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06 Apr 2025
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Hotel Description

With a stay at Hotel Kekoldi Garden, you'll be centrally located in San José, a 4-minute drive from Sabana Park and 6 minutes from National Stadium of Costa Rica. This hotel is 5.8 mi (9.3 km) from Multiplaza Mall Escazu and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Parque Espana. Stay in one of 10 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

Hotel policies

No rollaway/extra beds available

No cribs (infant beds) available

No elevators

Professional property host/manager

Pets allowed

Service animals are allowed

Pets allowed (no fees)

Check-in from: 2:00 PM
Check-in by: 11:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out by: 11:00 AM

Important information

You need to know
  • Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Special Instructions
The front desk is open daily from 6 AM - 11 PM. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
Instructions
  • 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
Minimal age
18
Optional fees
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 25 per vehicle (one-way)
  • Self parking fee: USD 7 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

Spoken Language

English

French

Spanish

Amenities

Most Popular

Free WiFi

Parking available

Airport transfers

Dining services

Concierge

Laundry

Entertainment

Other

Concierge services

Airport transportation (surcharge)

Laundry facilities

Garden

Free breakfast

Front desk (limited hours)

Parking (limited spaces)

Self parking (surcharge)

Terrace

Hotel reviews

8.0
Excellent87 Verified Reviews
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Cleanliness8.4/10
Service9.0/10
Comfort7.8/10
Condition8.0/10
location9.0/10
Neighborhood7.6/10
Value6.6/10
Amenities8.0/10
6/10
Fair
Joanne, 03 Mar 2020
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No water for the 24 hours we were there. They said it was city wide but stores, restaurants, and nicer hotels had water. We assumed no cistern

8/10
Excellent
Douglas, 26 Jan 2020
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If you stay here you would want a room that overlooks the patio rather than the noisy street.

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 17 Dec 2019
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We had an alright stay. Lots of noise but that seems to be the case everywhere we’ve been in San Jose. WIFI was horrible. Good breakfast. Staff was nice. Not bad for a quick stopover.

10/10
Exceptional
Richard, 02 Sep 2019
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Nice Staff

The staff very friendly, helpful in making tour reservations, and giving us advice on catching busses, etc

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 01 Sep 2019
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Great little hotel

A clean and friendly hotel. I would definitely recommend it.

10/10
Exceptional
Daniela, 11 Jul 2019
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Cozy, comfortable, friendly B&B centrally located

We, a family of three, very much enjoyed our short stay at Hotel Kekoldi and wished we could have stayed longer. Kekoldi is a small boutique hotel with very friendly, welcoming and helpful hosts and service. Our room (#1) was pretty basic (BYO bathroom amenities) but very spacious and clean, which was all we needed. When I was able to catch a peak in room #2 though, I saw that that one has very lovely design/stucco. Although it is very centrally located in inner San Jose, close to major bus terminals (e.g. Gran Caribe Terminal for going to Tortuguero is in walking distance), museums and parks, it is nice and quiet. It has a cute courtyard and garden, and an artsy breakfast nook, where we enjoyed a very yummy complimentary breakfast with made to order eggs, homemade jam and toast, fresh fruits, fruit juice, cereals, coffee/tea. Some people remarked they had a hard time finding it...yes, at night the hotel sign is hard to see (half-covered by a plant), but google maps has no problem to lead you to the address. Then it's up a staircase to ring the night bell at the wrought-iron gate, which is locked at night - as it should be in any major city center. When we rang the bell, someone immediately came to let us in and welcome us. There is a great selection of restaurants in walking distance (such as Cafe Mundo and Cafe Rojo), and we felt safe enough in the area to walk back from a restaurant at 10 pm. Absolutely great value for money!

8/10
Excellent
Dan, 22 Jun 2019
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Good Hotel, Great Value.

This hotel was well worth the expense. The room was large and the breakfast good. The location was also good. I would stay there again and may do so when I return to San Jose later in July.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 04 Jun 2019
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Off the main streets hotel

Lots of room with an extra bed in a separate area. The breakfast was fruit, toast, homemade jams and cooked to order eggs.

8/10
Excellent
CRAIG, 31 May 2019
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Rooms were comfortable and the staff folks were friendly and helpful. Area is a bit sketchy but close to city core. The hotel is hard to find (sign is difficult to see from the street) so your cab/shuttle driver should be forewarned.

8/10
Excellent
Samuel, 30 May 2019
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Decent Hotel for Leaving from Terminal 7-10

The hotel is decent. The front desk manager was helpful with all of our questions of the area. The area is not the nicest, but better than the area around Bus Terminal 7-10 (where we were leaving the next morning).

6/10
Fair
Robert, 18 Apr 2019
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The Hotel Kekoldi Garden is in the midst of being sold, so it's hard to know if the current proprietor had just given up on it, anticipating the transfer to a new owner or if it's always been like this. However, it provides extremely basic accommodations, which is disappointing because it has so much potential. Perhaps the new owners will turn it into something great, but right not it isn't anything special.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 11 Mar 2019
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The staff couldn’t be more accommodating. Only problems were water pressure in bathroom would sometimes trickle to nothing and there was a very bad smell in the bathroom almost always.

8/10
Excellent
Thomas, 21 Feb 2019
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Center city; clean, comfortable, low price

A one night layover in San Jose, before heading to La Fortuna. Looking for a comfortable, but low cost, hotel in downtown. This hotel was the perfect fit. Not fancy, but clean and comfortable.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 13 Feb 2019
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The owner was really friendly, charming, very helpful, polite and knowledgeable. He went out of his way for us. We had to leave at 6am but he gave us coffee and fruit before we left. It is in a very good location. The only thing we didn’t like was that we could only spend one night there as we had booked trips around Costa Rica.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 19 Oct 2018
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Very helpful, friendly staff. Beautiful garden to relax and enjoy breakfast in. Good location.

8/10
Excellent
VICTOR, 11 Sep 2018
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A great little hotel

A very small hotel but a joy to stay at. Vincent the owner plus the staff could not be faulted - they were excellent. The breakfast was good but it would have been nice to have some yogurt.I would not hesitate to recommend this hotel.Good location, close to the town centre and near the bus station.

10/10
Exceptional
Christina, 15 Jul 2018
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Excellent deal for the money. Great location with excellent service. Everything is very clean and there was a very nice breakfast included in the price. Just around the corner to some beautiful parks and museums.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 09 Jun 2018
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great hotel, breakfast, good rate

Great hotel converted from large house. Great breakfast with made to order eggs. Room did not have ac but this was not needed in May. Area is central but quiet at night, recommend use taxi at night.

8/10
Excellent
Paul, 14 May 2018
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Nice place

Owner/manager was very friendly and helpful.

8/10
Excellent
Joseph, 27 Apr 2018
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Charming Art Deco Hotel in City Center

Charming garden for breakfast; good value and location

8/10
Excellent
Katie, 18 Apr 2018
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Cozy in San Jose

Good option for staying in San Jose. Staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. Breakfast was delicious.

10/10
Exceptional
Chris, 27 Feb 2018
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An oasis in the city

This little city hotel is an oasis in the bustle of San Jose. It has great charm and the staff is so over the top helpful. I love the artful decor and the bright colors. The garden is a bird watching haven. My mattress was the great. The bathrooms are updated with good hot water for a shower and a real hair dryer! Yes it is an older building, but the remodel has kept its charm while making it very comfortable.

2/10
Poor
Sean, 19 Feb 2018
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NOT SAFE LOCATION

We had a shock when we reached to the hotel. There are few girls hanging around and approached to me, and other girl came to me said something but I don´t understand Spanish. Also, there are few men around building with backpack, and keep watched us because we keep drove around the building to find a entrance. The building was so dark and totally blocked with black iron grills. So, we gave up to stay at this hotel and get another hotel.

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 22 Jan 2018
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Nice hotel with good staff and breakfast

Overall a good hotel. Located in downtown so traffic is loud. The staff was very helpful and the fruit and eggs for breakfast were very good. I would definitely stay here again.

10/10
Exceptional
amanda, 27 Dec 2017
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Shower pressure was low. Otherwise our stay was excellent

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 25 Dec 2017
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It was perfect, we had to leave early and even they made breakfast for us

2/10
Poor
Ariana, 30 Oct 2017
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Overall. BAD!

Long story short, I never ended up staying here. You really do get what you pay for. This hotel is in a bad area and all the locals were warning me. When we first arrived we were in shock. There was a man doing drugs on the stairs and that was strike 1. The outside of this "hotel' was false advertising, and if you have luggage, good luck getting up those stairs (strike 2). The staff was not helpful whatsoever and the rooms were disgusting. I've learned my lesson! I'd rather pay $100 more for a Marriott.

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 30 Oct 2017
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Super hotel

Excellent place to stay. Super quiet, clean, good price and excellent breakfast.

8/10
Excellent
Jennifer, 29 Sep 2016
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Comfortable room

Comfortable room overlooking outdoor courtyard. Owner arranged affordable shared airport transportation that was very convenient.

10/10
Exceptional
bob, 26 Jan 2016
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Kekoldi on my mind

only stayed one night..very nice desk man, and good breakfast

10/10
Exceptional
Brian, 30 Dec 2015
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Safe Area, Nice Hotle

This hotel is an older building in a safe area of San Jose. The receptionist was a nice young man and they made eggs for breakfast. The wifi is a little weak on the second floor, but it works well downstairs. They have a cute dog too to play with. I would stay here again.

10/10
Exceptional
Satish, 26 Nov 2015
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Homely place to stay

The caretakers at the hotel were friendly, flexible, and helpful. The room was comfortable and sufficient for our purpose of a place to turn in for the night, leave our luggage, ate a shower and have breakfast. Nothing fancy, just functioanal.

8/10
Excellent
nalinie r., 29 Jun 2015
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Great one day stopover

The hotel was a one day stopover for me so I didn't spend much time just a few hours but the staff were very helpful.

2/10
Poor
Istvan, 14 Jun 2015
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Open minded hotel.

Great

10/10
Exceptional
Verified traveler, 29 Mar 2015
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Excellent location to anything down town.

Within blocks of national Museum, Namu Gallery, the Market, excellent coffee shops and restaurants. Clean comfortable and safe.

6/10
Fair
Kris, 17 Mar 2015
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Basic, clean hotel with helpful staff

We stayed at Kekoldi for one night on our way back from Northern Costa Rica. It's in a cute barrio with some beautiful old homes around. Keeping in mind that this hotel is a very budget friendly hotel, we were happy with the staff and the cute garden cafe where we could relax after all the travel. The staff helped us when we were in a pinch, gave us a map of the city and organized our transport to the airport very early in the morning. This was so helpful and kind. The caveats to this hotel are that it is more of a hostel experience. The bed was falling apart and very uncomfortable and the shower offers a bit of liquid soap in a dispenser on the wall. Maybe ask to see the room ahead of time and bring your own toiletries and you'll be fine (we were able to get some shampoo packets for 100 colones or ~20 cents so no big deal). Also, keep in mind you are very close to downtown so if you are a light sleeper you might want to stay a bit further from the center.

8/10
Excellent
Luis A, 11 Mar 2015
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Small, cozy, picturesque hotel, close to the city

Small, cozy, picturesque hotel, close to the city center, very friendly and helpful staff, nice warm breakfast, wifi in the main lobby

6/10
Fair
Verified traveler, 25 Jan 2015
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Inexpensive place for a night.

This is what u would expect at this price in this neighborhood. Nothing special but clean and secure. Staff was very helpfull and acomadating. Even made a local call for me to arrange a car rental with them picking me up from hotel. Place is very secure at night. I would stay again.

8/10
Excellent
Wayne, 15 Jan 2015
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Overall a decent hotel for couples on a budget

The people and Hotel staff were very friendly. The breakfast was included and was a typical american style buffet. The overall area was decent but this would not be an area of town for a family and children. I would recommend this for couples that can do without some of the extra amenities.

10/10
Exceptional
Gil, 16 Dec 2009
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A delightful place to stay in

We enjoyed our stay very much. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Safety precautions were maintained all the time. I recommend it highly.

6/10
Fair
Christiane, 02 Jan 2020
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Sleepable, not confortable

Its a good hotel for transiting in San Jose. The person at the reception was lovely but apart from that we were happy not to stay longer. The room is not really welcoming, very simple and spartiat. The pictures defenitly looked better.

8/10
Excellent
Carole, 01 Jan 2020
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Bon rapport qualité prix

Excellent rapport qualité prix

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 04 Dec 2019
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Hotel modesto situato in una zona tranquilla di San José e vicino a diversi luoghi di interesse raggiungibili a piedi per il resto abbiamo utilizzato Uber perché i taxi sono troppo costosi e poco onesti Hotel molto semplice ma stanze pulite e personale molto gentile e disponibile colazione semplice ma buona ottimo da utilizzare come base per visitare la città

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 05 Nov 2019
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Sehr hilfsbereites Personal. Ruhige und zentrale Lage

10/10
Exceptional
PATRICIA, 23 May 2019
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Un bon stop à San José

Très bien placé. De bons restaurants à 100 m. Le ventilateur est tombé en panne, nous avons été changé de chambre immédiatement et avec amabilité. Petit déjeuner copieux

10/10
Exceptional
Jorge, 10 May 2019
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Todo muy bueno. Ordenado y seguro, amables y ayudan a ubicar lugares!

8/10
Excellent
Liliana, 14 Feb 2019
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Hotel acogedor

Un hotel con habitación muy amplia un desayuno rico

8/10
Excellent
Verified traveler, 05 Feb 2019
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Très bel hôtel. Personnel super sympathique et serviable. On loué une voiture pour nous et on organisé notre transport de l'aéroport à l'hôtel.

8/10
Excellent
Adri, 05 Feb 2019
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Très bel hôtel. Accueil très chaleureux. Très serviable. On loué une voiture pour nous et ont organisé notre transport de l'aéroport à l'hôtel.

8/10
Excellent
johan, 14 Jun 2018
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Tranquilo hotel

Todo bien El personal bueno Solo conexión de internet no esta bueno en nuestra habitación ni en el gardin

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