Casa 69 Review: Best place to stay in San Jose, Costa Rica

HKW — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 22:13:08 +0000

This is a review of a great place to stay in Costa Rica called Casa 69.

When we got to Costa Rica, my girlfriend and I were going to stay at a place called Costa Rica Guesthouse. At $45 a night, that seemed like a great deal. However the whole thing turned out to be an ordeal. You can read more about that in our separate Costa Rica Guesthouse review.

We stumbled upon Casa 69 by chance through some great tripadvisor reviews. This B&B belonged previously to one of San Jose’s most distinguished families in 1938. It is within walking distance to all museums and places of interest. It was also only 10 minutes walk to the town center, and the area is considered safer than San Jose downtown.

Compared to Costa Rica Guesthouse, Casa 69 costs a little more at $55-$65 a night. It is not a place for budget backpackers, but it was absolutely worth the stay.

Booking the place was as smooth as ice. I emailed Kurt, the owner, and he arranged for a private transport that took us from SJO airport at a reasonable rate. One of his staff greeted us at the door. We felt like we were in a 5 star family resort.

Do note: Casa69 is less of a backpacker hostel, but a slightly more upscale place on a budget. The staff there were fantastic and immediately helped us carry our bags to our room.

The first night, we stayed across the street at the newer section. The place was immaculate, the shower was great. The only issue was the slow public wifi signal because the new area did not have access to the wifi in the main buildings.

The owner, Kurt, gave us some great info on where to eat nearby and changed some currency for us at a very good rate.

Returning to Casa69

We checked out the next day to go to Costa Rica Guest House. But due to various issues with them, we no longer decided to stay there.

At this point we had no where else to stay. It was in the middle of the day. So we decided to call up Kurt at Casa69.

We explained the situation to him. He said if we wanted, we could go back and stay there. He even offered a small discount as we were staying for a week.

We moved into our new room, which was on the side of the old building, and absolutely loved it. The room was even better, and the internet was working.

Over the next week, Kurt’s business partner Jens also helped us with various things including serviced laundry on site.

Conclusion

Kurt and Jens @ Casa 69 illustrate the difference of great customer service. Everything from start to finish at Casa 69 was well attended to, and we truly enjoyed our stay.

A business ran like Kurt’s & Jens’ at Casa 69 is how things should be ran.

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Casa 69 Review: Best place to stay in San Jose, Costa Rica

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