Is parking available at the property?

Nearby parking is available for CRC 3500 per night, located 328 feet away and open 24 hours.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

A complimentary full breakfast is served on weekdays from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 1:00 PM to 11:59 PM, and check-out is until 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request.

Are airport shuttle services available?

Airport shuttle services are available; details regarding pricing and arrangements can be obtained at the front desk.

What accessibility features does the property offer for guests with disabilities?

The property features limited wheelchair accessibility, including step-free entrances and accessible public areas.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The property is located in the heart of Alajuela, within a 5-minute walk of Central Park and Juan Santamaria Historical Museum, and is approximately 3.4 km from Juan Santamaria International Airport.

What are the policies regarding children staying at the property?

Children are welcome at the property, and there is no mention of a minimum age for children to stay for free.

Hotel Pacande B&B

What guests think

Across the reviews, Hotel Pacande B&B is praised for its warm, helpful staff and convenient location near the airport, offering budget, no frills stays with generally good breakfasts, though cleanliness and room comfort can vary.

Rooms are simple; many lack air conditioning and can feel warm, and some guests noted noise from streets, doors, or early morning birds. Facilities are basic, with modest common areas like a small courtyard and shared kitchen, and parking is either on the street or at a nearby paid lot. Overall, expect a practical, budget stopover.

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Facilities

Facilities are basic, with a small courtyard and a shared kitchen noted. Several guests reported no dedicated parking, using on street or nearby paid lots.

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Marie-pier

9 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nous avons été surpris de l’emplacement de l’hôtel! Par contre l’intérieur est invitant et propre. Le haut de notre chambre était difficile d’accès dû au plafond très bas et escalier un peu dangereuse. Pas de savon, débarbouillette…. Point positif, le personnel est très accueillant et à l’écoute et le déjeuner très bon pour le prix que nous avons payé la chambre.

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Nery

7 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast area was lovely

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Tonny

27 Dec 2021

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Stayed 1 night

Et autentisk lille lokalt hotel med god service og god pris. Rigtig hyggeligt med morgenmad tilbered i den lille gårdhave.

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May

28 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice room, nice staff, nice location. Walkable to parks, stores, restaurants, markets, bus stations,.. The kitchen has microwave, electric kettle and other things.

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Anthony

17 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Perfect room, private bathroom with hot water shower, fast internet, kitchen area, secure and charming. Very professional and friendly staff. Perfect central location surrounded by restaurants, stores, bars and parks. Five minute taxi to the airport for $8. Easy five star review for this excellent place.

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Martha

19 Dec 2021

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Stayed 1 night

The attendant was great but will not stay again. The hotel is very small, one main room with big bed and no space to move and traveling with 3 others made it for a very uncomfortable stay. The loft had three twins but you couldn\'t stand without hitting your head, the metal spiral staircase was scary as heck, there was no AC, only one small light in shared space, hotel is old, and in the center of town was the worst idea, was a nightmare to unload on the street, with major traffic and then try to find a "public parking," lot as there is no dedicated space, we checked out before breakfast soooo

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Alan

24 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel a buen precio , tenia desayuno incluido. Esta muy cerca del hotel, lo recomiendo si lo usas para llegada o salida del pais o si vas de paso. Lo unico que no me gusto es por que dice que tienen estacionamiento y no tienen. Pero hay estacionamiento a 2 cuadras pero es gasto extra.

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David

29 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Centrally located. A bit of heavy traffic getting to the El Centro, but close to the airport. Breakfast is included at a VERY reasonable cost for the entire stay.

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Cornelius

23 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Had everything needed. Close to the airport no issues. Parking is on the street

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Arnaud

23 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nous avons était agréablement accueillis, la chambre grande et très propre, des sanitaires partagés, un espace commun cuisine et un petit jardin, avec une ambiance calme, cela en fait un hôtel de ville proche de l’aéroport avec des distributeurs d’argent et de quoi se restaurer au coin de la rue.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness feedback is mixed: many guests found rooms clean, but several reported stained linens, unclean bathrooms, or even cockroaches. Housekeeping quality appears inconsistent.

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Shauna

2 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice little place to stay for a few days while exploring San Jose. We called it our treehouse. Very close to everything, staff is very kind and helpful. Great bakery just around the corner to pick up amazing goodies. Lovely breakfast at the hotel in the am. They will arrange a shuttle to and from the airport for you. $20USD for our group of 5. $10USD for the way back to the airport!the beds were clean. The only complaint I do have is that our bathroom didn’t feel clean at all. Otherwise, we loved it.

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Jennifer

26 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay, clean and organized.

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Debora

8 Mar 2023

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Chambre pas propre. Toiles d’araignée dans les coins de la chambre. Nous avons vu une coquerelle dans la salle de bain. Notre chambre était à côté de la cuisine donc le bruit des assiettes nous a réveillé. Nous avons été accueillis par un homme en pyjama et pied nu. Le seul bon point est qu’il était bien situé.

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Cassi

23 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

It was a nice little hotel. The rooms were clean. The only issues were that there was no air conditioning, so the room was hot, which made it hard to fall asleep. Also, this might have been unique to the rooms we had, but the motion light kept turning on and off throughout the night right outside our rooms. And there were just screens instead of windows on one side of our room, so we could hear the birds singing at 5:30 in the morning and they were pretty loud. The staff was super friendly though, and the breakfast was good.

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Marbeth

12 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Cuando nos entregaron la habitación estaba Sucia y en desorden. La joven de recepción tuvo que limpiarla ya que no había otra disponible. Lo que le tardó como 45 minutos. Estabamos tan cansados que nos dormimos en sillas de recepción.

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Joshua

25 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I stayed there for one night. Firstly the room has only a fan that barely works so the room is like a sauna. Also the sheets and pillow cases were all stained with blood and yellow stains which I found disgusting. Also don't rely on the breakfast, it's obviously a way to just chargre more without quality food. For the money we paid we could definitely find a better place.

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Stefan

30 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Alles war OK, sogar Check in nach Mitternacht, Personal gibt sich Mühe das man sich wohlfühlt, alles top sauber. Danke

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Denise

1 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

My room's only window was to the hallway which felt unsafe for a female solo traveler and the lamp didn't work and was CAKED in grime and there wasn't any toilet paper in the bathroom. Wouldn't stay again.

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Arnaud

23 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nous avons était agréablement accueillis, la chambre grande et très propre, des sanitaires partagés, un espace commun cuisine et un petit jardin, avec une ambiance calme, cela en fait un hôtel de ville proche de l’aéroport avec des distributeurs d’argent et de quoi se restaurer au coin de la rue.

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Pablo

10 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I couldn't stay in this place since when they gave me the room it was contaminated with cockroaches.

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Rooms

Rooms are basic and vary in size; several lack air conditioning and can be hot, and some are small or have low ceiling lofts. Noise from streets, thin walls, doors, or birds was mentioned, and some rooms share bathrooms or face hallways.

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Cassi

23 Feb 2026

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Stayed 1 night

It was a nice little hotel. The rooms were clean. The only issues were that there was no air conditioning, so the room was hot, which made it hard to fall asleep. Also, this might have been unique to the rooms we had, but the motion light kept turning on and off throughout the night right outside our rooms. And there were just screens instead of windows on one side of our room, so we could hear the birds singing at 5:30 in the morning and they were pretty loud. The staff was super friendly though, and the breakfast was good.

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Benoit

3 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Bel hôtel où les gens sont accueillants. Le seul point négatif est la rue passante (bruit), même la nuit.

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Joshua

25 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I stayed there for one night. Firstly the room has only a fan that barely works so the room is like a sauna. Also the sheets and pillow cases were all stained with blood and yellow stains which I found disgusting. Also don't rely on the breakfast, it's obviously a way to just chargre more without quality food. For the money we paid we could definitely find a better place.

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Martha

19 Dec 2021

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Stayed 1 night

The attendant was great but will not stay again. The hotel is very small, one main room with big bed and no space to move and traveling with 3 others made it for a very uncomfortable stay. The loft had three twins but you couldn\'t stand without hitting your head, the metal spiral staircase was scary as heck, there was no AC, only one small light in shared space, hotel is old, and in the center of town was the worst idea, was a nightmare to unload on the street, with major traffic and then try to find a "public parking," lot as there is no dedicated space, we checked out before breakfast soooo

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Alan

24 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel a buen precio , tenia desayuno incluido. Esta muy cerca del hotel, lo recomiendo si lo usas para llegada o salida del pais o si vas de paso. Lo unico que no me gusto es por que dice que tienen estacionamiento y no tienen. Pero hay estacionamiento a 2 cuadras pero es gasto extra.

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Juan Jose

2 Jan 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I didn’t do enough research before I booked this room. It was VERY small, about 8x12 and you had to share a bathroom. No AC It seemed clean enough and the staff was nice. We ended up leaving and staying at another hotel.

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Jing

19 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

When we checked in, only one staff was working there. He was extremely busy. Our check-in took too long. Whole night the noise around never stopped.

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Denise

1 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

My room's only window was to the hallway which felt unsafe for a female solo traveler and the lamp didn't work and was CAKED in grime and there wasn't any toilet paper in the bathroom. Wouldn't stay again.

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Jyothi

4 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed one night—clean & big room. Daniel arranged the shuttle service from the airport, the driver was good and Daniel ordered dinner from a restaurant for us. Good breakfast. Great place to stay near SJO!

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Erik

28 Jun 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

It’s a nice family run hotel. We have had enough space for our family of 5. The walls are thin so you hear the noises from early on ((5-6), which wasn’t so much of a problem for us being jet lagged coming from Europe. Good breakfast, helpful staff. It wasn’t the cleanest place but overall good value for money.

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Service

Service is widely praised as friendly and helpful, with staff arranging shuttles and accommodating late arrivals. A few guests experienced slow check in or room assignment issues.

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Jeannette

28 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great spot to stay when either arriving to San Jose or getting ready to leave the country. Some one at the desk 24/7. Will definitely stay again when traveling to Costa Rica!

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Karen

23 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was just a very simple place with not a lot of extras. We had no hand towel for the sink but there was a wash cloth hanging--wasnt sure if it was clean or not....but did have a few towels for the shower. The staff was amazing and communicated well prior to our arrival and were waiting for us when we arrived after midnight after our plane was delayed 3 hours. They were very helpful and welcoming. Breakfast was included and simple but delicous.

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Mark

2 May 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Booked a room with window and private bath. Checked in paid and was taken to a small room with no window and shared bath. I have stayed at the Pacande multiple times over 15 years and have never been treated this way. Pacande has changed in the last couple years for the worse. Will not recommend or stay here any more. Better hotels are a available for same price in the area.

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timothy

27 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Very helpful clerk's. Great airport pickup. Nice breakfast.

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Jenny

10 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Tiffany on the desk was brilliant, so helpful and her English was amazing, as was the young man who was there as well. Tiffany sorted a taxi for us and was so helpful. The room was clean and comfortable.

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Nicolas

22 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was awesome Tiffany and john helped me out alot thank you both

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Stefan

30 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Alles war OK, sogar Check in nach Mitternacht, Personal gibt sich Mühe das man sich wohlfühlt, alles top sauber. Danke

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Jing

19 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

When we checked in, only one staff was working there. He was extremely busy. Our check-in took too long. Whole night the noise around never stopped.

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Stefanie

23 Jan 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The owner of the hotel and his family are very lovely and helpful. They organized a shuttle from the airport to the hotel in advance. We arived around 10pm and therefore, were very greatful about the service. We had a huge and very comfortable bed. Since we stayed only for one night, we can't say much about the area but we felt really safe. We even had the opportunity to rent a car from them in good condition for a very good price. We would definitely recommend the hotel and the car service!

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John

8 Jan 2026

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was super helpful. We arrived late and they suggested a great place for dinner!

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Location

Convenient for SJO, with easy access to markets, shops, restaurants, and bus stations. Some noted busy streets and occasional noise, and a few felt the surrounding area less appealing at night.

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Marie-pier

9 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nous avons été surpris de l’emplacement de l’hôtel! Par contre l’intérieur est invitant et propre. Le haut de notre chambre était difficile d’accès dû au plafond très bas et escalier un peu dangereuse. Pas de savon, débarbouillette…. Point positif, le personnel est très accueillant et à l’écoute et le déjeuner très bon pour le prix que nous avons payé la chambre.

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Benoit

3 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Bel hôtel où les gens sont accueillants. Le seul point négatif est la rue passante (bruit), même la nuit.

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May

28 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice room, nice staff, nice location. Walkable to parks, stores, restaurants, markets, bus stations,.. The kitchen has microwave, electric kettle and other things.

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Jeannette

28 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great spot to stay when either arriving to San Jose or getting ready to leave the country. Some one at the desk 24/7. Will definitely stay again when traveling to Costa Rica!

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Kean

12 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Tiffany is so helpful for trip suggestions for local and nearby city like San Jose and Catargo. She help us find place for dilicious food, souvenir store, and place for coffee form CR. She also provide price info so we are assured. With affordablenprice, this place is 3 blocks away from market, central sqaure, and 5 blocks from bus station to San Jose. You can also take the bus to airport.

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David

27 Dec 2023

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Stayed 1 night

For the price and the location, this place is just average. It is only a ten minute Uber ride or 8.oo by red taxi. I liked staying here because it was so close to the airport and only a 7 minute taxi back to the rental car area to get a car. The breakfast was good and the staff are all kind, but the area around here is kind of sketchy. There are bars on all the windows and it makes one feel unsafe, but this hotel only has one way to get in, and they keep it secure. We felt safe here once inside, but walking around outside was done with caution, but then again, your in San Jose, so everywhere feels sketchy.

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David

29 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Centrally located. A bit of heavy traffic getting to the El Centro, but close to the airport. Breakfast is included at a VERY reasonable cost for the entire stay.

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Cornelius

23 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Had everything needed. Close to the airport no issues. Parking is on the street

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marc

27 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was great. Location convenient to the airport. No frills accommodations. Need a place to clean up and get some rest, it does the job.

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Jim

21 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very friendly and helpful staff, a good budget hotel close to SJO Airport. Nothing fancy but a good value.

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Dining

Breakfast is generally good to very good and often included, with traditional options mentioned. A few guests found it limited or poor, but there are also good restaurants nearby.

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Karen

23 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was just a very simple place with not a lot of extras. We had no hand towel for the sink but there was a wash cloth hanging--wasnt sure if it was clean or not....but did have a few towels for the shower. The staff was amazing and communicated well prior to our arrival and were waiting for us when we arrived after midnight after our plane was delayed 3 hours. They were very helpful and welcoming. Breakfast was included and simple but delicous.

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Janice

23 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Super-friendly staff, good restaurants nearby, great breakfast included. We have stayed here often!

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Joshua

25 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I stayed there for one night. Firstly the room has only a fan that barely works so the room is like a sauna. Also the sheets and pillow cases were all stained with blood and yellow stains which I found disgusting. Also don't rely on the breakfast, it's obviously a way to just chargre more without quality food. For the money we paid we could definitely find a better place.

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Sarah

12 Jan 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The staff were wonderful and welcoming. The area around the hotel was ok. Nothing open by 10pm. We had a king bed and our own bathroom. The bed was decent. The breakfast was wonderful cooked by the staff fresh!

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Marius

17 Dec 2025

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Stayed 1 night

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Henric

22 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff, close to airport Nice breakfast

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Jyothi

4 Jan 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed one night—clean & big room. Daniel arranged the shuttle service from the airport, the driver was good and Daniel ordered dinner from a restaurant for us. Good breakfast. Great place to stay near SJO!

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MARIANA

9 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel muito simples, próximo do aeroporto. Passamos apenas uma noite para seguir viagem para outro destino. Café da manhã deixa muito a desejar, em especial para brasileiros acostumados com fartura e formato Buffet para degustação a vontade.

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Ginney

18 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staffs were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was delicious. I had a room in the back yard so it waS very quiet. The heat was not brothered us at all. Overall. I would rate it 9/10.

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Pamela

25 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The lovely staff are what make this property so special. Very helpful and accommodating. They take the time to explain everything to you. Breakfast was a delicious traditional Costa Rican breakfast of eggs, rice & beans, coffee, fruit.

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Hotel Pacande B&B

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Classic Triple Room, Multiple Beds

Family Room, Multiple Beds

Classic Double Room

Comfort Quadruple Room, Multiple Beds

Economy Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Classic Room

Economy Double Room, 2 Twin Beds

Basic Quadruple Room, 2 Double Beds

Economy Quadruple Room, Multiple Beds

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