My spouse and I stayed at the Camino Real Intercontinental San Jose for five nights in late February 2004. The hotel is located in the Escazú section of the city, adjacent to the Multiplaza Shopping Mall, which contains over 365 stores, bars, and restaurants. (The Real Comfort Inn and the Marriott Courtyard are close by.) It has the same type of stores that you would find in the US (Villeroy & Boch, Liz Claiborne, Aeropostale, Kenneth Cole), along with 2 or 3 souvenir shops. It also has a requisite food court (packed with American chains), and three other informal sit-down eating spots (e.g., RostiPollo, Hooligan's Sports Bar, Tapia). We frequented the Multimercado grocery store to buy beverages. There is also a movie theatre (it probably had about 8 different movies playing), but only one in English.
This hotel has a spa, an outdoor pool, and two restaurants, one of which was called Mirage. In addition, the IC was within a 5-minute taxi ride (approximately $7 each way) to restaurants such as Cerutti, La Luz, Monastere, and El Invernadero. The area seemed safe because it was upscale. The IC was a typical/traditional hotel, with five floors. The property also features a pool bar, lobby bar, gift shop, travel desk, jewelry shop, and car rental desk. Rooms had all the traditional amenities: good A/C, cable TV (including HBO), mini-bar, and hair dryers.
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