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Hotel El Portico

3.0 star property

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Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Hot Tub
  • Room service
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
4 Km este del Cruce de Barva Birri, San Jose De La Montana, Heredia
  • Cafe Britt Coffee Farm
    ‪12 min drive‬
  • Braulio Carrillo National Park
    ‪18 min drive‬
  • Barva Volcano
    ‪21 min drive‬
  • San José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)
    ‪18 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Romantic Cabin, 1 Queen Bed, Fireplace, Garden View

Romantic Cabin, 1 Queen Bed, Fireplace, Garden View | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Romantic Cabin, 1 Queen Bed, Fireplace, Garden View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Exclusive Room | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Exclusive Room

  • 269 sq ft
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed | Individually decorated, individually furnished, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Hotel El Portico

3-star San Jose De La Montana hotel with restaurant
An indoor pool, a restaurant, and a coffee shop/cafe are available at this hotel. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a spa tub, a meeting room, and a garden are onsite.
Hotel El Portico offers 15 accommodations with private pools and private plunge pools. Rooms open to patios. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This San Jose De La Montana hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site.
Hotel El Portico features an indoor pool and a spa tub. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This business-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, a garden, and a picnic area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Hotel El Portico has designated areas for smoking.

A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Indoor pool
  • Spa tub

Family friendly

  • Crib (surcharge)
  • Indoor pool
  • Private plunge pool

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Crib (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Private plunge pool
  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - midnight
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after midnight please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 15.0 per day

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 15.0 per day

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
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Hotel El Portico San Jose De La Montana
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Hotel El Portico Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 45 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 45 reviews" "

5.8/10

Cleanliness

6.6/10

Staff & service

5.6/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Yohandris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place..!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Stephanie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cecilia

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bonito Challet. SILENCIO Y PAZ. Buen clima . Volveremos . Limpio. Personal muy atento
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I spent the worse night at this hotel!!!! A romantic night end up with allergies in a dirty room. Bedding was horrible and I’m not sure it was clean. The mattress was very old and worn out. The bathroom wasn’t any better, flushing handle was broken, I had to remove the lid of the tank to pull the chain to flush it.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very dusty and dirty. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
JUNGLE STAY
This hotel is in the Jungle and high in the Mountains by a non active volcano. Far away from alot of activities and resturants. They have a resturant in Hotel but if you want some fast food, have to go into town which is far to get it. relaxation and quite you will find here, no ocean is near. A MUST IS TO RENT A CAR WITH A GPS.

6/10 Okay

Anonymous

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Family staff, great food & location
Owned & run by a family; very personalized & caring; food was delicious; very close to rain forests and volcanos; had path, on property, to waterfall, and saw sloths and orchids; fantastic view from upper level; rooms basic but clean. Hotel was away from the bustle of San Jose, so in quiet area, yet close enough to grocery stores and gas stations. We would definitely return there; very reasonable.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Had a great trip! Thank you
We went as a couple for a relaxing and yet exciting vacation and that's exactly what we got! The rooms were great, the view was awesome, and the friendly staff was amazing. I would definitely go back and stay! The hotel was very clean and staff was so helpful in finding things to visit and transportation to get there. Any where you want to go they can set it up. Had a blast and couldn't have wanted a better place to stay! Thanks again!

8/10 Good

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nos gustó!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
El lugar fue muy bonito, nada más que no había agua caliente y nunca logramos conectarnos a la red de wifi entonces no tuvimos internet. La comida del desayuno estuvo bien pero tampoco fue increíble. El salchichón estaba feo. Pero lo demás estuvo bien.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

MARCO

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
BELLO LUGAR CON FALTA DE AMOR POR SU PROPIETARIO
El lugar está falta de mantenimiento, sucio hasta debajo de la cama, es muy lindo, falta de amor departe del propietario ya que se presta porque es muy bonito
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Diana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Muy mala experiencia
Muy mala experiencia, ademas de carisimo. Pagamos $107, esperando una habitación "exclusiva", como la anuncian, y lo que encontramos fue una habitación prácticamente en estado de abandono. Telas de arañas por todo lado, una caja usada de preservativos debajo de la cama, ropa de cama con olor a humedad, y como si fuera poco, no nos pudimos bañar porque no llega casi nada de agua a la ducha ni al inodoro. Muy mala experiencia, ademas de cara
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Limpieza instalaciones
La limpieza en general era mala, telas de araña en la paredes y en las ventanas, la chimenea no encendió, el agua caliente no funcionó, la ropa de cama no era la mejor, cosas positivas el desayuno estaba rico
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

2/10 Terrible

Manuel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pesimo
Pesimo el peor hotel en que me he hospedado. Mal servicio. Nunca volveria ni lo recomiendo
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel en decadencia, habitación muy sucia, llena de telas de araña, cortina de la ducha llenas de hongos. Comida de mala calidad excepto el desayuno, que fue lo único rescatable del hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
Donde se encuentra ubicado en hotel es increíble, el ambiente rústico es genial y el contacto con la naturaleza. Por otro lado, es importante que las habitaciones estén bien limpias, incluyendo la ropa de cama, debido a que sentimos mucho polvo y olores de humedad en las sábanas. Pero en general la estadía estuvo bien.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Es decepcionante que las fotografias muestren lo que ya no es el hotel la piscina no tiene mantenimiento super sucia y con una nata y la limpieza de la habitaciones con telas de araña por todo lado aparte de arañas muertas. Duran una eternidad para servir la comida. No hay agua caliente xq es de gas el calentador y ni funcionaba.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

4/10 Poor

Eric Antonio

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
En abandono total
El hotel está en estado caótico, la piscina está abandonada, el área común se ve sucio, desordenado, la habitación mal iluminada, fugas de agua, ducha en mal estado, pocos y en mal estado los Tomás corriente...En fin, en abandono total.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

4/10 Poor

Francisco

Disliked: Staff & service
De inicio quisieron cambiar las condiciones, no lo recomiendo
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good
Nice and spacious cabins, hot shower, good breakfast. Very quiet, shops half an hour walk, easy access to National Park and volcano if open. Safety protocols strictly enforced including temperature check at check-in.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

6/10 Okay

Yerling

Traveled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
estadia
El exterior es lindo pero esta muy descuidado, el sácate muy alto, la piscina esta en des uso y el área en general esta descuidada y tiene mal olor, la habitación tenia no estaba en perfectas condiciones, pero era funcional.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

2/10 Terrible

Bernardo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
pesima experiencia
un lugar para no volver...de hecho no nos quedamos
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020