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Hotel Capital


Hotel Capital
4th St. Ave. 3 and 5 | (Downtown), San Jose 506, Costa Rica

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2 of 5 stars
Sydney
25 May 2009

The website looks good and I was pretty shocked to see that this place was not what we thought it would be..... The rooms were not the best of rooms, we had no windows in our rooms, the shower made lots of noise from the plumbing that needs to be redone. The orthopedic mattresses they claim to have were a... more

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3 of 5 stars
Ohio
30 Jan 2009

My husband and I just needed a cheap place to stay for one night before heading out of San Jose, so we booked Hotel Capital. Owner was very kind, offered tips for safety and had tourist information available. The accommodations were pretty bleak, and I'm sorry to say that everything smelled bad. Many items of mine soaked up the smell... more

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1 of 5 stars
Minneapolis
27 Jul 2008

We needed a place to stay for one night in San Jose. We looked at the website and thought the pictures looked good. We arrived and we were shocked. It was dirty and smelled terrible. We all slept in long sleeve shirts and pants...on top of the sheets. The woman at the desk did not speak English however was very... more

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5 of 5 stars
London
23 Feb 2008

The best of Hotel Capital is that it is situated in San Jose downtown, just one street away from the National Bank (Banco Nacional) where you can find good rates for money exchange, there's around shops, farmacies, restaurants, etc. very handy indeed. Owner Bernardo Escobar was very kind and helpful with all the required touristic information/advice/bookings for San Jose and... more

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1 of 5 stars
Texas
16 Nov 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

The previous review is right. The owner is friendly and kind and helps you with the tourist information for free. He keep your luggage for free for a couple of days. BUT!.... I have to mention Hotel Capital is plenty of cockroach. The really awful smell in the rooms made me sick and I had to go out like crazy... more

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4 of 5 stars
4th. st. Ave 3 and 5, San Jose Downtown Costa Rica
3 Nov 2006

I enjoy the stay in the hotel, bernardo Escobar the owner is so friendly and kind, he help us with all the tourist information for free, he explained us how to travel budget, about securuity, reccommendations about how to travel by bus, he keeps our luggage by free as well as our values. more

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4th St. Ave. 3 and 5 | (Downtown), San Jose 506, Costa Rica
San Jose B&Bs / Inns Hotel Capital
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