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Hotel El Maragato

3.0 star property

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Guests can enjoy stunning city views from the balcony, featuring a brick wall and a glass door.
Relax in a cozy space with a comfortable bed, desk, and seating area.
Stunning clock tower stands tall in the heart of the city, surrounded by modern buildings with balconies and large windows.
Relax in a welcoming space with a comfortable sofa and chair, a potted plant, and a vibrant mural.
Experience the vibrant energy of the city's bustling streets, lined with a mix of modern and traditional architecture.

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Air conditioning
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Pet-friendly

Explore the area

Map
Ave Central, between street 1 and 3, San José, San Jose
  • National Theater
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Central Park
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Sabana Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • San José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)
    ‪20 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Double Room with balcony

Bathroom features a sink, shower, and mirror.

Double Room with balcony

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Family Room

Relax in this stylish room with two beds, a TV, and a desk area.

Family Room

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

View all photos for Quadruple Room

Two single beds with dark brown bedspreads and white pillows, a telephone, and a table with a lamp.

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

With a stay at Hotel El Maragato, you'll be centrally located in San José, a 4-minute drive from Sabana Park and 6 minutes from National Stadium of Costa Rica. .This family-friendly hotel is 5.8 mi (9.3 km) from Multiplaza Mall Escazu and 11 mi (17.7 km) from Braulio Carrillo National Park.

What's nearby

  • National Theater - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Central Park - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Morazan Park - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • National Museum of Costa Rica - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Sabana Park - 3 min drive - 2.5 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪La Frondosita - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪El Fogoncito - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Alma de Café - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Cultura5 - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Hotel El Maragato

Family-friendly hotel with a restaurant connected to a shopping center in San José
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.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 39 individually furnished guestrooms, featuring minibars and espresso makers. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters. Rooms have private balconies. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, while 25-inch LCD televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. Additional amenities at this hotel include babysitting (surcharge), gift shops/newsstands, and a television in a common area. If you're ready for some gaming fun, you can hop on the casino shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy international cuisine at Restaurante Maragato, a coffee shop which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Breakfast is available for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a 24-hour business center, and express check-in. Planning an event in San José? This hotel has 65 square feet (6 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and a meeting room. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request).
Restaurante Maragato - This coffee shop specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
A complimentary grocery shopping service is offered and room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge) on request
  • Casino shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Restaurante Maragato

Things to do

  • Library
  • Shopping
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

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

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Free grocery shopping service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre (65 square foot of space)
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Spa

  • In-room massages

Accessibility

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

More

  • 1 building
  • 7 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1993
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • 25-inch LCD TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Espresso maker
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave on request
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator on request

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Individual furnishings
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

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 at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay free

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
3 children, up to the age of 4 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room

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
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the 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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

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

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Single traveler.

No frills hotelt in great downtown location. If you enjoy lots of shopping, lots of places to eat and lots of people of all ages and economic statis then this hotel is a good place to consider. Breakfast is basic but good. I enjoy staying at the El Maragato hotel.

10/10 Excellent

peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
They deliver what they advertise

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Nice hotel in the centre of the town.

At the beginning I felt that I am going to stay in a dormitory, or worse. The lobby is very little and not so welcoming. And its position in the noisy street of hussling vendors made me feel uneasy. But when I saw the silent and clean room, enjoyed a simple breakfast and had access to PC and wifi, I felt really confortable and safe. Due to its position it deserves the price. Moreover for young backpackers a few rooms are adapted to a cheap hostel.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good but not convenient for visits

Nice place. No guests allowed. Will probably stay elsewhere.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Daniel, Mexico City

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Cody little hotel

Small and tidy little hotel situated in central San José, staff are very friendly and helpful and rooms were comfy and clean. Only problem was the noise levels at night, especially facing the street, which made it a bit tricky to sleep but otherwise no complaints, a good little place with fair prices
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

angelique washington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

4/10 Poor

Robin, ojochal

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

disappointed

wrong room, billed to my credit card instead of cash, No receipt copy. Room had no secuity bolt or chain! Carpets stained towels ripped. poor hot water. Breaker kept tripping for electric in room. windows dirty.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

sheily, san jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel close to shops and restaurant

Exc hotel friendly staff right in San Jose center. I love to come over and over great for family
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

bILL, London, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Basic hotel

Basic hotel good location for museums, food and shops
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

wine man Dan, chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel in great location in the center of Sanj

I like the hotel for the location and the price one of the best deals in sanjose .
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Matthieu

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

Worst Experience

Arrived to the hotel and had we had booked a room with a king size bed and received a room with two double beds on a loud noisy street. The hotel staff didn't try to get us our proper booking or try to make any extra accommodations for the mistake. We were told simply "Sorry too bad, this is all we have..." Wifi is limited and very slow.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

patricio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Best location in town

Close to everything, good place to walk around. A bit noisy at night due to street noise.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay Away

Very poor shower, no hot water, terrible mattress, very loud street noise and beeping all night long hard to get sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Yongjie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017