Name: Hotel Don Carlos
Address: Calle 9 - Avenida 9, San Jose, San Jose, San Jose, 00011, Costa Rica
Rating: 8

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Tobias Bolanos Airport

Juan Santamaria International Airport

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Hotel Don Carlos

San Jose

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We spent Xmas there. Our room was really nice along with a great breakfast. The decor thru out has so many stories from the past and you have a real nice gentleman there which will spend time to tell you all about it. It's really beautiful and comfortable. It's worth checking it out for you won't be disappointed.

Decor is amazing

We chose the hotel because of the quiet neighborhood and the proximity to downtown. 
The many common areas of the hotel are very lovely and colorful. Rooms are spacious and clean. The hotel offers a free secure covered parking in case you come with a car. The staff is helpful and friendly and bilingual. We will definitely stay there again on our next trip to Costa Rica.

Historic Hotel in a good neighborhood

The hotel is as authentic as one can find in Costa Rica.  The staff was attentive, helpful, and friendly.  The common areas (and there are many little alcoves and courtyards) are very lovely and colorful.  It is conveniently located not far from the Jade Museum, Barrio Amon restaurants, and other sites of San Jose.  Secure, free parking is a plus.

Authentic Charm of Costa Rica

The hotel staff were incredibly friendly and accommodating. They will securely store your stuff at the front desk after check out before your check in so you can explore the city. They spoke English well, had working AC, hot water, and very clean rooms. The restaurant was a tad pricey, but the food was good. The location of the hotel is quite safe from what I saw and felt (beware of pick pockets in Amon but that's more or less it I believe). There is an armed guard outside the hotel too.

I booked on Booking.com and it went super smoothly. Returned at the end of our trip and would happily return again. Great value, comfort, and safety.

One night stay was great!

Stayed for two nights when we arrived in San Jose and liked it so much we booked for our last night after we'd toured Costa Rica before heading home. It's a charming place with quirky, unique features. Traditional features, beautiful courtyard and really friendly staff. A decent breakfast included, too.

Charming hotel with some lovely features

Loved the location in a nice, treelined part of San Jose, close to restaurants,
city centre, museums etc.  The hotel was beautifully restored in a quaint manner,
the rooms were large and comfortable, service was wonderful.

Quaint, historical hotel

Returning to the Don Carlos after nine or so years, I was happy to see that not much has changed. Our group enjoyed the same excellent service, clean, simple, elegant accommodations, friendly staff and good food as I'd always experienced in the past. The local craftsmanship on display in the gift shop is always a hit with groups and the location is within walking distance of the newly improved Centro and lots of excellent restaurants. I will always bring groups here for the tremendous value, relaxed comfort, safety and charm. 

A charming traditional hotel with excellent value

We only stayed here for one night but our experience was good. The hotel is quirky and we liked the decor. The room and bathroom were nice and spacious and quiet. We ate in the restaurant for dinner and it was one of the best meals we had for our whole 2 weeks trip. The food was great! We didn't have breakfast as we had an early pickup in the morning but we did see it and it looked fine.
Overall we were pleased and would recommend this hotel.

Good experience

I've stayed here a couple times. Considering the state of the surrounding buildings in the neighborhood, it's surprisingly nice. It's got a nice atmosphere with great accommodations for the price. The restaurant is nice, and has patio seating which I enjoy when it rains. Employees are bilingual, and went out of their way to get me a taxi and breakfast-to-go when I left. I can't complain.
Barrio Amon is a rough area, especially when walking from the Coca Cola bus center, but there are plenty of oases near Don Carlos. There are a couple parks and a small zoo, not to mention restaurants, cafes, and markets. It took a few minutes to walk to Calle Central and Avenida Central, which is the center of shopping downtown.

A real gem in Barrio Amon

We only stayed at Don Carlos for one night before heading onto our next destination. It was about an hours drive from the airport in rush hour traffic, but wasn't too bad. Was nice and quiet when we arrived, there is a secure car park behind the hotel with back door access. We were greeted with a coupon for two welcome cocktails and a breakfast buffet was included in the price for the room (breakfast was delicious!). The room was absolutely fine, we had a shower, toilet soaps, hairdryer, TV and safe. The only downfall was we couldn't get any hot/warm water and was ice cold, but I'm sure it did us good! 

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