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Hotel Colonial

3.0 of 5
Calle 11, Avenidas 2 y 6 | Detrás Iglesia La Soledad, San Jose 4673-1000, Costa Rica
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Hotel Colonial
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Nuremberg, Germany
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2013

We had a two nights stay at Hotel Colonial in San José before we started our roundtrip. Hotel Colonial is really a very nice small hotel in the colonial style, located in downtown San José, Best location if you want to have a quick visit of the city center, or the Gold Museum (which is really worth a visit). Breakfast... More

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11 June 2013

Thank you for your comment, we are doing our best effort to improve our services, and your review show us that we are in the right path, and we still have things to work out. More

Zurich, Switzerland
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22 helpful votes 22 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2013

Unfortunately, I have very little positive to say about this hotel apart from its convenient location. Of the four members of staff that I interacted with, only one seemed to be really nice and willing to help (possibly the manager), while I had the impression that I was more of a nuisance than a guest to the other three. I... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2013

we just stayed one night, thankfully. unhelpful staff, slow to open locked outside doors. minimally helpful with transportation. beds and bathrooms were fine. hotel itself is very pretty. pool was freezing. floors outside the rooms were filthy. kids walked downstairs and up again without shoes and bottoms of their feet were black. central location, very little kids friendly eating places... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2012 via mobile

We stayed for two nights there. The first night we got there the clerck gave us the low floor room which was average, didn't have AC but the room was clean. We had a private parking for our ace. The second day there was another guy with dread locks which was just unpleasant and rude.he didn't help at all and... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 August 2012

Rooms weren't a bad size with 2 small double beds. Our shower to the upper floor was very slow, but the kids faired better in this on the ground floor. Limited breakfast of rice and beans + scrambled egg, help yourself and very limited space to sit. Only stayed one night as part of a tour, arrived late and left... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012

it is a basic hotel, stayed here for 3 nights with a tour splitting the nights so had two different rooms. pool looks nice, not huge. rooms are clean but basic, dont come here expecting flat screen tvs or ones that work. breakfast is fine, stuck to the fruit and toast (toasters only did one side)but there were scrambled eggs... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2012

Little to recommend this place. Shabby, basic, expensive for what it is, location is ugly. Feels more like a hotel, but not hostel prices. Room was clean, but really shabby. All expense spared.

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Belgium
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 December 2011 via mobile

Colonial is a nice hotel without pretention. The rooms are not very spacious, but clean. The staff is very friendly and the breakfast is ok (at least if you like rice and beans ;)! Nice swimmingpool. William, Senta and baby Ella from Belgium

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 December 2011

We thought clean basic rooms but ended up wit about 100 bug-bites! The staff is friendly and helpfull but please do something about the bugs!!

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Managua, Managua, Nicaragua
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 November 2011

I stayed at the hotel for 15 days. When I read the reviews I was very surprised...it is a nice hotel, clean and has a good location. They no longer charge for the use of the computer with internet. The tv in our rooms worked fine and had several english channels. The staff was professional. The only complaint I will... More

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Additional Information about Hotel Colonial

Also Known As:
Colonial Hotel San Jose
Address: Calle 11, Avenidas 2 y 6 | Detrás Iglesia La Soledad, San Jose 4673-1000, Costa Rica
Region: Costa Rica > Province of San Jose > San Jose Metro > San Jose
Amenities:
Free Breakfast Suites Swimming Pool Wheelchair access
Hotel Style:
Ranked #64 of 87 hotels in San Jose
Price Range: $
Hotel Class:3 star (3*)
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
We’re your perfect hosts for a restful vacation in cozy surroundings, a restored neocolonial building nearly a century old. ... more   less 

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