The HDR is not the favorite of many vets but for a first timer down to SJ for just a couple of nights it is not a bad selection. The room and amenities are adequate. You'd probably get a better value in that regard elsewhere but what you're paying for is location. The chica fee is per trip up the stairs whether for an hour, 15 minutes or all-night. Of course if you come down for something to eat or something and want to go back up with the same girl you'll have to pay again.
Another small tip. The minibar in the room can be pricey. You might want to stash its contents somewhere before you bring a chica back to your room in order to remove any temptation on her part to take something you'd later be charged for. If you want it is not a bad idea to pick up instead some drinks and snacks of your own at the nearby Mas x Menos.
I'd also recommend that you get out of the hotel as much as possible. Believe it or not there are some guys that go to SJ who never even leave the building from the moment they arrive to the moment they leave. The HDR restaurants can be quite pricey too. I recommend you at least get out to go to eat. You will find several restaurants in the immediate area that have been recommended on this board.
Depending on how adventurous you are and how much time you find you have, I'd also suggest you try to go a little further afield. Zona Blue is arguably the highest "rated" gringo oriented MP to hit during the day that is not too far from the HDR. There are also less expensive tico joints such as Oasis that are further out. And, of course, any whorticulturist would recommend that you at least try to visit some of the non-monger sites (e.g. the national museum) while you are there in between visits to MP's, bars and nightclubs, though with so little time in CR that might be difficult.
Sincerely,
Prolijo (not my real name either
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