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Hotel Pacandé

2.5 star property
Central bed & breakfast with free breakfast connected to a shopping center in Alajuela

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Family Room, Multiple Beds | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets
Comfort Quadruple Room, Multiple Beds | Living area | TV
Reception
Terrace/patio
Terrace/patio
Hotel Pacandé in Carmen welcomes travelers with a full breakfast to fuel morning adventures. The charming terrace and serene garden are perfect for relaxation, while in-room WiFi keeps everyone connected. Helpful staff assist with luggage storage for hassle-free exploration.

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Terrace/patio

Classic Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

TV
Separate bedroom
Blackout drapes/curtains
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Queen Bed

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Terrace/patio

Classic Double Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

TV
Separate bedroom
Blackout drapes/curtains
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Terrace/patio

Basic Quadruple Room, 2 Double Beds

Highlights

TV
Separate bedroom
Blackout drapes/curtains
Ceiling fan
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 4 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Family Room, Multiple Beds | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room, Multiple Beds

Highlights

TV
Separate bedroom
Blackout drapes/curtains
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed and 3 Twin Beds

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Comfort Quadruple Room, Multiple Beds | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Comfort Quadruple Room, Multiple Beds

Highlights

TV
Separate bedroom
Blackout drapes/curtains
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 4 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Economy Quadruple Room, Multiple Beds | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Economy Quadruple Room, Multiple Beds

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

TV
Separate bedroom
Blackout drapes/curtains
Ceiling fan
2 bathrooms
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Classic Triple Room, Multiple Beds | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Classic Triple Room, Multiple Beds

Highlights

TV
Separate bedroom
Blackout drapes/curtains
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Economy Double Room, 2 Twin Beds | 1 bedroom, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Economy Double Room, 2 Twin Beds

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

TV
Separate bedroom
Blackout drapes/curtains
Ceiling fan
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Terrace/patio

Economy Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Highlights

TV
Separate bedroom
Blackout drapes/curtains
Ceiling fan
2 bathrooms
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 3 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
200 mts Norte 50 mts Oestet, Desde el Parque Central, Alajuela, Alajuela, 1928-4050

What's nearby

  • Alajuela Cathedral - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Juan Santamaría Park - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • City Mall - 19 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Parque Viva - 10 min drive - 4.2 miles
  • Terrazas Lindora Shopping Center - 13 min drive - 6.1 miles

Getting around

  • San Antonio de Belen Station - 18 min drive
  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cevichera Junior - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Café Delicias - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Bar El Resbalón - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Rest. Mey Wah - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Heladeria Fantasia - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Hotel Pacandé

Bed & breakfast located in Carmen
At Hotel Pacandé, you can look forward to free full breakfast, a terrace, and a garden. In addition to a hair salon and laundry facilities, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
Other perks at this bed & breakfast include:
  • Luggage storage, smoke-free premises, and tour/ticket assistance
  • Concierge services
  • Guest reviews say great things about the helpful staff
Room features
All guestrooms at Hotel Pacandé include amenities such as free WiFi.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Showers and soap
  • TVs with cable channels
  • Ceiling fans and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour offsite parking (CRC 3,500 per night)

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM on weekends

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Smoking not allowed
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Private or shared bathroom
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Ceiling fan

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Access code, front desk (limited hours)

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

  • Nearby parking fee: CRC 3500 per night(328 ft away; open 24 hours)

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 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, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
Mobile payment options include: PayPal

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Hotel Pacandé Alajuela
Hotel Pacandé
Pacandé Alajuela
Hotel Pacande Costa Rica/Alajuela
Hotel Pacandé Alajuela
Hotel Pacandé Bed & breakfast
Hotel Pacandé Bed & breakfast Alajuela

Frequently asked questions

Is Hotel Pacandé pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Hotel Pacandé?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at Hotel Pacandé?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Hotel Pacandé located?

Located in Carmen, this bed & breakfast is within a 5-minute walk of Central Park, Juan Santamaria Historical Museum, and Central Market Alajuela. Alajuela Cathedral and Juan Santamaría Park are also within 10 minutes.

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Reviews

Hotel Pacandé Reviews

8.0

Very Good

8.2

Cleanliness

7.0

Location

8.8

Staff & service

8.2

Eco-friendliness

7.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 104 out of 222 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 60 out of 222 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 222 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 222 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 222 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Noemi

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Nice for sleep one night
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff were very kind.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

duvall

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay. Some amenities missing but great staff and breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Maciej

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good area and close to the airport
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kean

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tiffany is so helpful for trip suggestions for local and nearby city like San Jose and Catargo. She help us find place for dilicious food, souvenir store, and place for coffee form CR. She also provide price info so we are assured. With affordablenprice, this place is 3 blocks away from market, central sqaure, and 5 blocks from bus station to San Jose. You can also take the bus to airport.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

SATOSHI

if you want anyplace …help to you by the good front desk person!!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

May

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice room, nice staff, nice location. Walkable to parks, stores, restaurants, markets, bus stations,.. The kitchen has microwave, electric kettle and other things.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was awesome Tiffany and john helped me out alot thank you both
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect room, private bathroom with hot water shower, fast internet, kitchen area, secure and charming. Very professional and friendly staff. Perfect central location surrounded by restaurants, stores, bars and parks. Five minute taxi to the airport for $8. Easy five star review for this excellent place.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jyothi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed one night—clean & big room. Daniel arranged the shuttle service from the airport, the driver was good and Daniel ordered dinner from a restaurant for us. Good breakfast. Great place to stay near SJO!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

jose

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I can't believe this property has ratings = 4 stars. :( Bad property, bad breakfast, bad equipment. SAD :( RUN!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Tiffany & her boyfriend were wonderful hosts! My daughter & I only stayed one night as our plans took us to Quepos the day after arriving, but that short stay was memorable because of these two!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A small place with a fluent English speaking friendly young person
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

6/10 Okay

Denise

Disliked: Cleanliness
My room's only window was to the hallway which felt unsafe for a female solo traveler and the lamp didn't work and was CAKED in grime and there wasn't any toilet paper in the bathroom. Wouldn't stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Karen

Liked: Staff & service
It was just a very simple place with not a lot of extras. We had no hand towel for the sink but there was a wash cloth hanging--wasnt sure if it was clean or not....but did have a few towels for the shower. The staff was amazing and communicated well prior to our arrival and were waiting for us when we arrived after midnight after our plane was delayed 3 hours. They were very helpful and welcoming. Breakfast was included and simple but delicous.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Yvan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not a good choice

Find something else if you can...
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Prakash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
That the were two floors and the room was in good condition
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Joshua

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I stayed there for one night. Firstly the room has only a fan that barely works so the room is like a sauna. Also the sheets and pillow cases were all stained with blood and yellow stains which I found disgusting. Also don't rely on the breakfast, it's obviously a way to just chargre more without quality food. For the money we paid we could definitely find a better place.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stefanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The owner of the hotel and his family are very lovely and helpful. They organized a shuttle from the airport to the hotel in advance. We arived around 10pm and therefore, were very greatful about the service. We had a huge and very comfortable bed. Since we stayed only for one night, we can't say much about the area but we felt really safe. We even had the opportunity to rent a car from them in good condition for a very good price. We would definitely recommend the hotel and the car service!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Shauna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice little place to stay for a few days while exploring San Jose. We called it our treehouse. Very close to everything, staff is very kind and helpful. Great bakery just around the corner to pick up amazing goodies. Lovely breakfast at the hotel in the am. They will arrange a shuttle to and from the airport for you. $20USD for our group of 5. $10USD for the way back to the airport!the beds were clean. The only complaint I do have is that our bathroom didn’t feel clean at all. Otherwise, we loved it.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Juan Jose

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I didn’t do enough research before I booked this room. It was VERY small, about 8x12 and you had to share a bathroom. No AC It seemed clean enough and the staff was nice. We ended up leaving and staying at another hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria Fernanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fue excelente la atención del staff y una buena relación precio-calidad, solamente que es un poco ruidoso
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

MARIANA

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Prático e simples

Hotel muito simples, próximo do aeroporto. Passamos apenas uma noite para seguir viagem para outro destino. Café da manhã deixa muito a desejar, em especial para brasileiros acostumados com fartura e formato Buffet para degustação a vontade.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

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