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Barcelo San Jose Palacio

Autopista General Canas 3km, El Robledal - La Uruca San Jose, Costa Rica

Health club and live music near downtown San Jose

Airport shuttle
Barcelo San Jose Palacio is situated on tropically landscaped grounds, 3 km (2 mi) from the museums, markets, and theaters of downtown San Jose; the airport is a 15-minute ride by complimentary shuttle. Show more
Fun indoors and out
This property features 2 restaurants, and a bar with nightly live music. Other amenities include babysitting and beauty services, on-site shops, a freeform pool, and a health club with racquetball.
Pillow menus
All guestrooms at Barcelo San Jose Palacio offer pillow menus and down duvets, bathrooms with bathrobes and phones, wireless Internet access, and TVs with US stations. Suites have computers and leather sofas. Hide

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4.1out of 5

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88%

of guests recommend

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Standard
One king bed or two queen beds. Down duvet and pillow menu. Wireless Internet access (surcharge). TV with HBO, pay movies, and US stations. Bathroom with telephone, bathrobes, and scale. Original artworks by Costa Rican artists. Minibar, trouser press, safe.
Junior Suite
One king bed or one queen bed. Down duvet and pillow menu. Separate living room. Computer and printer. Wireless Internet access (surcharge). Two TVs with HBO, pay movies, and US stations. One and one-half bathrooms. Bathroom telephone, bathrobes, and scale. Original artworks by Costa Rican artists. Leather sofa. Minibar, trouser press, safe.
Suite
One king bed or one queen bed in first bedroom, one king bed or two queen beds in second. Down duvets and pillow menu. Separate living room. Computer and printer. Wireless Internet access (surcharge). Three TVs with HBO, pay movies, and US stations. Two and one-half bathrooms. Bathroom telephone, bathrobes, and scale. Original artworks by Costa Rican artists. Leather sofa. Minibar, trouser press, safe.
Non Refundable - European Plan
1 king bed or 2 double beds. Premium bedding. Desk. In-room safe. Satellite television service. Premium television channel(s). Pay movies. HBO. Phone. Voice mail. Clock radio. Minibar. Coffee/tea maker. Shower/tub combination. Handheld shower. Makeup/shaving mirror. Bathroom phone. Bathrobes. Slippers. Hair dryer. Complimentary toiletries. Iron/ironing board. Trouser press. Blackout drapes/curtains. Air conditioning. Climate control. Window opens. Smoking permitted.
Executive Room
1 king bed or 2 double beds. Premium bedding. Desk. In-room safe. Wireless high-speed Internet access (surcharge). Satellite television service. Premium television channel(s). Pay movies. HBO. Phone. Voice mail. Clock radio. Minibar. Coffee/tea maker. Shower/tub combination. Handheld showerhead. Makeup/shaving mirror. Bathroom phone. Bathrobes. Slippers. Hair dryer. Complimentary toiletries. Iron/ironing board. Trouser press. Blackout drapes/curtains. Hypo-allergenic bedding available. Sewing kit. In-room massage available. Cribs (infant beds) available. Air conditioning. Smoking permitted.
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Hotel Policies & Fees

The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.

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  • There are no room charges for children 12 years old and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians, using existing bedding.
Policies
  • Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
  • Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are 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.
  • Pets not allowed
  • Check-out time is noon
  • Check-in time starts at 2 PM
  • American Express accepted
  • Diners Club accepted
  • Discover accepted
  • MasterCard accepted
  • Visa accepted
Fees
  • The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
    • Fee for high-speed Internet (wired) in business center: CRC 10 (rates may vary)
    • Fee for in-room wireless Internet: CRC 10 (rates may vary)
    • Breakfast fee: CRC 22 per person (approximate amount)
  • The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Awards and Affiliations

A Green / Sustainable Property - Third Party Certified

This property participates in Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST), a third-party certification program that has been independently certified. Third-party certification measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. An objective assessment of a company's sustainable tourism practices has been performed at this property by an auditor who is independent of the third-party certification program.

Accessibility Options

To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the “Special or Accessibility Requests” section of “Trip Preferences” when you book your hotel.

  • Accessible path of travel
  • Accessible bathroom
  • Roll-in shower
  • Handicapped parking
  • In-room accessibility
  • Accessibility equipment for the deaf

Property Amenities

Barcelo San Jose Palacio is located 3 km (2 mi) from the heart of downtown San Jose. The airport is a 15-minute ride away by complimentary shuttle, which is offered at scheduled times.

Dining options include a formal-dress restaurant, a restaurant with buffet and a la carte menu, and a spacious bar with live music. Outdoors, a poolside bar serves grilled meat and seafood in the sun, and a swim-up bar serves ice-cold cocktails.

The freeform pool, with multiple sections and swim-under bridges, is a beauty to behold. After a swim, the hotel's botanical gardens are a pleasant, shaded place to stroll. Other recreational facilities include two tennis courts and three squash courts.

Indoors, in the upper section of the Bosque Bar, game tables are open from evening till the early hours of the morning; slot machines are available 24 hours a day. A candle shop, fine-jewelry store, beauty salon, and business center (surcharge) are also on site.

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Air-conditioned public areas
  • ATM/banking
  • Audio-visual equipment
  • Babysitting or child care
  • Ballroom(s)
  • Banquet facilities
  • Tennis on site
  • Airport transportation (complimentary)
  • Bar/lounge
  • Beauty services
  • Business center
  • Business services
  • Cell phone/mobile rental
  • Coffee shop or café
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Computer rental
  • Concierge desk
  • Multiple large conference rooms
  • Currency exchange
  • Doorman/doorwoman
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Elevator/lift
  • Event catering
  • Exhibit space
  • Fitness facilities
  • Gift shops or newsstand
  • Hair salon
  • Health club
  • Internet access in public areas - surcharge
  • Internet access - wireless
  • Laundry facilities
  • Medical assistance available
  • Multiple small meeting rooms
  • Multilingual staff
  • Number of floors - 6
  • Total number of rooms - 254
  • Parking (free)
  • Secure parking
  • Poolside bar
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel
  • Room service (24 hours)
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk
  • Sauna
  • Security guard
  • Shoe shine
  • Shopping on site
  • Spa tub
  • Swimming pool - children's
  • Swimming pool - outdoor
  • Swim-up bar
  • Tour assistance
  • Translation services
  • Umbrella
  • Wedding services
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Self parking (free)

Rooms

All 254 guestrooms at Barcelo San Jose Palacio come equipped with wireless Internet access (surcharge); TVs with HBO, pay movies, and US stations; minibars; and safes. Beds have down duvets and pillow menus, while bathrooms have telephones, bathrobes, and scales. Original artworks by Costa Rican artists are displayed on the walls. Suites and Jr. Suites include computers with printers and living rooms with leather sofas.

Room Amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Bathrobes
  • Bathroom phone
  • HBO
  • Satellite television service
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • In-room childcare (surcharge)
  • Climate control
  • Clock radio
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Complimentary toiletries
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Desk
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Extra towels/bedding
  • Hair dryer
  • Handheld showerhead
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding available
  • In-room safe
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Makeup/shaving mirror
  • In-room massage available
  • Minibar
  • Pay movies
  • Premium bedding
  • Premium television channel(s)
  • Sewing kit
  • Shower/tub combination
  • Slippers
  • Smoking permitted
  • Phone
  • Trouser press
  • Turndown service (on request)
  • Voice mail
  • Wake-up calls
  • Window opens
  • Wireless high-speed Internet access (surcharge)

Dining

Ánfora Restaurant and Café - Casual for breakfast and lunch, semi-formal for dinner. This buffet-style restaurant features international cuisine. A la carte menus are also available. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Miyako Restaurant - Japanese cuisine.

Bosque Bar - Casual. Snacks, cocktails. Live music every evening. Open from morning till late.

Rancho Bar & Grill - Poolside. Grilled seafood and meats. Cocktails. Open from late morning till early evening. Seasonal.

Swim-up bar - Open same hours as Rancho Bar & Grill. Cocktails. Seasonal.

Room service - Available 24 hours a day.

Recreation

An expansive freeform pool with swim-under bridges and a children's section also offers a swim-up bar. Nearby, the hotel's botanical gardens are a pleasant place for a post-swim stroll. Three squash courts and two tennis courts offer addition recreation and complimentary equipment is available to guests. Also on site is a fitness facility with a spa tub and men's and women's saunas.

Popular among locals, La Sabina Park is 2 km (1.25 mi) away. The park features shaded picnic areas, jogging paths, tennis courts, soccer pitches, volleyball, and baseball and basketball areas.

The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby; fees may apply.

  • Volleyball nearby
  • Running track/path nearby
  • Basketball nearby
  • Racquetball/squash on site
  • Swimming on site

Verified Reviews: All guest reviews are verified as submitted by our customers and reflect their stay at Barcelo San Jose Palacio

4.1
out of 5
avg. guest rating
Hotel service:
4.0
Hotel condition:
4.4
Room cleanliness:
4.5
Room comfort:
4.4
Location:
3.9
Neighborhood:
3.6
89%

of guests recommend

out of 53 reviews

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Mathias R from Guatemala
4.0
out of 5
Does not recommend this hotel
Posted Nov 7 2011

“very convenient for business travellers”

I know this hotel since more than 10 years, always stay there when I go to SJ and prices are ok. Location is ok, just a bit out of city center in order to be quiet enough and on the high way to the air port. If you go, ask for a room to the back side (not the side of high way) if you don´t like the noise.

Diego Rosado from Lima, Peru
4.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Oct 29 2011

“nice hotel”

nice hotel, nice staff, good location and great breakfast!!!!

A Traveler from Texas
2.0
out of 5
Does not recommend this hotel
Posted Jun 29 2011

“Will never return”

The Barcelo Costa Rica is a MONEY TRAP. The exchange rate between the $ and local currency is ridiculous. The hotel doesn't give it's guest any privileges at the there, everything must be paid for and the service is HORRIBLE. The staff are so rude and abrupt with guests. I was horrified! The hotel's "shuttle" doubles as a taxi cab and charges about $10 per off site drop off. This taxi service is necessary, as there is nothing around the hotel and walking would take forever to reach "anything". I was so happy when the stay was over. I will never visit a Barcelo Hotel/Resort again.

Francisco from Mexico
4.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Jun 25 2011

“Will go back”

Good Service, friendly people

A Traveler from San diego, CA
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Jun 18 2011

“Barcello san jose”

Great hotel with airport shuttle. Surrounding neighborhood is iffy but very nice hotel.

Area recommendations
San Jose is not a city to visit. You go through there because the airport is there.
A Traveler
2.0
out of 5
Does not recommend this hotel
Posted May 10 2011

“nice hotel service not so good”

front desk service was horrible not very helpful

A Traveler from Dallas, TX
3.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted May 6 2011

“Barcelo”

This seems like an hotel that was built in the 70s. Not the best hotel to stay in, but the staff makes up for it. Very kind and helpful which is important specially if you are new to San Jose. The free shuttle pickup from the airport was great. Instead of having to figure out the taxis and the mess outside of the Airport, a kind driver in a big van was there waiting for us with my name printed. Hotel isnt the best, but the staff is the best.

Jose A G from Miami
4.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Apr 30 2011

“I want visit Quepos”

I like the Beaches Joco and Manuel Antonio ..

Area recommendations
Manuel Antonio Quepos
JJJ from NEW YORK
4.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Apr 13 2011

“Beautiful Country”

~Hotel was very nice, attentive & friendly service & breakfast buffet was tasty. ~Only negative is omission of the facts that your room key card is needed on the elevator to access your floor, and needed to utilize the electricity in your room..I would have liked to be told that upon check-in.

Harris from Bella Vista, Arkansas
5.0
out of 5
Recommends this hotel
Posted Mar 20 2011

“Barcelo Afficionato”

We stayed at Barcelona Palate because our Costa Rica tour was staying there the following two nights. We were totally pleased with the hotel and the transition to our tour.

Area recommendations
We did not venture downtown and were warned not to go there. Hotel is 3 km from downtown.

Barcelo San Jose Palacio

Autopista General Canas 3km, El Robledal - La Uruca San Jose, Costa Rica

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Nearby Points of Interest

  • Spirogyra Butterfly Garden - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
  • Museum of Costa Rican Art - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
  • Sabana Park - 1 km / 0.6 mi
  • Costa Rica National Stadium - 1.2 km / 0.7 mi
  • La Salle Natural Science Museum - 1.5 km / 1 mi
  • Children's Museum - 2.2 km / 1.4 mi
  • Mercado Central - 2.2 km / 1.4 mi
  • San Jose Parque Central - 2.5 km / 1.5 mi
  • San Jose Cathedral - 2.6 km / 1.6 mi
  • Gold Museum - 2.7 km / 1.7 mi
  • Plaza de la Cultura - 2.7 km / 1.7 mi
  • National Theater - 2.7 km / 1.7 mi
  • Morazan Park - 2.8 km / 1.8 mi
  • Jade Museum - 3 km / 1.8 mi
  • Parque Espana - 3 km / 1.9 mi

Location Highlights

  • In suburbs

The closest major airports to Barcelo San Jose Palacio are:

San Jose (SYQ-Tobias Bolaños Intl.) - 4.6 km / 2.8 mi

San Jose (SJO-Juan Santamaria Intl.) - 13 km / 8.1 mi

The preferred airport for Barcelo San Jose Palacio is San Jose (SJO-Juan Santamaria Intl.).

Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.

Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.

Nearest Major Airport:

  • San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO-Juan Santamaria Intl.)

Area:

San Jose, Costa Rica: Situated in the heart of the Central Valley, San Jose is Costa Rica’s capital city and home to one-third of the country’s inhabitants. Although much of the city’s architecture has given way to urban sprawl, there are still many attractions to see, including the world-famous Jade Museum and the National Theater. San Jose also has a bustling central market, and numerous nightclubs and casinos.

Barcelo San Jose Palacio

Autopista General Canas 3km, El Robledal - La Uruca San Jose, Costa Rica

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