You can look forward to a free grocery shopping service, a terrace, and shopping on site at Hotel El Maragato. The on-site international cuisine coffee shop, Restaurante Maragato, serves breakfast. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a coffee shop/cafe and a library.
Located in Carmen neighborhood, Hotel El Maragato is connected to a shopping center. Shoppers can check out Multiplaza Mall Escazu, while everyone can enjoy the natural beauty of Sabana Park and Braulio Carrillo National Park. Looking to enjoy an event or a game? See what's going on at National Stadium of Costa Rica, or consider Parque Viva for a night out. Discover the area's water adventures with snorkeling and fishing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails. Visit our San José travel guide
Ave Central, between street 1 and 3, San José, San Jose
What's nearby
National Theater of Costa Rica
2 min walk - 0.2 km
Central Park
2 min walk - 0.2 km
Plaza de la Cultura
2 min walk - 0.2 km
Morazan Park
3 min walk - 0.3 km
National Park
10 min walk - 0.9 km
Getting around
San Jose Procuradiria Museum Station
10 min walk
Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO)
30 min drive
Restaurants
Starbucks
1 min walk
Spoon
2 min walk
Cultura5
1 min walk
Café La Mancha
1 min walk
Subway
2 min walk
About this property
Hotel El Maragato
Family-friendly hotel near Sabana Park
A free grocery shopping service, a terrace, and shopping on site are just a few of the amenities provided at Hotel El Maragato. The on-site international cuisine coffee shop, Restaurante Maragato, serves breakfast. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as a coffee shop/cafe and a library.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
Breakfast (surcharge), a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and express check-in
Supervised childcare (surcharge), a porter/bellhop, and 1 meeting room
Luggage storage, multilingual staff, and a gift shop
Room features
All guestrooms are individually furnished, and feature comforts such as pillow menus and air conditioning, as well as thoughtful touches like free WiFi and safes.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
Hypo-allergenic bedding, pillowtop mattresses, and down comforters
Bathrooms with rainfall showers and free toiletries
25-inch LCD TVs with premium channels
Balconies, on-request microwaves, and coffee/tea makers
Does Hotel El Maragato provide a shuttle to the airport?
Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request.
Where is Hotel El Maragato located?
This family-friendly San José hotel is located near the airport, steps from Plaza de la Cultura, Pre-Colombian Gold Museum, and National Theater of Costa Rica. Sabana Park and National Stadium of Costa Rica are also within 3 mi (5 km). San Jose Procuradiria Museum Station is 10 minutes by foot and San Jose Atlantic Station is 13 minutes.
Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?
Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.
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Reviews
Hotel El Maragato Reviews
7.2
Good
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Dont go here! Let me first say i dont do bad reviews or comments but the reviews i read and what i got were not the same. I also want to say im a backpacker and im used to sleeping on the ground so my standerds are not high. 2 days we didnt have water. They ebed up fixing it after about a hour each time. No parking, you have to park 2 blocks away at 2 dollars a hour, do the math if you leave your car because you book trips, and they pick you up it adds up really quick not counting the meter is running when your sleeping, and if you get back late at night its a scary walk back to the hotel at night. spend the extra cash for a hotel that has parking. all the staff but one was good! We stayed a week left a day early. Rooms were horrable and i do not have high standerds at all again. Last night we found a much better hotel near the air port with parking and shuttel. This was my first trip to c.r. i would highly recomand staying outside of s.j. and drive in for the day, night time can get pretty hairy.
The good: staff was good and at day time you are smake in the middel of down town market.
The bad: the room, parking, night time safty, no water when you try to take a shower
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019
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8/10 Good
Verified traveler
29 March 2019
Liked: Staff & service
Great location, great breakfast, dated facilities friendly service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019
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6/10 Okay
Verified traveler
28 February 2019
Hôtel pratique pour les gens qui veulent être dans le centre de vie et proche du marché couvert de SAN JOSE. Après, l'hôtel est propre mais avec des équipements assez vétuste.
The staff was very helpful to assist me in setting up my local Sim card. Also the breakfast was delicious and finding the fridge stocked with juice and beer and snacks was another nice touch.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
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8/10 Good
Maria Wangi
25 December 2018
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Bra läge!
Fantastiskt läge mitt på gågatan i centrum. Mycket trevligt bemötande o hjälpsam personal. Hotellet var gammalt o slitet, men för oss passade det utmärkt för en övernattning på väg vidare mot kusten.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
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8/10 Good
Henrique
15 December 2018
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Um pouco velho mas legal!
Os quartos da frente são barulhentos mas tem uma vista interessante da cidade. Chuveiro fraco, carpete desagradável, mas é bem mobiliado e amplo. Pessoal correto mas nem sempre muito amigável. Exceção para Luiz, um recepcionista amável e prestativo e a senhora do café da manhã.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018
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6/10 Okay
Ape
13 November 2018
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Mucho ruido del exterior que no deja descansar. De todo lo demás personal ubicación, limpieza bien.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018
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6/10 Okay
Mike
1 June 2018
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel is in a great location in downtown San Jose. Everything you need is well within walking distance. Staff was very friendly and helpful.
The hotel looked old and rundown, there was a weird scent in our room. The hotel was on a street that cars couldn't access, so we had to get picked up and dropped off around the corner and walk. The hotel was in a very busy area and there were a few restaurants within walking distance. I had never been to San Jose before, so I'm not sure if the whole city is this way, but I didn't feel like the hotel was in the safest area. The hotel staff was friendly enough, especially the man who checked us out in the morning- he called a taxi for us and was chatting with us while we waited. Complimentary breakfast was fine- nothing fancy.
Muy buen hotel, justo frente al Teatro Nacional, frente a la plaza de la cultura y más lugares de interés. A dos cuadras del Museo del Jade y a tres del Museo de Historia Nacional. Personal muy amable y con espíritu de servicio. La vista del hotel es maravillosa.
No frills hotelt in great downtown location. If you enjoy lots of shopping, lots of places to eat and lots of people of all ages and economic statis then this hotel is a good place to consider. Breakfast is basic but good. I enjoy staying at the El Maragato hotel.
At the beginning I felt that I am going to stay in a dormitory, or worse. The lobby is very little and not so welcoming. And its position in the noisy street of hussling vendors made me feel uneasy.
But when I saw the silent and clean room, enjoyed a simple breakfast and had access to PC and wifi, I felt really confortable and safe.
Due to its position it deserves the price. Moreover for young backpackers a few rooms are adapted to a cheap hostel.
Muy bien ubicado, el personal muy amable y atento, la habitación muy limpia y cómoda, nada de ruido, frigobar, AC, en general es un hotel al que regresaré cada vez que viaje a Costa Rica. Ojo, es solo para llegar a dormir únicamente!
Small and tidy little hotel situated in central San José, staff are very friendly and helpful and rooms were comfy and clean. Only problem was the noise levels at night, especially facing the street, which made it a bit tricky to sleep but otherwise no complaints, a good little place with fair prices
wrong room, billed to my credit card instead of cash, No receipt copy. Room had no secuity bolt or chain! Carpets stained towels ripped. poor hot water. Breaker kept tripping for electric in room. windows dirty.