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Reviews of Hotel Palma Real 4 stars

Sabana Norte, (200 Metros Norte del ICE), 01005 San José, Costa Rica

#42 of 122 hotels in San José

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Review score

Based on 231 hotel reviews

8.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.7

  • Location

    8.5

  • Facilities

    8.2

  • Staff

    8.8

  • Value for money

    8.2

  • Free WiFi

    8.0

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  • Reviewed: 1 April 2025

    7.0
    Comfortable beds, easy check-in, decent breakfast. However, quite noisy.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    Quite poor sound insulation, lots of noise in the middle of the night and early morning.

    Staff were nice, check in and out was easy. Beds were comfortable.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 4 March 2025

    9.0
    Palma Real was ideally situated, the staff were very helpful, and our requirements were fully met
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Our expectations were fully met in all respects !

    Excellent breakfast

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 3 March 2025

    7.0
    Good value
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very nice staff, lobby bar and free breakfast buffet.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 February 2025

    9.0
    Good for a short stay, very clean and spacious, 20 mins away from airport, quiet area
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Can t say

    Clean, spacious room, had all necessary toiletries like shampoo conditioner hairdryer

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 February 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It would.need a quick refresh to update its look, but still it is a clean and convemient hotel

    Good.location, good value for your money Clean rooms

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 January 2025

    9.0
    Lovely clean hotel with great food
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Comfortable place to stay with friendly staff and great restaurant meals after flying into SJO.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 January 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    It was super handy being able to eat there, despite the food being basic, it was convenient.

    Very comfortable beds and lovely staff. It was a nice gesture to create a breakfast box for us as we would not be able to make breakfast with our flight time. Felt safe parking the car there.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No refrigerator in the room.

    It's proximity to the park and other conveniences. The staff.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    My breakfast is on the day of my departure. I had clearly me tinned not to pack pork or beef for my breakfast ( packaged because I was leaving at 5:30am) and the sandwiches that they packed had ham in it. So , my family and I could not have our breakfast. Also, it was a very expensive airport shuttle. It should be me maximum of 30 USD.

    Location, staff, and hospitality

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 1 January 2025

    9.0
    Very good for a short stay in San Jose
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Good price and one of the best rooms we had in Costa Rica. The basics were all there: hot water and good water pressure, clean beds/no need bugs, decent noise-proofing, good buffet breakfast. The personnel was also very friendly. The hotel is only a short walk away from the park La Sabana, and about 20 mins on foot from the city centre. The area didn't feel dangerous (maybe just a bit lonely), also at night. There's a subway not too far away from it.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 November 2024

    8.0
    Good not great
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    They have very bad wifi and the waiters in the restaurant were not nice.

    The rooms are nice and clean. The breakfast was good!

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 October 2024

    8.0
    Good hotel
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some minor inconveniences..... Upon arrival.....too many cars parked all unattended in hotel entrance blocking entrance to arriving guests with luggage. No wash cloth, only one hand towel. Bath towels were very worn. It was probably simply an oversight. Two servings of k cups coffee in the room is not enough. Was awakened very early by guests and housekeepers in the hallway. Sounds filtered into the room too easily......Need to deaden sounds.

    The bedding was very comfortable, high quality. The shower was wonderful. The breakfast was very impressive. Appreciated Friendly Welcoming staff. It's definitely a nice hotel in la sabana and will stay again.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 September 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lack of fridge. Microwave ,and English Cable news channels.

    Was a lovely stay overall. Sunny mornings, rainy afternoon's and peaceful nights. Couldn't ask for anything more.

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing not to like

    All good, breakfast was great. Location was safe.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 May 2024

    8.0
    Nice, affordable spot to stay by La Sabana
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    Parking is ... odd. When I first arrived late afternoon I found a space along the street just in front of the casino entrance. I checked in and asked if I was in the correct parking area (was there a garage or some other lot as there were only about 7 - 8 spaces total from what I could see). The nice guy at the front desk insisted on coming out with me to see where I'd parked. He shrugged and said, sure, it's probably fine. I told him I was leaving for a late appointment and coming back at night and asked where I should park. He suggested I ask when I came back. When I returned around 8:15 it was raining. There was a crush of cars all parked together under the portico up front but no official spaces on the street. I asked the only guy I could find if there was any official place to park. He said no. I ended up leaving it under a street light on other side of the street. It all turned out fine, but it seems odd that a hotel/casino that large has no parking...

    Room was quiet and cozy. I specifically asked for a room far away from the casino (didn't realize when I first booked it that it was part of a casino). They gave me a room on the top floor. Didn't hear a peep. Was also great that the restaurant opened at 6:00 a.m. as I had to leave at 6:30 for an appointment.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 April 2024

    8.0
    Calming stay at La Sabana
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Anything

    We enjoyed our stay. Very close to several landmarks. Food was very good, staff very attentive helpful and friendly people, comfortable room and abundant breakfast

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 April 2024

    9.0
    Good option for my reason for travel
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Parking lot

    Breakfast needs a little more variety, it was good but with a little more it could be better

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2024

    9.0
    Perfect place to spend a few nights in San Jose
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We booked the junior suite. It was spacious with nice finishes. The hotel overall is very nice. We enjoyed the breakfast. Parking was easy and the location is very conveniently located within the northwest corner of San Jose.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wi-Fi didn't work in apt. Old furniture in apt.

    Nice personnel. Breakfast was awesome.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 March 2024

    9.0
    Stay was OK. The front desk people failed to tell us when breakfast was done, which was a bummer.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location was great. We felt safe. The front desk valet worker was so awesome! He spoke great English (even though both of us speak good Spanish). God nless his kind soul! Only thing we would change is the communication from the front desk. We missed breakfast as they never mentioned it to us. We arrived late, so knowing this would have helped us a lot!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2024

    9.0
    Gorgeous hotel, amazing staff, would stay again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The gym could have had lighter dumbbells as well. They only had heavy ones.

    The location was great! The hotel was very easy to get to by car. Everything was super clean: our bedroom, the bathrooms, the foyers, restaurant. The selection at breakfast was basic but everything was very delicious.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 March 2024

    7.0
    Best of everything staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location

    Staff

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2024

    8.0
    Convenient, functional stopover outside city centre
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    Public areas a bit unwelcoming. Corridors etc need redecoration. Location great for road access elsewhere rather than visiting the city centre

    Reasonably priced, functional hotel well-positioned between airport and city centre. New bathrooms. Happy to provide early breakfast-to-go. Worked well for Tortuguero transport pickup. Really nice reception staff.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room one bed or two beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel itself is quite dated as well as the rooms. The standard of cleanliness could be improved also, especially in the gym.

    The staff were very welcoming and approachable with any issues. The location itself is not bad, we needed somewhere near to our car rental place so it suited us but the park is close by and is very good for a stroll. The beds were fine, nothing special but we slept fine. Breakfast was okay too, not a massive amount of options but fresh eggs cooking to your liking was great.

    Stayed in January 2024

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