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Reviews of El Rodeo Estancia Boutique Hotel & Steakhouse 4 stars

Lado Suroeste de Panasonic, 49-4005 San José, Costa Rica

#115 of 115 hotels in San José

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 440 hotel reviews

8.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.9

  • Comfort

    8.8

  • Location

    8.4

  • Facilities

    8.5

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    8.8

  • Free WiFi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 1 April 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Close to the airport and nice and helpful staff

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights

    No refrigerator or microwave or coffee maker in room

    Good breakfast & restaurant

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 March 2023

    9.0
    Great place to stay while transitioning through San Jose enroute to adventure.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Smell in bathroom Rollaway very uncomfortable, needs foam topper

    Clean quiet spacious fir 3 people

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 March 2023

    8.0
    Peaceful comfortable stay close to San Jose airport
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Some noise from neighbouring rooms and ponds flying over early morning - take earplugs if you’re a light sleeper

    Peaceful location, good facilities, spacious rooms, friendly helpful staff. Excellent breakfast. Good lively on-site steak restaurant popular with locals.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 March 2023

    10
    Great overnight stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Nice place to stay. We used it as a stop off before travelling on to Arenal. Breakfast is very good, rooms large and airy. We had an evening meal in the restaurant that was also very good. There is plenty of free parking. Staff are very friendly and courteous.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 March 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    Great breakfast and nice property with lots of trees.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    Really great hotel and restaurant for our first night stop before hitting the tourist trail. Great value!

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 March 2023

    8.0
    Nice hotel to start a road trip through Costa Rica
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice hotel to start and end our roadtrip in Costa Rica. Close to the airport, comfortable and spacious rooms. Good value for money.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 March 2023

    8.0
    practical stay for arrival at SJO or departure from SJO
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    no big deal but the blue cover on the tennis court required a fresh coat of paint

    the tennis court and the clean swimming pool. excellent steaks at the steak house. the the to of the menu 650gr and ask for medium rare 😋

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 February 2023

    9.0
    Relaxing atmosphere for a night at the beginning or end of your CR trip.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The location isn‘t really close to neither downtown nor the airport. Somewhere in between. Surroundings not very attractive.

    Spacious rooms and some nice amenities (pool, snooker, playground). Nice breakfast.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 February 2023

    7.0
    Relaxing place to stay in a busy city!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the only disappointment was the pool was not clean enough to swim

    property was great, liked the proximity to the airport, enjoyed having the steak house on the property. the staff were great, pleasant and helpful.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 February 2023

    9.0
    recommend for a nice sanctuary in the city near the airport
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the pool was dirty and the room didn’t smell particularly nice

    the breakfast the showers and the outdoor lounging areas

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 February 2023

    8.0
    Great location near it airport big rooms
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The pool could have been hotter

    Lovey big rooms friendly team. nice pool even if a little cold ..

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 February 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Close to the airport in a quiet area

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 February 2023

    8.0
    Near to the airport
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing

    If you are flying in late and you need a stop over i would highly recommend this hotel as its only 15 minutes away. Room was clean although a little outdated but a very comfy night was had after a long journey. The breakfast was excellent and set us up for our long journey ahead.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 February 2023

    10
    Ok Hotel for a one night stay and quiet. Comfortable beds and big bathroom.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast was too little, few choices

    It was great for a one night stay

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2023

    7.0
    A nice clean hotel close to the airport. Big rooms.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It’s a bit dated but was priced accordingly.

    We were only here for one night prior to flying home. The rooms are large and so are the bathrooms. The restaurant onsite is excellent.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 January 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It might have been a good hotel in the eighties, but now it’s a bit dated.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 January 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    the place is close to the airport and it has a nice garden with a playground for kids. there a lot of squirrels between the trees.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 January 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast, position close to airport, big room

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2023

    9.0
    4 Nights over New Years.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Superior Suite
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Although the hotel and property were very clean, I think I might have rated El Rodeo even higher had it been updated some. We did not like the very high walled bathtub/shower. It had a step up block just to get into the tub to give you an idea. The bottom of the tub is dangerously slippery with no non slip grip or bar to hold onto when you're in it. Getting out was as dangerous as well. If you're elderly or impaired in some manner, IT WILL BE very challenging. The other negative is that there is really no shops or restaurants nearby in walking distance. Ferdy's has really good food. Very rustic indoor/ outdoor and is about a 3 block walk. But you'll be on torn up paths and sidewalks to get there and not a lot of streetlights...

    The El Rodeo is located about a 20 minute UBER ride away from the S.J.A/P. ($26.00 us) Uber ride. Also about a 25 min. ride into San Jose. The atmosphere/location is a nice mix of urban and rural with lots of trees, birds chirping and even a rooster nearby calling the day..And even Makela..the hotel cat was friendly... We had the Superb room and it was more than enough space for the 2 of us.. Beds were very comfortable. The room had a small microwave and a fridge to keep your food or drinks cold. It's not a minibar. The compound is completely enclosed and has attendants at the front gate all evening. It's not that it's in an unsafe area. We did walk outside at night and never felt threatened or endangered. It's just that almost every hotel and home in C.R. is enclosed or gated. Every member of the staff was very helpful, friendly and as accommodating as can be. Finally, in our 4 night stay that included breakfast..I must say we were more than pleasantly surprised. The Steakhouse on the property wasn't just good, it was Excellent...We ate dinner there 3 of 4 nights. If you don't want a 3 to 4 hr trek to stay at the oceanside beaches or near the volcano/ waterfalls near Arenal or Monteverdi, this is a very nice location. You can always take an excursion. But most of them to those places start pickups at 6 or 7 from San Jose.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    it’s a great hotel for one night; after or before a flight.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 2 January 2023

    9.0
    Highly recommend -from a repeat visitor
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    the pool and hot tub were not cleaned for usage at the time and the gym door was locked. we were there for a single night so it wasn’t a big deal for us.

    the room was spacious and comfortable with a new/very clean bathroom. the staff are friendly at both the hotel and restaurant. the free breakfast is delicious.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 29 December 2022

    10
    A true gem and super close to the airport
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Junior Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    A beautiful oasis, wonderful staff, very comfortable and delicious food!

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 27 December 2022

    9.0
    Peaceful, accommodating, great way to unwind from the hustle of the airport and get a good night sleep and a great meal.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Landscaping and architecture was beautiful and well maintained. Staff was very friendly and accommodating. Very safe and secure environment made for no worries for your stay. Wonderful restaurant. Pool, pool table and tennis courts, and beautiful relaxing seating areas to relax and enjoy the surroundings.

    Stayed in December 2022

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