Hotels Near Aromaflor Orgánico in San Jose

The best hotel I’ve ever been privileged enough to stay at. Barcelo San Jose this Gorgeous building, and it only gets more breathtaking when you walk in. High quality rooms and high quality service. Excellent property and very convenient to USC activities. Front desk staff is extremely efficient, pleasant and helpful. Property is clean and has a fantastic old time charm.

Good communication, via e-mail, prior to stay as I needed a refrigerator in my room. That was arranged in advance for me. Primarily due to traffic the property is about 30 minutes from the airport. Check-in was smooth. I think this is an older property, but my room was clean comfortable, no obvious wear and tear, renovated bathroom with standup shower and actual towel hooks (seems to be a rarity at many properties these days). All staff was very friendly. The property is somewhat misnamed (at least for a non-resident). The property is not within safe walking distance of the well known La Sabana park. By ‘safe’ I mean it appears that there is at least one major highway that has to be crossed. The grounds around the pool are well-maintained. Plenty of loungers, towels, a couple of covered beds available, but I didn’t see any umbrellas, so the pool was a non starter for me after although some shaded areas in the afternoon. Also, strong wifi in the pool area. The wifi just outside the lobby area was not great. But the wifi at the sports bar in the lobby area covered the front of the property. Note that a password is needed for both the hotel and the sports bar. I did get a takeaway dinner from the restaurant. Food was substantial. A bit strange in that I couldn’t charge it to my room, but if I ordered the same via room service, charging to my room would have been OK. Not a big deal. The breakfast buffet, which I tried once was good with made to order eggs, albeit a bit pricey I thought. The sports bar food was OK, weak house alcoholic drinks. There is a walkable neighborhood behind the hotel. The property uses Gold’s Gym for its gym (free of charge for guests). There is also a sports bar, a Denny’s, a Subway, a supermarket, a ******, and a pharmacy all within a minute walk of the property. Maybe there is a tennis court in the vicinity? I saw many women (but not as a group) with tennis rackets walking through the property. It is a no smoking property, including outdoors. That is a plus. Also, my floor had a filtered water and filtered ice machine. Uber into downtown San Jose works well, but allow for traffic. One trip took me about 15 minutes, returning from the same location, midday took 45 minutes, Plan accordingly. Normally, I’d give a 5*, but in this case just a 4*. I am a IHG Platinum, asked for 1 PM checkout (one hour late). Front desk said all arranged (I re-verified on the morning of checkout day). I had a meeting at noon and didn’t want to be interrupted. Front desk assured me that housekeeping would be advised accordingly. Sure enough, housekeeping was knocking on my door at 12:05 asking when I was leaving the room. The lack of communication between departments is very frustrating. This was a multi-night stay for me as I needed to be in the vicinity for a bit. With the exception of the housekeeping knock prior to my agreed upon checkout time, no complaints.

Great location in the heart of San Jose, within walking distance from all the city’s attractions. As a Hilton member, we were recognised with a great upgrade to a nice and modern room. The daily breakfast was sumptuous with local and western options. The evening happy hour was incredible and the best selection of drinks we’ve ever been to. Would also like to thank several staff who helped us during our stay - Anthony the bellhop, and Carlos + Marcela, severs at the hotel’s restaurant. One suggestion is for the reception counter staff to be more friendly and approachable. The perception we got was they were cold and rushed.

We stayed for one night after arriving in San Jose. We got a taxi from the airport, which took about half an hour to get to the hotel. The hotel is really big and spacious, the rooms were comfortable, and we particularly enjoyed the lovely pool area outside where we could relax with drinks from the bar.

The location of the hotel is good. There is a park in the middle of the street at the door. It is within 1 km from China Street, the National Park and the National Museum. It is within walking distance. The front desk service is also very nice. I arrived around 10 o'clock in the morning and I checked in directly if there was a room in the hotel. , but the hotel facilities are old, coupled with the humid weather in the rainy season, the room has a strong musty smell, and the wireless network is seriously lacking... For people who are used to China's Internet speed, it feels really amazing. The hotel's breakfast is also a part that needs improvement. There are only a few varieties, and you can't pick it up by yourself. We have arranged for someone to pick up the meal. It is very inconvenient to have conversations in Spanish and English. However, the small apples and passion fruits are delicious, and the South American yellow passion fruit is very delicious. Not to mention sweetness... Holiday Inn's breakfast seems to have passion fruit, and chain stores in Peru also have it.

Hotel Balmoral charges you in full on your first day and will not allow for any subsequent changes. I reserved for 10 days and was told by management that they would only issue a voucher credit to be used within the next 30 days. This policy should be stated upfront so people making reservations know all terms. Tourism business is down and they appear desperate for business but their policies prevent you from ever returning again. This establishment appears only willing to provide discounts and incentives solely to the hispanic community.

Excellent location 10-15 minutes walk the the Zoo/Botanic Garden, city parks, museum and Chinatown Walking distance to the city Main Street shops Next door to Club Colonial ****** for sport bar and entertainments Locate take out or eat in Airport Shuttle pick up and drop off USD11.50 per person Private Taxi normally USD25

We felt that for an upscale hostel, this place was on a whole, a great experience. My only suggestion is that the rooms need more ventilation. Our 4 person dorm room had a tiny window blocked by the beds. Putting a vent fan in the window would solve this issue. Otherwise, for what it is we loved our 2-night stay here. This was at the end of our 3 week trip and had been to many towns and places across the country, I'd say we met the most friends here and had the best time. The cafe could use more larger/common tables but we were able to meet people easily regardless. They have activities and events to encourage interaction as well as a bar and pizza oven. While these amenities are overpriced, they were convenient and similar to other hotel restaurants/cafes. We didn't feel the staff was pushy at all and if we just wanted to hang out in the cafe we weren't bothered and didn't feel forced to buy something. (and probably because of this, we usually did buy food or drinks) The location was good enough - we could walk to the central market / pedestrian mall in 10 minutes. It's walkable (during daytime) from the 7-10 bus station and the Tuasa bus to the airport. The co-working space we felt was a good value, and fantastic. High powered wifi can support video meetings and it's just across the street. Also somewhat social and a good environment to work. The staff and regular patrons were amazing and we felt that we had new friends as soon as we arrived. The place had a warm feeling that I can't quite describe, created by both the staff and the guests. We didn't want to leave.

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.

The staff was very friendly, especially Sylvia from from front desk. She set up my Marriott membership so I can earn points and also helped by directing me to their laundry room, instead of looking for a local laundromat. The hotel is small and so conveniently near restaurants and a mall. I would come back again.