What We Love
- The resort staff is so friendly and attentive - you'll be spoiled as soon as you arrive.
- Visit the National Stadium - mainly used for soccer & worth seeing for the impressive architecture.
- Indulge yourself at the resort's large pool, complete with poolside bar.
Things to Know
- The resort is only 10 miles from the airport.
- You're in a prime spot to tour Costa Rica's volcanoes, hot springs, rain forests or in/around the city.
- This urban locale in the heart of San José is close to local shops, sites and the vibrant city center.
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
Guest Reviews
Customer Ratings & Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
3053 reviews
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Jun 24, 2025Great staff, good location, reasonable pricess.
We (Zoila and Moises) stayed 10 days: June 1 to June 11. We enjoyed the wonderful service showed in most areas of the Hotel. The daily buffet was really good: tamales, bread pudin, arroz con leche, assorted fresh fruits such as mango,apple, pineapple, papaya,cantaloupe, watermelon were fresh and tasty; also assorted cookies, bread, and an automatic coffee dispenser. My favorite the cappuccino. We did enjoy the impeccable service provided at the Restaurant Amphora where the daily breakfast buffet was provided: David displayed an awesome service,very attentive, sociable, funny and knowledgeable of wines and food; Adriana, Beverly, Gloria, Elizabeth, the Mrs who cooks and serves the eggs are very professionals, attentive, reliable, and they are always ready to help the customers. Also the Captains: Jose, Hugo, Edwin: captain of The Bar located in the Lobby were outstanding. They gave a great service with professionalism, effort and class. We liked their kindness, service and friendship. We liked the lounge or premium level on the 6th floor. Elizabeth did a super awesome job: very cordial, friendly, kind, and charismatic. My wife and I enjoyed Elizabeth superb work. The front desk is also A plus: we got an awesome help anytime from Brandon, Juan, Stacey, Andres who helped us with our cellphones to get International internet. Our thanks to the rest of the staff of the front desk. because they were too attentive and helpful. We hope to see you next year. At night times, we enjoyed in the lobby the great piano player Zarhay. During my birthday on June,5 Zarhay played the piano, Zoila my wife and a group of friends: Anil and Ratan from India made me feel really very glad. Ratan and Anil are super friendly , well educated, funny and smart friends. A week ago before my birthday when we met Zarhay, she immediately played traditional popular songs from our countries: Chile such as "Si vas para Chile", " Gracias a la vida" and Peru such as " La flor de la canela", as soon as we requested. I also requested Zarhay to play a famous tango from Argentina titled "Adios muchachos" remembering my past away Mother who loved that tango. We are missing all of the staff of Barcello San Jose Hotel. Frankly, they are great. We'll be back.
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Jun 19, 2025
very beautiful hotel with amazing view of the park and mountains. Delicious food from three restaurants to choose from, best Wai
very beautiful hotel with amazing view of the park and mountains. Delicious food from three restaurants to choose from, with the best waiter Maykel :) nice big pool for kids and adults. And a few nice shops with prices as for costa rica standards very reasonable.
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Jun 16, 2025
Great hotel in city center
Great value; superb gardens and pool, good shuttle service, comfortable rooms. Surprisingly slow internet (1-5Mbps, whether in-room or in lobby). Very complete and tasty breakfast, but no real juices.
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Jun 05, 2025Vacation
The stay was terrible, nothing to do around the area. Everything was hours away. Food wasn’t good. Bathtub and toilet leaked. I checked out 2 days prior due to poor neighbors I didn’t get a refund. Trrrible experience. I was there with my family every single one of them was disappointed
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Jun 02, 2025
Good Hotel
We just arrived home after touring Costa Rica. We spent two nights at the Hotel Barcelo in San Jose. It was 15 minutes away from the airport by car and around 20 minutes from downtown or the restaurants area. The room was spacious and comfortable and the gardens and pool were lovely. We ate in the Japanese restaurant which was one of the best Japanese meals we've ever had, The food, staff and ambience was excellent. We had pre dinner cocktails in their lovely bar which was really nice. A special mention to the hotel manager Antonio, who sorted out a couple of issues for us immediately. We also found Kenia very helpful too. Overall we were very pleased that we chose this hotel.
- 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