We recently spent two nights here. The hotel is a perfectly fine business-traveler-type hotel, with an in-house restaurant (we only had breakfast, so can't speak to the food). It's in a sort of odd location--not near anything really, but then there's not all that much to see in San Jose itself anyway. Our only complaint is that the bed was... more

We have stayed in this hotel 3 times this year and did also use the property for Business Partners since it is close our Offices. In short it is a nice and clean City hotel with a good value for money, the standard rooms are on the small side, I would recommend the Suite room. Guest Services are as good... more

I stayed at the Barcelo Palma Real 9/13 - 9/17/07. I had a pleasant stay. The hotel is advertised as a 3 star, but I think that it rates at least 3 1/2 stars. I stayed in Room 409, a corner room, with 2 double beds. The furniture was modern and looked almost new. There was a 19 or 20... more

We stayed a total of 6 nights at Palma Real, 5nights during Easter week and on our last night in Costa Rica. The hotel is nice. The staff during Easter week were awesome. The bell boys and the concierge were very helpful. We also asked the lady who does the tours to book a reservation to the Aerial Tram. She... more

The hotel is fairly close to downtown, and just North of Parque La Sabana. The free WiFi Internet service was a great help. more

If you find yourself in San Jose overnight and want all the comfort and convenience of an international standard business hotel, this is one option in San Jose, Costa Rica. more