Hotel Castillo
A kitchen and a shuttle stop three minutes from the door
About this stay
Two practical things set this one apart from the rest of the three-star field, and both show up in the morning. The first is the kitchen on the listed facilities, which almost nothing else at this level in central San Jose offers and which solves the problem of a child who eats at five o'clock or a traveller who has had enough restaurant food. The second is the Daytrip shuttle meeting point three minutes away, the departure point for cross-country transfers to the Pacific and the Caribbean. Around that, the building is a straightforward three-star with air conditioning, a bar, a restaurant and breakfast, free parking and free Wi-Fi. The MADC is six minutes on foot, La Criollita two, and the airport twenty-nine minutes by taxi.
- Kitchen facilities on site
- Bar, restaurant and breakfast
- Free parking and free Wi-Fi
- Six minutes on foot to the MADC
Our take
I would choose Hotel Castillo as a practical base in central San José, about six minutes on foot from the MADC, with a kitchen among its facilities, which is unusual for a three-star. Breakfast, free Wi-Fi, free parking, air conditioning, a bar and a restaurant are included, and kid-friendly rooms are confirmed. The Daytrip shuttle meeting point is three minutes away. The 9.2 rating from 117 reviews is strong. If you want a pool or beach nearby, I would look elsewhere.
- ✓Book a room with the kitchen if you travel with small children, it is the only three-star here that lists one.
- ✓Walk to the Daytrip meeting point three minutes away rather than arranging a pickup, departures for the coast leave from there.
- ✓Visit the MADC on a weekday morning, it is six minutes on foot and much quieter before the school groups arrive.
Why we love it
- A kitchen listed at three-star level
- Shuttle meeting point three minutes away
- Twenty-nine minutes to the airport
- Free parking and air conditioning included
Why guests love itHotel Castillo is a three-star about six minutes on foot from the MADC in central San José, and it lists a kitchen among its facilities, which is rare at this level. Breakfast, free Wi-Fi, free parking, air conditioning, a bar and a restaurant are included, and kid-friendly rooms are confirmed. The Daytrip shuttle meeting point is three minutes away, and the airport is twenty-nine minutes by taxi. A 9.2 rating from 117 reviews is strong.