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Hotel Cultura Plaza
San José / Central Valley · Costa Rica
Avenida Central, Calle 5 25 Mt de la Plaza de laView location
8.6/10Excellent543 Reviews
Cleanliness9.2/10 9.2
Service9.0/10 9.0
Comfort8.4/10 8.4
Condition8.8/10 8.8
Amenities8.2/10 8.2
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About Hotel Cultura Plaza
With a stay at Hotel Cultura Plaza, you'll be centrally located in San Jose, within a 5-minute walk of Morazan Park and Central Park. This hotel is 2. 8 mi (4. 5 km) from Costa Rica National Stadium (Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica) and 0. 5 mi (0.
8 km) from Plaza de la Cultura. Pamper yourself with onsite massages or make use of the other amenities, which include complimentary wireless Internet access and a television in a common area. Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk.
Make yourself at home in one of the 27 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and Smart televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Conveniences include safes, as well as phones with free local calls.
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With a stay at Hotel Cultura Plaza, you'll be centrally located in San José, a 4-minute drive from Sabana Park and 6 minutes from National Stadium of Costa Rica. This hotel is 5.5 mi (8.9 km) from Multiplaza Mall Escazu and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Morazan Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 27 guestrooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes, as well as phones with free local calls.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a safe deposit box at the front desk.
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Free WiFi
Concierge
Entertainment
Non-smoking
Accessible facilities
Check-in and check-out
Check-in from
3:00 PM
Check-in until
midnight
Check-out until
11:00 AM
Minimum check-in age
18
Hotel policies
No cribs (infant beds) available
Noise-free rooms not guaranteed
Professional property host/manager
Pets not allowed
Cleaning and safety
Sanitization
Cashless transactions are available
Essential Travel
Essential workers only - NO
Important information
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You need to know
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions.
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Special Instructions
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
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Instructions
- Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
- Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
- Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
- This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
- Cashless transactions are available
- Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
- Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
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Minimal age
18
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Optional fees
- A late check-out fee will be charged
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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Spoken Language
English
Spanish
Nearby attractions
Pre-Colombian Gold Museum
0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Plaza de la Cultura
0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Morazan Park
0.1 km / 0.1 mi
National Theater of Costa Rica
0.2 km / 0.1 mi
Parque Espana
0.4 km / 0.3 mi
Jacob Karpio Galería
0.4 km / 0.3 mi
Central Park
0.4 km / 0.3 mi
Melico Salazar Theatre
0.5 km / 0.3 mi
San Jose Cathedral
0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Jade Museum
0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Casa Amarilla
0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Plaza de la Democracia
0.6 km / 0.3 mi
National Museum of Costa Rica
0.6 km / 0.4 mi
National Center of Art and Culture
0.6 km / 0.4 mi
National Park
0.7 km / 0.4 mi
Hotel facilities & services
Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.
- Total number of rooms: 27
- hotel
- Wheelchair-accessible
- 24-hour reception
- Check-in hour
- Check-out hour
- Wi-fi
- Lift access
- TV lounge
- Minimum check-in age: 18
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STUDIO KING SIZE BEDSTUDIO • KING SIZE BEDSTU.KG
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DOUBLE STANDARDDOUBLE • STANDARDDBL.ST-1
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Room code: DBL.ST-1
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QUADRUPLE DELUXE TWO BEDSQUADRUPLE • DELUXE TWO BEDSQUA.2B-DX
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- Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
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Room code: QUA.2B-DX
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DOUBLE DELUXEDOUBLE • DELUXEDBL.DX
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TRIPLE DELUXE ONE BEDTRIPLE • DELUXE ONE BEDTPL.1B-DX
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Room code: TPL.1B-DX
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What other guests saying about Hotel Cultura Plaza
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Ashley
In the city center and walking distance to most things. Felt safe a little noisy facing the street but nothing unreasonable.
John
The location, staff and hotel cleanliness were all fine. unfortunatly what made this a terrible
Juanita
Great location, delicious breakfast, and friendly staff. I would definitely stay here again.
RANDALL
I highly recommend this hotel if convenient location is a must. This hotel is a short walk to Plaza Culture with Teatro National and several restaurants and a nice gym you can buy a day pass to. Staff is bilingual and friendly. Food is served downstairs and very good. Eglys at the front desk is one of the most friendly people I ever had the pleasure to meet. She is always smiling and helpful. I will make this my new San Jose hotel for future visits.
Mark
Overall it was a cool place. There was some kind of repetitive beeping for a lot of the night, but I think it might have been coming from another building (so can’t blame them for that). The room and bathroom were pretty nice, and they were helpful at the front desk. The breakfast was decent and filling if not spectacular, although I realised they’d charged me $8 for a large bottle of water when I did the conversion afterwards. I realise Costa Rica isn’t an ultra cheap country, but that was pretty ridiculous.
Ted
It was ok ✅
Ily
It was convenient and close to restaurants and shops.
Friendly staff!
Friendly staff!
Alexandra
Lugar tranquilo, excelente ubicación.
CheePeng
Be aware that the cheapest room will not have ac and can be warm even with the ceiling fan during the day and early part of the night. I have stayed at the hotel for years during my flight home. I would recommend this hotel.
Anthony
Excelente ubicación e instalaciones y limpias.
Anthony
Excelente ubicación, servicio e instalaciones. Muy buen desayuno ya que había variedad, la habitación excelente.
Richard
Maybe add a microwave to the rooms, also the staff be a little more professional. Whenever people would walk by the staff will speak rudely of people in Spanish not knowing other people understand it.
Cheryl
Close to shopping and museums. Helpful staff. Good cool room with hot shower.
Katronia
My stay was a good stay. It's super close to a lot of San José's best spots around. They also offer excursion packages if you forgot. Breakfast was great and convenient. The room is small but very clean.
Darwin
We were disappointed when asked to pay for a face towel with a small food stain. The staff insisted on payment despite our decline.
Furthermore, the air conditioning was not cooling adequately, the food lacked flavor, and the staff's service was unhelpful.
Furthermore, the air conditioning was not cooling adequately, the food lacked flavor, and the staff's service was unhelpful.
Gary
A clean room, great breakfast. Located in San Jose Centro. Public transportation readily available and many restaurants nearby.
Peter
Staff don’t seem to know how to interact with public or are sick of them. Saw one desk worker yell at older man who was hard of hearing. Nor pleasant.
Teresa
Great spot downtown close to the central market, museums, and buildings to tour. I recommend finding out what is happening at the National Theater and get tickets online. It is just a few blocks away. We ended up seeing the National Symphonic Orchestra and the next night a Calypso performance. Many of the front desk staff know English. The free breakfast was tasty and easy on the tummy. I highly recommend this place. The mattress was reasonably comfortable - pretty firm, but I like a pretty firm mattress. My back didn't feel sore after sleeping all night 😀
Cord
Nice hotel, near shopping, dining, and museums. Friendly helpful staff. I would stay again.
Robert
I always enjoy my stay at Cultura Plaza Hotel. Great location, good breakfast included, helpful and friendly staff. Good choices for dining and shopping. Rooms small but comfortable. I will return!
William
Clean room and helpful staff. Good breakfast.
Henry
I wish my room had windows or an A/C, but the oily source of fresh air was window in the bathroom.
Mario
Super happy 😄
Ana
No fun I have my. room next to reparations when I got to the hotel. I can’t rest to much noise
Maria Lourdes
Great location
William
Great location. Decent price. Nice breakfast. Front desk staff always nice and helpful. AC works great.
Helen
Very good hotel in excellent central location. My room was clean and modern, with all the amenities I needed. The staff were also very helpful re luggage storage as and when needed. The only problem I encountered was noise from elsewhere in the hotel (which is not the hotel's fault)
Shraddha
Could hear traffic noise from the streets at night so hard to sleep in the morning so bring ear plugs
Bruno
Great location, close to restaurants and touristic points in the city center.
Anthony andrew
Excellent location
Karen
Hotel Cultura amazing, Central location for all museums, go to places and activities. Room was clean, nice balcony view, staff really helpful. Good variety breakfast.
Claire
The room is very clean and kinda modern.Very comfortable bed and nice hot shower.This place is very comfortable,so close to everything,market,restaurants,museums.i highly recommended it.
Deborah
Staff was fine. There was no parking, so we had to pay for parking a block away
Alexandra
Staff very helpful. Hotel located in a very accessible area. Can get noisy though.
Richard
The room was modern and clean, A nice little coffee shop with very good pastries. Very friendly and helpful staff, A+
Toni
Clean and comfortable room. Staff were friendly. Everything was great from check in to check out.
Ana
Gas good
oleh
Nice place for downtown stay close to museums
Chris Irene
Room was small but clean. Had to ask for soap and shampoo. Front desk was very accommodating. Located in a very busy section of San Jose.
Delary
Clean room and facilities. Friendly staff. We only missed to have a window.
Julia L
We admit we missed the room description that said it had no windows - but that was unsettling. The room was sparse but clean, the location of the hotel good. The room would have benefitted from a hot-water kettle, a box of tissues, and some washcloths. Also, the motion-activated hallway light goes off again before you get to your door.
AMAR A
A basic hotel in an excellent location if one wants to explore San Jose downtown old city . Walkable distance from all places of interest in the town. Simple and basic hotel . Rooms may / may not have window . Worth for amount paid .
Wendy
Amazing location, great staff, good breakfast. I would highly recommend staying here. Really enjoyed our stay. Felt safe and staff payed attention to our needs and they were alway helpful and kind.
ADRIANA
Clean room
Maily
Muy limpio, personal amable y ubicación céntrica
Helen
Walkable to main attractions of the city. Great location. Hotel must be newly renovated so my room and the bathroom are very nice. Breakfast is very good too. I highly recommend this hotel to other travelers.
luz
It was very clean,close to everything walking distance. Very well kept rooms. And free breakfast for the price was a plus
Gita
Clean, good decor, hospitable staff, great location for central San Jose
Jose
Excellent location close to the center of SanJose
Sherwin
This hotel is located in the center of the city where you can just walk around and see almost all the tourist attractions in San Jose. The hotel itself is simple, clean, and safe.
Rosalba
Free breakfast, in downtown close to everything. Nice staff
Paloma
Staff really friendly
Francisco
El hotel es súper céntrico. Accesible a todas partes del centro. Lo recomiendo 100 por ciento
Brandy
Great place if u need to stay in san.jose
Haeley
Staff was very friendly, room was very clean and spacious, other guests were respectful & quiet.
Deanna
Very unique place in the heart of the city. Old fashion, classic luxury hotel. Very comfortable beds and pillows and breakfast was wonderful. .
Eddie
Great location
Great place for an overnight. Right in downtown with easy access to just about everything. Room was small but very comfortable, clean and up to date.
Robert
Great location
Michael
Great hotel, little know secret
We just stayed 5 nights in this hotel. The hotel is right in the center of all the arts, tourist activities, and markets in San Jose! It is a safe location; the staff are exceptional, accomodating and speak good English & Spanish. Each morning you get a \"cooked to order breakfast\" as part of the price. And, the price is much less than comparable hotels in the area. (It is a boutique hotel w/28 rooms, but great for couples and small groups). Even the locals do not know of this hotel and it is only five years old.
Aimee
Well kept, safe and convenient to museums and local shopping.
Giovanny
The bedrooms are really small, but really small, I got one with A/C I don’t even have a window. It was and small box with no windows or balcony. Depressing , The structure of the building doesn’t have a minimal noice insulation you can hear every single's noise from the other bedrooms, doors and Comun areas, in my case it was really hard to sleep property, the lady in front desk is very nice and help me in everything she can, actually she is the only good thing I can says about this hotel, visitors is not allow, just in case you have someone to visit you, I don't think the price you pay is worth it.
Fernando
I had good stay at this hotel , I do recommend you if you want to be nearby museum's and restaurants.
Alexander
A very central location, very clean, the staff is overly friendly, typical of Costa Ricans, and the food is super delicious. It's also accessible by public transport in seconds, close to shops and restaurants.
I definitely think it will be my favorite place when I return to San Jose.
I definitely think it will be my favorite place when I return to San Jose.
Rian
This hotel is conveniently located, close to restaurants, supermarkets and stores.
Transportation is easy, also. The rooms are a bit on the smaller side but adequate for the price. Breakfast is delicious!
Transportation is easy, also. The rooms are a bit on the smaller side but adequate for the price. Breakfast is delicious!
Jose
Good people!
Lance
Clean and very affordable
Robert
Short vacation.
This is my go to hotel in central San Jose, Costa Rica. Good breakfast friendly staff.
Roberto
Excelente ubicación para salir a caminar y comprar, conocer, comer, super céntrico en menos de 3 a 5 minutos caminando y super seguro.
Jerry G
buen lugar
Lindsay
Great value in excellent location
This is a well located property with a nice breakfast included. Front desk staff was friendly and helpful. Room was modernized and very comfortable. Easy walk to the 3 major museums.
lissy
good
aude
The hotel is extremely well located every location of interest in the downtown is walkable.
The hotel is extremely clean and as on the pictures. We had breakfast included which was great, nice choice, local food options and large portions. It was perfect. Our room was rather noisy because of the work ongoing in the backstreet. As if the room is noisy if it is a problem for you. We didn’t change room.
We would use it again next time
The hotel is extremely clean and as on the pictures. We had breakfast included which was great, nice choice, local food options and large portions. It was perfect. Our room was rather noisy because of the work ongoing in the backstreet. As if the room is noisy if it is a problem for you. We didn’t change room.
We would use it again next time
Robert
Returned
Happy..
Emmanuel
Very walkable to museums, shopping, dining. Free breakfast was great with plenty of options. Room was spacious.
Ecaterina
The hotel is located in a bad, unsafe area with no parking available. The staff appeared unhappy and uninterested, as if they were just there for a paycheck. The sheets were dirty, the A/C and toilet didn’t work properly, and I didn’t feel safe at all. The location is extremely noisy and chaotic, and the food was also very disappointing. Overall, a very bad hotel experience.
Cynthia
Comfortable but loud street noise.
The room was good and comfortable. We had a balcony but the door was sealed shut. The street noise was loud. All the employees from the desk to the restaurant to the cleaning crew were very friendly and helpful. Extremely convenient to markets.
Sean
Pura Vida
Great stay in the middle of the plaza. Very walkable. Rooms were clean and mondern. Breakfast was awesome. Take advantage every morning. Great choices. Front desk personnel were pleasant and helpful. No complaints from me.
Bobra
Perfect spot to stay next to San Jose city-center. Everything is walkable from this small hotel which is half a block from the main square. Staff is very nice, helpful, English-speaking, and accommodating. Free breakfast is large and lots of choices. Room was HUGE and very clean, bathroom was very modern, and the bed was comfortable. High marks!!
Raad
Good hotel
Paul
Beautiful beautiful beautiful
Robert
Short va-ca..
I enjoy staying at Cultura Plaza because of the location, friendly staff and nice breakfast. The rooms are nice but a bit small. I will return..
Dylan
This is such a nice budget hotel with a good view from the top. Breakfast is included, and the typical Costa Rica breakfast is an option. You’ll notice wear and tear from the place being an older building, but nearly everything functioned fine. My only complaint is that the electrical outlets didn’t work in my room except for the one with the fridge. My friend’s outlets did. I had a phone-charging battery pack, so it didn’t matter to me. I imagine they’d be accommodating if that were to matter to you.
Dennys
Front desk refused to accommodate us, he was ruded, bothered, unwilling to help us, we ask for another room and Daniel Joseph who kept changing his name refused to rent us another room.
Jocelynn
The staff were super helpful! Our flight was delayed and already a late evening flight. I got in contact and they provided us a ride service (for a fee, worth it), and we were able to get to the hotel safe and sound.
Great staff, great service, and a great breakfast!
Great staff, great service, and a great breakfast!
Hector
Check in was not as easy as one would expect. They make you fill out a check in form with pen and paper and leave your credit card details written down, just seems unsafe and time consuming. This should all be done electronically.
Jason
Great location
Amazing location. Everything seemed walkable. Beds were cozy. The only real drawback was there was no real windows to look out and in the early morning there was this noise that sounded like pressurized steam blowing off intermittently from 7-9. Tolerable, just a bit annoying.
Cassandra
First and foremost: it’s centrally located : museums and other sites, shops, restaurants are walking distance. Second: rooms are elegant and accommodating. Third: staff is professional, friendly and very accommodating: they kept my luggage so I could travel light on small plane from San Jose to Limon for a few days, so I didn’t have to rent a storage locker. Lastly, breakfast is served fresh, hot and delicious: Five out of five stars!!!!!
Lyla
This hotel is in a convenient location, close to museums, central market, grocery stores and more. Included breakfast in restaurant in hotel was very good. For us, the only significant downside was our room was very small for two people with two pieces of luggage, backpacks, etc. and there was no window.
Chaudhry
Good location clean rooms good breakfeast friendly staff
Alison
Stayed one night when first arriving. Decent hotel nice staff and a good basic small room. The area is very busy with lots of car and pedestrian traffic.
Tulin
No glass in room and no complimentary water.But water in libby.Also no english speaking channels but room comfortable but noisy outside jotel
Robert
4 day va ca..
My go to place when I am in San Jose, CR.
Max
Everything was excellent, nothing was disappointing.
Toni
Second time staying here. Small room but served us well
Veronica
Good location but very small space.
Shiloh
The property was clean and the staff were kind and helpful. However there was no parking. We had to park 5 blocks away. It was noisy. At 6am you could hear all the noises from the kitchen. I wasn’t able to get much sleep.
Rebeca Victoria
El hotel está muy bien situado, la atención del personal es excelente y el desayuno muy bueno.
Holger
Extremely loud the whole night. Got no sleep.
Katie
The beds are way too firm. The noise is constant. The building is like a fishbowl. The outside noise and inside noise seemed to go all day/ night long.
Chantal
Excellent service, walking distance to downtown, restaurants and museums. Breakfast was included as well which was a bonus
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Hotel Cultura Plaza
Avenida Central, Calle 5 25 Mt de la Plaza de la, San Jose, Costa Rica
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