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Hotel Santamaria

Property class: 2.5
Travelers enjoy continental breakfast on a sunny terrace while the hotel's friendly staff offers ticket assistance and dry cleaning services.

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Hotel Santamaria sits in the city center where guests start their day with a continental breakfast. The property offers practical amenities like free in-room WiFi and luggage storage, giving travelers peace of mind while they explore the surrounding area.

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

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

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room

A hotel room with two single beds, a nightstand with a lamp, a wooden door, and a painting of red flowers on the wall.

Standard Room

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Standard Double Room Single Use

A neatly made bed with a red pillow, a wooden chair, a small bedside table with a lamp, and a painting on the wall.

Standard Double Room Single Use

  • City view
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Standard Triple Room, 1 Bedroom

A hotel room with two single beds, a nightstand with a lamp, a wooden door, and a painting of red flowers on the wall.

Standard Triple Room, 1 Bedroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Located in El Carmen, a neighborhood in Alajuela, Hotel Santamaria is near the airport and in a provincial park. Cariari Golf Course and Cariari Bowling Center are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Ojo de Agua Spa Park and Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at National Stadium of Costa Rica or Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto. Visit our Alajuela travel guide
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St. 2 and Ave. 4, 50 mts West from Banco Popular, Alajuela, Alajuela

What's nearby

  • A statue of a soldier holding a sword and a cannon in a square with flags and a building in the background.
    Juan Santamaría Park
    2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • A historic church with a red roof and two bell towers, surrounded by a dense urban area with various buildings and a distant mountain range.
    Alajuela Cathedral
    6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Juan Santamaria Historical Museum
    6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Plaza Real Alajuela
    6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • City Mall
    14 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • KFC
    5 min walk
  • Black Tap
    6 min walk
  • La Calle - Beer & Street Food
    6 min walk
  • La Tortilleria
    1 min walk
  • Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
    5 min walk

About this property

Hotel Santamaria

  • Bed & breakfast located in El Carmen
  • Consider a stay at Hotel Santamaria and take advantage of free continental breakfast, a terrace, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
  • Other perks include:
    • Tour/ticket assistance, a computer station, and a 24-hour front desk
    • Luggage storage and concierge services
  • Room features
  • All guestrooms at Hotel Santamaria include amenities such as free WiFi.
  • More conveniences in all rooms include:
    • Bathrooms with showers and hair dryers
    • Flat-screen TVs with cable channels
    • Ceiling fans and daily housekeeping

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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

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • In a provincial park
  • Terrace

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not 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

Frequently asked questions

Is Hotel Santamaria pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

This bed & breakfast doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Hotel Santamaria?

Check-in begins at 1:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Hotel Santamaria?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is Hotel Santamaria located?

Located in El Carmen, this bed & breakfast is within a 5-minute walk of Juan Santamaría Park, Central Park, and Alajuela Cathedral. Juan Santamaria Historical Museum and Central Market Alajuela are also within 10 minutes.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Hotel Santamaria Reviews

7.8

Good

8.2

Cleanliness

7.6

Location

8.4

Staff & service

7.4

Property conditions & facilities
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

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Roberto

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
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

mirja

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

Perfectly located to SJO and friendly staff

Hotel is perfectly located for arrival and departure only 5-10min away from San Jose Airport. Hotel is in walking distance to great restaurants and the city is clean and safe. The only small thing I would suggest for improvement is the shower in the rooms. Not enough pressure on the water is you need to wash long hair. The staff is outstanding, and the best of our stay: from welcoming us, recommendations and to sending us off at 4am :-)
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Fue solo una noche. El personal del hotel fue siempre amable y dispuesto a indicar dónde almorzar, etc.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

vicktor

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

Super céntrico

Las atenciones del personal fueron de lo mejor... siempre dispuestos a resolver dudas y dar opciones de comida y lugares que visitar. Y lo mejor es que está a 5min exagerando del aeropuerto
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018
Verified review

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
Verified review

8/10 Good

ileondoy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Buena ubicación a buen precio

Al llegar fuimos amablemente atendidos por Aldo, recibimos buena atención de su parte. La habitación pequeña con su baño privado pero bien para una noche que nos quedamos, un poco encerrada pero contaba con luz natural y un ventilador grande ya que la temperatura y humedad es alta en Alajuela. La cama era un poco suave para mi gusto pero pudimos dormir confortablemente. El desayuno está incluido y es continental de frutas y café y tostadas y lo sirven en un espacio muy agradable. Por su ubicación no cuente con Parqueo pero dejamos durante la noche el vehículo en un parque a 10o metros por 2500 colones. En general estuvo muy bien para caminar y recorrer el centro de Alajuela y disfrutamos de café en la esquina mientras llovía .
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Bernal

Liked: Cleanliness

Hotel muy básico

Hotel adecuando para estadía por espera de vuelo
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Verified review

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.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

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

2/10 Terrible

jon

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

A true balla’ never frowns

Got to hotel and the guy said my room wasnt available. Flood he said. 10pm at night in an unfamiliar part of this city and im standing on a sidewalk with all of my crap and no hotel room. I asked why i didnt get an email and the guy says he sent one letting me know that room was unavailable and i was being relocated to the hostel down the street. Nope. No email. Should of taken a sec and sent me one. Whatever. The guy is lucky I know a little secret about this country. Everything is alway just fine....
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017
Verified review

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
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Patrick

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

Hôtel Alajuela

Patron et personnels sympathiques. Hôtel pratique puisque dans le centre ville et a moins de 10 minutes en bus de l'aéroport. En revanche, de part son implantation, bruyant tôt le matin en raison de la circulation. Bon rapport qualité/prix.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017
Verified review

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
Verified review

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
Verified review

8/10 Good

Sofia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Una ubicación excelente
Stayed 1 night in May 2017
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Good service and close to the airport

Had a really nice stay here. The owner was really polite and service minded and had a good sence of humor! We got a big room with comfortable beds and cushions. There was also an airconditioner in the room. The hotel was very close to the airport. Did not feel like the safest area but it was better than San Jose! Would stay here again!
Verified review

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.
Verified review

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
Verified review

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)
Verified review

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.
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Marianne

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Enkelt hotell

Et meget enkelt hotell. Passer for folk som skal ha en natt i nærheten av flyplassen.
Verified review

8/10 Good

LN

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.
Verified review

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.
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Darlene

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.
Verified review

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!