What is the average WiFi speed in San José stays?

Median WiFi speed is 110 Mbps across the 152 San José listings with a measured speed (mean 139 Mbps). 5% are under 25 Mbps, 68% are at least 100 Mbps. Verified from guest reviews (32%), listing titles (4%), amenity listings (35%), descriptions (29%).

How much do digital nomad apartments cost in San José?

Across the 306 San José listings we track, monthly rent ranges from $483 to $4,643, with a median of $1,485. 72% of the listings shown are hosted by top-rated hosts.

Are there stays with dedicated workspaces in San José?

Yes, 27 of the 33 listings we examined show a real ergonomic office chair in their photos. We have not examined every listing yet.

How do you know all this about San José?

We keep a curated set of 306 stays in San José and re-check them over time, rather than repeating whatever a booking site happens to show today. Connection speeds are what each place and its guests report, 48 of the 152 independently measured, so read them as indicative rather than lab-tested. 154 of the 306 carry no reading at all, and unmeasured is not the same as slow. Prices are the advertised monthly rate, before any discount a host offers. Reviews are counted rather than summarised, and quotes appear word for word, attributed to a stay and a date rather than to a person. Every figure here was computed on 7 September 2026.

Stays in San José, Costa Rica

We track 306 listings in San José. 152 have a measured Wi-Fi speed (median 110 Mbps; 48 of those are Airbnb's own speed test), and 27 of the 33 we ran through the chair detector show a real office chair.

Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 3 people 💰 $491/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 3 people 💰 $491/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 3 people 💰 $545/month

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Real workspace

Serviced apartment in Heredia

🛜 100 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $554/month

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Serviced apartment in Paracito

🛜 31 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 💰 $588/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 100 Mbps (Mentioned in Review)
👥 3 people 💰 $602/month

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Guesthouse in San José

🛜 100 Mbps (Mentioned in Review)
👥 1 person 🏅Superhost 💰 $653/month

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Loft in San Jose

🛜 47 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $721/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Piedades

🛜 46 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $789/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $794/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 60 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $806/month

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Tiny home in Río Oro

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $813/month

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Rental unit in San Pedro

🛜 208 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $818/month

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Cabin in Río Oro

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $855/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 93 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 💰 $865/month

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Shipping container in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $866/month

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Loft in San José

🛜 100 Mbps (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 💰 $873/month

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Condo in Heredia

🛜 132 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $878/month

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Loft in Montes de Oca

🛜 59 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $879/month

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Loft in San Pedro

🛜 50 Mbps (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $880/month

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Rental unit in San Pedro

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $883/month

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Loft in San Pedro

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 1 person 🏅Superhost 💰 $915/month

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Real workspace

Serviced apartment in San José

🛜 30 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $952/month

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Real workspace

Loft in San Pedro

🛜 200 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $991/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Guadalupe

🛜 73 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 💰 $1028/month

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Real workspace

Loft in Curridabat

🛜 173 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 💰 $1068/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in San José

🛜 40 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1096/month

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Real workspace

Vacation home in San José

🛜 202 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1098/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Curridabat

🛜 176 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1106/month

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Real workspace

Condo in San Antonio

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 3 people 💰 $1114/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1244/month

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Real workspace

Loft in Curridabat

🛜 180 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1263/month

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Serviced apartment in Santa Ana

🛜 70 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1266/month

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Loft in San Pedro

🛜 300 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1267/month

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Condo in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1268/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $1275/month

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Condo in San José

🛜 100 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1276/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Curridabat

🛜 100 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 💰 $1281/month

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Rental unit in Río Segundo

🛜 200 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1285/month

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Rental unit in Escazu

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1301/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1306/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1307/month

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Rental unit in Santa Ana

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1315/month

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Serviced apartment in Rorhmoser

🛜 171 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1318/month

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Condo in San Pedro

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1320/month

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Rental unit in San Rafael

🛜 300 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1327/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 3 people 💰 $1329/month

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Condo in Heredia

🛜 94 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1332/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1359/month

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Serviced apartment in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1364/month

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Serviced apartment in San Pedro

🛜 160 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1366/month

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Rental unit in Curridabat

🛜 101 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1373/month

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Serviced apartment in Santa Ana

🛜 69 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1390/month

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Serviced apartment in San José

🛜 145 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1395/month

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Condo in Santa Ana

🛜 25 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1397/month

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Condo in Curridabat

🛜 102 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1400/month

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Condo in Rohrmoser

🛜 196 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 💰 $1410/month

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Condo in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 💰 $1411/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1411/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 200 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $1417/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 100 Mbps (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1424/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1433/month

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Condo in San Pedro

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1437/month

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Loft in Curridabat

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $1439/month

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Rental unit in San Pedro

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1451/month

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Serviced apartment in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1459/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1465/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1480/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 180 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1492/month

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Condo in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 3 people 💰 $1510/month

Airbnb Vrbo
Real workspace

Loft in Curridabat

🛜 182 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1533/month

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Condo in San José

🛜 197 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1567/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in San José

🛜 119 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 💰 $1621/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Barrio Amon

🛜 89 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 5 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1624/month

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Real workspace

Condo in San José

🛜 500 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 💰 $1631/month

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Condo in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1682/month

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Real workspace

Condo in San José

🛜 104 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1721/month

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Condo in San José

🛜 196 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1723/month

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Condo in San Jose

🛜 30 Mbps (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1750/month

Airbnb Booking
Real workspace

Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1851/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in Rohrmoser

🛜 100 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 3 people 💰 $1940/month

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Real workspace

Condo in San José

🛜 213 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $1976/month

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Real workspace

Rental unit in San José

🛜 300 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 💰 $1997/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 100 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 3 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2126/month

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Loft in Santa Ana

🛜 300 Mbps (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2134/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 100 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2137/month

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Condo in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2143/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2152/month

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Rental unit in Santa Ana

🛜 300 Mbps (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2161/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2171/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 196 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2180/month

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Rental unit in Río Oro

🛜 94 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2196/month

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Condo in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2217/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $2225/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 2 people 💰 $2243/month

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Rental unit in San José

🛜 200 Mbps (Declared by Host)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2257/month

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Condo in San José

🛜 231 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2259/month

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Rental unit in Mata Redonda

🛜 Fast Internet (Mentioned in Review)
👥 2 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2299/month

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Condo in San Jose

🛜 115 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 4 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $2457/month

Airbnb Vrbo
Home in San José

🛜 Fast Internet (Declared by Host)
👥 8 people 💰 $2720/month

Airbnb Booking
Real workspace

Condo in San José

🛜 74 Mbps (Verified by Airbnb)
👥 6 people 🏅Superhost 💰 $3132/month

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— stays

Prices indicative · confirm on provider

Guest reviews

What 22,886 guests actually wrote

Every review on the 306 places we track. We read the 12,992 written in English, August 2014 to September 2026 (nothing newer).

The finding in the reviews

Guests in San José raise safety unprompted, and almost always to say it was fine

Guests describe safety when walking around as predominantly positive; the sentiment surfaces more in Hatillo than Santa Cruz during month-long stays.

2,233 of the 12,992 reviews we read mention safety. Of the 1,832 that say which way, 36 are complaints and 1,796 are praise. It is not the same across the city: Hatillo at 20 of 50 reviews, Santa Cruz at 1 of 93.

Where the sentences about safety land

36 complaints

1,796 praise

1,832 sentences that say which way

What guests bring up

Food & errands nearby 2,66120.5%

Safety walking around 2,23317.2%

36 of the 1,832 readable mentions are complaints

Walkable & central 1,80413.9%

Noise & quiet 1,42010.9%

354 of the 756 readable mentions are complaints

Getting around 1,2569.7%

Wifi & video calls 5864.5%

22 of the 458 readable mentions are complaints

Settling in for a month 5624.3%

Weather indoors 5564.3%

84 of the 111 readable mentions are complaints

Value for a month 4873.7%

23 of the 428 readable mentions are complaints

Stairs & hills 2281.8%

47 of the 51 readable mentions are complaints

12,992 reviews read

Where safety comes up

Hatillo 40.0%

Uruca 32.2%

Santa Ana 29.5%

Catedral 29.2%

San Rafael 27.1%

Santa Cruz 1.1%

Hatillo 20 of 50 · Uruca 39 of 121 · Santa Ana 87 of 295 · Catedral 21 of 72 · San Rafael 99 of 365 · Santa Cruz 1 of 93 · reviews from each area

What guests say about San José

Reproduced word for word, and only where a guest was writing about the place rather than the flat.

What they like about San José

Walkable

“It is very convenient for shopping nearby, for example, AMPM, Pali.Moreover, it is also very easy to go to UCR on foot.”

The listing May 2026

Value

“Overall, good value for the neighborhood, especially for singles or couples who want convenient access to shops and transit.”

The listing January 2026

Nearby

“The pool, gym, rooftop, and all the beautifully designed, picture-perfect common areas made the experience even more special.”

The listing August 2026

What they warn about San José

Getting around

“At first we struggled to park our very large SUV in the automatic parking garage and wanted to park on the street instead.”

The listing June 2026

Noise

“One of the main drawbacks of this neighborhood is its very loud, very busy, trains constantly throughout the day and night.”

“The neighborhood (as is much of San Jose in my experience) wasn’t great, with many houseless people in the streets.”

The listing April 2026

Guest reviews, never edited and never paraphrased. We hold no reviewer names, so a quote is attributed to a place and a date rather than to a person.

Stays in San José, Costa Rica

All stays

What 152 measured listings actually report

How likely you land on a bad connection

Against the 126 cities we track

Speed and rent by neighbourhood

Mata Redonda against Carmen

Mata Redonda

Carmen

Pavas

Curridabat

San Rafael

San Pedro

Merced

Santa Ana

Alajuela

What 22,886 guests actually wrote

Guests in San José raise safety unprompted, and almost always to say it was fine

What guests bring up

Where safety comes up

What guests say about San José

What a month here actually costs

Spread of monthly rates

284 of 306 hosts discount a monthly stay

We looked at the photos, on part of the city

If San José is not it

Costs about the same

Pipa

Ubud

Sofia

Reviews mentioning safety & security

Questions people actually ask