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City Express by Marriott San Jose Costa Rica

3.0 star property

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A modern office space with a large window, a desk with computers, two grey sofas, a coffee table, and a large abstract painting on the orange wall.
An outdoor seating area with a table and chairs, a red umbrella, and lush greenery.
A modern hotel room with a bed, a sofa, a dining area, and a kitchen counter.
A lobby with a large orange wall, a modern art piece, and a reception desk.
A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, a TV, and a view of the outdoors.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Gym
The current price is $89
$79 nightly
$89 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jul 31 - Aug 1

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DIAGONAL TO THE CARIARI CORPORATE CENTER, HEREDIA, 40101, COSTA RICA, DIAGONAL TO THE CARIARI CORPORATE CENTER, HEREDIA, 40101, COSTA RICA, Ulloa, Heredia, 40101
  • Place, Plaza Real Cariari
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Casino Fiesta Heredia
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Costa Rica Convention Center
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Airport, San José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

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A hotel room with two beds, a TV, a chair, and a window with a city view.

Room, 2 Double Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(14 reviews)
  • 226 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a wardrobe, a television, and a mirror.

Room, 1 Queen Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(21 reviews)
  • 194 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A modern hotel room with a bed, a sofa, a dining area, and a kitchen counter.

Room, 1 Queen Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 280 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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A hotel room with a bed, a desk, a chair, a wardrobe, a TV, and a large window with a view of buildings and mountains.

Room, 1 Twin Bed

  • 194 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

Ulloa

Located in Ulloa, City Express by Marriott San Jose Costa Rica is in the business district, within a 10-minute drive of Costa Rica Convention Center and City Mall. .This hotel is 6.5 mi (10.4 km) from Museum of Costa Rican Art and 8.2 mi (13.2 km) from Jade Museum.

What's nearby

  • Plaza Real Cariari - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Casino Fiesta Heredia - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Cariari Bowling Center - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Cariari Golf Course - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Costa Rica Convention Center - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • San Antonio de Belen Station - 4 min drive
  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Deck Cafe - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Dadabi - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪C Lounge - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante Las Tejas - ‬9 min walk

About this property

City Express by Marriott San Jose Costa Rica

City Express by Marriott San Jose Costa Rica offers 134 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Beds feature down comforters. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Ulloa hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access, with a WiFi speed of 25+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as phones; local, long-distance, and international calls are all complimentary (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility without adult supervision. Guests under 13 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility.

Make yourself at home in one of the 134 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free international calls.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area. Additional features at this hotel include a banquet hall and a vending machine.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A shuttle from the hotel to the airport is complimentary (available on request).
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free airport drop-off shuttle from 6:00 AM to 5:00 PM at scheduled times and on request
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Gym
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business center
  • Computer station
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Smooth flooring in room
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 6 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2012
  • Double-glazed windows
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • Non-plastic coffee stirrers available
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Down comforter

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free international calls
  • Free local calls
  • Free long-distance calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 1 PM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport; to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property on arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
2 children, up to the age of 12 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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 carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, and a smoke detector
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)

We should mention

Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Guests under 13 years old are not allowed in the fitness facility, and guests under 12 years old are only allowed in the fitness facility with adult supervision

Property is also known as

Jose Aeropuerto Hotel
Jose Aeropuerto Hotel City Express San
City Express San Jose Airport Hotel San Antonio de Belen
City Express San Jose Airport Hotel
City Express San Jose Airport San Antonio de Belen
City Express San Jose Airport
City Express San Jose Airport Hotel Ciudad Cariari
City Express San Jose Airport Ciudad Cariari

City Express by Marriott San Jose Costa Rica Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 553 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 271 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 99 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 38 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 41 out of 1002 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Crystal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The stay was great and the staff was extremely attentive and kind.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sherwin H Johnson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Affordable and very close to the airport.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed my stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lobby, rooms extremely clean, no outside noise highly recommend for a value hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

byron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff was very courteous, rooms were clean places to dine were within walking distance and was convenient to airport car rental would definitely stay again was my second stay
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Eugene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good continental breakfast selection
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Na- hotel is very clean. Breakfast was delicious. It’s just a very basic hotel- but that’s all we needed!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Herbert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The room was great, very clean. The staff very kind and polite.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Regan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great for solo travelers and breakfast is included. They have a shuttle for the airport (SJO) and was super easy. They have an hourly schedule. Bed was super comfy as well.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Liked: Staff & service
Small room, no coffee machine, great buffet breakfast, and shuttle prompt.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Erick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, great breakfast, good price, and close to the airport .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean room and convenient shuttle to the airport.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Kharma

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was fabulous!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Arun Kumar

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean and staff were friendly
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Connie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast options, helpful staff and convenient location
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Malia

Liked: Cleanliness
The staff was very friendly and the room was clean and nicely done
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

6/10 Okay

Ana

Everything was perfect
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alejandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great cùstomer service!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No shuttle it was late and I checked in after midnight and had breakfast and checked out but the staff was very nice and helpful
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed my stay! Super clean & convenient.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kendra

Liked: Cleanliness
Clean room, amazing fresh breakfast buffet, Airport Shuttle was great m. All Staff were great.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Arne Sigvard Mattias

Liked: Staff & service
Good location, great breakfast. Sorry for being able to open windows, but for one night it doesn’t matter.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Randy W

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check. Very friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Raedyn

Liked: Cleanliness
very small, clean , efficient
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026