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Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG

3.0 star property

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Free daily buffet breakfast
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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Pool View | Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing
Outdoor pool, pool loungers

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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1 Km E from Juan SantaMaria Airport, Rio Segundo, Alajuela
  • Place, Casino Fiesta
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, City Mall
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Costa Rica Convention Center
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Airport, San José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)
    ‪14 min walk‬

Room options

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Room amenity

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(121 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Pool View

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(10 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Microwave, Pool View

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Microwave (Minifridge)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Microwave (Minifridge)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Pool View

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(15 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Standard Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(59 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications) | Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, soundproofing

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(15 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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About this property

Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG

Along with an outdoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a 24-hour health club and coffee/tea in a common area. Free buffet breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking and a free airport shuttle. Additionally, 24-hour room service, a business centre and dry cleaning are on-site. Housekeeping is available on request.
Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG offers 100 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature premium bedding. LCD televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include baths or showers with a rainfall showerhead, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour health club.
The free breakfast at Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Casino Fiesta. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas, free self-parking and a free round-trip airport shuttle.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, tour or ticket assistance and luggage storage
  • On-site recreation includes a 24-hour gym
  • Guests really like the accommodation for the cleanliness and comfy beds
  • Just a 3-minute drive from City Mall and a few minutes from Juan Santamaria Historical Museum
  • Free airport shuttle service
Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG offers its guests an outdoor pool and a 24-hour health club. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. Business amenities include a business centre and 2 meeting rooms. Free breakfast is available daily. A roundtrip airport shuttle is free (available 24 hours). A vending machine, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands are also featured at the business-friendly Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Rio Segundo hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free buffet breakfast daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
24-hour room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • 24-hour free return airport shuttle
  • Free secured, uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • 24-hour health club
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift (107 centimetre wide door)
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (86 centimetre high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Biodegradable drinking straws available
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options
  • Water dispenser usage encouraged

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: 2:00 AM

Early check-in subject to availability

Early check-in is available for a fee

Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for CRC 5400.0 per stay.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: CRC 5400.0 per stay

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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 and cash
Cashless transactions are available
This property uses some solar energy
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system and a first aid kit
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Holiday Inn Express Jose Hotel Costa San Airport Rica

Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport

Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport Hotel Alajuela

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Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport Alajuela

Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport Hotel

Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport Rio Segundo

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Express San Jose Costa Rica

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Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1211 out of 1661 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 310 out of 1661 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 77 out of 1661 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 29 out of 1661 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 34 out of 1661 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Paula, Renton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spotless
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

IMELDA

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

KENNETH

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room very close to the San Jose airport for our early morning flight. The staff was very friendly and accommodating and the shuttle to the airport runs 24/7 which was perfect for us. Great service all the way around.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Dennis

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Paula, Renton

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spotless
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Edith

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fast and friendly
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice and close to the airport. Transportation was a plus getting back and forth to the airport. Check in was easy and breakfast was great.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Harvey

clean and e
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Laurieann

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was very clean. It has a great location close to the airport. The staff was very friendly. The only negative that I can find is that the breakfast was not very good. It could use some improvement.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Claudia

Excellent location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jessen

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jayme

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice amenities. Pool was lovely. N8ce view of the mountains
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Nicole

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Trina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff, nice room, delicious hot breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Everything you'd expect from a holiday inn- clean, comfortable, great breakfast with a mix of Costa Rican and more "American" style options.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Manrique

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stay here every time I travel back and forth from Costa Rica to Canada. The staff are magnificent and the breakfast is delicious. My daughter enjoys the pool and our rooms are always clean and I appreciate the blackout curtains.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

david

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Very short stay but very late arrival. Was executed perfectly thanks . Will use again if needed
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Lloyd

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Heidi

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

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