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Reviews of Casa 69

3 out of 5
Casa 69
69 Calle 25bis, San Jose, San Jose

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 173 out of 421 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 163 out of 421 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 55 out of 421 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 23 out of 421 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 421 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Julia, Washington, DC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A Taste of Costa Rica
This was a most pleasant experience. Check in was super easy and our room had such character. The hotel footprint is lovely. From the colorful exterior, bright and airy breakfast area, open roof area overseeing the city to the beautiful front porch that we could sit and enjoy the weather from. Casa 69 is a very special place. The staff was extremely helpful at breakfast, working with us to contact different tour agencies to get questions answered and also willing to help book excursions with pick up at Casa 69. We met the new owner who was a delight to talk to. He was also very helpful and accommodating when we had some travel plan changes. You won't find a better place to stay when visiting San Jose, Costa Rica!!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Antonia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Case 69 friendly staff local area lacking
Friendly helpful staff, clean and traditionally decorated rooms. Not much in the way of food or entertainment in area apart for an Irish pub. San Jose is not the jewel of Costa Rica and good as a stopover really.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

6/10 Okay

Ismael

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Spend your money with them or service will be bad
If you don't purchase tours from them you won't get good service, fumigation is need it badly and bring US dollars because breakfast is sold Im US dollars not their local currency! !
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Frederick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good and friendy
New owners, old TV's being upgraded, good showers, good location for walking, friendly, good value.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value, cozy hotel
Nice, cozy hotel in the heart of San Jose. It's located next to a few fun bars. The only complaints we have are that the shower water didn't stay warm very long.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

georgios

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A small oasis
A little bit out of the central area, but i considered that a positive (and i also found it to be walking distance from downtown). Really helpful staff and unique room. I only stayed a night and left early in the morning for a tour, so can't comment on breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Bonnie, Dallas

Liked: Staff & service
Staff like Henry, Giovanni, Carlos helped with Spa
Spanish speaking staff like Henry, Giovanni, Carla, Carlos, and others helped me with communication for third party contacting within hotel rules as I know only ten words or so for making phone needs known. They aren't concierge per se but can help if you provide numbers. Showers hot, fruit amazing, and fruit juice superb for mixing with protein powder for post dental work needs. Soft bakery bread paired with my foil tuna packets, since I didn't want to go out with fron teeth 2 days?.You need your own phone. Trains go by for 25 seconds several times daily but didn't disturb me, a light sleeper. Guests had the pass code.
Stayed 11 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Laraine, Austin, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable, Convenient Place to Explore the City
Warm, friendly, and safe, centrally located. Everyone speaks great English, delicious continental breakfast, easy walking distance to city center and museums. Very reasonably priced, and they even did our laundry for a small extra fee! A little piece of home in San Jose.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Fred

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value!
This is a friendly and accommodating place with much received for such a reasonable price. Only the call of Costa Rica's natural environment caused us to move after three nights.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to museums
Great breakfast fruits, fresh juice, coffee, bread

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to San Jose Centro. Walking distance.
Casa 69 is very accomodating and cozzy. It is like staying with friends.

8/10 Good

Mary, Gainesville, FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming out-of-the way place
On my first solo visit to this country, I was charmed by this little hotel, just a bit west of downtown San Jose. My room was spacious and the staff were helpful & accommodating.

10/10 Excellent

Wolfram

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

ramon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
it is a great place to stay,very close to everything,clean,well kept,the only one thing i will say that the breakfast included bread,coffe,fruit,but if you are in Costa Rica it should have Pinto,unfortunatly it had a cost of 5 dollars

10/10 Excellent

rodney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really great hotel, loved it.
Really nice hotel, a great value for the price point. The rooms are nicely decorated, functional and very clean, although a bit small. The bathroom towels were excellent, very soft. You can tell the place has a woman's touch. The room also has a small safe protect small valuables. The one thing that I I didn't like is that the food/fruit at breakfast needs to be better covered given that it's served in an area open to the elements and insects. The fruit was poorly wrapped and the bugs were all over the fruit. They have a deck on the top floor which is nice. It could use some better furniture and perhaps covered seating to prevent the furniture from getting soaked when it rains and to provide a bit of shade as well. Spending a few dollars to make the deck a little nicer would practically make this hotel the perfect place to stay for me. I'm probably going to make this place my preferred hotel during my visits to San Jose.

2/10 Terrible

Stuart

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Run... Run far, far way.
Bad neighborhood, dirty pillows, not hot water, rude staff... shady place at best. Read that someone was murdered here 1.5 years ago... that's always nice.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
hotel is next to the train. Train horn is LOUD and they HONK the horn every 30 minutes.

8/10 Good

Ron, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An attractively decorated hotel close to the city
I stayed at Casa 69 for 4 nights which was my third time at the hotel. The first two times I stayed at the main house and this last time I stayed at the "annex" on the other side of the street. Both parts of the hotel are clean and extremely well decorated. However, the main part of the hotel is far more interesting because there is a fishpond at the back and the rooms have been built around a large tree, almost giving the upstairs rooms the impression of living in a tree house. When I arrived I was not asked which part of the hotel I would prefer and was given a room across the street. I found the rooms on the other side of the street to be nice but not particularly interesting, just another hotel. Without the ability to select which part of the hotel I am going to stay at, I won't be going back. However, the staff is excellent and the morning breakfast of coffee, fruit and bread is extremely healthy.

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is a very place, and service was very good, especially Daniel who helped me out with something I needed. I recommend the place.

6/10 Okay

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely cosy place- shame about the trains!
Lovely place with very friendly staff and good breakfast. We were made to feel at home when we arrived and given breakfast on our day of arrival. The rooftop terrace is nice but was a little windy. The major downside is the extremely noisy trains which pass very close to the hotel and sound their horns incessantly- a noise which penetrates through even the most dense earplugs! Be warned!

10/10 Excellent

Darlene, Regina, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Near perfect Bed and Breakfast
We only have positive things to say about Casa 69. The location was perfect. Within less than 10 minute walk from the Jade and National Museums. A few minutes more and one is downtown on the walking street. The hotel is beautifully decorated in a tropical theme. Rooms are clean and bright. Staff are friendly, helpful and informative. Breakfasts are outstanding with self serve tropical fruit plate, fresh French loafs, coffee and juice. One can also have pancakes, bacon and eggs, omelettes, etc. Area on the roof has loungers for reading or relaxing. Staff will arrange transportation. Everything about this place is positive!

2/10 Terrible

R., Guatemala

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Incredibly loud
It was really bad, two nights of poor sleep. The guests were extremely noisy inside and there are two very active night clubs next door. In spite of strict noise regulations in San Jose, the party continued until 2 a.m. A real pity. The hotel includes an Annex, if you are placed in the annex, it is even more noisy.

10/10 Excellent

DJ, Chicago

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing good feeling
Staff is the greatest and I like everything about this hotel. Will be back and that is because of this hotel. Can't say I have ever wanted to return to a place before because of the hotel but that's how much I loved it.

8/10 Good

Giorgio, Vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good value
It was a short stay. Location OK, staff very good and lots of place to eat within easy walking distance.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff there are VERY FRIENDLY! We have like a million questions and they are always so patient with us and help as much as they can. Really generous and nice peopel! And Lucy the cat!! Super sweet and not afraid of people at all!

10/10 Excellent

gerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

gerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Evan

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Loud Trains. Weak breakfast. Good location.
Trains constantly driving by and are very loud. This was the biggest downside. Another issue was the breakfast; some small pieces of white bread with bananas and pineapple. That's it. So when you pay for breakfast included you could really just go buy a banana, pineapple and some bread at the store instead. Staff were friendly and location was good.

10/10 Excellent

Eri, San Francisco, CA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Staff, Great Location
The staff here were amazing, especially Danny. They were always there to greet me and helpful in ensuring my comfort and trip planning. My room was nice. Just outside was a water garden which was peaceful when sleeping. The hotel has a few dogs and cats. The little dogs greeted me every time I came back to the hotel. I suppose if you do not like animals, this would not be the place for you. There are train tracks nearby. They didn't bother me, but you will hear them mostly during the rush hour.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unfriendly staff/policies
I have many tico friends and the hotel was completely rude to them. We wanted to watch some youtube videos in my room and had to pay $20 for them to enter my room. I thought Costa Rica was a free country. I should be able to have guests without any question. The staff made me feel like I was in jail. The floors inside my room were creaky and I'm not talking about a little but A LOT and it was almost the entire floor. I'm sure every time I had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, I woke the room next door. The bed was creaky too. I only stayed at this place for two days. I was in San Jose for an additional 5 nights so I found a better place.

6/10 Okay

Adrian, Virginia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
nice place centric and good price
I think this is a good place very close to San Pedro mall and there are several bars just around the corner, in general is a good place but just be aware there are several dogs they dont do anything but I think it is good to know, also I spent three nights at this place and they ask me to clean myu room the very last day when I was leaving, so if you want they to clean your room I guess you have to ask them for it.

10/10 Excellent

wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy
We went back to Casa 69 3 times during our month stay in Costa Rica. Ricardo went out of his way to make us feel at home. Enrique with his great smile greeted us each morning at breakfast. This cute little hotel is warm and inviting. We loved the rooftop at night with the city lights.

10/10 Excellent

Kari-Lynn, vancouver, canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best staff ever!
Lovely little place with incredible staff and clean, well appointed rooms. The staff made us feel completely at home and like we were old friends. In all of my travels I have rarely experienced that type of effortless customer service. The nearby train is a bit startling at first but it becomes oddly comforting quite quickly. They offer white noise machine if the sounds outside bother you. The inner courtyards are a wonderful little oasis in the city. Highly recommend this hotel!

8/10 Good

Danna, Seattle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great local B&B
This B &B was a good value for the price. Good location and friendly staff. Liked 2 out 3 dogs a lot. Cat was charming. The breakfast was a bit boring with only fruit and a baguette. Would have liked a bit more variety or local fare. Train service starts at 5:00 am, but don't think you would find a place that wasn't impacted by the noise

6/10 Okay

Sam, United States of America

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Extremely noisy location!
The hotel was adequate. The worst part was it's location near train tracks. The train would blow it's horn every few seconds as it passed. The train's first pass began at 5 am and continued into the evening. There was no AC in the rooms. Therefore the room was stuffy during the day. The room was OK at night when things cooled down. The included breakfast was fruit and bread. The fruit was excellent. The same type of bread was served everyday. Some change would have been nice.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value
Enjoyed my stay. It is a great value, nothing fancy just a basic room which is all I needed. The owner is quite nice and it's a quaint little place. I would stay again. Perfect if you are on a budget.

8/10 Good

Amanda, Miami Beach, FL

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and value!
Great value, amazing location, great breakfast! Very convenient to cool area with great restaurants and right in the middle of great nightlife.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff
Very helpful with taxi services and surrounding stores

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place but loud
Near the train and several bars so it's always loud. The horn of the train goes all night but the hotel is a great stay.

10/10 Excellent

Felix, Miami

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice close to san jose centro
Excellent, friendly staff. Close to museums, restaurants and downtown. I feel at home and very safe and secure.

10/10 Excellent

MC, San Jose, CR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love privacy
Very comfy and private. Gotta love that. Close to San Jose nearby attractions.

10/10 Excellent

John , P

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Definitely surprised in a great way
I was a little weary when I made this reservation. I had never been to this hotel but I was so pleasantly surprised. Every thing was wonderful. The staff were so nice and friendly. I felt like I was staying at a family members house. They even had cats, dogs and a koi pond. My room was very nice One day asked for extra towels and they were more than willing to bend over backwards for me I will definitely come back and stay there I love this place 🙂🙂🙂

2/10 Terrible

Mila, Miami

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Why is this hotel even on this website?
The hotel site read complimentary pick up at airport if ample notice was given. Total Lie. I had to pay the driver. The room as promised me by the owner was to have a terrace. The room door didn't even secure properly. No terrace and in front of the room there was a second floor landing made of tin and it was raining when I arrived. Tin room rain drops are loud and annoying. There were stray dogs and cats in the hotel so the smell was nauseating. The room was tiny with bare space surrounding the king size bed. It felt like the Bates Motel and a manic would appear any moment! I immediately checked out after 10 minutes upon checking in. This hotel should be banned and closed. I was told their location across the street was better but I don't see how it could be.

10/10 Excellent

Amy, Lakeland, MN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic family friendly hotel
We stayed at Casa 69 for three nights. Our room was spacious and clean. The staff was welcoming and helpful. The complimentary breakfast included fresh fruit, juice, coffee and bread. For an additional fee you could order pancakes, eggs and some other items. Our children loved the pets. The main building has a handful of the sweetest dogs you will ever meet. I enjoyed my morning greeting from Rosa the big shaggy dog. Out building (across the street) has a mama cat in one of the sheds with a litter of four tiny kittens. We named them and enjoyed seeing the each morning. The pets are well care for and don't bother you (if you aren't an animal person). None of them went into our room. The only complaint would be that the hotel is about 150 feet from a frequently used railway. The train sounds it horn when going through the area and it is very loud. I had no problems sleeping through it but others might. Additionally, there was a pretty busy bar on the corner and the bar crowd can get a little loud and rowdy. All things considered this was an excellent hotel and I will definitely return! We loved it.

10/10 Excellent

Gino

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Dave , Washington State

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff and close to down town
Great food and the staff makes you feel right at home

8/10 Good

Chuck, Davenport,Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and secured Hotel
Nice and secured hotel, staff was friendly and helpful.. Walking distance to downtown. Wi-Fi needs to be improved. I will be coming back stay when I come back to Casta Rica.