I write reviews to aid other people. I travel alot, mostly luxury hotels.

Here's my experience. I was travelling back from the coast with my wife and kids (5 & 7). The San Jose Marriott was full so we chose the Casa Conde for a 2 days before our flight home. FYI: San Jose Marriott is outstanding.

Pros:
-the hotel is clean, well-guarded, well-maintained
-the restauant is excellent
-friendly, helpful staff especially if you attempt speaking Spanish
-all-suites, we were in a 2 bedroom suite which had full kitchen, stereo, satellite tv
-complimentary breakfast buffet
-a few small playgrounds for the kids
-a kids room with toys, puzzles and sandbox
-an excellent modern (small) freeweight gym

Cons:
-the hotel is in the middle of a typical Central/South American residential district: steel bars, high walls, roll shutters and razor wire. Nothing to walk to, we didn't have a rental car.
-the restaurant patio is 'right' next to the pool, my wife felt uncomfortable swimming/lounging by the pool

A few other problems we had were circumstantial but affected my opinion of the hotel. Put this under 'stuff happens' file:
1. We were in 515 over the restaurant. It was noisy starting at 5:30am when they were preparing for breakfast. Another night they had a birthday party at the restaurant that went to around midnight. Kids were tired and we needed to be up (4:30am) the next morning for our flight.
2. Construction noise started at 10:30pm. They were using a reciprocating saw to cut concrete until 2:00am right under our room. Staff did nothing about my repeated calls. (I must admit my calls were kinda rude, though.)
3. Watch the hot water. Its extremely hot. My 5 year old daughter got a 2nd degree burn. No joke.

I would recommend this hotel but only if you have a car, and don't stay in the main lobby building. With this in mind I would say its good value for the money.

I found this hotel purely by accident, after a long day of sightseeing, and hectic dueling with the roundabouts (and lack of road signs) in San Jose. As darkness descended on my 80 yr old father and I, we were lost and becoming desperate in our search to find a decent room for the night. We had spent the prior two nights at a "good" downtown hotel, in a "no smoking" room with wet carpet that smelled suspiciously of sewage and reeked of old ashtrays. The Casa Conde, by contrast was heaven sent. Their staff were very courteous and helpful, not minding that my spanish was negligible. Their standard room was actually a 2 bedroom suite with a kitchen (full size appliances!), a clothes washer & dryer, a small dining room and sitting area with a tv/dvd/stereo all nicely hidden in a beautiful armoire and a good sized bathroom with all the amenities. The hallways and foyers of the common areas are tastefully decorated with large beautiful stained glass nature scenes depicting the many wonders of Costa Rica in the stairwells of each building in the compound. I say compound as their was very good security and high walls surounding the buildings that contained the suites, dining area, workout area, pool, spa and conference center. There were beautiful grounds which were meticulously maintained and a central courtyard with a fountain as well as close generous parking. I only wish I had known of this place before I spent money on hideous rooms that claimed to be way better than reality actually showed them to be. You will not be disappointed staying a couple of nights or even a month at Casa Conde.