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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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