Resort Details

OnSite Dining
  • 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.

On-Site Amenities
  • 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†
On-Site Wedding Services
  • 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

On-Site Recreation
  • Children's pool
    There 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 tub
    There's 1 outdoor hot tub. 
  • Pool
    There'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

TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_4.0 3030 reviews
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 1.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Too slow

    Check in took 50 minutes with 10 unfortunates standing behind us. One overwhelmed check in girl at 5:00 on Friday! Looks like the restaurant people are trained to be extra slow too. Eating dinner was a 90 minute ordeal.

    Mar 31, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 2.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Rude Staff, hotel need improvement

    Outdated rooms. Bathroom needs improvements. Found hair in the bath. Staff extremely rude in the VIP salon on the executive floor. Need to go several time to the front desk to reactivate the card.

    Mar 31, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Amazing hotel well located in San Jose

    The Barcelo hotel is really well located and the airport shuttle makes the journey from the airport a breeze. I found the staff really helpful and the rooms very comfortable with some great views over the pool. The pool area is great way spend a few hours with a pool side bar also available. Overall would highly recommend.

    Mar 29, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Pleasant stay at Barceló San Jose

    Barcelo San Jose is a lovely property. We stayed as part of our Caravan tour. Our room was clean, comfortable and quiet. Morning breakfast buffet was very good with egg/omelet station and plenty of fresh fruit options. We would stay again and recommend this hotel

    Mar 27, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 5.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Highly recommend

    Stayed here on 3 separate nights during our travels around Costa Rica. Perfectly placed for the airport and city (uber in to the centre between 1500-4500 crc) Clean, comfortable, reasonably priced and a good breakfast. The free airport shuttle bus was a real bonus and worked well. The car rental desk in the hotel was convenient and hassle free. The staff were great and to cap it all we asked for a late 3pm check out on our last day which was granted with no rip off extra charge.

    Mar 27, 2025
Hotel advisories
  • 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.
General Policy
  • 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

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