Hotel Majestad

Our suite was spacious with opening to a small patio by the hotel entrance.  Good security because guests need to ring the buzzer to enter or leave the hotel. So be patient if the front desk staff stepped away for other errands. Breakfast is simple with juice, coffee (milk heated), toast, fresh fruits, yoghurt and eggs freshly cooked to order. The hostess (Liliana?) was very friendly and helpful. She even waited for us outside the hotel while we were waiting for our Uber at 5 am, to ensure that we got our ride to the airport safely.

A beautiful hotel which opened its door a few months ago. This used to be the Villa Amón B&B. I believe the mansion was designed and built by a French mason, and served as the British Embassy in the 1950’s. This information was obtained from the real estate website when the mansion was previously sold. The house retained many of the original features: stained glass windows, beautiful hard wood floor with rich patina, solid wood furniture etc. TIPS: - many buildings in San José do not have house numbers. Instead they use only the avenue (Avenida) and street (Calle) number, and then reference to some landmark, which may or may not exist anymore. The hotel is at the southeast corner of Avenida 9 and Calle 3. What We Liked: 1. We felt safe because guests have to ring the buzzer at the entrance (gate) to enter or exit the hotel. So be patient if the front desk staff stepped away for other errands. 2. Our suite was spacious with opening to a small patio by the hotel entrance.  3. Breakfast was simple with juice, coffee (milk heated), toast, fresh fruits, yoghurt and eggs freshly cooked to order.  4. The hostess (Liliana?) was very graceful, friendly and helpful. She even waited with us outside the hotel at 5 am in the morning while we were waiting for our Uber, to ensure that we got our ride to the airport safely. Areas of Improvement: 1. The wooden floor was beautiful but creaked loudly in some spots in the room. 2. The bathroom was roomy but could use some shelf space for guests' toiletteries. One thing I would like to mention is that, there was a very negative review about the hotel when it first opened because the staff did not speak English. When one travels to a foreign country please do not expect everyone to speak your native language, unless it is a brand name hotel like the Marriott or Fairmont or Four Seasons. Be respectful.

Absolutely wonderful place. The staff was exceptional

Bizarrely Empty We had a bizarre experience at the Hotel Majestad. We appeared to be the only guests in the hotel. Only one hotel staffer was on duty the entire time--she spoke no English and had limited patience for my boyfriend's limited Spanish. Despite the hotel being empty, we were brought to a room that had a king size bed, but was so small the bathroom door had clearly been shaved down to avoiding hitting the bed--very much not the "suite" we'd paid extra for. There was no breakfast buffet, but the lone staffer did present us with a light breakfast of her chosing. We asked if we could check our bags for the day and she informed us that no one would be working at the hotel from noon to 4pm, so they couldn't store our bags. Gorgeous, historic building... Absolutely bizarre stay.