Hotels near San Jose's Estuary and Bird Sanctuary

"Had to change rooms. The first had cigarettes butts on balcony, and not the ocean view we booked. Moved the next day and room was acceptable."

"Room had a partially obstructed ocean view due to palm trees. Gardens were in flower and well kept. Staff was awesome. Buffet needs an overhaul, its quite random. The speciality restaurants all very good. Pool areas are great but not enough chairs ir loungers and no chairs or umbrellas on the beach "

"No i couldn’t see the ocean from my room! The swimming pool was very nice, so warm!"

"Wow! What can I say? Amazing! There are SO MANY pools, including adults only pools. Not sure if it’s like this all the time, but there were plenty of pool chairs available. Although I will say that if you want to be on the edge of the big pool, you have to go by breakfast time to snag a seat. They don’t let people reserve for longer than 30 minutes though, so it all seems pretty fair. Food is expensive, but I think that’s to be expected. I’m guessing there’s better food off property as well. However, if you’re looking for a place to swim in peace for days, lounge around, and feel like royalty, this is the place. "

"Clean room at a good price on the water and walkable to other restaurants and activities. Ocean view was great in the evenings."

"The pool was not enjoyable because they played very loud electronic music with an annoying announcer for 4 hours every midday. The room was otherwise excellent. The Italian and the Japanese restaurants had a poor selection of what turned out to be disappointing food. The Italian restaurant did however have a pleasant waterfront location"

"We had a great room w/ balcony and partial ocean view and our housekeeper was a lovely woman named Justina. While the resort was clean and had a lovely location, the buffet dinners left lots to be desired. The Italian Restaurant was excellent. Town was within walking distance and the food there was plentiful and tasty! People did that "save the chair" thing at this resort and so pool side was mostly unavailable unless you were "that" type of person. The resort should have a no "reserving" rule to allow more access to all guests. The beach was lovely and usually had lounge chairs available. "

"Hotel Santa Maria is a great budget option for being close to the action but not paying a ton for the privilege. The beach is a 10 minute walk. The brand new Al Comer super market complex is just across the street and has more than you will ever need. There are numerous small restaurants within a three minute walk. The pool is clean spacious and welcoming. Overall a good deal. My only criticism would be that screens on the patio doors would be an improvement and the coffee at the breakfast room needs an upgrade. "

"Great staff "