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Hotel Don Carlos

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Average price*: $65 (year-round)
  • Hotel class: 2 of 5
  • Rooms: 36
    • Address
      Avenida 9 y Calle 9
      San Jose
      Costa Rica
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars 68 reviews
68 Reviews
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 114 hotels in San Jose
Description: Small 3-story Colonial Hotel in residential area, 8 blocks from center of city, situated around an open garden area.

TripAdvisor Traveler Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars Based on 68 traveler reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 3.5 based on 56 reviews Rooms
    • 4.5 based on 55 reviews Service
    • 4 based on 55 reviews Value
    • 4 based on 56 reviews Cleanliness
    • 4 based on 6 reviews Pool
  • Recommended For:
    • 60% based on 59 reviews Older travelers
    • 50% based on 59 reviews Families with teenagers
    • 50% based on 59 reviews Families with young children
    • 40% based on 59 reviews Young singles
    • 30% based on 59 reviews An amazing honeymoon

Reviews of Hotel Don Carlos

( 1-10 of 68 )
Jul 15, 2008

Charming place. Decorated nicely. Beds are a bit old. Staff is nice and English speaking. Bar was severely understaffed. One guy making drinks, bussing the tables, taking orders. Poor fellow. We stayed there because our tour picks up at that hotel. My advice is to NEVER stay in downtown San Jose especially if you are driving yourself. Navigating the town... more

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5 of 5 stars
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Jun 22, 2008

We just returned home from a week in Costa Rica and we stayed at the Hotel Don Carlos in downtown San Jose: [--] It is on a quieter street and it is small (36 rooms) but full of character place You will easily stay under your budget with rooms in the $70-90 price range. The hotel was a former presidential... more

May 30, 2008

Had a great stay at the Don Carlos, nice comfortable and spacious clean room in hotel with a welcome drink, free parking and great morning breakfast all included in rate. I would definitely recommend staying here, you are in the heart of San Jose and have 24 hr access to the locked covered secured parking garage and excellent service, free... more

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5 of 5 stars
La Paz, Mexico
May 16, 2008

I have stayed here during six visits from 1986 to 2008. It is well run, clean and a great value. more

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5 of 5 stars
Alpharetta, GA
May 1, 2008

If you are looking for a great value and quaint ambiance in San Jose, Costa Rica, stay at Don Carlos Hotel. The staff there is SO helpful. They set up excellent tours through their tour desk (good values and excellent quality). I sincerely recommend them as an excellent place to stay. Their website is factual: [-] more

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4 of 5 stars
new york
Apr 20, 2008

paid about 65/ night which was exceptional value - nice quiet hotel, very good staff. it's certainly not a 4 star place so please lower expectations but for this price it's hard to complain. took two trips with the tourist office in the hotel. both were only ok. i would advise researching the trips well in advance rather than relying... more

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2 of 5 stars
Port of Spain, Trinidad
Apr 9, 2008

Cute , Artsy hotel but we were only passing through San Jose. Traffic was terrible on Tuesday morning when we tried to leave the city . 20 minute drive took over an hour just to get back to airport and Friday night we returned to same hotel and it took 1 hour 45 minutes to get from airport to hotel... more

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4 of 5 stars
Michigan
Apr 1, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Hotel Don Carlos is located in the Historical District of San Jose. We called the hotel to book reservation directly and we found they spoke both english and spanish. This was very helpful since my spanish is lacking to say the least. The people are very helpful at the front desk. They will can call you a taxi upon request,... more

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4 of 5 stars
Cambridge, UK
Mar 17, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

This hotel is very conveniently situated in San Jose. It is family owned and has real Costa Rican flavour, with lots of nice touches. The staff are very helpful and a lot of thought has been put into making the little things that make for a stress free holiday. The breakfasts are good - eaten outside in a pretty courtyard.... more

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2 of 5 stars
California
Mar 12, 2008

The Don Carlos is a pretty hotel on the outside, but the rooms leave much to be desired. We stayed there twice during our trip. The first room we stayed in was nice but the wall were super thin and you could hear EVERYTHING going on outside. The second night we stayed in was just weird. It was on the... more

Reviews of Hotel Don Carlos

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Avenida 9 y Calle 9, San Jose, Costa Rica