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title: "Hotels in Alajuela: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 48 hotels in Alajuela, Costa Rica: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/costa-rica/alajuela/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-13
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# Where to stay in Alajuela

Alajuela has 48 places to stay in our index. 10 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.5.

- **places to stay:** 48

- **ranked by guests:** 10

- **average rating:** 8.5

- [Hotels with a pool 6](https://stayversus.com/en/costa-rica/alajuela/pool/)
- [Hotels with free parking 5](https://stayversus.com/en/costa-rica/alajuela/free-parking/)
- [Hotels near the airport 9](https://stayversus.com/en/costa-rica/alajuela/airport/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 5](https://stayversus.com/en/costa-rica/alajuela/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Alajuela

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/holiday-inn-express-san-jose-costa-rica-airport-by-ihg-alajuela/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Río Segundo

- **Average guest rating:** 8.5

- **Hotels with a pool:** 6

- **Average walk grade:** 30/100

## Areas of Alajuela

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Río Segundo** 3 hotels, 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/costa-rica/alajuela/?area=R%C3%ADo+Segundo)

## All hotels in Alajuela

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Alajuela

-     [**Berlor Airport Inn** *vs* **Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG** Alajuela, 8.5 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/berlor-airport-inn-alajuela-vs-holiday-inn-express-san-jose-costa-rica-airport-by-ihg-alajuela/)
-     [**Berlor Airport Inn** *vs* **Hampton by Hilton San Jose Airport** Alajuela, 8.5 / 9.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/berlor-airport-inn-alajuela-vs-hampton-by-hilton-san-jose-airport-alajuela/)
-     [**Hampton by Hilton San Jose Airport** *vs* **Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG** Alajuela, 9.0 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hampton-by-hilton-san-jose-airport-alajuela-vs-holiday-inn-express-san-jose-costa-rica-airport-by-ihg-alajuela/)
-     [**El Rodeo Estancia Boutique Hotel and Steak House** *vs* **Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG** Alajuela, 8.9 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/el-rodeo-estancia-boutique-hotel-and-steak-house-alajuela-vs-holiday-inn-express-san-jose-costa-rica-airport-by-ihg-alajuela/)
-     [**El Rodeo Estancia Boutique Hotel and Steak House** *vs* **Hampton by Hilton San Jose Airport** Alajuela, 8.9 / 9.0](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/el-rodeo-estancia-boutique-hotel-and-steak-house-alajuela-vs-hampton-by-hilton-san-jose-airport-alajuela/)
-     [**Berlor Airport Inn** *vs* **Hilton Garden Inn San Jose Airport City Mall** Alajuela, 8.5 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/berlor-airport-inn-alajuela-vs-hilton-garden-inn-san-jose-airport-city-mall-alajuela/)
-     [**Hilton Garden Inn San Jose Airport City Mall** *vs* **Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG** Alajuela, 8.8 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hilton-garden-inn-san-jose-airport-city-mall-alajuela-vs-holiday-inn-express-san-jose-costa-rica-airport-by-ihg-alajuela/)
-     [**Hampton by Hilton San Jose Airport** *vs* **Hilton Garden Inn San Jose Airport City Mall** Alajuela, 9.0 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hampton-by-hilton-san-jose-airport-alajuela-vs-hilton-garden-inn-san-jose-airport-city-mall-alajuela/)

## FAQ: Alajuela

### What is the best-rated hotel in Alajuela?

By StayVersus score, Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG is the best-rated hotel in Alajuela, with a guest rating of 9.1 from 94 reviews.

### Which area of Alajuela has the most hotels?

Río Segundo has the most, with 3 rated places to stay.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/costa-rica/alajuela/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/