after getting into Costa Rica a day early, and a scheduling error with another hotel (mostly my fault), I asked the Taxi driver to get me to a hotel close to the other one as out would only be for one evening. They charged me $150 on a $75/night room. I think the Yahoo driver got a kick back as... More

Stayed at the Balmoral for two nights. Found the staff to be very accommodating and gracious. The first room was located in the back of the hotel and was cramped and dark. We requested an upgrade ($10/night) and got a room on the front side overlooking Central Avenue. The street scenes are fun to watch. There was virtually no noise... More

The common areas of the hotel were totally lovely! The bar, restaurant, lobby, computer area were beautiful. We booked 2 rooms booked for 2 separate nights as part of a package. The first night we had a standard room which was on the 4th floor. The room was clean and modern and pretty standard. Closet was HUGE! The second night... More

The picture of the hotel does not look anything like what we found at the Balmoral. I would never have found the hotel based on this picture. The room was small and in need of updating. However, it was clean and convenient. the breakfast was very good and plentiful...and did have T V with lots of english channels....Staff was pleasant... More

This our fourth stay, we love it there, the location is great, I love walking the downtown areas, lots to see, the Cafe is great, it faces the street and great to people watch and very close to the casinos, the room was very large, two beds, fridge and WiFi and the use of a computer, the staff has gotten... More

Exacellnt service, locations, facilities, staff and cleanliness! would stay there again anytime! the view overlooking the main street from our deluxe room was fantastic and we enjoyed the nice classy room style

We really enjoyed our stay at the hotel Balmoral. Located in the city center on the Main street it is convenient for seeing all the city sites. Our room was large and the bed with the yummy comforter was heaven. Breakfast was great with so many choices and fresh fruit. The staff was friendly and helpful, secure parking for our... More

There may be nice rooms in this hotel, but we didn't see them. We stayed two nights, one night at the beginning of our trip and one night at the end. Both times we had a very small, inadequate room at the farthest end of the hall. There was a utility shaft outside both rooms that jutted into the corner... More

I chose the Balmoral Hotel primarily for its price and its location in the center of downtown San Jose. I had only one day to spend in San Jose before moving on to the Puerto Viejo area, so I wanted a hotel close to all the sites. The location did not disappoint, but I would not recommend the Balmoral for... More