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Reviews of Hotel 1492 3 stars

Barrio Escalante, 300 metros al este del parqueo trasero del Cine Magaly, Calles 31-33. Avenida Primera, #2985; Dirección Alterna: De la Embajada de Nicaragua, 100 mts al norte y 125 mts este., 00001 San José, Costa Rica

#82 of 120 hotels in San José

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Review score

Based on 202 hotel reviews

7.8

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.1

  • Comfort

    7.9

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    7.7

  • Staff

    8.8

  • Value for money

    8.3

  • Free WiFi

    8.9

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  • Reviewed: 8 February 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I love the room and I love very much the helpful staff.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 January 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Was perfect

    Everything

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 January 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was perfect, it was very clean and the staff was amazing.! The bed was really comfortable and the neighborhood is safe. Close to the bus station.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2023

    1.0
    overall bad!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    there where several spiders in the room, the sheets in the bed vas not clean. huge stains all over. you couldn’t close the windows completely and there were no like “animal net” over the windows either which you would kind of think it should be since you couldn’t close them. the bathroom is dirty. and the staff doesn’t know any English. it was a complete nightmare so I went to my friends hotel instead. like, I couldn’t stand it.

    the ONLY good thing was the location. but since the room was so bad i didnt sleep there

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 January 2023

    6.0
    Liked and would return but ambivalent.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    - NOISE from train HORNS. 0515 to 0730 and 1700 to about 2000. Then OK. -Room #4 is small and has no chair. Either sit on the bed or the toilet. HOWEVER the courtyard is at your door.

    The staff was very nice. The location near restaurants was excellent. I always like a Spanish style courtyard. Price was ok to good. I will stay here again IF I can plan around the trains/noise. Backyard open air courtyard felt great.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 December 2022

    5.0
    This was a budget hotel in a good location close to restaurants.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room smaller than we expected and the toilet was wobbly. The hot water was intermittent and at times we were showering with just trickles of warm water.

    The hotel was aesthetically pleasant and the breakfast was good for the value.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 November 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    you canchear the train at night

    it was clean and very good location

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 10 October 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lock my door was a little bit complicated each time I leave

    The location is great

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 July 2022

    4.0
    Worst mattresses ever
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The worst mattresses I've ever had in any hotel or even the cheapest hostel anywhere in the world!!

    The friendly staff

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 29 May 2022

    10
    You will love it, like me and my wife.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    What a place! I loved it. The owner loves her property and do the best for it and for customers. Big room. Near the night life of San Jose,but quiet. You feel safe to go around, day and night.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 May 2022

    10
    A very pleasant place
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is no mat in the shower, you walk around the room carrying water

    A very cozy hotel at a low price. It is very good that it is possible with pets. It took us a long time to sort out the hot water, but still it is there, you just need to wait-drain the cold. The staff is kind and helpful. There was a small problem, but it was solved very quickly!

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 10 May 2022

    2.0
    Roach hotel.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Where do I start? I understand this is a very old, historic type building but everything had a dirty, poorly kept appearance. My room and bathroom smelled so bad that I had to spray a handkerchief with perfume and hold it by my nose to be able to sleep. No a/c just a ceiling fan. TV in room was circa 1980s with a very poor picture. Toilet seat was broken and slid around when sitting on it. Bed and bedding were very sub par. This place was so bad that I checked out after 1 night and didn't even care if my second night got refunded.

    Breakfast was OK but cost $5 extra.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 May 2022

    3.0
    shabby old hotel, really disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    really run down room - urgently needs renovation. we got obviously the smallest and most ugly standard room. it was tiny and the bathroom was shabby, dirty, smelled bad and was so small - hardly to use. we left in the morning quite annoyed because we were told in the evening they have breakfast starting at 6.30 a.m. (instead it start‘s at 7). and we had to leave early because of our bus and the receptionist knew but still told us, that we can have breakfast there. also a train goes by the hotel, which starts already at 4.30 a.m. and is extremely noisy, hard to sleep…

    nice sorrounding - in a few minutes walk lots of different Restaurants

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 9 April 2022

    6.0
    i enjoyed the location, and the hotel feels very safe. I had some good food at nearby restaurants.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    I have stayed in this hotel a few different times. The hotel is an older house (I think) which has been converted to a hotel. My room this time had no hot water so that was not an easy thing, and also the hotel turns off the internet about midnight and back on about 5am. There is also a very loud train very close by.

    Location for this hotel is great. It's in the heart of Barrio Escalante which is the best area in San Jose. it's got many great restaurants and shops and easy, safe walking areas. It's a very basic hotel, but the price reflects that.

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: 6 April 2022

    10
    Excelent value
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice location. Free parking. Nice staff. Free coffee in the morning.

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great location near many restaurants and bars, hotel was peaceful and quiet, good sized rooms and facilities. Staff super helpful and friendly, even let us leave out bags until 11pm at night!

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 18 March 2022

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower was not good and the room was a bit dirty and had little bugs.

    The location was good and not too far from things.

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 15 March 2022

    10
    It was a nice stay and my friend and I enjoyed it
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was a pleasant experience overall

    Staff was very friendly and helpful

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 March 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The beds was so uncomfortable and you could hear the train horn like every 10/15 minutes all day and night. It was not so clean and the sheets had stains on it. Not worth the money.

    The staff was so friendly and the breakfast was good. Kind of good location to the city (walking distance)

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 2 March 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    better contact center, update social media

    comfy and quiet room

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 February 2022

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room and breakfast

    The breakfast is expensive versus the value , the room was two individuals beds and we are a couple.

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: 11 February 2022

    5.0
    Nice privacy and location for a cheap price point. Perfect for a budget traveler!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The place was obviously cleaned every day (we saw staff members cleaning), however our room had a big issue with ants and other small bugs (a few spiders, gnats, a moth, and a couple other crawly bugs). Not unheard of in ground floor room in Costa Rica in a place with slatted windows, but it was pretty incessant for the one night we were there, even though we were careful to clean up and not have any food in the room. Bathroom definitely needed some TLC (wobbly toilet, sloppy painting, leaks and cracks around drains, ceiling, walls, etc.). Bed wasn't great though it wasn't the worst I've slept on.

    Very friendly and accommodating staff. Rooms and property were as advertised. Hot water was available for the shower. Decent wi-fi and the directions to the location of the hostel were helpful.

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: 10 February 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast was weak :)). Just go down the street for food. Avoid tourist trap areas with a bunch of foreigners.

    Very nice old building. Obviously remodeled from the old family mansion.

    Stayed in January 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 January 2022

    6.0
    Reasonable price for what you get (mainly good location)
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room was rather small and old, shower had a leak. Noisy, some noise from other rooms or the surroundings seemed to be usual.

    Location, close to a nice and safe area surrounded by good restaurants.

    Stayed in January 2022

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