After some stress in trying to follow directions, after dark, and communicating with our cab drive, we finally arrived to a warm welcome from Debbie and she whipped up a late evening snack. Accomodations worked and we felt the rate was sufficient for a night's stay, breakfast, and a ride to the airport the next morning. We believe it to be a great option for staying outside of the city, away from downtown and the aiport, where crime seems to be more prominent, and we felt very safe staying there. Debbie certainly has some great stories to tell and is very friendly. Beautiful view of the valley and San Jose!

We've read the previous reviews and, while we agree with two of the comments (ie. barking dogs, cold water/shower), these situations are not only explainable but understandable in the context of Debbie's situation (ie. Debbie LOVES animals!). For our family of five, these factors were far outweighed by Debbie's presence who went far out of her way to accommodate our every need including navigating local customs and transportation, providing recommendations for local stops and actually providing transportation to two stops herself. As for the really negative stuff, frankly we didn't see any of it and would recommend Debbie King's Country Inn for anyone who wants to stay in proximity (but not in) San Jose or specifically take a Cafe Britt tour. Her Inn has awesome views of San Jose and is very close to San Rafael, a very nice Costa Rican village on the outskirts of City. We spent a fair amount of time at the Inn and were impressed by the peace and tranquility of her Inn in the context her location. Our only additional comment is to make sure you get good directions because the Inn was hard to find. Otherwise, we really enjoyed Debbie's kind and outgoing hospitality on the last stop of our Costa Rican adventure.

This place is so bad, I had to leave as soon as I could with no refund for my prepaid days. The small condos have NO hot water, so one trys to do dishes in the COLD water, which is quite unsanitary. The "suicide shower" has exposed wires, and is very dangerous, and barely works, so Cold showers are normal. She makes the guests put their used towels out to dry on the patio furniture, as she rarely gives fresh towels. Everyhing in these dirty little places is made as cheap as possible. Dogs bark all night long and the walls are paper thin, and so sleep is very difficult.
She charges quite a lot to take one into town even if she is going any way, and she drives so fast and dangerously. You get no receipts and that is very poor way to do business. The breakfasts are the same daily and not good at all. A fellow guest almost drank his coffee with bleach in it, which she had left in the coffee cup, and which he thankfully smelled before drinking it. She makes ones stay very stressful as she is always talking about her problems and how the local people are mostly thieves and worse. I don't recommend that any one stay here.

Have NO doubts about this wonderful place. Debbie King is a professional, kind,and warm hostess who made us feel so welcome. I believe any neg feedback has been done intentionaly as the "guests" were asked to leave as they were vile and unpleasant. still are by leaving nasty comments.

I enjoyed our 2 week holiday so much that I will be going back next year. Debbie has a wealth of knowledge which helped with our trips etc., she works tirelessly to make sure your stay is a happy one. Even met us at the airport with a car and a happy smile. Go there and relax!! we did!!!