We stayed at the Torremolinos at the beginning and end of our vacation in Costa Rica. We had no major complaints with the hotel. The rooms were average and showing their age but were clean and comfortable. The staff was friendly and helpful. The location of the hotel is its best advantage. It is close the park, the airport and it is easy to get to downtown San Jose.

The only real downside to the hotel is the way that it is designed. The rooms have windows to both the hallway and the courtyard. This is perfect for keeping the rooms cool but it can be very noisy if you are in a room with a lot of traffic in the hallway. The best way to avoid this is to ensure you have a room on the 2nd or 3rd floors, that way there is less traffic passing your room.

We would recommend this hotel to anyone who doesn't plan on spending a lot of time in their room and who doesn't expect it to be a 5 star.

Not bad location. I stayed there for two nights but I was stolen when my bag was in the locker of the hotel. The hotel didn't take any responsanbility at all altough they recognize that somebody opened our bag. No customer service at all and no help either.

We spent two days in San Jose and generally liked the Occidental Torremolinos. The staff was very nice and the breakfasts were also good. The hotel has a nice pool and restaurant. The rooms were on the small side and the hotel was a little dated, but it is overall a nice place to stay. It was very clean and had AC and cable. AC is an absolute must in Costa Rica as it gets very hot!

The only thing that I would beware of is the location. San Jose is not a particularly pretty city, so there are no nice views from the hotel. Walking around San Jose is very dangerous as people drive very rapidly and pedestrians are ignored!

I was on a humanitarian trip with my high school in March of 2004, and for six nights we stayed at the Torremolinos. It was an awesome hotel! Such a beautiful place! The rooms are great, and I loved the outdoor/indoor corridors! It's in a great location as well. Often we students would be on our own for meals, and just around the corner was a great little supermarket. It was also well within walking distance of a great little restaurant. Trust me, the Torremolinos is a beautiful hotel!