Talk:San José (Costa Rica)
It is misleading to have San Jose and Tamarindo as the 2 links in Costa Rica. It should be San Jose (as it is the capital) and OUTSIDE SAN JOSE. Tamarindo is just a town in an area like Jaco or Tortuguero etc. Therefore it needs to be in regions - northwest, caribbean etc. I spend a lot of time in the area south of Limon - Puerto Viejo de Talamanca and Cocles, and there's lots to be said about there and the rest of Costa Rica.
On the other hand, you can get lucky and go into the official Tourist Board version. But that's not the point is it, from what I read in NY Times.
Sleep listings "near the airport"[edit]
While San José does indeed have two airports in the general thereabouts (SJO and SYQ) only the latter is actually in San José and that one does not see international flights. Hence I am moving the listings that were under the heading "near the airport" onto this talk page. If they're not already there, they should most likely be listed in our Alajuela article. This is yet again a reason for geo coordinates. Hobbitschuster (talk) 18:13, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
Near the airport[edit]
- Hotel Aeropuerto, ☏ +506 2433-7333. Check-in: 13:00, check-out: 12:00. An Airport hotel surrounded by nature, more than 40 property extension is covered by trees and gardens. Hotel Aeropuerto is located near the international airport San José costa rica With pool, restaurant, tours, room service, free internet (wifi), currency exchange, very secure facilities, free airport shuttle 24/7 . 80.
- Hampton Inn. US$105/night avg (from Travelocity) Right in front of the airport, adjacent to Fiesta Casino and a Dennys restaurant.
- Trapp Family Country Inn, ☏ +506 2431 0776, +1 786-8379198. Check-in: 13:00, check-out: 12:00. The Trapp Family Country Inn is located 1.6 km from Juan Santamaría International Airport. Comfortable accommodations along with genuine family service in a peaceful atmosphere. This colonial style hotel is surrounded by beautiful gardens with centenary fig trees. 80.
- Vina Romantica Bed and Breakfast, ☏ +506 2430-7621. Great entry/exit point for travelers, minutes away from main tourist pick up points and the airport. Provides comfortable rooms with memory foam mattresses, private bathrooms, restaurant and beautiful surroundings such as Doka Coffee fields and Poas Volcano.
The "by train section"[edit]
Could do with some updating from the website of the national railway. Should we add fares and departure times/frequencies? Hobbitschuster (talk) 15:17, 16 August 2017 (UTC)
Touting in San Jose (Costa Rica)[edit]
- Swept in from the pub
Unfortunately the sleep section of our guide on San Jose is filled to the brim with Touting and even includes some accommodations nowhere near San Jose. If you could help clean house and geotag the listings, I'd be grateful. Hobbitschuster (talk) 05:04, 23 November 2019 (UTC)
- No takers? Hobbitschuster (talk) 19:54, 27 November 2019 (UTC)
- I did look, but to be honest didn't see any touting, apart from the stuff you'd already taken out. I see lively writing, across many different listings, which is surely the opposite of touting.--ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 22:50, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
- Are you serious? There are literally listings nowhere in or near San José... And there are listings which claim geographic impossibilities like "short walk from downtown and the international airport" (the latter is in Alajuela). Hobbitschuster (talk) 18:23, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
- I have done a little bit of tidying these up - deleting a couple of listings which had dead links, moving a couple to a nearby city and deleting a place with a negative review. However these would all be done much easier for somebody that knows the place to do - it took me some time to place an hotel on the map then decide it was not in San Jose, but somebody who has been there might know just by reading the address. Most of the listing are not touting. AlasdairW (talk) 00:45, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
- Hobbitschuster, touting doesn't really have anything to do with the location. A listing can be both (a) nowhere in or near San José and still (b) fully comply with the policy against touting. WhatamIdoing (talk) 16:47, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
- Read all sleep listings again and then tell me what you would describe as "location touting" and whether any of those listings fits the bill... Hobbitschuster (talk) 19:34, 2 December 2019 (UTC)
- Are you serious? There are literally listings nowhere in or near San José... And there are listings which claim geographic impossibilities like "short walk from downtown and the international airport" (the latter is in Alajuela). Hobbitschuster (talk) 18:23, 1 December 2019 (UTC)
- I did look, but to be honest didn't see any touting, apart from the stuff you'd already taken out. I see lively writing, across many different listings, which is surely the opposite of touting.--ThunderingTyphoons! (talk) 22:50, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
Similar to what we had to deal with with Alajuela, there are a bunch of listings here, that are nowhere near San José. They should be moved and all listings where such is possible should be geocoded... Hobbitschuster (talk) 11:15, 26 April 2020 (UTC)
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Gran Hotel[edit]
Grand_old_hotels#Costa_Rica lists the "Gran Hotel Costa Rica" in San Jose, but I do not see a listing here. Could someone please add a listing then link to it from Grand old hotels? Pashley (talk) 03:56, 19 January 2023 (UTC)