Notables: Good A/C even if a bit loud. Spacious and spotless rooms with comfortable beds. Elevator to all four floors but sometimes out of service. Complimentary breakfast buffet. Excellent location and within walking distance to about half a dozen restaurants. Very friendly and helpful staff. Negatives: While the breakfast buffet was plentiful, some of the items (e.g. fried plantains) did... More

Stayed for around a week. The rooms were spacious and clean. The choice in the Room Service menu was not much and a bit pricey. The breakfast buffet is good. The staff were friendly. The housekeeping floor staff were very friendly. Overall had a pleasant stay.

We stayed three nights at the hotel. the hotel was chosen by the organiser of our group travel. Transport was therefore provided. The hotel is pleasant enough. The food from the buffet is average, choice is limited, both breakfast and dinner. It is quite a way from the centre of town, but has an advantage for fitness lovers as the... More

Our flight was delayed and the hotel staff was on top of it. The shuttle driver was waiting for us when we arrived. At the hotel we were given a lovely fruit juice and checked in with no problems. In fact we arrived very late in the night and the staff still managed to arrange a tour for Paos Volcano... More

Pluses: Has everything you need, A/C, comfy enough beds, standard decor, elevator, WiFi, fairly clean - no face cloths as is often the case in other countries. Minuses: We didn't really find any but others in our group had a room located on the street and found it very noisy due to a club just below. Not exactly a pretty... More

What a great place! A lovely hotel with lts of personal touches. I was here a few weeks ago - went to San Jose for some dental work and chose the hotel based on the reviews on this site. And I was not disappointed. The rooms are nice - nothing special but they were clean and have all the amenities... More

For a reasonable price I think Palma Real wasn't a bad option especially with all that was included for the price. There was a free airport transfer via another company but which was arranged through the hotel. I had a few minutes on the phone when I got there with reception before someone could give me details about the transfer....... More

I was supposed to have complimentary transportation to and from the airport. When I arrived at 10:45 PM no one was there for me. After several phone call and promises and about an hour, I finally took a taxi. They did NOT have a room for me, refused to reimburse my taxi ($25 each way)...did find me another hotel but... More

Stayed for a week on business in a ground floor room - 108. This room is on the roadside in a residential - business area of San Jose. On several nights was woken by local (youths ?) returning with loud music, cars rev'ing and doors banging. Would have asked to move rooms though the hassle of repacking and unpacking wasn't... More