Myself and a friend stayed for one night, in late-August in room 1140 (twin beds) before flying to Panama City, Panama the next morning. Our rate included breakfast.

We arrived after a three hour 'Interbus' minibus drive from Manuel Antonio.

The hotel is 3 miles from the Juan Santamaria International Airport. The journey to the airport took 15 minutes.

Pros:
-Check-in 3pm onwards.
-Spacious Lobby.
-Free WiFi - throughout hotel - no password required.
-Helpful and friendly staff.
-Room 1140 twin bed room. Key-card room entry. Hinged doors to walk-in wardrobe with shelves, hanging rail with hangers, free electronic safe, iron & ironing board. Sony Bravia TV (English language channels include Fox, CNN, ABC) atop wooden cabinet with drawers. Twin beds, bedside table, clock radio, telephone. Desk & chair, free coffee making facility (including decaf), 2 free bottles of water. Spacious en suite bathroom with bath-shower, toilet, towels, twin sinks, hairdryer, mirror. View from room of inner garden and rooms opposite.
-Fitness Center
-Three outdoor swimming pools - two located by Tropicala restaurant.
-Car rental office - Alamo.
-Tour operator office - Gray Line.
-Business Center - four desktop computers.
-Cafe - Cafe Nolzza - seating in shared area.
-Bar & grill, casino.
-Gift shop - Costa Rican souvenirs, jewellery, books, drinks, snacks.
-Restaurants- Sakura (Japanese), Quattro (Italian and American), Tropicala (Central and South America).
-Breakfast - Tropicala - 6-10:30am - buffet breakfast. Cereals, fruits, yoghurts, toaster, hot food. Coffee served at table.
-Checkout 12pm noon.

Cons:
-No lift to our floor. However, the Bellman took our suitcases to our room.
-Room - noisy air conditioning unit.
-Room - tired fixtures and fittings. We also had the same wall-print twice.

Notes:
-Hard Rock Cafe located opposite hotel entrance.
-'Plaza Real Cariari Shopping Mall' - accessed via a path past Hard Rock Cafe, over a footbridge, then follow road past the McDonalds. Mall has three storeys - eclectic mix of shops including shoes, clothes, electrical, sports shops, 'musi' convenience store (water, alcohol, snacks), 'Aliss' department store and a ground floor food court (KFC, Subway, Pizza Hut, McDonalds (manager spoke English)). Separate premises for a full-size McDonalds and Applebees, plus other restaurants.

We stayed here on our first and last nights in Costa Rica. The rooms were stunning and the bed was amazingly comfortable and huge! Breakfast was good quality. Our flights home were cancelled the day before we left so I was very grateful to Agnes on reception for letting me call the airline from the hotel phone, even though I was on hold for an hour. A very pleasant place to stay.

If you need a stop-over night in San Jose this hotel is excellent value. Book one of their suites - the Presidential Suite which has 2 bedrooms, lounge, office, jacuzzi, sauna....is less than $300 a night - cheaper than a standard room five minutes closer to the airport. They will collect you from the airport or drop you off and the staff and service is spectacular. Food is amazing with a range of restaurants to choose from and breakfast has a good range of quality food. The beds are so comfortable and it was so quiet I slept really well. Nothing bad to say about this hotel. 5 star!