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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.
Promotions
Internet & Breakfast Promotion
Book a stay and enjoy savings of 35% off the regular price of daily high-speed Internet access and buffet breakfast per person.
Offer does not include taxes or gratuities. Not valid with any other coupon, discount, or offer. Offer is subject to availability. Other restrictions may apply.
Accessibility Options
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Property Amenities
Situated on 134 tropically landscaped acres, Doubletree Cariari by Hilton San Jose is is centrally located 1 mile from Plaza Real Cariari mall, 5 miles from downtown San Jose, and easily accessible to all major businesses/attractions in and near the capital.
The hotel is home to an award-winning fusion-cuisine restaurant, a casual-dining restaurant with a poolside terrace, and a lobby bar with live nightly entertainment.
A beautiful outdoor pool area features a sundeck with fountain, a swim-up bar, a children's pool, a spa tub, and a sauna.
On-site shops include a jewelry store, an art gallery, and a beauty parlor. A fitness room and staffed business center (surcharge) are also on site. Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout public areas of the hotel.
Rooms
All 222 guestrooms feature 37-inch LCD TVs with cable service, HBO, ESPN, and U.S. stations; multi-line phones with voice mail; and safes. Wireless Internet access is available (surcharge). Guest accommodations at this hotel offer the Sweet Dreams® by Doubletree Sleep Experience bed, which includes a plush-top mattress that is triple sheeted with high-thread-count linens; a down comforter (bedspread); and a supply of jumbo pillows.
Executive rooms have access to a private lounge with a daily complimentary happy hour. These rooms also feature bathrobes and slippers, a pillow menu, and down duvets.
Room Amenities
Dining
Curime Restaurant - Formal dining. International-fusion cuisine and steakhouse. Views of forest landscape through floor-to-ceiling windows. Cozy bar. Live entertainment on weekends. Serves dinner.
Las Tejas Restaurant - Casual dining. International cuisine with local specialties. Terrace dining with views of the pool. À la carte lunch and dinner.
Chiriqui Bar - Located off the lobby. Light meals and cocktails. Live entertainment nightly. Open late morning till late night.
El Chapuzon - Swim-up bar. Cocktails. Open from late morning till late.
Room service - Available 24 hours a day.
Recreation
Doubletree Cariari by Hilton San Jose has an adult pool with swim-up bar, a children's pool, a spa tub, and a poolside sauna. A small fitness center contains state-of-the-art cardio machines and strength-training equipment.
Shuttle service is provided on request to Valle de Golf, an 18-hole, par-71 golf course 10 minutes away (surcharge).
The recreational activities listed below are available on site or nearby this Costa Rica hotel; fees may apply.
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“"Loved it, and will continue staying at Cariari Hilton anytime me and my family travel to SJO!"”
Beautiful property, very well maintain, not a secret to noone that food in Costa Rica is expensive, but food at Cariari Hilton is EXTREMELY expensive. Per example a cup of coffee ¢2,500.00 colones or $5.00, lunch 1 burger, 1 sandwich and 1 grilled chicken breast and steam veggies for our 21 months old infant total for all that ¢31,250.00 colones or $62.50 dollars.... get great food for half of the price at the shopping Mall across the highway... they have a great Italian retaurant, and our favorite: Rosti Pollos- awesome! also you will find McDonalds, KFC, Taco Hell, to mention a few. NOW, the staff at the Cariari Hilton is AWESOME!!!! they will make sure you are happy and they will satisfy every need, KUDOS to you maid and the housekeeping crew, they were incredible, they knew we were traveling with an infant and they made sure we had what we needed at all times. One more thing, this property should have all employees and all locals-costarican nationals attending seminars, conventions and meetin at their property (wich were a lot of them all week), parked their cars in the back of their Hotel parking lot and NOT it's guest, just an observation, overall, we will be back!
“Nice Clean and Comfortable”
We were only there overnight, but the Staff was very welcoming and made our short overnight worth it. Driving there CAN be a little awkward (as can any place in Costa Rica) so if you go, have a taxi take you there....worth the $10.00 USD. I would stay there again.
“Great Hotel for Tall People”
Luisiana had awesome beds and very artistic layout of the rooms. We had the kitchen suite for 2 adults and an 7 yr old, plenty of space. Came with a Mac computer, free internet and free international and local calls. Cool bathroom, but the shower head was up around 6.5 ft. and since it was open, half the bathroom got wet from the splashing. The kitchen cabinets with the dishes were also way out of my reach. Overall we loved the beds, extra roominess, and attention to aesthetic appeal. Would happily go back again even with the "tall" quirks.
“AWFUL big infested hotel.”
We checked into the hotel, seemed fine at first. Bellman forgot to tell us that the key needed to be left in the reader next to the door otherwise the power will shut off, I thought there was a blackout at the hotel. The phones didn't work in the room. I also found bugs in my bed and was bitten all over. The next morning took a shower with scalding hot water. We were promised by the front desk that our breakfast buffet would be boxed and ready by 445am when we left for the airport and it was not. Glad it was for only one night, wouldn't stay there even if it was free.
“Loved the surroundings and layout of the hotel”
The hotel employees treated us with respect. The room was really cleaned. The only issue we had is that during the entire stay, housekeeping did not replace the hand towels or replenish the soap. Each day we had to request hand towels.
“Very clean - not a bug in sight.”
OK, so I saw 1 cockroach, but after staying there for 7 days and not even hardly seeing a fly or mosquito, I was so happy. The hotel seems to be a little older, which makes it hard for me to deem it 4-stars. Food was pretty, good, but expensive. If you get the basic room with no food plan included, use room service instead of eating at the buffet, the continental breakfast for room service was great and the same foods that were out on the buffet. Pool was super clean. My only wish was that there might have been more live entertainment. One night there was a piano player at the bar though. There's a grocery store very close to the hotel so you can get drinks there for a great price and bring them back if you want a private happy hour.
“Great place to begin our vacation”
After a long day of travel we loved arriving at this little jewel! The people were friendly, and the hotel lovely. Nice pool, open air restaurant and other amenities. The hot tub wasn't working but do you really need one in Costa Rica? Good for couples and families.
“Close to the airport”
I have visited CR many times over the past 13 years. I rarely stay in San Jose, but when I do I stay near the airport. Cariari is a great option, but the service is very different now than when the hotel was owned by the Real group. Back then, they would be all over you... but the rooms were $200/night so you get what you pay for. The biggest disappointment is the $12.00 taxi charge to the airport. Most all other comparable hotels have a free service... and the actual meter charge from the Cariari to SJO is about $3.00. I thought the charge was in poor taste. I would not stay here again alone just to get to the airport. There are other options that are similar. The place is very family friendly so it is worth the stay with Kids. Safe and controlled.
“Pleasant hotel near airport”
Nice, convenient hotel. The hotel was pretty but the rooms could use an update. There were nice facilities at the hotel. The buffet breakfast was disappointing.
“good for family with kids”
Clean, quiet and can walk to nearby mall. Room is big and free wifi at lobby is nice. Pool is big. Jacuzzi can be 3c hotter. I would stay here again.
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Autopista Grl. Canas, Cruce San Antonio San Antonio Belen Intersection San Antonio de Belen, Costa Rica
Nearby Points of Interest
Location Highlights
The closest major airports to DoubleTree by Hilton Cariari - San Jose Costa Rica are:
San Jose (SYQ-Tobias Bolaños Intl.) - 2.8 km / 1.8 mi
San Jose (SJO-Juan Santamaria Intl.) - 5.8 km / 3.6 mi
The preferred airport for DoubleTree by Hilton Cariari - San Jose Costa Rica 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.
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Area:
San Antonio de Belen, Costa Rica: Surrounded by mountains, San Antonio de Belen is in the Central Valley region, just minutes by bus from Alajuela and downtown San Jose. The town is home to 2 modern malls, 6 movie theaters, and numerous bars, coffee shops, and discotheques. Ojo de Agua is the towns most visited attraction, featuring numerous swimming pools fed by water from an underground river.
Autopista Grl. Canas, Cruce San Antonio San Antonio Belen Intersection San Antonio de Belen, Costa Rica
