I was pleasantly surprised with the hotel and especially the restaurant which is under advertised . Chef Manuel provides a wide array of excellent dishes. A must is the sea bass which is provided several different ways...all delicious!

We stayed at Santo Tomas for two nights at the end of our trip and chose this place for the location and value. It did not disappoint us! Thanks to this charming hotel we were able to explore San Jose and get a feel for urban Costa Rica. Santo Tomas is within walking distance to many of the city's cultural attractions, shops and dining. Our room was nothing special but it was clean and practical (bring your own toiletries). We didn't hang out much at the hotel because we were out and about so it was an ideal stay for us. The breakfast was a bonus. Do take advantage of the happy hour ;)

The layout of this hotel encourages loud, drunk obnoxious idiots to keep you awake deep into the night. The halls there seem to amplify clueless and rude travellers somehow losing sight of the fact they are in a hotel where people are sleeping. Management should consider implementing quiet hours and encourage these idiots to be considerate of other hotel patrons-other than that it's clean and bed is comfy centrally located

We started and ended our two-week vacation here. SO glad we did.

The setting is serene in the midst of the San Jose bustle. Being off the main drag allows some quiet for a good night's rest. The pool/restaurant area was amazing to walk into after a long flight and Carlos served up a cold local beer. Heaven. The room was adorable and a great value for the price. There's HOT WATER, also an extra added bonus after traveling all day. The bed was so comfortable, quite a luxury in CR.

I could not have been happier with the delicious breakfast. Fresh fruit, rice, black beans, toast and eggs. The spicey pickled vegetables and house-made hot sauce stole the show. In addition to the wonderful Costa Rican coffee, it was perfect.

The company was superb. Happy guests make friendly neighbors and the staff were gracious and helpful.

I could not have been more pleased with our choice to stay at Hotel Santo Tomas. It's so tough to make a good decision when booking your trip, but I swear by this hotel. I peaked into several of the other rooms and was so impressed. High ceilings, old style charm and very clean. I'd recommend a room on the pool side for the sunlight factor, we had one downstairs which was great. The other rooms were so gorgeous though, I honestly don't think we would have noticed a difference.