Name: Hotel Cortez Azul
Address: Avenida 5 Juan Santamaría, Alajuela, Alajuela, Alajuela, 20101, Costa Rica
Rating: 8

24-hour reception

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Smoke-free property

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Cable TV

Flat-screen TV

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Dry-cleaning

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Common kitchen

Bottled water (at extra charge)

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Airport transportation

Car rental

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Transfer

Spanish

English

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Tourist services

Hiking

Picnic area

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Parking

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Yoga

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Juan Santamaria International Airport

Tobias Bolanos Airport

Guapiles Airport

Fortuna Airport

Hotel Cortez Azul

Alajuela

child-bed

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limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

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mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

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water-view

with-view

annex

basement

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

Stayed when I first flew in to San Jose and at the end of my trip before I flew out. Rooms are nice and big and the place is clean, comfortable, and the owner Alexa was exceptional. I had lost my cellphone and she personally woke up at 4am to make sure I was up and called me a taxi. Warm, kind, and honest-Alexa makes for an enjoyable stay at an amazing price.

Perfect economical way to stay in San Jose area!

Alexa the owner was charming, helpful and had fantastic English. She went out of her way to make our two night stay a highlight. The triple room was clean with comfortable beds and a good bathroom. The breakfast of cereal, fresh fruit, toast and coffee was good and the free airport shuttle an added bonus. Through the reception I was able to book a fantastic $5 massage.
Highly recommend

Great choice

We had our last two sleepovers before going home at Cortez Azul. After travelling for four weeks with two children (3 and 6 year) this was a nice last stop. Alexa (who is running the place for the moment) is very helpful and our children just loved the dogs! The place has been renovated the last year, so don't look at old reviews. For the price it is a very nice stay and we would recommend it for sure.

Dejligt lyst og afslappet

Perfect place to spend the night before leaving CR or right after arrival. Close to the airport. The owner Alexa is really nice and made us feel like spending time in a friendly place. Clean rooms and a nice backyard to enjoy the sun or to relax before going to sleep.

5/5 place for backpacking travelers

We chose this hotel as it was located nearby the airport so easy location. Nothing much to do in the area and we were recommended to a shopping center to have dinner (but it was closed). Entrance door always knocked so you need to ring and disturb the owner every time you need to enter or exit the hostel. Noisy room from the street but mainly the stairs. Not a bad choice for short stays.

Noisy basic but clean room

We stayed at the Hotel Cortez Azul for one night as we flew into SJO airport very late at night and needed a place to stay before carrying onto our travels. At 11:00pm, our taxi brought us to the hotel and we were initially very nervous about the area and confused as the hotel lights were out and the front door locked. Once we rang the doorbell, we were greeted by a lovely Costa Rican woman who got us quickly checked in so we could head to bed. This hostel is ran by a young woman and she does an excellent job at caring for her customers. We felt very safe and comfortable in the hostel and were provided with help on how to travel to our next location. Only complaint is that the walls are quite thin, causing disturbances to other travellers and the location was not the most comfortable. 

Good hostel for a short stay

Oh my god, this was a little creepy there and I am happy I got out alive. It did not even start well. We were greeted by an elderly lady who was visibly and outspoken uncomfortable giving a double room to two same sex guests. The rooms themselves were ok, the style of the beds was interesting. There are no windows though. It was pretty annoying we only had the keys of the room and always had to find somebody of the staff have us open the door each time we want to come and leave. Many times it took quite a while to find the lady. The walls are thin and you can hear everything.

Sometimes the old lady was passing by our room and singing religious chants, maybe to pray for our immoral souls. The other day we locked our room when leaving for a day trip and when we got back the room was not only unlocked, but standing wide open. It was obviously not to clean the room, everything was the same as we left. Not a nice feeling. 

It was not all bad though. The breakfast was quite ok in the little garden although we had to prepare it ourselves. And on checkout we got a taxi called and paid to the airport.

Creepy

Chose this hotel due to proximity to airport & nice photos in booking.com. Arrived after being advised to use 'orange official taxis' by hotel. They fleeced us. Room was dirty, bedsheets unclean, smelt  & had hair in them. Mattress battered- could feel every spring. Shower- just a dribble of hot water.room didnt look like the photos! Squalid experience which ruined our first impressions of CR.noisy in the morinings.breakfast area unfriendly included a guest who let his dog defecate on the astro turf then walked off and left it, giving us a really pleasant aroma at breakfast. Save your money & go elsewhere. Thankfully we found much better places in san jose for the outward bound journey

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