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City Express by Marriott San Jose Costa Rica

3.0 star property
3-star hotel near Costa Rica Convention Center

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Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking
Exterior
Lobby
32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels, TV
Room, 1 Queen Bed

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Diagonal a McDonalds, del Centro Comercial Real Cariari, Ulloa, Heredia, 40101
  • Plaza Real Cariari
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Costa Rica Convention Center
    ‪13 min walk‬
  • Multiplaza Mall Escazu
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • San José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

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Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(14 reviews)
  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Room, 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Down comforters, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(10 reviews)
  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Room, 1 Single Bed

Room, 1 Single Bed

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the area

Ulloa

Ciudad Cariari stay.With a stay at this Ciudad Cariari hotel, you'll be within 2 miles (3 km) of Costa Rica Convention Center and 6 miles (10 km) of City Mall. Also within 9 miles (15 km) are Museum of Costa Rican Art and Spirogyra Butterfly Garden.

What's nearby

  • Plaza Real Cariari - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Costa Rica Convention Center - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Multiplaza Mall Escazu - 9 min drive - 4.9 km
  • Avenida Escazú Shopping Center - 10 min drive - 6.3 km
  • Terrazas Lindora Shopping Center - 10 min drive - 7.8 km

Getting around

  • San Antonio de Belen Station - 8 min drive
  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Deck Cafe - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪RostiPollos - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Las Tejas - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪El Novillo Alegre - ‬3 min drive

About this property

City Express by Marriott San Jose Costa Rica

3-star hotel near Costa Rica Convention Center
A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. Business amenities include a business center and meeting rooms. Free breakfast is served daily. A roundtrip airport shuttle is free (available on request). A fitness center, a vending machine, and coffee/tea in a common area are also featured at the business-friendly City Express by Marriott San Jose Costa Rica. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Ulloa hotel is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 134 guestrooms or units
  • 6 levels
  • Meeting rooms
  • Built in 2012
  • Continental breakfast (free)
  • Business facilities
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Television in lobby
  • Elevator
  • No smoking on site
City Express by Marriott San Jose Costa Rica offers 134 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Beds feature down comforters. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Ulloa hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access, with a WiFi speed of 25+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as phones; local, long-distance, and international calls are all complimentary (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, Spanish

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free roundtrip airport shuttle from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM at scheduled times and on request
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Gym
  • TV in common areas

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Smooth flooring in room
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free international calls
  • Free local calls
  • Free long-distance calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 1 PM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a smoke detector, and window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB International, Union Pay, debit cards, and cash. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed. For guests' safety, the property includes a carbon monoxide detector, a smoke detector, and window guards in each accommodation. This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott).

We should mention

  • Up to 2 children 12 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

Jose Aeropuerto Hotel
Jose Aeropuerto Hotel City Express San
City Express San Jose Airport Hotel San Antonio de Belen
City Express San Jose Airport Hotel
City Express San Jose Airport San Antonio de Belen
City Express San Jose Airport
City Express San Jose Airport Hotel Ciudad Cariari
City Express San Jose Airport Ciudad Cariari

City Express by Marriott San Jose Costa Rica Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 481 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 332 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 118 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 35 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 36 out of 1002 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Lindsay

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Convince, friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Jesus, Chandler

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Free shuttle to airport was good...rooms are small but very adequate...staff was friendly...breakfast was good...
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Viqar

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Hotel offered airport pickup but there was no shuttle that created lot of disturbance additional cost of $40
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Aliesha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Awesome. Thanks for being a life saver.after flights were delayed and we lost other reservations. Great staff. Clean. And friendly
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

David

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

Close by

Just stayed overnight from 2 weeks in Costa Rica. Close to airport and some good restaurants nearby
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jonatan, San Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

SHAWN

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Close SJO and easy parking Breakfast is lackluster. Not adequate. But Coffee is satisfactory. Elevator broke was there. Overall recommend it due to its proximity to SJO airport
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Juan Mauricio

Disliked: Staff & service
room furniture needs refresh (drawers have unsafe handles); room is a bit small,
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Carlye, Flemington

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christine van

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Jennifer was excellent at checking and assured we would have an early shuttle in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

WINNA MAE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
GREAT SERVICE
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Mina

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Quick stay as we arrived into San Jose late and had to wait until the next day for a ride to the Caribbean side. Was expecting a bit more out of this facility given the reviews. Staff were as always great!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kenlly

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yanelis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rick L

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Harry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the clean, tiled rooms, comfortable bed, restaurants and food court next door, and courteous staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jose, hallandale

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

RICKY

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Area felt sketchy. Very basic Hotel. We stayed there for one night before heading to our destinación.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jorge Andres, denver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel and staff
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

Good

Good stay, comfortable bed. Was not offered any help bringing my very expensive suitcases up to my room.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No fridge on room
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025