With a stay at Hotel Santa Maria Inn in San Juan, you'll be connected to a shopping center, within a 15-minute drive of Sabana Park and Casino Fiesta. .This hotel is 8.3 mi (13.4 km) from National Stadium of Costa Rica and 10.3 mi (16.5 km) from Multiplaza Mall Escazu.
What's nearby
City Mall - 6 min drive
Plaza Real Cariari - 7 min drive
Ojo de Agua Spa Park - 8 min drive
Costa Rica Convention Center - 13 min drive
Multiplaza Mall Escazu - 19 min drive
Getting around
San Antonio de Belen Station - 15 min drive
Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 10 min drive
Restaurants
Bar la Julieta - 15 min walk
Cevichera - 18 min walk
Bar y Restaurante Piro's - 19 min walk
Marisquería San Juan - 18 min walk
Pollos Pepe - 3 min drive
About this property
Hotel Santa Maria Inn
Pet-friendly hotel with free breakfast connected to a shopping center in San Juan
Hotel Santa Maria Inn offers 8 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains. Each accommodation is individually furnished. Pillowtop beds feature down comforters. Cable television is provided. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads.
This San Juan hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include hair dryers.
Make yourself at home in one of the 8 individually furnished guestrooms. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and hair dryers.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This hotel also features concierge services and a vending machine.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and multilingual staff. A shuttle from the hotel to the airport is complimentary (available on request).
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Extended parking on site (CRC 10 per night)
Limited on-site parking
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
Free drop-off airport shuttle from 7:00 AM to noon
Airport shuttle at scheduled times, on request
Food and drink
Free continental breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
Room service available
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
Free newspapers in reception
Front-desk safe
Vending machine
Guest services
Concierge services
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Front desk (limited hours)
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Multilingual staff
Tour/ticket assistance
Turndown service
Outdoors
Garden
Terrace
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
This property does not have any lifts
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
More
Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning
Blackout drapes/curtains
Down duvet
Pillow-top mattress
Bathroom
Hairdryer (on request)
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Shower
Towels
Entertainment
18-inch HDTV
TV channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
More
Free local calls
Individually furnished
Phone
Soundproofing
Turndown service
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 2:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of CRC 10000 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total (up to 20 lbs per pet)
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 5 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Extended parking fee: CRC 10 per night
Pet fee: CRC 10000 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property
Parking height restrictions apply
Property is also known as
Hotel Santa Maria Inn Alajuela
Santa Maria Alajuela
Hotel Santa Maria Inn Costa Rica/Alajuela
Hotel Santa Maria Inn Hotel
Hotel Santa Maria Inn San Juan
Hotel Santa Maria Inn Hotel San Juan
Hotel Santa Maria Inn Reviews
Reviews
7.6
Good
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.
Felt like entering jail as seen from street, with high gated fence, electrified barbed wires, several video cameras.
room was clean with many beds for all of us. Good for the price.
They don’t offer airport shuttle service, this needs to be removed from their page stating they do. This definitely is not the place to go if your looking for comfort. I woke up covered in bedbugs bites..I would not stay here again.
Robert
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
6/10 Okay
Lorna
17 Feb 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No airport shuttle, air conditioner didn’t work, no hot water in sink in our first room. Stayed on our way through and again coming back home. Not safe area to walk to restaurants but was able to use Uber eats and Uber to the airport and bus station. Close to airport so that was good. Hotel owner was a great help and very friendly.
Pro: close to airport. Con: everything else. Also, place has bugs. Not sure what type but we all woke up with bug bites everywhere. Would not stay here again.
This hotel is in a nice neighborhood in the foothills above the airport. Very tranquil setting with a garden and parking.very secure . The host makes sure your stay is comfortable.
This was a very basic Tico Inn. Our flight arrived late and after picking up our rental car we were less than two miles from Santa Maria. We had both emailed to prepare staff for late arrival and then called upon landing. We arrived and staff opened the gate within 5 minutes of ringing their bell. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good including fruit plate, eggs, sausage and toast served on an outdoor patio/garden with hummingbirds feeding on the pretty foliage. As I initially said, it is basic, but for the price, it was a safe convenient place to stay.
The shower knobs were hard to turn. At least the water was hot.
They advertise free cont. bfst but there was nothing not even any coffee made; I had to make my own coffee and this area was dirty. People had eaten pizza the night before and just left the empty box there.
I had told the guy that checked me in the night before that I would need an airport shuttle which they advertise as free. He acted stunned like no one ever asks for it but he didn't say it could not be done.
I was in the lobby at 9:30am and there was no one at the desk. Finally a woman wanders in that works there and I tell her I've booked the shuttle. She knew nothing about it. The guy didn't tell her. Thank goodness she was able to find someone who took me.
The customer service here is horrible. The staff just doesn't care😟
The hotel was lovely, though we were there for a quick sleep before an early morning flight. Expedia dropped the ball for the third time in our Costa Rica experience and didn't actually book our reservation. Luckily the hotel let us in the closed gate and found a room for us. It is off the beaten path and we had a little bit of a struggle finding it. We found a tourist bus parked and asked for help; he escorted us.
The staff was wonderful and helpful.
I had to wait nearly 10 minutes in the street to be let in, then was told that there was no shuttle to the airport and I would have to pay for a taxi, then I found a cockroach in the hallway, a variety of insects in the room, and to cap it all, a bed without pillows.
My room had a number of issues that were not individually horrible but they added up! The staff was extremely nice and seemed to care for my well being. That is always nice! Super close to the aiport and my room was economical.
We waited 40 minutes for someone to let us in the gate. There were holes in the door, windows with no glass, toilet dirty. One good thing-- breakfast was good!
The lady was nice and helpful. It was in a residential area so it was a weird location. The key was hard to get into the room. You have to knock in order to get into the yard so that was not a good look for me. Overall it was a decent stay for the price. Not expensive so You cant expect anything spectacular.
Verified traveller
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
8/10 Good
Patricia
17 Feb 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
irport hotel
A little remote if you haven’t got a car. No shops or restaurants on road. No English spoken, trying to confirm the free taxi to the airport 24 hrs before arrival proved a problem.