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#5 of 123 hotels in San Jose
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  • Rooms: 34
  • Address: Ciudad Cariari, 50 m este de la entrada de Los Arcos San Jose Costa Rica
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Description: Between the city and airport in the scenic mountainous outskirts of San Jose. Large deluxe rooms, free tropical breakfast, fun bar/restaurant... This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
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“Good For the Airport and San Jose”

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4 of 5 stars
York, United Kingdom
Aug 13, 2008

Had 2 very nice stays at this hotel, both quite short as we were arriving at odd times and departing at odd times. However check-in was efficient and the staff at the hotel are very friendly. They can give great advice regarding the country and San Jose.

Rooms were very spacious and clean Found the beds to be comfortable. Our first stay there was an AirCon unit that seemed to be going overnight, but our second stay in the same room seemed to be much quieter! The showers are also very good, apparently there is a bath, but i couldn't really work out how it operated, and it didn't look very comfortable (Basically a tile trough!). I think if you want a bath ask for a "Jacuzzi room".

Restaurant was excellent, the food was great and the bar seemed nice. They also have a hot tub, although it is literally in the corridor outside the bar, with people wandering past all the time, so if you like a more private bathe, you may not like this!

Taxi to the airport is included, although they keep quiet about that and i think you have to actually request them to discount it from your bill, as they won't do it automatically!! I said i was going to the airport and they said they would need a receipt from the taxi - how i was supposed to get the receipt back to them to refund my money i'm not sure when i'm leaving the country! On saying that they then decided to discount me an extra 10% from the bill instead and i paid the taxi, which was fine.

Pay in cash to recieve 10% off.
Free Internet is available upstairs, as is the free gym. A nice touch, and welcome after travelling Costa Rica with no access to the net!

Overall 2 very nice stays. would stay again.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Close to airport and San Jose, clean and well run. Food good + free internet.
    • Disliked — room could be noisy at times, but on the whole was ok.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
addictivepsycho's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Romantic getaway
Age group: 18-24
Member since: September 15, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Great pool scene
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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Average price*: $73 (year-round)
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“Where's the Adventure?”

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3 of 5 stars
San Francisco, CA
Aug 11, 2008

My friend and I stayed at the Adventure Inn the day before we left Costa Rica. The location was great; it was just a hop, skip and a jump from the airport.

We got there around noon and were able to check in. That was great, but then we were kind of stuck. We walked down to a giant mega souvenir store and then over to the mall. There wasn't a sidewalk most of the way and it's not a walk I would want to do without some sort of reflective clothing.

It wasn't a bad hotel, but I guess I was expecting a few more options for "adventure" (or maybe a pool) at the Adventure Inn.

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nway123's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2008
Traveled with: Friends
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 35-49
Member since: July 15, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Great pool scene, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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“Most Excellent Adventure at Adventure Inn”

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5 of 5 stars
Pensacola, Florida
Aug 9, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

For me best value moderate accomodation closest to SJO about 2-3K from airport between SJO and San Jose.Outstanding place to start finish stay and venture out for tours.Located in Ciduad Cariari Los Arcos area safe secure.Big clean A/C rooms.Free internet breakfast in room costa rican coffee gym jacuzzi helpful staff.Outstanding value $79/dbl-10% cash d/c-$10 cab reimbursement from SJO.

Very nice helpful friendly staff especially

Nancy and Jose.

Plan to stay here again on next flight into SJO/San Jose area.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Proximity to and free cab ride to SJO
    • Disliked — Very Nice Jacuzzi but no pool...
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qwovadis's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Hobbies / interest / culture
Age group: 50-64
Member since: January 05, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Great pool scene, Tourists
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“Slightly Misrepresented”

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3 of 5 stars
Denver, Colorado
Aug 4, 2008

The burger at the restaurant was amazing! But later that evening, after going out for dinner, we returned for a drink at the bar. I felt little nips at my ankles and realized there were several very tiny bugs crawling on my ankles and feet. Not a big deal since there are bugs in Costa Rica. Not a minute later, a cockroach (an inch and a half in size at least) crawled past us right where we were sitting, right in the middle of the room. We got out of there fast.

Definitely couldn't sleep that night just knowing the place could have more bugs around. That and the fact our window did not lock. We only planned on staying one night which turned out to be plenty.

The staff is awesome, very friendly and extremely helpful. The beds were just fine we thought, just the bug factor.

It may be located in a nice area, but it's right on the interstate surrounded by american hotels. You have to cab it to the mall nearby that is filled with american chain restaurants (kentucky fried chicken, subway, tcby, mcdonalds, etc.)...if that's the type of food you like to eat while in a foreign country.

Would not recommend to friends, would not stay again.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — food at restaurant and the staff
    • Disliked — cockroach and bugs, broken window lock, misrepresented surroundings
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kmulvihilll's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Other
Age group: 25-34
Member since: August 04, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway
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“Made Life Easy”

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4 of 5 stars
Florida
Aug 4, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

We arrived in San Jose from the Caribbean coast during a festival with no hotel reservations, and had a difficult time locating a hotel. Adventure Inn saved the day! Room was clean and very comfortable, and we certainly loved the comfortable bed after sleeping on a number of very lumpy beds in the Caribbean area.
The Inn is also located within convienent distance to both the Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport, and the Pavas airport that handles Naturaire, making it a great spot to stay during transitions in country. We also we able to leave excess baggage in storage with them when taking a Natureaire flight that limits baggage to 30 pounds.
Staff was wonderful and very friendly, with the reception desk helping with all the little issues that always come up on an extended visit to Costa Rica.
Will definitely be staying with the Adventure Inn again!!

Bob & Wendy

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Great beds
    • Disliked — nothing
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
rimwah's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 50-64
Member since: August 04, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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Average price*: $73 (year-round)
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Ciudad Cariari | 50 m este de la entrada de Los Arcos, San Jose, Costa Rica