We usually stay at Orquideas Inn in Alajuela but since we will be traveling without a rental car this trip we will need to spend out first night in San Jose so that Interbus can pick us up in the morning and take us to Puerto Viejo. Since we'll have a day to kill we would like to stay somewhere near downtown where we can walk around and keep ourselves entertained.
Any suggestions?
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jose_m
A hotel in a central location is the Hotel Ambassador, but nothing special. If you are looking for something nicer you could stay in the Grano de Oro, the restaurant there is excellent!
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dmitri294
We stayed in Santo Thomas hotel, near downtown, it was quite nice. Taxi ride from the airport costs $8, and it's close to El Caribe bus terminal, so I suppose it'll be quite convenient for your Interbus driver too
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zzzapato
HOSTEL DEL PARQUE, AVE 3 & CALLE 19, HAS PRIVATE ROOMS FOR $35. PER, DORMS $10. A NICE 4 BLOCK WALK THRU THE PARQUE NATIONAL TO THE SUPER MARKET, ARTESINS MARKET, AND THE CENTRAL WALKING MALL. AROUND THE CORNER EAST ON CALLE 21, GABRIELS BAR SERVING THE BEST BOCAS I'VE FOUND IN COSTA RICA. HOSTEL RUN BY OLD ESTABLISHED TICO FAMILY, VERY HELPFUL, THAY ALL SPEAK ENGLISH, GERMAN AND ESPANOL AND IT'S NEW, NOT IN GUIDE BOOK YET SO YOU'LL BEAT THE CROWDS. A REAL FIND AND CLASS ACT...SAFE AREA TOO. ENJOY!
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itsdon2
dunn inn bario amon suits me just fine arpund 35 bucks for a single tv ac a real shower and within walkind distance of all the night life . has a nice bar and resturant on the premise too. don
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tikotim
either interbus or grey line, i forget which, picked me up in alajuela. If you are flying in then many will do airports pick ups. Unless u want to go into san jose for the night anyway.
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ticotim
Dunn Inn is a nice family run place. The owners, well owner, now a widow, her husband owns New York Bar, and also part of Nashville Bar near Parque Morazon, he was killed in a early morning robbery outside his bar in Mantra Equador, has many friends in San Jose and CR, a original pioneer of CR in the 70's...
Its also near the road leading south to the Caribe RT 32, so all the better.
Also, Santo Thomas, La Amistad, and Hemingway Inn are all good options around $40.
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