Holiday Inn Express

An easy pause beside SJO

After a flight or before the journey home, Holiday Inn Express offers a straightforward pause across from SJO International Airport. Its Alajuela location near the Inter-American Highway and complimentary 24-hour airport shuttle make it especially useful when arrival and departure times shape your plans.

You can settle into an air-conditioned room, catch up at the desk or take a break in the armchair before setting out again. Wireless internet, cable television, an alarm radio, a coffee maker, hairdryer and iron with ironing board cover the familiar comforts of an airport stay. Luggage tables help keep a short stop organized.

A swim, breakfast and the next flight

The pool and mini gym give you ways to refresh after travel, while massage service offers a gentler option. Free wireless internet throughout the hotel and a conference room also support a working visit. Buffet breakfast is included; for an early departure, a carry-out breakfast can be provided.

If there is time beyond the airport

A longer pause in Alajuela can become an opportunity to see more of the Central Valley. A Historical San José City Tour is an option about ten miles from the hotel, and La Paz Waterfall Gardens offers another outing. The Adventure Combo Canopy and Horseback Riding tour combines time on horseback in the rainforest with a zipline finish. The Monte Zurquí Mid-Day canopy tour includes high-speed ziplining, a Superman-style zip and a thirty-foot rappel from a canopy suspension bridge. Choose an excursion that fits comfortably around your flight plans.

What makes this stay a good fit

• Across from SJO airport: the Alajuela location near the Inter-American Highway is especially practical for a first or final night around flights.
• Complimentary 24-hour airport shuttle: transport operates around the clock, a useful benefit when flight times fall outside daytime hours.
• Included breakfast with an early option: buffet breakfast is complimentary, and a carry-out breakfast can be provided for early departures.
• A place to refresh after travel: a pool, mini gym and massage service offer different ways to spend the hours between arrival and onward plans.
• Practical rooms for a short stay: air conditioning, a desk and chair, luggage tables, armchair, WiFi and coffee maker help both working travelers and vacationers settle in.
• An airport base that can support an outing: city tours, La Paz Waterfall Gardens, horseback-and-canopy trips and Monte Zurquí ziplining offer possibilities if your schedule allows time.
• Business and group usefulness: free wireless internet and a conference room complement the airport location, while the same conveniences work for families, couples and solo travelers.