San Jose - Hotel Recommendations

[Iamsam99]

Chica friendly with internet axcess in the room?

I tried to find out of DelRey has internet - do they?

Or is there other comfartable hotels close to the action you can recomend?

Yes, the DelRey has internet access, but chica fee of $10. I like La Amistad which has good internet access (either wired or wireless), no chica fee and free breakfast. There aren't chicas hanging out like at the DelRey or Sportsmans Lodge, but La Amistad is real close to the the SL or HDR, so you just take her back to the LA. Also, the rooms at LA are alot nicer than the DelRey.

[Mr Well]

Chica friendly with internet axcess in the room?

I tried to find out of DelRey has internet - do they?

Or is there other comfartable hotels close to the action you can recomend?

[Echob]

Try this beautiful 3 bedroom penthouse suite 1 block from Little Havana, 3 blocks from New Fantasy, 5 from SL and Amistad. Comes with personal maid and full American breakfast. It is brand new, check it out and ask for special deal for free cell phone use while staying there. www.Executive-Properties.us

[Stevewxly]

I had the occasion to visit the La Amastad Hotel this last week while in San Jose. I had gone there to check it out for a future visit.

I was impressed with the hotel which is located about 1 block from the Sportsmans Lodge Hotel in the Barrio Amon district of San Jose. It is perhaps about 7-8 blocks North of the Del Rey Hotel and the center of the Gulch.

The hotel has a nice layout with a bar and a indoor restaurant right next to the lobby. You can view the chef cooking in the kitchen as it is open, and I must say that some of the dishes coming out of the kitchen looked very good....especially the seafood platter that I saw. The menu is fairly complete, and the prices are fairly moderate.....not cheap, but then again not overly high priced either.

They have a free continental breakfast for guests every morning.

Rooms where comfortable looking with air conditioning, nice bath, and comfy looking bed, color TV and such. Room rates run from around $ 50.00 an up depending on how fancy you want.

Overall this looked like a good alternative place to stay if one could not get into the usually booked Sportsman Lodge, or if one wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of staying at the Del Rey Hotel.

I would recommend this hotel......and oh yes,,,,,it is very chica friendly with no extra chica charges.

Steve

[Stevewxly]

I was in the Royal Dutch Hotel today and checked on a room for my buddy who will be here in a few days.

Personally I stay in a Tico hotel downtown which is very cheap, and does not have any air conditioning. .....although today they gave me a electric fan.....which made all the difference. Now my room is pretty cool.

My buddy, Larry has to have the AC or he can not sleep well.

Anyway.....

The Royal Dutch Hotel is fairly nice, centrally located on 2nd Ave. - very near the Parke Central. Their advertised rates at the hotel are:

Regular single room = $ 54.00.....but I got to talking with the desk clerk and he said they would do $ 40.00 for that room (with AC of course) for cash.

Top room price is $ 89.00 for a king size suite, but they will also give a good corresponding discount for cash on that room too.

This hotel is about 6 blocks from the Hotel Presidente or Balmoral Hotel, and then another 3 blocks up to the Del Rey Hotel......so about 9 to 10 blocks from the center of the Gulch. (( Only about $ 1.50 to $ 2.00 by taxi to the Del Rey ))

I am going to recommend this hotel for my friend when he arrives.....but I will still be at the Tico hotel.- a block and a half away...which is more in line with my limited budget.

Once I am here....I like to stay a while.....opting not to " blow my whole wad " the first 4 or 5 days.

BTW....

My friend is coming down to have some major dental work done here in San Jose.
And I had some dental work done here about two years ago, and am very pleased with it......and the price was certainly very reasonable....about 75 to 80 % less than what it would have cost me in the USA.

If anyone wants to have dental workd done here by a very competant US trained dentist (doctor)....then give me a holler and I will tell you about the dentist I chose, who he is, where he is, and such, and an idea of his prices.....which again are far better than can be had anywhere is the US.

Update on the Hotel Royal Dutch

My buddy from Ohio has arrived here Tues. night in San Jose. I tried to get a room for him set up at the Royal Dutch Hotel, and thought things were all set up for him on Monday. But when I next checked on the room, the desk clerk at the hotel....a very nice young gal by the name of Sandy told me that there would be no rooms available for my friend as the hotel would be full all week.

Then I came back into the hotel yesterday evening and spoke with Miguel, the night manager, he was able to find a room for my friend....even though the desk clerk gal had said they were going to be full.

So....if you want to stay here, then check first with Miguel at night, and he will probably be able to find you accomadations at the hotel.

My friend who had come here to have dental work done, met with my dentist here, but decided after the consoltation that he wants to check around with some other dentists for a second opinion, before jumping in and having the first dentist do his work.

My buddy and I are going to leave San Jose tomorrow and take the Interbus....a small mini van vehicle with AC, over to Jaco Beach for a couple of days to check out the real estate over that way (for him).

More later, Steve

[Stevewxly]

I was in the Royal Dutch Hotel today and checked on a room for my buddy who will be here in a few days.

Personally I stay in a Tico hotel downtown which is very cheap, and does not have any air conditioning. .....although today they gave me a electric fan.....which made all the difference. Now my room is pretty cool.

My buddy, Larry has to have the AC or he can not sleep well.

Anyway.....

The Royal Dutch Hotel is fairly nice, centrally located on 2nd Ave. - very near the Parke Central. Their advertised rates at the hotel are:

Regular single room = $ 54.00.....but I got to talking with the desk clerk and he said they would do $ 40.00 for that room (with AC of course) for cash.

Top room price is $ 89.00 for a king size suite, but they will also give a good corresponding discount for cash on that room too.

This hotel is about 6 blocks from the Hotel Presidente or Balmoral Hotel, and then another 3 blocks up to the Del Rey Hotel......so about 9 to 10 blocks from the center of the Gulch. (( Only about $ 1.50 to $ 2.00 by taxi to the Del Rey ))

I am going to recommend this hotel for my friend when he arrives.....but I will still be at the Tico hotel.- a block and a half away...which is more in line with my limited budget.

Once I am here....I like to stay a while.....opting not to " blow my whole wad " the first 4 or 5 days.

BTW....

My friend is coming down to have some major dental work done here in San Jose.
And I had some dental work done here about two years ago, and am very pleased with it......and the price was certainly very reasonable....about 75 to 80 % less than what it would have cost me in the USA.

If anyone wants to have dental workd done here by a very competant US trained dentist (doctor)....then give me a holler and I will tell you about the dentist I chose, who he is, where he is, and such, and an idea of his prices.....which again are far better than can be had anywhere is the US.

[Cloude]

I'm planning a trip with my wingman in November and wanted to have a hotel room with 2 bedrooms so we don't have to rent 2 seperate rooms. I've researched and believe Sportsman Lodge and La Amistad both have suites/rooms with 2 bedrooms. I'm going to call both hotels and ask about them, but wanted to ask if any members had any info or more input. Right now I'm leaning toward Sportsman Lodge just with what I've read here and seen on their website. Any help would be great. Thanks!!

Cloude

[Mr Jetsetter]

Dick

I strongly suggest you take advantage of the "search this thread" function to learn more about the Sportsmens Lodge (simply enter "Sportsmens Lodge").

The SL is only a five-minute walk or short cab ride to the HDR. There is no chica fee. Chica prices vary, as the ladies, all independents, are free to set their own prices.

[Dick Hertz]

Is the Sportsmens logde near the Del Ray. Also do the sportmens have a chica fee like HDR. This will be my first trip to Costa Rica and i would like to see both places. It sound like the chica will take between 40 and 50 dollars or 25k to 35k colon but if i am wrong please let me know. Alot of people are over paying and i do not want to be one of them.

[Iamsam99]

Hi MarcoMan,

I'm thinking of staying at the penthouse at La Amistad when I stopover in SJO in October. Can you confirm that it was chica friendly? Location is very close to Sportsman Lodge right?

Many thanks, Bigstud

Yes, the La Amistad is chica friendly. I have heard that this is only good for one chica. I cannot verify this because I have not tried to bring in more than one.

[Bigstud]

I am typing now from the Amistad. Just arrived so I cant confirm the chica friendliness yet. Got the 119$ penthouse, with sauna and jacuzzi. It is not an Hilton in terms of luxury, but the suite is very big modern clean and cosy. First time in CR so not sure what 119$ can get you elsewhere, I can certainly reccomend this one.

Hi MarcoMan,

I'm thinking of staying at the penthouse at La Amistad when I stopover in SJO in October. Can you confirm that it was chica friendly? Location is very close to Sportsman Lodge right?

Many thanks, Bigstud

[Mahal]

http://www.hotelvesuvio.com/

Chica frinedly, resturant and bar. It is in between Amastad and sportsman.

Alos has an 800-571-2933. Everyone on the 800 number and the hotel speak perfect English. It is a great place to stay.

It should be said that hotel Vesuvio is a budget motel with pretty much nothing in the room besides the bed. Very basic, the wireless internet requires a subscription with the local provider and the internet in the lobby pretty much did not work for the 3 days I stayed there. They charge you to use the safe, the breakfast that is included is a joke, or rather it is a banana.

The place is OK, clean and they speak English and no problem to bring a girl there, but expect only the basics. Personally I would much prefer Hotel Amistadt or the Sportsmen's lodge which I discovered on this trip. There is not a large price difference.

[Mellowg]

Hi is Courtyard still chica friendly and can u walk to Delray from hotel??

thanks

Don't know about chica friendly, but about 15km distance between courtyard and DelRey.

[BabyHuey]

Yes, Presidente is still girl friendly. You can only bring one to the room and there is a dress code (in other words, they can't look like a w****). Unfortunately, Presidente no longer seems to want to be a monger hotel, and they no longer offer a CRT discount. I'm sure that they will soon start discouraging the hobby by charging some aort of chica fee.

[River54]

Is the Presidente girl friendly?