I had made a reservation for a single room for my boyfriend and I on Expedia, but when I arrived at the hotel, the reservations were lost (I'm not entirely sure if that was my fault or theirs- but that was no big deal at first). The receptionist insisted that we could have the same price as our Expedia deal if we decided to stay. The room we were given had two beds, I immediately went down to reception and told them we only needed a single room; they said they had no more single rooms open, but again insisted that I could get the same price the single room on Expedia. When I went to checkout, the bill was much higher than I had expected. Our plan was to travel to Manuel Antonio for a few days, then come back to San Jose for a night to catch our flight back home. The concierge insisted that we would be refunded the extra money when we came back as long as we brought our receipt back. They made up some excuse that the extra charges for insurance, just in case something in the room was broken or missing. I was in a rush so I bought it and decided not to argue. When I came back a few days later with the receipt asking for the refund promised to me, they absolutely refused to give it to me. They were lying to me the whole time just to make a quick buck.
The hotel is near the city center, but at night beware because the street its on is a bit shady lined with seedy nightclubs and strip clubs. That being said, it is very noisy at night. There is a lot of noise from the city outside, and the acoustics in the hotel make it so you can hear anyone talking in the hallways, the lobby and people going in and out of their room. The rooms are decent, you standard no frills hotel room: bed, television, bathroom. The rooms do not have air conditioning, which might be a problem, but when we were there the weather was cool at night. "Breakfast" in included, but its horribly disappointing: two pieces of toast and some coffee. You can purchase a hard-boiled egg for $2 extra (which is a scam).
It is really frustrated being blatantly lied to and scammed. The hotel staff is untrustworthy, I would not recommend staying here.
- Inca Real Hotel
