Resort Details
- Ánfora Restaurant
Main restaurant serving buffet or a la carte meals. The Ánfora restaurant offers a large selection of international dishes to suit all tastes at breakfast, lunch or dinner.
- El Bosque Bar
Enjoy the El Bosque Bar with the best national and international drinks and delicious sandwiches, along with dancing to live music from Monday to Saturday and other various promotions.
- Miyako Japanese Restaurant
The Miyako Restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine and stands out thanks to its exotic menu. The restaurant also offers a wide variety of sushi, tempuras, teppanyaki dishes and sashimi. Its comfortable and beautiful facilities are ready for you to have a great time.
- Rancho Grill
The Rancho Grill restaurant specializes in meat. It is located beside the swimming pool, and its chef will attend to you and serve you the region's best cut on the grill. In addition to red meat, don't forget to taste other options such as chicken, fish or seafood cooked on the grill.
- 24-hour room service†
- Babysitting†
- Baggage hold†
- Business services†
- Children welcome
- Concierge desk
- Currency exchange†
- Elevators
- Exercise gym†
- Gift/News stand†
- 24-hour room service†
- Babysitting†
- Baggage hold†
- Business services†
- Children welcome
- Concierge desk
- Currency exchange†
- Elevators
- Exercise gym†
- Gift/News stand†
- Housekeeping - daily
- Laundry/Valet service†
- Lounges/bars†
- Meal Plan Type: European Plan†
- Parking lot†
- Pool
- Restaurant†
- Room service†
- Safe deposit box†
- Sauna†
- Spa†
- Tennis court†
- Tour/sightseeing desk
- Travel agency†
- Wakeup service
- Water sports†
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Barceló San José Hotel in San José, Costa Rica, organizes weddings and anniversaries and provides honeymoon packages. We provide idyllic packages so these evenings are sweeter than honey. Choose the wedding package that is most suited to you and your partner to celebrate this very special union. Barceló San José Hotel has a team of professionals and special services so everything goes as you wish.
† Fees may apply
- Children's poolThere is 1 children's pool on-site.
- Fitness center on-site †
The hotel features a gymnasium with programs suited to your needs, which is free to access for hotel clients. We offer you a sauna, steam room, hydro massage, biomechanics equipment, free weights, cardiovascular training and instructors to guide you. We provide spinning, yoga, dance, swimming and other fitness classes.
- Hot tubThere's 1 outdoor hot tub.
- PoolThere's one outdoor swimming pool for adults and children with views of the gardens featuring sunlounger service.
- Sauna †
- Spa †Within the hotel's facilities you will have access to enjoy our beauty salon & massages.
- Steam bath †
- Tennis court †There are 2 tennis courts on-site. There is 1 lit tennis court on site and 3 squash courts.
† Fees may apply
Customer ratings & reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
3012 reviews
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Feb 20, 2025Great experience
This was my first time in Costa Rica. Markel in the dining area was very helpful and kind. He made it feel like home and answered all my questions professionally. He gave great beer recommendations (Pilsen) and it was very tasty and refreshing.
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Feb 20, 2025
First visit to Costa Rica from America
Maykel Cerdas made our stay at the hotel and restaurant exceptional! He had wonderful suggestions on great tasting beverages and was very helpful throughout our stay. He has a great attitude and you can tell he takes pride in his job. He is a top notch person and the establishment should be proud to have him as an employee!
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Feb 20, 2025The Spectacular, the Mediocre and the Disappointing
We stayed here for 1 night between destinations. Overall it was an enjoyable stay with some highlights. The Mediocre-- the room was a little tired but fine. The "master" switch for the lights and outlets is near the bed instead of by the door which took us a minute to find. We had to wait more than a bit to get checked in. The included breakfast offers many choices, and we found plenty of fresh fruit, tamales and gallo pinto to make us happy. The Disappointing-- The pool and pool bar close at 5? Whoever made this policy apparently doesn't vacation and enjoy drinks and dinner by the beautiful pool! This does seem to be a place that a lot of tour groups frequent. The Spectacular-- The gardens and wildlife are amazing-- we saw lots of birds! And crazily enough, the margherita pizza in the hotel bar was absolutely the best pizza we have ever had, and the drinks at both bars were good and decently priced. The pool had plenty of comfortable seating, including hammocks!
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Feb 19, 2025Quick underwhelming stay
This hotel is quite outdated. Pool was freezing. Food was mediocre. We arrived around 4pm and were told room was not ready. Aside from that- room was clean, staff were very pleasant and professional. Grounds were pretty. Pianist was great!
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Feb 17, 2025
Would not go again
We had the presidential suite. The rooms were ok. The suite was huge. The beds were comfortable. Wardrobes were old, wooden ones. Room service is super slow, we fell asleep by the time they brought the dinner. The breakfast is a true disappointment unfortunately. No glutenfree bread available. Only one egg station with a long queue therefore guests are impatient. The same queue to the coffee machine. But decaf machine is also available. Nice pool.
- Advisory*Important Information for Our Guest* As of April 2012, the destination of Costa Rica has gone non-smoking in all public buildings and areas. All hotel rooms are also non-smoking.
- Advisory*Important Note* Costa Rica will impose some restrictions for Holy Week. Alcohol is not permitted to be sold or consumed. This ban on alcohol starts the Thursday prior to Easter and runs through Easter Sunday. A few hotels purchase special permits to serve alcohol, but generally it is not available. In addition, most restaurants, shops, and bars will be closed for the same time period. Restaurants in the hotels will be operating. The City Tour will not be operating.
- Check in: 2:00 PM
- Check out: 12:00 PM
- Minimum check-in age: 18
- General policies:
Check-in Policy - Hotel requires a credit/debit card authorization or cash deposit upon check-in for incidentals; this will place a hold on your funds.
Convention Policy - Individuals attending a convention cannot book this property for their stay. If found attending a convention, guests may be subject to higher room rates upon arrival.
Hotel Spring Break Policy - This hotel cannot guarantee a Spring Break-free environment.
General Information - Room taxes are included in vacation price. Minimum night stay restrictions may apply. Reservation changes may not be permitted unless authorized by the hotel.
Service Charges - Maid: per room, per night, payable directly to the hotel.
Bellman: per person, per stay, payable directly to the hotel. - Pet policy : Pets Not Allowed