Location: Hillside, 5 min to downtown San Jose, 15 min from the San Jose airport.
- 254 rooms in one 8-storey building
- 3 restaurants, including 1 International a la carte restaurant, dress code & reservations required
- Snack bar
- 24 hr room service (fee)
- 2 bars including Piano bar
- Alcohol-free bar
- 2 pools
- Jacuzzi
- Tennis courts
- Casino
- Boutiques
- Currency exchange
- Tour desk
- Gym
- Steambath
- Sauna
- Spa
- Beauty salon
- Massage service (fee)
- WiFi internet
- Car rental
- Laundry service (fee)
- Medical service (fee)
- 1 king or 2 double beds
- Air-conditioning
- Cable TV
- Mini-bar (fee)
- Coffee/tea maker
- In-room safe
- WiFi internet
- Full bathroom
- Hairdryer
- Max occupancy 4 persons, no more than 3 adults
Early Booking Bonus - This hotel may offer early booking bonuses at certain times of the year. If early booking bonuses apply to your vacation, prices shown online have already been adjusted accordingly. Please inquire for complete details.
Some restaurants may be open for certain meals only and limited visits may apply. Reservations required and dress code in effect for a la carte restaurants. Time restrictions may apply for water sports.
Child pricing may only be available with select tour operators and valid for select dates and durations. Child pricing rules are subject to change without notice. Please contact one of our vacation specialists if you require assistance with child pricing.
Photo identification and/or credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy. Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges upon check-in to fulfil.
Hotels do not condone unruly behavior, parties in rooms, excessive noise or any other actions that violate the hotels terms of use. Guests may be removed from the property at their own expense in the event of any disturbance or complaint from other guests or hotel staff. Escapes.ca cannot be held responsible for any guests who may be removed from the hotel due to a violation of rules.
What's Included
Vacation package bookings include the following:
- Round-trip flights
- Hotel accommodations
- Airport transfers (see exceptions below)
- Departure taxes (see exceptions below)
- Tourist cards (see exceptions below)
- Hotel taxes
All-inclusive resorts typically include the following options. Please see each specific hotels all-inclusive details for what is included, as it may vary from the list below.
- All meals
- Drinks (typically soft drinks and domestic beer, wine and spirits)
- Daily activities
- Nightly entertainment
- Non-motorized water sports
Items not included:
- Baggage fees (if applicable, see Supplier's terms on reservation page for details)
- Resort and Environmental fees (if applicable) must be paid directly to the hotel
- Travel insurance (mandatory if traveling to Cuba)
- Airport transfers for packages to USA
- Airport transfers for packages to Europe
- Items of a personal nature
NOTE:
- If traveling to the Dominican Republic with Sunwing or Signature Vacations, tourist cards ($10USD) and departure taxes ($20USD) are not included.
- As of November 9, 2019 Los Cabos has implemented a non-mandatory tourist tax of $18:50 per person payable upon entry into Los Cabos.
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Based on 4195 Reviews
Nice, the rooms are nice although we didn't find them very clean for the second time... it's a hotel where I stay once a month for work. It's a very commercial place, the breakfast could improve. The cleaning ladies are annoying in the morning early knocking on the doors of the rooms. There is a conference center with events and the music and the shouting of people is quite annoying and in the morning, since it is on a busy route, there is a lot of noise and you cannot rest well.
They changed the pillows and they are very hard...I don't like them, they are not comfortable.
Beautiful hotel with great service!
Barcelo Hotel San Jose - Costa Rica.
Unmatched!!!
Very nice hotel - the grounds are well maintained with a nice garden with walkways in the back. The pool area and restaurant/bar are very nice. The rooms are good size and clean. Some have balconies. I like how your room key is used to close the elevator and automatically “pushes” your floor button.
Very good service from the people who work in this place, spacious, cozy multiple room
Beautiful place, I loved it
we booked and spent 2 wonderful nights at this hotel. The rooms are comfortable, sleep in the hotel was wonderful. But our stay at the hotel was spoiled by one circumstance. Our stay at the hotel included 2 free dinners. During registration, I asked the reception desk about this, but the employee who conducted our registration replied that he knew nothing about it. I asked him again and with a look of disbelief he thrust 2 coupons for breakfast (not dinner) into our hands. We decided to go to the hotel restaurant and buy food for dinner. We spent over $80 that we didn't plan on spending on food. The hotel manager did not help us in any way, although we approached him with a request for a refund of money for dinner. Be careful, don't trust that you will be fed in the evening
Stayed here for a night after and before our flights to/from San Jose, arranged by a package holiday provider. For that reason, it's hard to criticise something you have no expectation of or paid for directly. Having said that, our lasting experience of our stay was far from how the hotel presents itself. It is a sheep in worn wolf's clothing.
Although we were upgraded due to the hotel being over booked, we didnt really benefit from the larger room and it was a little concerning to be overbooking. There were numerous problems with the room, but I won't go into those.
The hotel describes it's pool as heated, this is far from the truth. It was the coldest pool we experienced during our 2 week, 5 hotel trip and the only one to describe it's pool as heated.
We booked a massage with their connected spa, both of us were left a little disappointed with that experience too.
We liked the look of their Japanese restaurant, but they informed us that salmon, tuna and shrimp were not available. As most of the offerings were sushi related, this deminished their options. We then went to their other restaurant, but they said the whole room was booked for a group. Unfortunately, the hotel is a little isolated from everything else in the capital, so we were left with the only option of sitting outside and ordering from the menu. Not exactly the worst thing, but a little frustrating when the restaurant was never more than 25% full at any time.
The food wasn't great either to be honest. The ribs were barely edible at best.
Now, to get to our main gripe with our stay; the effect it has had on our insides. The food poisoning both of us received is the worst we've ever experienced. Not the best way to begin a 20 hour journey back home. A whole day later and we are still suffering from this.
If given the choice, I'd recommend choosing an alternative stay in the capital.
Excellent service, I would definitely return, everything perfect.
The hotel is nice, clean, large, it has a very nice garden, it has a swimming pool and it is very well maintained and the customer service is good.
Nice hotel 🏨.
LOVEOOOO. A true 5-star hotel, jacuzzi, sauna and bathtub included in reservations. Buffet worth it. Attention at another level
One of the best experiences, human quality in each collaborator, exquisite food and a place for both business and vacation.
I really liked the place, I hope I can go there again.
Friendly reception staff. The rooms are spacious and clean.
The hotel does have wheelchair access.
Kids are welcome. There is a bar and restaurant in the hotel. The food was nice.
There is also a gift shop.
Excellent place for events.
They were very kind.
Terrible lounge service, the soda was flat, the air conditioning only worked on one side of the lounge
We used it on the first night, it shows that it is an old but well-kept hotel. Comfortable beds, refrigerator, excellent buffet. What I do not recommend is taking half board...the dinner is not worth it for the price
Very good hotel. We only spent one night there and everything went very well. The breakfast is quite varied, we ate well.
Excellent service, very nice facilities and very good prices ✌️🎉👏🎊
