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Hotel Bougainvillea San José

3.5 star property

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Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Gym
  • Laundry
$221
includes taxes & fees
Sep 3 - Sep 4

Explore the area

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100 metros al oeste de Santo Tomas, Santo Tomas, Heredia, Nov-00
  • Central Park
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Sabana Park
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • National Stadium of Costa Rica
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • San José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Mountain View | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Mountain View

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(15 reviews)
  • 355 sq ft
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, iron/ironing board, free cribs/infant beds

Quadruple Room Standard with Mountain View

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4

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About this property

Hotel Bougainvillea San José

3.5-star Santo Tomas hotel with restaurant
This hotel features an outdoor pool, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a bar/lounge, outdoor tennis courts, and a business center.
Hotel Bougainvillea San José offers 81 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and hair dryers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. 32-inch LCD televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include outdoor tennis courts, an outdoor pool, and a fitness center.
In addition to an outdoor pool, Hotel Bougainvillea San José provides outdoor tennis courts and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary.

Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 1200 square feet (111 square meters) include conference space. This Santo Tomas hotel also offers a library, a vending machine, and multilingual staff. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Hotel Bougainvillea San José has designated areas for smoking.

Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM.
Vitrales - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, dinner, and light fare. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: CRC 9,875 for adults and CRC 9,875 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Vitrales

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor tennis courts
  • Gym
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Piano

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • In-room crib
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 1,200 square feet of conference space
  • Business center
  • Computer station
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers

Spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1989
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LCD TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 5 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately CRC 9875 for adults and CRC 9875 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Bougainvillea Hotel
Bougainvillea Santo Domingo
Hotel Bougainvillea
Hotel Bougainvillea Santo Domingo
Hotel Bougainvillea Costa Rica/Province Of Heredia
Hotel Bougainvillea Santo Tomas
Bougainvillea Santo Tomas
Hotel Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea Jose Santo Tomas
Hotel Bougainvillea San José Hotel
Hotel Bougainvillea San José Santo Tomas
Hotel Bougainvillea San José Hotel Santo Tomas

Hotel Bougainvillea San José Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 327 out of 419 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 77 out of 419 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 419 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 419 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 419 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Enrique A.

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay if you’re in the area.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

mary

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

José María

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

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

Excellent hotel with wonderful gardens

This hotel is made by the wonderful gardens. I enjoyed just wandering around looking for birds. Garden staff good at pointing things out for you. Food good and breakfast plentyful. They gave us a kettle for pur morning tea. So good booked to stay at end of trip as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Burton

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed our stay at Hotel Bougainvillea. The room was nice and comfortable, the balcony had a nice view of the front garden, the breakfast buffet was good, the hotel grounds were super, and the staff was fabulous! After breakfast we walked the grounds bird watching and admiring the diversity of plants present. The staff, especially Leta, were friendly and super helpful. We had trouble getting our reserved car from an agency upon our arrival at the airport so we needed help securing our rental vehicle the next day from the hotel. Not being a Spanish speaker, Leta offered her help for better communication with the rental car staff. Leta reduced our stress and helped make arrangements for transportation to the rental car office. Thank you Leta!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

catherine

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and comfortable rooms. Good breakfast. Friendly professional staff. Beautiful gardens.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

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

Wonderful.

Wonderful stay near Heredia. I can't say enough great things. The food, the staff, the beds...the garden 😱. Will be back to stay at Bougainvillea again!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

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

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful botanical retreat. Great breakfast and optional meals if you want to eat in. I would highly recommend this wonderful place.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful facilities and gardens with lots of birds.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jordan, Savannah

Liked: Cleanliness
Beautiful large gardens in the back and an excellent restaurant make this a very special stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Allyson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a very clean, comfortable, well appointed hotel with a very large & beautiful garden that is great for bird watching. The staff are friendly & professional. My only complaint would be that you can hear all the noises of plumbing or people moving around/talking during the night, and of the birds when they start calling very early in the morning. So if you are bothered by noise, bring earplugs.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

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

8/10 Good

LeAvis, N Falmouth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant surprise recommendation from a friend.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marise

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
it was perfect
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

ROBERT

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is beautiful but the grounds are magnificent! Beautiful artwork throughout the hotel. Good bar and excellent restaurant. The hotel is away from the noise of the city but close enough for only a short drive
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property and amazing staff!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nancy, Charlottesville

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love staying.there. I wish they had mini frigerators in the rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful grounds for walking or sitting enjoying nature. The staff always friendly, courteous & very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

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

Wonderful hotel with amazing gardens

I love hotel Bouganvilla. The gardens are like being in a park or botanical garden. Beautiful. Rooms are comfortable, beds and pillows were great. There wasn’t a fridge in the room, which would have been a plus. Breakfast is plentiful and tasty. A little variety after a couple days would have been nice. But very good over all ! Service is wonderful in every area.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff friendly, efficient and accommodating. Beautifully decorated but not ostentatious. Comfortable. Extensive grounds beautifully landscaped.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jean

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a fantastic hotel to get just a little out of San Jose but still be close enough in to get to the airport within 45 minutes. The gardens and birds are spectacular. For those who love birding, look for Eduardo in the gardens who knows where literally everything is. Parking here can be tight so be warned. Staff is wonderful, the beds are great and the shower has actual hot water and water pressure.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024