With a stay at Hotel Cortez Azul in Alajuela (Carmen), you'll be within a 5-minute walk of Central Market Alajuela and Juan Santamaria Historical Museum. .This hotel is 11.1 mi (17.9 km) from Sabana Park and 11.2 mi (18 km) from Multiplaza Mall Escazu.
What's nearby
Alajuela Cathedral - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
Juan Santamaría Park - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
City Mall - 3 min drive - 1.9 km
Parque Viva - 13 min drive - 8.9 km
Getting around
San Antonio de Belen Station - 9 min drive
Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 4 min drive
Restaurants
La Hendija Sabrosa - 3 min walk
Antojeria Tica - 4 min walk
Cevichera Junior - 2 min walk
La Parrillita de Pepe - 4 min walk
Hamburguesas La Corte - 4 min walk
About this property
Hotel Cortez Azul
Hotel in Alajuela with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Hotel Cortez Azul offers 11 accommodations with shared/communal kitchens and ceiling fans. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.
Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Stay in one of 11 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this hotel include tour/ticket assistance and a picnic area.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and laundry facilities. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
Languages
English, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transport
Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
Parking on site (USD 4 per night)
Food and drink
Free continental breakfast available daily
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Laundry facilities
Guest services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Outdoors
Garden
Picnic area
Terrace
Room amenities
Bathroom
Private or shared bathroom
Shower
Towels provided
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV with cable channels
Food and drink
Shared kitchen access
More
Ceiling fan
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets stay free
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Self parking fee: USD 4 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
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
This property accepts credit cards
Property is also known as
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Hotel Cortez Azul Reviews
Reviews
4.6
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Not the place you want to stay even for short time
I liked the price $26/night and that was a mistake I made. It is bearable if you are a single young man staying for a night before the flight next morning. But it is definitely not the kind of place you would want to bring your family to.
Dima
6/10 Okay
Rebekah, San Antonio Tx
17 Apr 2016
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Enjoying April 11 parade and the Museum is worth a
Alajuela is a better place to stay the night before flying out. We enjoyed the parade on April 11.
Hotel Cortez Azul is ok if you just need a place to sleep before/after a flight, but not for more. The bathroom was not well maintained, they asked for cash payment but did not have change when I arrived at 2am. But the guys at the reception were very friendly and polite, they took part of the payment at checkin and let me pay the rest at checkout since we didn't have change. It might be a good place for 1-2 guys who need cheap accommodation.
Varun
2/10 Terrible
sivan, honolulu
2 Jul 2015
Disliked: Staff & service
Rip off and double bookers
My mom booked the place for me en route to san jose so I would not stress on place to stay, when I got there they said card was not charged and I needed cash..then they lied about exchange rate which I called them on which had them backpedalling with excuses, and in the end they charged my moms card too....for them to do that to a single dad travelling with kids shows what kind of people they are....sad
sivan
4/10 Poor
Verified traveller
26 May 2015
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
A budget hotel, nothing more
I arrived very late at night, the whole place was dark. After ringing the bell several times and several minutes later, a man named Christoph came to answer the door. I had to fill in my information and pay for the stay. For my room, I paid part of it in US dollars and part in colones. The colones I owed was 2500 but I had only 10000 colones. Christoph didn't have change, so he said he would give me the change of $7500 the next day. The next day when I went to get my change, it was another man at the reception and he gave me the change of 7000 colones. As my taxi was arriving, I didn't want to haggle over 500 colones, but I thought it was very dishonest of them. I would not be back.
Verified traveller
6/10 Okay
Verified traveller
23 Apr 2015
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
If you are not fussy about noise and want a quick overnight stay, no fuss and independence then this is a place to stay. Breakfast is mediocre. Good for younger hostelers who are looking for inexpensive lodging
Verified traveller
8/10 Good
Flavien
1 Aug 2016
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Flavien
4/10 Poor
John, Düsseldord
19 Mar 2016
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Usability before comfort
Got there at 2am and the "receptionist" opened the door. Didn't speak any language and wasn't expecting us: "hotel is booked completely". So instead of the private room we booked we got a 6 bed dorm. We only wanted to catch 3 hours of sleep before heading out so we didn't start arguing. Charged us 10$ instead of 13$.
Close to the airport (have change because the taxi drivers won't have any! It will be 4300 colones with the meter/Maria)
Cet hôtel fait franchement honte à la profession. Le service, acceuil pas terrible, nous avons du attendre 10min devant la porte avant que quelqu'un vienne nous ouvrir, et c'est un client qui est finalement venu car il en avait assez d'entendre la sonnette. Le gérant ne parle pas un mot d'une autre langue que l'espagnol. Ayant un vol le lendemain matin, on demande si on peut avoir le petit dejeuné 15 ou 20minutes avant l'horaire prévu, il refuse. On lui demande qu'il nous appelle un taxi, il accepte mais c'est nous qui l'avons réveillé le lendemain matin pour qu'il nous en appelle un, parce qu'il ronflait dans l'entrée quand nous sommes descendu. L'etat général de l'hotel n'est pas terrible, son seul avantage est son emplacement. La chambre laisse franchement à désirer. Draps tachés de sang, les poussières n'avaient pas été faites depuis quelques temps. Les fenetres ne fermaient pas donc beaucoup de moustiques.Pas de ventilateur aussi. La salle de bain collective a du, je pense, être très bien à une époque, mais le manque d'entretien flagrant la rendent dangereuse. La mosaique au sol étant décolée, des petites coupures sont fréquentes aux pieds, ne vous y aventurez pas sans chaussures, même dans la douche. WC propres, c'est le stricte minimum. Bref, cet hotel est correct si c'est pour une nuit mais pas plus