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Barcelo San Jose Palacio
Residencial El Robledal | Uruca, San Jose 458-1150, Costa Rica
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Overbooking

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2 of 5 stars
dHoude 29 contributions
Trois-Rivieres, Canada
Feb 17, 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

Upon arrival to the hotel, we were gladly told that the hotel was full!!! Even if the night was already paid for and we had a confirmed reservation!, there was nothing to do. We were not the only ones and everyone was quite upset about the situation. We were transferred to another Barcelo hotel (Rincon del Valle) which was OK but no pool, no bar, no gardens, no alchool at the restaurant and the bar, and the hotel is location is quite bad..To compensate they gave us a free dinner, but we did not really enjoy the restaurant there. So not a really good experience!

  • Disliked — Overbooking situation
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay January 2008
  • Member since March 05, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Outdoor / Adventure
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Great first class hotel

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5 of 5 stars
Mats_Stockholm 199 contributions
Jan 27, 2008 | Trip type: Friends getaway
6/6 found this review helpful

Stayed at San José Palacio one night before our roundtrip in Costa Rica and one night before going back to Sweden. We liked this first class hotel. The rooms felt big, luxury, big beds with a lot of pillows. It was also very clean. We got rooms at the 6th floor so we had a nice view ower San José. The breakfast was big and very good.

  • Liked — We liked the luxury rooms
  • Disliked — The casino
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay January 2008
  • Visit was for Quality time with friends
  • Traveled with Friends
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since February 08, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Older travelers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Families with young children
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Museums / Cultural / Historical sites, Gambling / Casinos, Shopping
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Nice Place

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3 of 5 stars
Helloziti 6 contributions
Staten Island, NY
Dec 17, 2007
6/6 found this review helpful

I was on a Caravan tour and we began and ended our trip with this hotel. I enjoyed staying there. The beds (as far as Costa Rica goes) were as comfortable as to be expected. You also have a mini bar, TV & phone. The place is clean - with a nice pool and grounds. You also have a decent bar with lovely buffets.

I would stay there again - no worries.

  • Date of stay December 2007
  • Member since January 04, 2004
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Not the best

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3 of 5 stars
Pesca7 34 contributions
Denver, Colorado
Dec 9, 2007 | Trip type: Couples
2/3 found this review helpful

This could have been (should have been) a very nice hotel. The grounds are lovely and the staff very nice, but the bed was miserably uncomfortable. Fortunately we were only booked there for one night before moving on to the rain forest. Everything else was fine, but basically the bed is the most important feature in a hotel room. It was extremely hard and I generally like a firm mattress, but this was ridiculous. I felt like I was sleeping on a steel rod that protruded from the mattress.

  • Liked — the staff was very nice and helpful
  • Disliked — the very uncomfortable bed
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay December 2007
  • Visit was for Other
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since July 27, 2003
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Other
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Meets expactations

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4 of 5 stars
mofador 5 contributions
Dusseldorf
Nov 24, 2007

Just OK. Would come again.

  • Date of stay November 2007
  • Member since November 24, 2007
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Address: Residencial El Robledal | Uruca, San Jose 458-1150, Costa Rica