With a stay at Hotel Eskalima, you'll be centrally located in Alajuela, just a 5-minute walk from Central Market Alajuela and 7 minutes by foot from Central Park. .This hotel is 11.1 mi (17.9 km) from Sabana Park and 13.5 mi (21.7 km) from Poás Volcano National Park.
What's nearby
Central Market Alajuela - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
Alajuela Cathedral - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
Juan Santamaría Park - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
City Mall - 2 min drive - 1.2 miles
Ojo de Agua Spa Park - 9 min drive - 4.4 miles
Getting around
San Antonio de Belen Station - 19 min drive
Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 9 min drive
Restaurants
McDonald's - 6 min walk
El Pollo Parrillero - 3 min walk
Antojeria Tica - 6 min walk
La Parrillita de Pepe - 2 min walk
Kurcuma Artisanal Food - 6 min walk
About this property
Hotel Eskalima
Alajuela hotel in Carmen with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Hotel Eskalima offers 17 accommodations with DVD players and safes. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.
Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 17 guestrooms featuring DVD players and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and ceiling fans.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a vending machine.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service. Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 9 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A shuttle from the hotel to the airport is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 9 AM. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Hotel Eskalima has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.
Languages
English, French, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
24-hour airport drop-off shuttle on request for a surcharge
Free self parking on site
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Food and drink
Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 9:00 AM
A restaurant
Free daily manager's reception
Family friendly
DVD player
Laundry facilities
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Vending machine
Guest services
Concierge services
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
More
3 floors
Room amenities
Bedroom
Premium bedding
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels provided
Entertainment
DVD player
Flat-screen TV with cable channels
Food and drink
24-hour room service
More
Ceiling fan
Phone
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 3:30 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Property payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: USD 8.00 per vehicle
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
Property is also known as
Hotel Eskalima Alajuela
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Eskalima Alajuela
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Hotel Eskalima Costa Rica/Alajuela
Hotel Eskalima Hotel
Hotel Eskalima Alajuela
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Hotel Eskalima Reviews
Reviews
7.4
Good
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The people there are very sweet very honest the parking is very private close door all the way. Many places to eat around walking distance 2 or 3 minutes away
The rooms were perfect for our family! The staff was very friendly and helpful. It was great to have the rental car put in their gated parking lot. The breakfast was great! There is a cute park across the street and many stores and restaurants in the area. It was nice to not be in a touristy area. There were some panhandlers that were a bit pestering in the park when walking, but it was great to have a authentic city experience in Costa Rica. The people in the area businesses were all very friendly.
Our one night stay was nice before boarding out early the next day. Everyone was nice and made sure we had everything we need. We even got the chance to walk in the park.
Room was very comfortable with AC, flat screen tv, mini fridge...excellent free breakfast at attached restaurant. Staff were very helpful and pleasant. You do need to request a room with AC otherwise you get a fan. AC was an additional $9 per night.
Great and friendly staff and service. I Left too early for complimentary breakfast so they made me a sandwich to take at 3:30 AM. Very comfortable bed.
They neighbourhood was quiet and safe.
Make sure you get an ac room because none of the rooms have windows to the outside, and they are very stuffy. But the ac room is fantastic, clean, well maintained and with great hot water pressure! The staff is very friendly, and the breakfast that’s included is yummy. The shuttle to the airport takes 5-7 minutes and costs $6.
They called daily to ask if I wanted room cleaned. Once I said yes and they did a no show. Staff were pretty nice. Food in area was poor chooses. They kept things tidy and secure. Good budget hotel. They need thicker windows in room as noise was easy to come through.
Super nice staff. Comfortable. Very convenient to SJO airport ($3 uber ride, $10 in regular orange taxi), excellent breakfast and convenient to food and other services in Alajuela.
Stayed here for a night before heading on to La Fortuna. The hotel was nice, the staff were friendly, and they feed you an authentic Costa Rican breakfast the next morning.
Traffic in Alajuela is very heavy, so just park on the sidewalk in front of the hotel when you arrive. The desk can then open the gate to to parking lot and you can pull your car in there.
Alajuela is VERY non touristy- meaning you get to see what Costa Rican culture is really like. Spending an afternoon wandering Alajuela's streets and eating with the locals you see a side of Costa Rica more authentic than if you only stay at the popular tourist destinations.
Verified traveler
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
6/10 Okay
murrey, canada
Feb 8, 2018
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Your not paying for the Ritz
Clean older hotel in the heart of town. Staff was accommodating. Complimentary breakfast was good.
murrey
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
6/10 Okay
Jimmy, california
Dec 11, 2017
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Very small
First when I called they gave me bad directions on how to park, second when I did it was very small place to park, when you get out you have drive backwards too the street in a busy street very crazy and scary situation! Now the room. Very small with only a ceiling fan very hot inside not a great night of sleep for me!
By the time we landed in San Jose and picked up our rental car it was around 11pm. We drove to Alajuela and the little town seemed shut down, bars on windows, lights off. We tried to feel hopeful on the way to Eskalima but we were left disappointed and confused. No lights to indicate it was open and all the bars were closed. We felt uncomfortable in the neighbourhood and were unaware there was a doorbell we were supposed to ring to be let in. We chose to stay elsewhere.
desirae
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017
4/10 Poor
larry potter, Alajela, Costa Rica
Nov 23, 2017
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Not accessible
room was tiny but clean. a/c was fine. but asked for a room on the first floor as there were several with the doors open and empty, clean and ready to go. I check in with 3 bags a cane and a prophetic leg and ask for ground floor. they proceed to put me on the 3rd floor and no elevator. then they state on page that there is an airport shuttle which there is not. not a happy disabled guy...
If you like to experience the real action of Costa Ricans, this is the place where you should stay. The hotel is in the center of the city. A lot of interactions going on. The market is in walking distance, the park, the so many stores and businesses, the restaurants and not to forget this is close to the airport. Their parking lot is next to the hotel building and we felt that the guests are very secured. Although a bit noisy because it is in the city, we felt there is peace in staying there.
Some of the most helpful staff you will find anywhere. Excellent breakfast and when I left early on my last day they prepared sandwiches for me to take with me. They also were very helpful in storing a bag for me when i went traveling for a week. The hotel is just a couple of blocks from the bus station if you are using buses and there's a great restaurant diagonally opposite on the other side of the park which faces the hotel. Lot of shops cafes and restaurants in walking distance. The rooms were decent and clean and overall it was a great experience whether you are staying a few days or just staying overnight to use the airport, which is very close. There's also a free car-park on site.
I had a great experience here. Nice clean place. The towels were crap. They were so accommodating. I had a really early flight and they had breakfast ready for me a 4am. Love the people.
Needed to book a quick hotel at a moment's notice when our flight home was cancelled due to volcanic ash. We booked at noon and arrived shortly afterwards. The staff allowed us to check-in early which saved our butts since we didn't want to be walking around for a couple hours with all our luggage. Our dilemma was that our new flight was scheduled at 1am the following morning - but had the potential to ALSO be cancelled if the volcano hadn't calmed down a bit, so we asked the staff if it were possible to leave our set of keys with the front desk, and check-out over the phone at the airport once we had official word the flight was actually going to leave. If that flight was cancelled as well, then we'd just come back to the hotel and spend the night. Luckily we finally boarded at 12:30am and I was able to call back and release the room. I can only imagine how stressed we would have been if the staff had not been so accommodating. Also - my Spanish is pretty basic, but both staff members spoke English very well - there was no issue with communication.
Ad listed gym being available - no such thing, which was a disappointment. Single bed room was very small. Convenient common areas to sit and talk/relax. Walking distance to good food/coffee shops. Secured parking area, although it is a pain to get in and out of.
Central city convenience and secure parking but many issues with our stay. Somehow got a room without AC when I was booking the room, pretty sure it wasn't my oversight but the manager on duty did get us switched to a room with AC. Free airport shuttle as advertised misleading as after the booking it is indicated that the shuttle is not free unless included in the fees when you booked the hotel, but this option was not given. $10 cost when we were brought to the airport. Shower leaked like a sieve practically flooding the bathroom floor and the water actually got beneath the bathroom walls and into the living area. This issue was brought to the attention of the manager upon our checkout. The secure parking area next door and the breakfast provided were the best parts of the stay.
The wifi was pretty spotty and a chatty gentleman prevented me from enjoying the beautiful tables set up outside the rooms on the ground level, but overall I think this would be a great landing pad for exploring the city. There are buses nearby, it's close enough to the airport to catch a cheap cab or Uber, and the staff is very friendly and helpful.