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title: "Hotel Colonial, San José: reviews, location & comparison"
description: "Hotel Colonial in San José: rated 8.7 by guests, 3-star. Amenities, location and nearby alternatives compared side by side."
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retrieved: 2026-10-14
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Hotel · ★★★
# Hotel Colonial

Carmen, San José, Costa Rica

8.7 ·  Very good 15 reviews ·  #22 #22 of 45 in San José ·  7.7 Location score
## About Hotel Colonial

Hotel Colonial is a hotel in Carmen, San José, Costa Rica. It holds a 3-star rating. Guests rate it 8.7 out of 10 across 15 reviews. Facilities include restaurant. It is 2.6 km from the centre of San José. The nearest airport, Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ), is 7.8 km away.

- **Type:** Hotel

- **Star rating:** ★★★

- **Check-in from:** 14:00

- **Check-out until:** 12:00

- **Rooms:** 16

- **Floors:** 3

- **Opened:** 2005

- **Last renovated:** 2022

- **Other stays within 500 m:** 10

Calle 11, Avenidas 2 y 6, detr s Iglesia La Soledad [hotelcolonialcr.com](http://www.hotelcolonialcr.com/)

## How Hotel Colonial scores

Better rated than 54% of hotels in San José

-   Guest rating **8.7**
-   Location **7.7**
-   Public transport **7.3**

San José average

## Amenities

### Food & drink

-   Restaurant

### Internet

-   Wi-Fi

### In the rooms

-   Air conditioning

Based on the property listing at our booking partner.

## Location

- **Location score:** **7.7**/10

- **Walk grade:** **92**/100 Great for walkers

- **Restaurants & cafés within 500 m:** **150**

- **Sights within 1 km:** **14**

<table class="dist" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tbody data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest station<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Estación Ferrocarril Del Atlántico; San José</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">650 m</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">11 min walk</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Nearest airport<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ)</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">7.8 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">17 min drive</span></td></tr><tr data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><th scope="row" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">Distance to the centre<span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">San José</span></th><td class="num" data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7=""><b data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">2.6 km</b><span data-astro-cid-s3y4nmt7="">6 min drive</span></td></tr></tbody></table>

### Sights nearby

-   Museo del Jade y la Cultura Precolombina240 m
-   Museo Nacional Costa Rica240 m
-   Chietón Morén Museo y Mercadito de Artesanías310 m
-   Museo de Numismática380 m
-   Museo de Oro Precolombino380 m
-   Pre-Columbian Gold Museum380 m

### Compare

## Compare Hotel Colonial with nearby hotels

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## Questions about Hotel Colonial

### How do guests rate Hotel Colonial?

Hotel Colonial has a guest rating of 8.7 out of 10 from 15 reviews, which is better than 54% of rated hotels in San José.

### What are the check-in and check-out times at Hotel Colonial?

Check-in starts at 14:00 and check-out is until 12:00.

### How far is Hotel Colonial from the airport?

The nearest airport, Tobías Bolaños International Airport (SYQ), is 7.8 km away in a straight line.

### How many rooms does Hotel Colonial have?

Hotel Colonial has 16 rooms on 3 floors.

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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