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Hotel El Maragato

3.0 star property
3-star family-friendly hotel near Sabana Park, connected to a shopping center

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Reviews
7.2

Good

Popular amenities

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Check out the area

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Ave Central, between street 1 and 3, San José, San Jose
  • Popular LocationNational Theater2 min walk
  • Popular LocationCentral Park3 min walk
  • Popular LocationNational Museum of Costa Rica8 min walk
  • AirportSan José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)30 min drive

Room options

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Double Room with balcony | Bathroom

Double Room with balcony

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 30 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, down comforters, pillowtop beds, minibar

Quadruple Room

  • 30 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Executive Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

San José

City center stay.With a stay at this Carmen hotel, you'll be steps from Plaza de la Cultura and National Theater. Pre-Colombian Gold Museum and Museo Homenaje Joaquín García Monge are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • National Theater - 2 min walk
  • Central Park - 3 min walk
  • National Museum of Costa Rica - 8 min walk
  • Sabana Park - 4 min drive
  • National Stadium of Costa Rica - 6 min drive

Getting around

  • San Jose Procuradiria Museum Station - 11 min walk
  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • Starbucks - 1 min walk
  • Alma de Café - 1 min walk
  • La Vasconia - 3 min walk
  • Spoon - 2 min walk
  • El Tenedor Argentino - 2 min walk

About this property

Hotel El Maragato

3-star family-friendly hotel near Sabana Park, connected to a shopping center
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe and a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Business amenities include a 24-hour business center and a meeting room.

A computer station is on site, and both WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. Event space at this hotel measures 65 square feet (6 square meters) and includes a conference center. A library, a terrace, and multilingual staff are also featured at the family-friendly Hotel El Maragato. An airport shuttle (available on request) and a casino shuttle are available for a fee.

This 3-star San José hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 39 guestrooms or units
  • 7 levels
  • 65 sq ft of conference space
  • 6 sq m of conference space
  • Built in 1993
  • Deli
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)
  • Childcare (surcharge)
  • Business center (24 hours)
  • Conference center
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Express check-in
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Grocery service (free)
  • Library
  • Convenience store
  • Terrace
  • Gift shop
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Television in lobby
  • ATM
  • Onsite shopping
  • Bellhop
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
Hotel El Maragato offers 39 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and espresso makers. Rooms open to balconies. Each accommodation is individually furnished. Pillowtop beds feature down comforters. A pillow menu is available. 25-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, safes, and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Microwaves, refrigerators, and in-room massages can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave (on request)
  • Refrigerator (on request)
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request
  • Casino shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in common area(s)

Things to do

  • Shopping

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 25-inch LCD TV
  • Cable channels
  • Premium channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Down comforter
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillow-top mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels

Outdoor space

  • Balcony

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Espresso maker
  • Microwave (on request)
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator (on request)

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • In-room massage
  • Individually furnished
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 10 AM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 12:30 PM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets are welcome and stay free

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 3 children 4 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, and JCB International. Contactless check-in is available.

We should mention

  • Up to 3 children 4 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

El Maragato
El Maragato San Jose
Hotel El Maragato
Hotel El Maragato San Jose
Hotel El Maragato Costa Rica/San Jose
Hotel El Maragato Hotel
Hotel El Maragato San José
Hotel El Maragato Hotel San José

Hotel El Maragato Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 88 out of 463 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 180 out of 463 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 126 out of 463 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 46 out of 463 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 23 out of 463 reviews" "

7.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Wintom

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very reasonably priced and the location was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

4/10 Poor

donovan, Salinas, usa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Dont go here! Let me first say i dont do bad reviews or comments but the reviews i read and what i got were not the same. I also want to say im a backpacker and im used to sleeping on the ground so my standerds are not high. 2 days we didnt have water. They ebed up fixing it after about a hour each time. No parking, you have to park 2 blocks away at 2 dollars a hour, do the math if you leave your car because you book trips, and they pick you up it adds up really quick not counting the meter is running when your sleeping, and if you get back late at night its a scary walk back to the hotel at night. spend the extra cash for a hotel that has parking. all the staff but one was good! We stayed a week left a day early. Rooms were horrable and i do not have high standerds at all again. Last night we found a much better hotel near the air port with parking and shuttel. This was my first trip to c.r. i would highly recomand staying outside of s.j. and drive in for the day, night time can get pretty hairy. The good: staff was good and at day time you are smake in the middel of down town market. The bad: the room, parking, night time safty, no water when you try to take a shower
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Great location, great breakfast, dated facilities friendly service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very helpful to assist me in setting up my local Sim card. Also the breakfast was delicious and finding the fridge stocked with juice and beer and snacks was another nice touch.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Mike, Knoxville, TN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel is in a great location in downtown San Jose. Everything you need is well within walking distance. Staff was very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 11 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Alyson

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel looked old and rundown, there was a weird scent in our room. The hotel was on a street that cars couldn't access, so we had to get picked up and dropped off around the corner and walk. The hotel was in a very busy area and there were a few restaurants within walking distance. I had never been to San Jose before, so I'm not sure if the whole city is this way, but I didn't feel like the hotel was in the safest area. The hotel staff was friendly enough, especially the man who checked us out in the morning- he called a taxi for us and was chatting with us while we waited. Complimentary breakfast was fine- nothing fancy.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Miguel, San Salvador, ES

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location, location, location !!!! At this place, you're a the center of everything in San Jose !!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Helge, Panama

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Hotell located close to Plaza cultura , easy access to all facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018