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Hotel El Maragato


Hotel El Maragato
Avenida Central, Calle 1 and 3 | (formerly Hotel La Gran Via), San Jose 1000, Costa Rica
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4 of 5 stars
Calgary, Canada
12 May 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I stayed three nights at the hotel, after two nights at the Gran Hotel Costa Rica, which only has a much nicer lobby. Changed Hotels due to the preponderance of large, boorishly behaved North American 'tour' groups. Not at all civilized! Happily, the rooms at the Maragato were much cleaner and better kept than the Gran Hotel. The bed was... more

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4 of 5 stars
Toronto
1 Dec 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

This was the best value in San Jose. Its in a great location, right downtown on one of the more central avenues. The hotel concierge was very helpful, spoke excellent English. He showed us the room before we took it. The room was nice clean and reasonably priced. The room included continental breakfast in the morning and the waiters were... more

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4 of 5 stars
Boca Raton, Florida
23 Dec 2005
23/23 found this review helpful

In the middle of San Jose-Rooms are spacious(larger and cleaner than Hotel Costa Rica)English speaking employees. Rooms on the street side all have a balcony as does the dining room. Rooms on other side are very quiet with great views of the mountains. Noise on street side is mild and gone by midnight. Noise at the Hotel Costa Rica is... more

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1 of 5 stars
Phoenix, Arizona
22 Apr 2005
5/28 found this review helpful

Now, I've stayed in some dives all around the world, but this one sure tops my list as the skeeviest hotel I've ever stayed at. When I walked in the front door, I just knew we should have turned around and walked right out. Thinking our room was pre-paid (like the website said) we stayed. First of all, the rooms... more

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4 of 5 stars
Buenos Aires, Argentina
4 Feb 2009

LLegamos por casualidad, buscando otro hotel, el Plaza, que está cerca. Pero como estábamos cansados, preguntamos allí. Fue una grata... more

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Avenida Central, Calle 1 and 3 | (formerly Hotel La Gran Via), San Jose 1000, Costa Rica