highly.

Cons: nothing to complain about.

Pros: Breakfast

Cons: Bar food service

Pros: very nice property. great breakfast. nice staff

Pros: Everything was amazing

Cons: Having a corkscrew at the room

Pros: I have enjoyed staying there for the last 3 years and will continue staying there I enjoy the Casino and the staff there

Cons: I don't have anything to say that I didn't enjoy

Cons: We've stayed here before and things were better then. This time we reserved a crib ahead of time, and when we arrived we were told that the crib is on its way. 30 minutes passed and still no crib and no word from anyone. I called reception again and they said that the crib was not coming anymore since they didn't have one for us anymore. They didn't offer any solutions, just said no crib. I asked if there is a small bed they could wheel into our room and finally they agreed. Also there were a few blood stains on our bedsheets. Gross. I told all of this to reception when we checked out but they showed no concern.

Pros: The hotel staff was excellent with communication and accommodating my needs. The rooms were spacious, spotless, and well stocked with necessary items.

Cons: The hotel is a bit secluded and not within walking distance of anywhere, really.

Pros: The Sheratons transportation service is highly over priced use local cabs . They charge almost double the normal rate for shuttle service

Cons: The shuttle service is highly over priced and they don't know where they are going

Pros: The bed

Cons: Old building with too much stuff everywhere Very loud in the lobby area

Pros: The hotel was a little farther from the airport than anticipated, but it was definitely worth the extra distance. The staff were wonderful and went above and beyond to help us get checked in and even arranged our COVID test prior to returning to the US. The private tour of the art collection really made our stay. Would love to have dinner and talk art with the hotel owner and look forward to returning to this hotel and exploring the other two in Costa Rica.

Pros: Wasn't sure about the hotel since it seemed like someone's house in the not so nice part of the city. However, we felt safe and that the place was homey. Breakfast was good. It would have been a plus to have freshly squeezed juice but that's okay, the staff was nice and served us freshly cooked food.

Pros: the price and the confort

Cons: the bathroom need a fix

Pros: The breakfast was excellent and the hotel's entire staff were always going above and beyond.

Cons: I liked everything.

Pros: Casa Roland is a gem! We were staying for medical appointments. We arrived early and kept having to change our check out dates and they were able to accommodate us as we needed. The staff is excellent, the breakfast is amazing and the facilities spotless!

Cons: The location for access to our appointments was excellent, but walkability to nearby restaurants/sites is limited.

Pros: Outstanding customer service. Spotless room and common areas. Even the towels' smell was like home. This facility is a true museum of art. You feel at home. Cozy, walking distance from the US embassy and the National Stadium. Family-oriented destination. But, overall, outstanding customer service. Congrats!

Cons: Please do not drop your attention to detail and keep working hard. Thank you for your service and hospitality. Thank you.

Cons: Beautiful and relax atmosphere. Smell good and clean. But... Peephole on door was backward!?, the room had a glasdoor that doesn't look very secure so we moved a commode to make it impossible to open without effort. Woke up because a party or at least a karaoke till 1:00 a.m. Hard to sleep again. Breakfast was good and the cookers were kind and affable.

Pros: Everything, the room, bed, breakfast, the area, restaurants arround the hotel, staff…

Cons: Everything is excelente

Pros: Service, very respectful staff and friendly

Cons: Airconditioner very nosy

Pros: everything.

Cons: nothing

Pros: Sparkling clean, spacious & nicely appointed room, super breakfast.

Cons: n/a

Pros: Great location, very high-class finish, and comfort.

Cons: Noise coming from the ventilators.

Pros: everything

Pros: Everything!! Very helpful staff, courteous, nice restaurant and food. Close to shopping, WAL-Mart, Multiplaza, etc

Cons: ?????

Pros: The staff was excellent, both professional and friendly.

Cons: Food server coughed at the omelet station. Although they made a huge improvement in the oatmeal after my instructions, they can go a little further still.

Pros: Excelent

Pros: Clean

Cons: Very basic for the money that I paid

Pros: It's clean

Cons: They said the breakfast was not encluded?

Pros: This hotel has been renovated recently and has become a pearl close to the center of San José. The staff is really friendly too.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Breakfast was average for buffet style, the king bedroom was newly remodeled and very fresh and clean and location was great for us, close to mall and Outback restaurant was next door.

Cons: in process of remodle.

Pros: the staff mainly were very good. a standout member was Fabian. when we checked out, despite having only worked there a few days, he managed to provide a satisfactory solution to the problems that we had, in that our dinner in the hotel on our first night was made complimentary to compensate for the problems listed below

Cons: it is advertised as being 350 metres from the Multiplaza shopping centre, which is true. What is not mentioned is that you cannot walk there safely, the pavement runs out after 100 metres and you would have to take your life in your hands by completing the walk on a busy motorway slip road. so, to be safe you need to drive, the return journey is a little complicated and if you go the wrong way you are likely to incur unnecessary tolls. We also had a problem with the hot water, none the first night but it was late and we were too tired to do anything about it. Had hot water the next morning but in the early evening there was none. Told reception and they said they would fix it when we were out for dinner. Came back - still no hot water, told reception but nothing was done. No hot water in the morning before we checked out Our original reservation via Booking. com included breakfast. On the morning of our stay we received an email direct from the hotel to say our booking had been cancelled. I then reluctantly rebooked. On arrival we were told that both bookings were “live” but they would cancel one without cost, and they could not explain, or understand, why a cancellation email had been sent. At both breakfasts we were presented with a bill and had to have a discussion each day, and at checkout, to get the breakfast cost removed

Pros: The staff, the coffee.

Cons: The hotel is being renovated and 01Mar2022 they opened the first rooms again. Which was a major mistake because rooms were not ready yet. We had to change rooms because of missing bed sheets, second room had bathroom leak. Both rooms we got looked lifeless and grey. Few other issues with the room but staff was friendly and solved every problem. We stayed often in the old Courtyard Escazu, but after this renovation we will not return here anymore. Maximum wifi speed we got was 3Mbps, enough for texting but slow buffering for video.

Pros: Everything was perfect. The room, the restaurant and service.

Cons: No complaints.

Pros: Housekeeper Lina was a superstar...my wife stayed behind getting ready for a huge graduation cermony of our daugther and needed a few items to help with our daughters dress and outfit....Lina not only got them, but also made our room so quaint and adorable! We will be back...thanks Lina!

Cons: Lighting is poor for a Marriott...we understand saving on energy....but please add one bright light for makeup, shaving, in the bathroom....plus one for reading...I could not read at night nor could i even read the rooms ervice menu!

Pros: Maria at reception was exceptional. Very friendly and helpful. Cleaning staff left the room perfect.

Pros: cleanliness, friendly staff, great breakfast

Pros: it's clean

Cons: People are not kind, and that's very weird in Costa Rica because almost everybody are very kind, by the way the only not kind people I meet in Costa Rica is the Portal Colonial staff.

Pros: Pool

Cons: Far

Pros: Amazing breakfast! It was a fresh home-cooked meal by the owner herself.

Cons: The bathroom wasn’t very clean. Each time I tried to take a shower 2 cockroaches crawled out of the drain and took over the bathroom. There were also lots of tiny bugs crawling around.

Pros: Clean room

Cons: Breakfast was so bad its also far from downtown

Pros: Quiet Atmosphere! Clean Hotel! Free Wi-Fi... cable TV! SMILES!! 😊😊😊 The Family caring atmosphere! Lucretia and Vincente made me feel like family here! NOT a 5 Star Hotel but "homey"...NO Thrills ...A simple quiet BED & Breakfast (simple)... CLOSE to ALL Escazu! Does have an unheated pool and garden to enjoy! Thanks!! Doug Smith 😊

Pros: great breakfast, free parking, close to airport

Pros: 24 hour restaurant. large rooms

Pros: Staff was wonderful. friendly and helpful. Location great. Close to airport, with several restaurants and a grocery store close by.

Pros: the breakfast

Pros: It had a shuttle to the airport

Cons: They took 2 hours to give us our room and the room is outdated.

Pros: Room had second door opening onto pool area

Pros: Beautiful clean hotel, very friendly staff, great breakfast with lots of choices, heated clean and big pool, jacuzzi was as great

Pros: The kindness of their staff is something remarkable of Hilton Doble Tree Cariari and it’s really near from the airport.

Cons: They didn’t have any bottle of water at the room, as courtesy or even payed. They neither had frigo bar at the room.

Pros: place its beautiful and good service with a great location but cleanliness at the room was poor to say the less

Cons: I get 2 rooms and one of them clearly was not cleaned, bed had sheet with yellow stains, pillow with cosmetics stains and shower with pubic hair all over, this was completely unacceptable even for a motel not mention a place like this, we shows the video at the concierge and they just said "I'm sorry for what happened"

Pros: The overall layout, location and so many great restaurants

Pros: the bed was so comfortable. shower and bath easy to operate. great restaurant choices.

Cons: the staff were not really friendly and I could not understand anything with the mask. internet procedure was not explained properly. had to phone IT and that’s not right. prefer more secure bathroom door. banging pipes at night woke us. maids in hallway speaking loud woke us. rooms are cramped. buffet breakfast was cold.

Pros: Staff very thoughtful and considerate of my situation with my husband medical issue. Offered me their personal phone number for support since I was all alone during this hard time while my husband in the hospital.

Cons: N/A

Pros: Super friendly staff, big room, great welcoming atmosphere, great experience all Around!

Pros: cute hotel in a vintage building, nice looking pool, good drinks at the bar, and a resident cat :). Does have some great potential,,,,,,,but needs some serious TLC

Cons: room was very stuffy, windows opened onto a wall, ceiling fan wasn't cutting it, no chair, table or workspace. Restaurant was out of half the items on the menu, took over an hour to get a pizza, and it was still under cooked and swimming in grease. Neighborhood was not quite "residential" as expected

Pros: Comfortable bed, friendly staff, good breakfast.

Pros: all the decoration . clean and nice .

Cons: the Pool was a bit dirty

Pros: The reception pool area is awesome, friendly staff, nice shower and room decor

Cons: Room was pretty small for 2 people

Pros: Room was a decent size, clean and adequate. Pool was a good size and our son enjoyed it. There was good widi and tv. Meal in restraunt was good but expensive.

Cons: Property was dated, no elevator to rooms, did not have a free airport shuttle. Overall felt dingy, very small bathroom, hallway did no seem super clean. We had confusion with the shutte service and when we needed a shuttle service to get to the airport at 12:00 pm the hotel wanted to charge us for it. So we ended up calling a cab instead. There was definite confusion and a language barrier, staff were not very helpful.

Pros: We like the pool (unfortunatly a bit cold) and the restaurant. Our room was very quiet and the beds very comfortable.

Cons: The hotel needs some renovations and the rooms are a bit small.

Pros: it was beautiful with amazing facilities and such friendly staff

Cons: it wasn’t close to much so would recommend if you have a car

Pros: The Oasis around the pool area

Cons: the showers are terrible. no lip around it and water goes all over the floor making it very slippery. No Bath Mat. only one chair for two people and it was outside in the pouring rain. no handicap bar by the toilet. no handle on the door to get back into the room. card keys don’t work a lot of the time to access inside the building. work fine on the door. it’s a bit dated

Pros: Location. Airport Shuttle.

Cons: Really thin walls and thin wooden doors. If your neighbor has an early flight you will be awake as well. If there is a late check in, you will be awake as well. A good night's rest is not guaranteed, unfortunately.

Pros: Good Dinner, free breakfast bar, convenient to airport, for 1 or 2 night stay. Nice courtyard/pool area. Free WiFi. Great for the price.

Pros: Nice stuff very helpful ,clean room , Nice and clean swimming pool and the delicious breakfast

Pros: I liked the idea of a full breakfast

Cons: No rice and beans on the breakfast buffett!!!!!! (Costa Rican Staple) seems as a converted property to use as a hotel. The rooms and grounds were set up strangely and there were many stairs to travel from location to location on grounds. If driving your own vehicle, this hotel is very hard to find.

Pros: service, Courtesy, confort, convenience

Pros: The hotel is interesting. The rooms are also setup strangely but comfortable. Good breakfast

Cons: This place was sooooooo hard to find. We drove past it a couple of times. It doesn't look like a "normal" Country Inn and Suites. We didn't have the luxury of a picture before we tried to find it. There was NO sign!! They claimed it was down getting repaired. The front lobby looks like an office building. Please get that sign up!!

Pros: King size bed

Cons: The cockroaches.

Pros: Very comfortable beds, spacious rooms and decent hot shower, nearby shops and supermarkets for food. Close by airport.

Cons: Poor breakfast

Pros: Hotel is in great location near San Jose airport. However you cannot hear noise from planes too much. Room is very big with 2 double beds and one single bed. Everything was clean, there is possibility to sit on outside terrace and also enjoy some time in pool. In price you get typical local breakfast. Owners were very helpful and helped us to resolve one issue. Even tough our stay was for 1 night, we enjoyed it.

Pros: Clean rooms, working ACs, comfortable beds and bedding. Breakfast area super cute.

Cons: There was no running water. Had to ask the owner for help multiple times (an elderly man who didn't slow his Spanish at all despite clearly hearing that my Spanish speaking abilities were mediocre at best). He tried to put our entire party of 6 in 1 room despite us booking 2 rooms, then came later to apologize. Bathroom was not prepared with hand soap. Water pressure in shower was literally a trickle, when it worked at all.

Pros: Clean Room

Cons: Too laud from highway

Pros: Breakfast was basic, fruit salad, coffee, eggs, toast, and sausage. Room was large and adequate. The pool was a little cold, but all pools in San Jose are cold.

Cons: I really like this hotel. I don't have anything really that I didn't like. The power was out when we arrived, but that had nothing to do with the hotel, and the hotelier was happy to provide a lantern for our group.

Pros: Everything ... Anna Maria is a saint

Cons: Nada

Pros: Nothing. When I made my reservation on Booking.com, this hotel had a 'pay-when-you-stay' option. Despite that, the hotel charged my credit card two days before my arrival. This is the first time in my experience a hotel has ever conflicted with what is advertised on Booking.com. Of course, when I tried to cancel the reservation due to the inconsistency, I was told it was non-refundable. Don't stay here. You can't depend on what is posted on Booking as far as when you will be charged, which makes me wonder what else is inconsistent.

Cons: Such a poor experience with customer service that I didn't even spend the night here. The description when you make your reservation does not match this hotel's policies. It's the first time I've ever had that experience on Booking.com. When I reached out to management about it, I was just told, "those are our policies" even though I have screenshots of the different claims on Booking.com.

Pros: Very nice ppl running it. Clean for the most part. Exactly what we needed. Near the airport.

Pros: The place was clean and care for.

Cons: Hotel is right off busy highway and the traffic is right behind your head while you sleep. The wall isn't complete, so it is quite noisy. We were told there was a shuttle to the airport, but there was not and we had to pay for the taxi.

Pros: Nearby mall open until 9 pm daily

Cons: The breakfast is not value for money. Poor quality buffet. No refrigerator in the room

Pros: Very good

Cons: Old rugs

Pros: Good service. Good location. Comfortable beds

Pros: location by Avenida Escazu was perfect, the breakfast was great and staff was super nice and efficient.

Cons: carpet in hallways doesn’t fit anymore. loose and baggy. easy to trip. makes it appear run down, which it isn’t.

Cons: The air conditioning never worked. And the room service doesn’t work late hours