Name: Apartotel Tairona
Address: 75 metros Oeste de Taco Bell Barrio Dent, San Pedro, 00000, CR

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2026

Jasine

This hotel was the one we stayed in before our flight to the US the next day. There was a quick check in. They had a garage to park the rental car. The suite was ample. No air conditioner. It had fans and we opened the windows. That part was a bit uncomfortable since a train passes by like every 15 minutes. It was very loud. Thank God it stopped going by before bedtime. The hot breakfast was good: eggs, sausage, rice, toast, fruit, drinks. The hotel was close to restaurants and malls.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2026

Edgardo

Después de la reserva no respondieron mis mensajes por la plataforma para reservar estacionamiento, pero al momento del checkin me asignaron una plaza.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2026

Meagan

Super easy check-in. Breakfast was delicious.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2026

Ben

This hotel is definitely not rated Wonderful (as indicated by Hotels.com), but for the price, it is good. First, the positives: the rooms and facilities are clean, the rooms are spacious, the staff is friendly, and the free breakfast is good. Another bonus is that there is a huge shopping mall just around the block. That said, the facilities are pretty dated. There is no A/C, so you will have to open the windows to get some air, but right outside is a super-busy, multi-lane road with constant honking. It is also right by the railroad tracks, and you will hear the train signals and trains passing by. The garage is very narrow and tight to get around. Overall, it is fine if you just need a place to sleep for one night, but otherwise, I am not sure I would recommend it. Some of the points of interest in the photos are nowhere near the hotel. For example, Mercado Central is at least a 15 to 20-minute drive away.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2026

Fabian

El hotel es excelente.
El personal super amable, todo realmente muy limpio, la habitación está bien equipada y grande.

100% recomendada

Partner

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2026

Itzamn

no A/C
floors need to be replaced
hotel and rooms are a little old but it was clean and no issues. People are very nice and for the rate, it is a good option

Self

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2026

Chen

The receptionists are all very kind and helpful. The check-in and out are fast and easy. The room is big and has all the necessities, so you can cook if you want to. Although the hotel infrastructure needs some improvement, the location is perfect, near the mall, fast food, and a convenience store. The breakfast is nice and has some choices. The tours I booked can pick me up from the hotel directly, so this is great. Will come back.next time.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2026

David

Lo único fue el ruido pues el tren pasa muy cerca 🏨

Self

10/10

Exceptional

31 Mar 2026

Miguel

Friendly staff, clean rooms, good location

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2026

Fabian

Excelente hotel, el staff super amable, check in rápido y sin complicaciones y la habitación super espaciosa y bien equipada.

100% recomendado

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2026

Michael

All good

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Ruth

This was a great choice for me and my family. We had a great stay. The staff was nice but they could have been more warm and friendly. The rooms themselves were clean and maintained well. I like that it was like an apartment (it had a fridge, microwave, stove top, sink, and plates/cups). The breakfast was good. The location was great for us because we were able to walk to the mall that's nearby and it was a short drive to downtown San Jose.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Dec 2025

Robert

Nice breakfast and good area.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Dec 2025

Weijun

Hotel is good, but old, staffs are nice and friendly.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2025

Fabian

Me gusta mucho ese hotel. Bien ubicado, lindas habitaciones, bien equipadas, staff servicial.

100% recomendado

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

27 Nov 2025

Brent

clean room and kitchen, good breakfast

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2025

Greg

We had a nice stay but the area around seems dangerous based on all the electric wires and fences and gates on all properties in the area. Breakfast was good and staff friendly and helpful. Rooms was clean. No A/C but windows offer a breeze but there is plenty of noise. Door to the room seemed flimsy and hollow with no extra lock, just door knob lock.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jun 2025

Fabian

Muy lindo el hotel, gran servicio, habitación cómoda

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2025

Richard

I stay there about 10 times a year. The property is in my opinion, the best in the San Pedro area. No worries about someone there stealing credit card identity as happened at a nearby hotel. I do wonder about employee turnover there.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Mar 2025

Marc

B- grade

Hotel staff were courteous, helpful, and professional...room was well-equipped, well-prepared, and fairly quiet...hot water in the shower was super..breakfast was good, but the packets of butter should have been refrigerated or iced, as the ones I used were rancid and odorous...my only strong criticism was the state of the carpet in the room -- it was filthy and it blackened the bottoms of our feet...dirty footprints were visible on the tile in the hallway and bathroom...I suggest a deep steam cleaning or total replacement of the carpet

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2025

Desiree

We love staying at this location, excellent service, good people, very nice treatment.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Dec 2024

Fabian

Nos sentimos como en casa

Excelente servicio, habitación preciosa

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2024

Douglas

Nice spacious room.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2024

Rodrigo

Great service

I arrived at 2 AM and I messaged them that I will be checking in late. They were very kind and wait for me until I arrived.

Business

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2024

Verified traveler

This hotel seemed to be mostly well kept. They did not have AC which was a bit of a downside. The staff at the desk does not often speak English, although the manager/owner does, so be prepared to use your Spanish! Getting Uber is convenient and easy to do from the hotel. I had a shuttle that left to my next destination at 2:00pm on check out day, but the hotel did not allow for late checkouts. They were willing to keep my luggage though while I waited. They allowed me to wait at the property. The maids are extremely friendly. There is no restaurant in the hotel and the nearest restaurant is Taco Bell, less than a block away. I kept missing out on breakfast because their breakfast ends pretty early in the morning. I swore the sign in sheet said it went until 9:30am, but by 9am breakfast was already cleaned up. They have a really good coffee/cappuccino machine if you want coffee and it is $1 per cup.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2024

Verified traveler

La ubicación me fue muy conveniente. La limpieza y comodidad muy buenos. Es amplio y comodo. No tiene aire acondicionado (pero no hizo falta), el agua caliente no era estable y no vi manera de controlarla. Lo más relevante es un tren que pasa det ras del hotel. Empieza a pasar como a las 6am y termina de pasar a las 10pm. El desayuno es algo tradicional del país. En general esta bien.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2024

Chris

Staff was excellent and very accommodating and having parking in the garage was a bonus.
The free breakfast was outstanding, I actually stayed there two days and Costa Rica

Business

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2024

Linda

We loved this quaint little place. Everyone was so helpful and friendly. The breakfast each morning was great.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2024

Mehrdad

Great location and very nice property

We had a amazing time. Two nights stay great place with friendly staff. Definitely will go back again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2024

Christina

Good service and communication, nice breakfast, big comfortable rooms.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2023

RODOLFO

La hospitalidad, los servicios , la alimentación fue extraordinaria, el sistema de despertador en la mañana muy eficaz y novedoso....excelente.
Agradecido a todos

Business

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2023

Charles

The ataff at this older building made the visit very comfortable. Its an older, clean, well maintained hotel. It’s great to have free laundry facilities. The breakfast was variable. If you like eggs, request them.
Hotel transfers are arranged not included.
My taxi to the airport was not comfortable.
Again a friendly outstanding staff
Muchas Gracias

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Nov 2023

Jessica

Extremely clean with accommodating personnel!

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2023

Mauricio

Excellent

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2023

Gene

The staff are very attentive and helpful .it was a big help after a long journey .

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2023

Jessica

Friendly people :)

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2023

Jessica

Awesome staff ❤️

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2023

thomas gene

It is a very nice hotel with an excellent manager and staff. Nice area.

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

28 Feb 2023

jairo

I called the reception at midnight and asked them to please stop the scandal that was on the first floor and in several rooms on the second floor. At 12:30 I personally went down and they knew who I am when I get angry. Never again in this place, it looks like a student canteen.

Business_and_leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

26 Aug 2022

Michael

Staff was very polite and helpful room was very clean security parking was good the continental breakfast needs a little more love very limited very limited but overall the rest of the place was awesome

Business Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2022

Richard

Hotel staff do not have good command of English, but they are very polite, helpful. If you speak Spanish, it is even better.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2021

Richard

Hotel staff are polite and helpful. Breakfast area was decorated quaintly for Christmas season.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

04 Dec 2021

Verified traveler

A short stay!!!!

Covid-19 protocol was carried out to detail with spraying the bottoms of our shoes.
The hotel needs some cosmetic attention. It is nice that it has an elevator.
Breakfast was totalling disappointing. Not the typical Costa Rican breakfast, not quite continental either, it needs improvement.

Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Nov 2021

Richard

The lobby, breakfast area was classic and very nice. Kitchenette was sufficiently equipped with small refrigerator, microwave, gas burners, sink. Water is clean and potable. Bed was made, towels replaced, room cleaned daily. Costa Rica has tiny ants everywhere. If you leave food out, they will find it.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

10 Dec 2019

james

Paper thin walls, no privacy and no AC

I could here my neighbor talking to his girlfriend on his cell phone. How do I know it was his girlfriend? I could hear her responding to him through his earpiece.. not in the speakerphone cause that would be as loud s him.. I could hear everything. Often at 1:30 in the morning when he's arrive he'd play the clock ready for music. Every night without reading my voice, as if speaking to someone sitting next to me, if say.. \"please turn that off, it's late\" and he could hear me, verbalize his acknowledgement, and turn it off.

Zero privacy. No AC. Loud traffic starting every morning at 5am along with the train horn walking everyone up. Needless to say rest was an issue

Nice people behind the desk.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Nice hotel; three minutes walk to the University campus. But you should know that one side of it faces railway tracks and is a bit noisy. That is why rooms on that side are cheap. For extra $30, they moved my to the opposite quieter side of the building. They provide transportation from the airport ($30). By taxi or Uber you can get from it everywhere.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2019

Verified traveler

Good human relationships. The diversity in the breakfast menu to accommodate vegetarian and vegan diet could be improved though

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2018

Genaro

Excellent service and attention, comfortable rooms. I did not like the mattress and the noise of the train, for the rest excellent experience.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Busy weekend

We wanted a kitchen and for that it was good. The breakfast was a cold buffet where elsewhere in Costa Rica you get a good cooked breakfast, but we had the kitchen. I'd stay again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Apr 2018

Frederick

Most friendly stay!

The staff were kind accommodating and arranged everything that we needed. Super!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

Nice and comfy hotel

If you are planning to stay near San Pedro this is a very nice ans comfy hotel.

8/10

Excellent

22 Jan 2017

S

Very convenient for Univ Costa Rica access; market

2/10

Poor

01 Sep 2016

Serge

Very basic

Very basic outdated hotel. The room was lacking basic necessities and charm. No mini bar, no wifi, toiletries. The bed was very small and uncomfortable with a horrible thin blanket that you would find at your grand mothers house. Wouldn't stay here again because there are lots of better hotels in the area for the same price and much better equiped. The service was excellent and the area is also great. Thank you

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2016

Erin

Lovely neighbourhood, lovely hotel

This is the perfect place to stay if you know San Jose a little bit. You are right in San Pedro with easy access to the rest of the city via public transportation. Nice restaurants are all within walking distance as is the pleasant campus of the University of Costa Rica. The campus is a great place for a run too! I like the fact that all rooms have kitchenettes too!

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2016

bari devaya

Yoga training\n

Excellent
Great easy walking every where In San Pedro y los Hoses

4/10

Poor

19 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

Loud stay

I booked this hotel for a 10 hour stay, we needed a place to hang out until our plane left late at night. The staff was great, the room was not so great. I am very glad we only stayed a few hours. The train was so frustrating, there was no napping there. Also the smell of the room wasn't pleasant.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2016

Ed

Comfortable hotel, great location, fantastic staff

Work related trip; was able to get everything done. The staff was extremely helpful with transportation needs.

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2026

Yuridia Ramirez

Excelente experiencia. El lugar fue muy cómodo, limpio y tranquilo. El personal brindó muy buena atención y la ubicación fue perfecta para moverme por la ciudad. Sin duda volvería a hospedarme ahí.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2026

Edda

El menú del desayuno estuvo fresco, lo único que las habitaciones no cuenta con aire acondicionado o abanico y hizo mucho bochorno en la noche.

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2026

Gerardo

Limpio ,bien ubicado , buen internet, con desayuno incluido ,

Self

8/10

Excellent

07 May 2026

Jessica

Los cuartos están ok. No es un hotel nuevo, pero para unas dos o tres noches esta bien. Tiene una pequeña cocina, esta limpio. El desayuno mini buffet muy rico.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

11 Apr 2026

daniel

El tren pasa justo al lado desde las 6 de la mañana y toca el claxon porque hay pasos de peatones. Vibra toda la habitación cuando pasa. El personal poco amable. El desayuno estaba bien.

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2026

Marco

Buen desayuno y espacio en la habitación

6/10

Pleasant

17 Mar 2026

LILIAN

A agua quente do banho termina em 5 minutos. Todos os dias aconteceu isso. Precisa esperar no minimo meia hora pra outro banho.
Tem uma linha de trem nos fundos do hotel (a partir de 5:30 ate 21:00 hrs) e ele passa apitando em alto e bom som de meia em meia hora.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2026

LILIAN

O hotel é antigo, porem reformado. Atendimento ok, Cafe da manhã aceitavel, quarto grande, cama e roupas de cama e banho excelentes.
Fica proximo a linha de trem que passa com buzina forte o tempo todo e escuta-se tambem muito barulho do refeitorio que fica na area central do hotel.
O chuveiro quente não dura nem 10 minutos.
Apesar desses desconfortos, recomendo o hotel.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2025

Ronald

Ubicación, limpieza.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2025

Jose Miguel

Todo bien

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2025

Ediarte

Buena habitación e internet y buen servicio. Solamente paredes muy delgadas entre cuartos , pero es una muy buena opción

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

03 Aug 2025

Marc-Andre

Notre chambre était spacieuse et avait les commodités annoncées. Il a été facile d’avoir une place de stationnement car nous étions en basse saison. Le buffet déjeuner est excellent et a de légères variations de jour en jour.

Seul bémol, le coffret de sûreté de notre chambre était hors service et le coin cuisine avait beaucoup de petites fourmis. Nous avons dû prendre des précautions de ne pas y laisser de nourriture. L'hôtel est situé à côté d’un passage à niveau et les trains passent fréquemment, même la nuit.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2025

Naoko

It was very noisy with people staying late at night. Neighbors' voices echoed very loudly.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2025

Rafael

Todo excelente

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2025

ALMA PAOLA

Muy cercano a la Universidad de Costa Rica, que era mi motivo de visita. Los alrededores son un poco ruidosos, pero es por su cercanía a avenidas principales. El personal siempre muy amable y dispuesto a ayudar en lo que se necesita.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

03 Jan 2025

Jazmín

No limpiaron la habitación, nunca nos cambiaron toallas ni papel, además a las 7.30 am ya no había desayuno y cuando reclamé no hubo respuesta. El personal es descortés y despreocupado. No regresaría.

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2024

Antonio

Todo muy bien

8/10

Excellent

07 Oct 2024

Veronica

Muy bien todo, el desayuno excelente