We stayed here one night on arriving to San Jose. Hotel was clean, staff was friendly. Pool was nice with drinks delivered poolside. Furnishings in the room were not super new, but bed was comfortable. Restaurant was horribly overpriced for essentially hotel food, hence the three star rating, and service was pretty slow despite how empty the restaurant was when... More

Stayed here on first night in Costa Rica after trans Atlantic flight. Very comfortable. Lovely outlook over the valley, both at night and in the morning. Hotel had a colonistic feel about it. Room very comfortable and clean. Very nice restaurant and nice, but small, garden. We soon gave up on our morning walk along the road at the front... More

Following our international flight we were looking for a value for money hotel prior to moving on the next day for our tour of Costa Rica. Our expectations were not great even so we were disappointed with the hotel on a number of counts. You got a feel for the condition of the hotel when you got to Reception to... More

We stayed at the Alta for our first night in Costa Rica before leaving the next morning for the Osa at the end of December 2011. We wanted to stay in a place with some local flavor and this was definitely it. (I can't see going to Costa Rica and staying in an American chain hotel). The building, the grounds,... More

We planned to stay at the Hotel Alta for only one night - and ended up there for 4. We had two different rooms and both were spacious and comfortable, although the lighting was poor and we had to ask for a lamp for the first room in and light bulbs for the second. The restaurant in the hotel is... More

My husband and I spent one night at The Alta Hotel at the end of November 2011 before heading out to La Fortuna for an adventure vacation. We knew in advance that this hotel was located in the hills, far from any restaurants or tourist attractions. Our only expectations were a hot shower and restful night of sleep after a... More

My reservation was booked twice; easy to fix, simply cancel one reservation! The TWO rooms were billed to my credit card within 30 minutes of the reservation. The refund has not be accomplished in 7 weeks and I am still waiting. The contact person now reports that the matter will be reviewed by the owner... THE OWNER? Give me a... More

Architecturally very interesting, built down a slope, with lovely room balconies overlooking the valley. We stayed there several times 6-7 years ago, & very much enjoyed the hotel, its service, & the restaurant, which was excellent. This time we checked in, the reception was luke warm. Our room had 2 burned out light bulbs, the bathroom fan was hanging half... More

We stayed here for two nights before heading to the beach, and it was great. The hotel arranged our taxi for us and everyone at the hotel was very helpful. The restaurant is great too. The architecture of this place is amazing, and it's really cool just to walk around and check it out. There isn't a whole lot to... More