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Hotel Santamaria

2.5 star property
B&B perfectly located for exploring Alajuela

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Standard Room | Free WiFi
Standard Triple Room, 1 Bedroom | Bathroom | Shower, hair dryer, towels

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

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St. 2 and Ave. 4, 50 mts West from Banco Popular, Alajuela, Alajuela
  • Juan Santamaría Park
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Alajuela Cathedral
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • City Mall
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • San José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

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Free WiFi

Standard Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Double Room Single Use | Free WiFi

Standard Double Room Single Use

  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed

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Free WiFi

Standard Triple Room, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

Alajuela

City center stay.With a stay at this Alajuela B&B, you'll be steps from Juan Santamaría Park and a 5-minute walk from Central Park. Alajuela Cathedral and Juan Santamaria Historical Museum are also within half a mile (1 km).
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What's nearby

  • Juan Santamaría Park - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Alajuela Cathedral - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • City Mall - 12 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Ojo de Agua Spa Park - 6 min drive - 2.8 miles

Getting around

  • San Antonio de Belen Station - 9 min drive
  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 3 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪KFC - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪La Calle - Beer & Street Food - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Pizza Hut - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Donde George Cevichera - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Sabor a Tiquicia - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Hotel Santamaria

B&B perfectly located for exploring Alajuela
Free breakfast is served daily. A computer station is on site, and both WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. A terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and concierge services are also featured at Hotel Santamaria.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Alajuela bed & breakfast.

  • 8 guestrooms or units
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • Computer for guest use
  • Smoking in designated areas
Hotel Santamaria offers 8 accommodations with hair dryers and ceiling fans. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, Spanish

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Free local calls

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 1:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.

Property is also known as

Hotel Santamaria Alajuela
Santamaria Alajuela
Hotel Santamaria Alajuela
Hotel Santamaria Bed & breakfast
Hotel Santamaria Bed & breakfast Alajuela

Frequently asked questions

How close is Hotel Santamaria to the airport?

Hotel Santamaria is 1.6 mi (3-min drive) away from the Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

Does Hotel Santamaria have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at Hotel Santamaria.

Does Hotel Santamaria offer free breakfast?

Hotel Santamaria offers free continental breakfast every day from 7 AM to 9:30 AM.

Is there a casino at Hotel Santamaria?

No, there is no casino at this bed & breakfast, but Casino Fiesta (5-min drive) and Casino Fiesta (22-min drive) are nearby.

What time is check-in at Hotel Santamaria?

Check-in begins at 1:00 PM.

Is there free parking at Hotel Santamaria?

Free parking is not available at this bed & breakfast.

Does Hotel Santamaria have a pool?

Hotel Santamaria does not have a pool.

Does Hotel Santamaria have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this bed & breakfast.

How close is Hotel Santamaria to downtown Alajuela?

Hotel Santamaria is 0.1 mi away from Alajuela.

Hotel Santamaria Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 103 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 47 out of 103 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 103 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 103 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 103 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Roberto, Montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close in downtown, close to the shops, restaurants, market, bus terminals (Wagon, TUASA). Daniel is a good host.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Nele, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Not Provided

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very cozy and comfortable. Staff was exceptional and very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
A great hotel for a night near the airport. The area looks rough....window bars and razor wire abound, but I think it's just because it's inner city. No AC, and the fan didn't do much to cool the room. Room was small. Breakfast was a nice surprise, simple but good and delivered to the table.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Convenient location. Close to the airport. The staff were friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Aura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Near the airport and quaint little town.

My husband and I stayed here for the night before we headed onward. The hotel is located 1.3k from the airport and if you are ambitious enough to walk it, you could. Hotel provided us with taxi help in the morning with taxi cab costung no more $4-$5. Our one night stay was perfect. In the evening when we got in we walked around the square and the near by mercado. There are lots of great coffee shops and restaurants around. The following morning we woke up to a free continental breakfast. Fresh fruits, toast and coffee. The owners are really nice and attententive and really want you to feel at home. Definitely recommend staying here especially if you have a layover or early flight. Or even if you want to check out San Jose area.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

6/10 Okay

Jed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Hot night\Cold wake up.

Staff was very nice but somehow I missed that it is in the city (I knew) and didn't have air conditioning or hot water. I picked the place because of the proximity to the SJO airport (4 KM) since I had an early flight. Without AC or the ability to open the windows because of the city noise it was hard to sleep, but the cold shower at 3 am certainly woke me up fast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not sure how the value compares to other hotels

The man at the front desk was very nice and helpful. The room was small, bed was uncomfortable and the sheets were paper thin. There was a fan, but no a/c. Had to pay for overnight parking at a lot a couple of blocks away. Breakfast was toast with butter/jam, coffee, juice, and fresh fruit.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Wolfram

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hostel in Alajuela

Can't say enough good things about our experience. Very kind and helpful manager, extremely clean and well-kept facilities, excellent amenities. Definitely a great place to stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Basic, clean hotel. Would stay again

My friend and I needed a cheap, basic hotel for one night near the airport and this was an awesome option as oppose to a hostel. We checked in late and the reception guy (owner?) was so so sweet and friendly. Our room was super basic but very clean bathroom and bed with a powerful fan. Would stay again

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Decent hotel for a one night stay

We stayed here for one night after flying into San Jose. The staff was nice, and the room was OK- a bit loud and no hot water. If you're going to/fro the airport, Uber is the way to go! (about half the price of a taxi)

8/10 Good

Cesar A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

One night stay

The hotel is very close to airport. There are restaurants near by which makes it a great one night stay. No A/C but did have a fan. Clean room and beds.

8/10 Good

LN, Quebec, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

very close to airport

We stayed in hotel santamaria for only one night when we arrived in san jose by plane. Everything you need is there and the staff is very friendly ready to help. very close to the airport but a bit noisy because you are in downtown Alajuela. Perfect for arriving/leaving costa rica.

10/10 Excellent

lowell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

great staff and location.

staff were extremely helpful especially Katra(sp?) and ceasar. convienient to airport everything looked new or recently refurbished. dont be put off by "hostel" in the name this is a small but very nice budget hotel.

4/10 Poor

Darlene, Regina, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Good location

This hotels greatest asset is the wonderful helpful gentleman who works the reception at night. He is great. Hotel room was very small without a window. The furnishings are very old and tired. Only one picture in the room so one feels as if you are in a jail cell. Room is clean. Great location if one needs to catch an early flight the following morning. For $50.00 US I would expect better. Breakfast that is included is very disappointing. It consists of coffee, 2 pieces of very thin toast, and 3 small pieces of fruit.Room was very hot. Had a fan but with no windows it never cooled off.

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean, convienient, friendly and Central hotel!

Awesome experience, really friendly staff and owner, close to airport and central location! Loved it!

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent service, convenient, clean. Great value

Great stay, service was phenomenal. Jorge answered questions, helped me with rental car options and even offered me a ride so I wouldn't have to hassle with the bus. Easy access to airport.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

You get what you pay for

This place was you get what you pay for. Inexpensive but a little run down and shoddy looking. However, the staff were friendly and accommodating and the breakfast was pretty good, fresh fruit, toast, juice and coffee.

10/10 Excellent

Klaus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The stay was excellent and the staff was extremely helpful in helping me with my future travels and reservations. I would highly recommend this hotel for the safe area, great service, and room cleanliness.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
For us a fine hotel; we were only staying one night prior to collecting our hire car and heading out of the city. The proprietor was extremely friendly and incredibly helpful!

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Helful and friendly staff

The gentleman that checked me in spoke English and was very helpful and friendly - he helped me with arranging a taxi to the interbus pick up the next morning and allowed Tex to access a small backyard area so she could stretch her legs a little after the long day of travel.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Every thing went wrong

Booking my room in advance and leaving a special instructions that I would be checking in at 1:30 in the morning after an 8 hour flight and going to the hotel and the manager tells me he's full with no where to go I spent the night in my rental car. the town is scary to stay in kinda like Tijuana Mexico so I drove to a secluded spot an hour away and pulled over and tried to sleep. not only did the hotel turn out to be a bust the rental car company screwed me my rental car it was set up way in advance for 600.00 us dollars when i arrived to pick up my car they charged me 1200.00 us and a 3000.00 us credit card deposit. what do you do at 1:30 in the morning . you pay there price I'm still down here so I won't name the car rental yet just look for it on rip off dot com after Im home . thank god I had the rental car or id be walking the streets with my bags. Yes the manager sent me a very nice apology email said it was his fault he didn't see his email . Costa Rica is very beautiful once you get to the coast ,inland is just like Tijuana Mexico . ill never come back here.