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Hotel Santo Tomás

3.0 star property

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Restaurant
Original Superior Room, Two Queen Beds - Ground Floor | Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, free WiFi
Concierge desk
Terrace/patio

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFi
The current price is $82
$72 nightly
$82 total
Total with taxes and fees
Jun 15 - Jun 16

Explore the area

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7th Avenue, between 3rd and 5th Street, Amón Neighborhood, San José, San Jose, 10101
  • Place, Morazan Park
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, National Center of Art and Culture
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, National Park
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, San José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Upstairs

Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, free WiFi

Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Upstairs

  • Sleeps 4
  • Free WiFi

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Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, free WiFi

Superior Queen Room - Upstairs

  • Sleeps 2
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Original Superior Room, Two Queen Beds - Ground Floor

Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, free WiFi

Original Superior Room, Two Queen Beds - Ground Floor

  • Sleeps 4
  • Free WiFi

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Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Upstairs | Room amenity

Deluxe Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Upstairs

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 377 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Superior Queen Room - Upstairs | Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, free WiFi

Superior Queen Room - Upstairs

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(5 reviews)
  • 323 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Panoramic Double Room - Upstairs | Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, free WiFi

Panoramic Double Room - Upstairs

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 431 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Original 1908 Economy Room | Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, free WiFi

Original 1908 Economy Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(19 reviews)
  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Original Standard Queen Room - Ground Floor

Original Standard Queen Room - Ground Floor | Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, free WiFi

Original Standard Queen Room - Ground Floor

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(15 reviews)
  • 269 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free WiFi

View all photos for Original Superior Room, Two Queen Beds - Ground Floor

Original Superior Room, Two Queen Beds - Ground Floor | Premium bedding, Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, free WiFi

Original Superior Room, Two Queen Beds - Ground Floor

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(9 reviews)
  • 377 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free WiFi

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About the neighborhood

San José

With a stay at Hotel Santo Tomás, you'll be centrally located in San José, within a 10-minute walk of Plaza de la Cultura and National Center of Art and Culture. .This family-friendly hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Jade Museum and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from National Museum of Costa Rica.

What's nearby

  • Morazan Park - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • National Center of Art and Culture - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • National Theater of Costa Rica - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • National Park - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Mercado Central - 10 min walk - 0.5 miles

Getting around

  • San Jose Atlantic Station - 12 min walk
  • San José (SYQ-Tobías Bolaños Intl.) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante Silvestre - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Café Rojo - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Restaurante La Criollita - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪La Palma Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Sabores Soda y Cafe - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Hotel Santo Tomás

Hotel Santo Tomás offers 30 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and hair dryers. Select Comfort beds feature premium bedding. 37-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include showers.

This San José hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

An outdoor pool and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a waterslide and a fitness center.

Children under 8 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or hot tub without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

The onsite spa has couples treatment room(s). Services include facials, body wraps, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including hydrotherapy.
Stay in one of 30 guestrooms featuring LCD televisions. Your Select Comfort bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You can take advantage of recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool, a waterslide, and a hot tub. Additional amenities at this Victorian hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a television in a common area.
At Hotel Santo Tomás, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a computer station, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
Hotel Santo Tomás has a restaurant on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free secured, covered self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking
  • Onsite parking options include a garage

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas
  • Waterslide

Family friendly

  • Fenced pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Pool gate
  • Waterslide

Conveniences

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

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Rooftop terrace

Full-service spa

  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Facials
  • Hydrotherapy
  • Massage

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 1 building
  • 2 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Built in 1908
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • Smoking not allowed
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding
  • Select Comfort mattress

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 37-inch LCD TV with premium cable channels

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Dryer
  • Free local calls
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

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

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 10 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra 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 and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and outdoor lighting
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
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 8 AM to 9:00 PM
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Children under 8 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or hot tub without adult supervision

Property is also known as

Hotel Santo Tomas
Hotel Tomas
Santo Tomas Hotel
Tomas Hotel
Tomas Santo
Santo Tomas
Hotel Santo Tomas Costa Rica/San Jose

Hotel Santo Tomás Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 510 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 352 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 92 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 33 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 1004 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Milagros

The National Park is located within walking distance, very clean and the staff are very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Plamen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Convenient location, clean room, helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Caitlin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is really cute, check in was quick, different options for breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was excellent!!! Very nice stay, great room, and delicious breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Don

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice older hotel had a pleasant stay
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Sergiy

Very friendly hotel, its manager, and the staff!
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Secure Parking, Nice hot jacuzzi, large clean room, helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Monika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
calm oasis.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Louis Randall

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
A wonderful, family owned hotel with a warm romantic feel.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice breakfast good service.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Shawn

Close
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Janice

Very lovely tile on the floors and nice art on the walls. Great staff
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Glenn R.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The room and hotel had much more character than found in most hotels. Room was always clean and freshened each day. Staff were truly helpful
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Pleasant large rooms with a nice balcony. Great value central to town hotel with parking.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff, check in, location, pool and spa was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Catherine

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The room was adequate, a little musty. The place felt a little rundown.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exceptional old, colonial feeling with high ceilings and interesting lay out
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was spacious, staff was wonderful, breakfast was okay - not the excellence I read about in previews reviews. The location in proximity to the bus station and Children’s Museum was amazing. There is a sweet little cafe nearby with incredible food and atmosphere I highly recommend, Cafe Rojo. For one night I’d stay again but weird things like lamps with no function because there are no outlets on one side of the room and the bathroom fan was obnoxiously loud and it turns on with the light so had to just get used to it. Overall, great value and would consider staying again when passing through.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Clean room staff was great
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

PoHsien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room. Great staff. Historic building well maintained . A very good looking facility.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Room is clean , staff was great and helpful. Breakfast was not great. Juice was horrible taste might as well don't offer otherwise just go to waste ...water is fine . Location is great 👍
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nagy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The accomodation was very clean and comfortable. The staff was very friendly, and we liked the breakfast a lot. :)
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nagy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The accomodation was very clean and comfortable. The staff was very friendly, and we liked the breakfast a lot. :)
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

louis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good for the price. Was one a grand colonial style hotel. A historical property, Has the feel of old colonial San Jose. A bit rundown, but a good deal.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

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