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

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, Ojo de Agua Spa Park
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, San José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)
    ‪14 min walk‬

Room options

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(115 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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

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

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

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

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

Standard Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(55 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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

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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 fitness centre 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 fitness centre.
The free breakfast at Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you'll be close to City Mall. 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 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 fitness centre. 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

  • Gym
  • 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 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.

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

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Holiday Inn Express San Jose Costa Rica Airport by IHG Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1194 out of 1627 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 297 out of 1627 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 76 out of 1627 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 28 out of 1627 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 32 out of 1627 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Gabriel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was clean shuttle for dinner and airport was very convenient. Breakfast was good as well. Only small comment was two of the USB parts near the desk did not work. Aside from that great day!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to airport, convenient airport shuttle and good breakfast offered. Everything we were looking for during a short stay. We also appreciated the ‘To-go snack’ bags provided to us when we had a very early flight to catch.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rick

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Always stay here, location, staff excellent....Riky Feliz
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Eileen

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Thank you for the stay! The shuttle service from airport was very convenient & fast. Provided breakfast is great. I especially appreciated the To-Go breakfast bags when my family & I had to catch a very early flight.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Payton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stay here often. Good value close to the airport
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super good
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

rosemary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dominic

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Lee

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Thomas Howard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Continental Breakfast we have ever had. Friendly service and great healthy food. Check in was quick and efficient and woman behind the desk very friendly and helpful on getting my family organized to catch the shuttle to the airport. Great experience!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

8/10 Good

Carolyn

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast, clean comfortable room, friendly staff and convenient airport shuttl!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

JEFFERY

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
12$ water in the store.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front desk staff was amazing! Friendly and welcomjng
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Archana

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Gregory

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Taylor

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Taylor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great as always!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wanda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This place is a perfect spot to stay upon arrival at the San Jose Airport in Costa Rica! The shuttle picked us up within minutes of our stepping outside after collecting our luggage, the front desk staff is pleasant and efficient, the room was extremely clean, and the breakfast the following morning was very good. For the price and location it's a winner!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susannah

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sally

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stacey, Franklin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beds comfy and King sized vs. Queen sized at hotel next door. Breakfast was great and Raul the breakfast attendant was so helpful and kind. The pool seemed nice and the office staff great. I didn’t find it noisy except for someone’s little dog barking for a bit. I am currently staying at the hotel next door and would choose Holiday Inn over the slightly more expensive hotel next door.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice but busy area around the property
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025