Casa Esmeralda Hotel Boutique - San José
A small boutique house on the quiet side of the centre
About this stay
South of Avenida 8 the grid calms down: fewer buses, more houses, and trees that have been left standing along the side streets, which is the opposite of the museum blocks a few minutes north. The house here is small and run as a boutique property, and it answers the two questions a driver actually has in San Jose with free parking and air conditioning, neither of which the older barrio hotels reliably offer. A restaurant operates on site and Casa China Restaurant is six minutes on foot. Free Wi-Fi runs throughout and an airport shuttle covers the thirty-three minute transfer. Breakfast is available at a charge. The Museo del Jade is ten minutes by public transport, so museum days start with a short ride rather than a walk.
- Small boutique property
- Free parking and air conditioning
- Restaurant on site
- Airport shuttle, smoke-free property
Our take
I would consider Casa Esmeralda for a small, quiet boutique stay in San José, south of the museum belt, with air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, free parking, a restaurant and an airport shuttle. Breakfast is available as an extra, the property is smoke-free, and the Museo del Jade is ten minutes by public transport. The 9.0 rating comes from only 19 reviews, so I would read recent reviews first. If you want a pool or a large hotel, I would look elsewhere.
- ✓Drive here rather than arriving by bus, free parking is the single strongest reason to choose this address.
- ✓Take the bus to the Museo del Jade rather than walking, it is ten minutes by public transport and the walk is long.
- ✓Read the reviews carefully, a nine out of ten across nineteen guests is promising but not yet proven.
Why we love it
- Free parking in central San José
- Air conditioning in a small boutique house
- Quiet streets south of the museum belt
- Restaurant and airport shuttle on site
Why guests love itCasa Esmeralda is a small boutique house south of the museum belt in San José, four minutes on foot from Avenida 8 and six from Casa China Restaurant. Free parking, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, a restaurant and an airport shuttle are listed, and breakfast is available as an extra. The property is smoke-free, the Museo del Jade is ten minutes by public transport and the airport thirty-three minutes by taxi. A 9.0 rating from 19 reviews is a very small sample.