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Reviews of 1915 Hotel

2.5 out of 5
1915 Hotel
Downtown Alajuela, Alajuela

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 39 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 68 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 68 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Karen

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cindy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Mike

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly, helpful staff!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Arnold

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked the friendly and competent staff. The excellent breakfast. The character of the old building particularly the common areas.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Building is beautiful. Room 15 was noisy. Right by street Trucks and motorcycles wake me up in the morning. Bring ear plugs. You hear the door bell every times it rings. WIFI good in hall but not room for #15. Banks, shopping, restaurants and local bars. Nicer bars and beautiful mall are a short uber away.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would recommend the great 1915 Hotel for its close proximity to the airport, accommodating staff, great room and wonderful breakfast in a tropical setting. 😀
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When we arrived lare at night we were greeted immediately ar the door and were given all the information required for our stay. The host is gracious and informative. Our breakfast this morning was in a charming and lush dining area. We would definitely come and stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Beth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The 1915 Hotel was a delightful place to stay before catching my flight at the San Jose airport. The interior public spaces are charming, the room was great, the traditional Costa Rican breakfast was excellent, and the staff was very helpful. I highly recommend!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Patience

We pulled up to hotel around 11:00 pm, no lights were on. We didn't even know if it was open and there was no place to park. The neighborhood did not seem safe. We left and found alternate accomadations.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Hotel 1915 on May 11, 2023
Thanks for the commentThe hotel is always open, you just have to get out of the car and ring the bell, the hotel is located in the center of Alajuela, it is not a neighborhood. and it's safe

10/10 Excellent

Daryl T

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Love the interior design of this one time private home. An amazing assortment of vintage furniture and fixtures to accompany it...
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Rachel

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christine, Goshen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Beautiful authentic Co
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

6/10 Okay

Josephine, San Antonio

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The building was very pretty, paintings and lobbies very historical. But the actual room, no soap, one trashcan in bathroom. When you book your room, make sure you ask for a/c because economy means no air.. Also, you have to be buzzed in and wait for somebody to come to the door. Room bathrooms just had one towel outlet did work and they do not clean your room every day as stated, you must ask for it. Also, there is no water provided for you. The staff was very nice and tried real hard to make you feel comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Vanessa

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

4/10 Poor

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Didn't get the room I reserved, was supposed to of had a queen bed and air conditioning
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Fran

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel interior is beautiful, comfortable, and quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Douglas

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Grayson

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quick overnight stay after a late flight into the country. The hotel is very cute, parking is a couple buildings down and secure but difficult to park in. There is a police station directly across the street and we felt plenty safe walking to restaurants.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

6/10 Okay

serguei

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarika

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful historic home. Welcoming and hospitable staff. Convenient location to airport.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is close to everything I was looking for. It is a beautiful property.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great quiet gem in the heart of the city
This place was a great little gem. Walking distance to everything and close to the airport. Surprisingly quiet. Staff were super friendly and helpful. The entire place was clean and well maintained and very comfortable. Got my needs perfectly for the price point. I couldn't have been happier.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Katrina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They place has a charming appeal, typical of Costa Rica. The stay was quiet and relaxing . Staffvery helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021
Response from hotel 1915 on Oct 19, 2021
Thank you very much for your stay and comment Cheers

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful hotel. What a great place. Hidden gem. From the outside did not look like much. Inside it has gorgeous architecture and so much charm. Staff was super helpful. Secure parking area. Will definitely stay here again. Only suggestion is to bring your own shampoo.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a family owned property and the family does everything in their power to make your stay comfortable. The property is spotlessly clean and very comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
after arriving and arriving from the airport. There was no staff working to let us in the hotel. It was locked and we were stranded
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I booked through Expedia and I paid another $45 USD cash when I arrived. It was late, I was tired and did not want to argue. I’m very disappointed! I thought when you paid through Expedia, there were no further charges?
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from hotel on Feb 26, 2020
hello no charge more you only pay $45 less than $74. thank you y sorri for the inconvenient

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The location next to the airport is the main advantage, but I definitely would not stay here more than one night. The noght time ambiance is seedy outside. The durnishings on the room were minimal. The hotel charged my credit card even though I had prepaid Expedia and I am pursuing this matter as I write. I hope and expect Expedia will do the right thing and arrange for a refund. On the plus side, the interior of the hotel is very attractive Spanish old colonial style. And the sole female staff who seemed to be running the place was very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel! Nice location and vintage style. Staff members were very friendly, and free breakfast was great!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The girl at the front desk tried to charge us more than the amount agreed upon in the reservation. I did not pay any extra. If there is some fee that is not included in their rate, they should make an update to their prices to avoid confusion as this is a common scam. I also noticed that most of the rooms do not have windows, which felt very cramped. Otherwise our stay was good, and the staff even made us a breakfast para llevar since our flight was so early.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Theresa, Clearwater FL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel has a ton of charm. Note to new guests...Parking not clearly marked. You need to go to desk and they unlock gate for secure parking next to property. Not visible from road.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Etienne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel 1915 is located into Alajuela, very close and easy access from San Jose Airport, which is convenient after a long haul flight from Europe. Their is a few nice restaurants around the corner. (e.g. Kurkuma Artisanal food, and local Sodas). They do have a parking garage if you do have a rent a car. I recommend this hotel when you arrive or depart from Costa Rica.

10/10 Excellent

Shannon, St. Louis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tidy place close to the airport
The staff was very accommodating to help us park our car and get a ride to the airport in the morning. Walking distance to some restaurants and a $3 USD Uber ride to the airport.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

DXM, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Functional and inexpensive one-night layover
It's a pretty simple hotel, don't expect any creature comforts. Room had fan only as I recall. Staff were eager to please but not always there. There is a strange gated entry whereby the staff always has to buzz you in (set this alongside the earlier sentence). Breakfast was good. Location is good - not far from airport, near good bars and restaurants, just a few blocks' walk to the centre of Alajuela.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice and cute Hotel
Very cute room comfy bed , breakfast was awesome and every ingredient was fresh and tasted excellent

10/10 Excellent

Rick, RI USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Surprising
A little gem on a busy street in a typical small scale urban Costa Rican town is how I'd explain this place. The ratings it garners is well deserved. The staff are the typical gentle, affable Costa Ricans. The front desk speaks English relatively well while the rest of the staff, including the waitresses, really don't speak English at all. The included breakfast was very good with choices of typical Costa Rican, American and European fare. As in most of Costa Rica, I'm not particularly fond of the coffee, especially if you are used to the finer coffee places in the states. The front lobby is simple and relatively unattractive but the various other lobby spaces are quite beautiful with old Spanish style wood furniture. The spaces are a bit dark but quiet and rarely used, at least during my stay in the height of the dry season. The rooms, while small, are quite nice and attractive. Our room (#8) was first floor and just off one of the two sitting areas and was quiet despite its central location. It had AC which was nice. Not all do. It also had French interior windows that accessed a shaft like space that was exposed to an open area in the roof. It was an interesting and beautiful feature. While Allejuela is not a tourist spot by any means, and is just a weigh station to Poas Volcano, it does have a pleasant central park and beautiful church within a couple of blocks on the same street. All in all, this hotel was a great value.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall a decent place. My room was on a main hallway, and sound traveled easily so I was woken up a few times during the night. Other than that, fine.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Disappointed with with our staff interactions.
Laundry on premises was promised not received. Staff attepmted to overcharge. Was unfriendly and unhelpful in interactions.

8/10 Good

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Charming hotel in old city
Stayed one night with family of 4. Friendly staff and a beautiful interior decor. Decent breakfast. The window well in our room could have used a few plants. Secure parking was nice to have in this area.

8/10 Good

Gavin, Portland, Oregon

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet, secure, old fashioned place to stay
Hotel 1915 was perfect for a couple of nights in Alajuela before we flew out of San Jose airport. Good breakfast included and rooms well away from street noise. Had a chance to observe Costa Rican city life.
Response from hotel 1915 on Mar 30, 2016
Buenas tarde muchas gracias por su amable comentario esta es la razón de nuestro servicio, que se sientan muy cómodos. saludos

10/10 Excellent

Victoria , Connecticut, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean and very friendly
Family owned very clean, safe and helpful. Breakfast was very good.