Which district in San Jose is cheapest to stay in?
In San Jose, the cheapest district to stay in is Catedral, at a median asking price of $57 a night, and the priciest is Santa Ana at $128 (latest scan 7 November 2026). The ranking covers 13 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 48 of the 84 nights from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 17:55 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In San Jose, Santa Ana asks a median $128 a night, +124% against $57 in Catedral, the cheapest of 13 districts compared on the same 48 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catedral | $57 | $49–$72 | 48 | 32 | 8.8 (30) | 23% of 31 |
| San Pedro | $60 | $53–$72 | 48 | 15 | 8.8 (13) | 31% of 13 |
| Hospital | $62 | $36–$138 | 48 | 5 | 7.9 (5) | 20% of 5 |
| Merced | $70 | $41–$92 | 48 | 23 | 8.6 (22) | 39% of 23 |
| Carmen | $87 | $62–$104 | 48 | 37 | 8.8 (36) | 46% of 35 |
| Near Center | $92 | $71–$146 | 48 | 8 | 8.8 (7) | 57% of 7 |
| Pavas | $95 | $54–$112 | 48 | 20 | 9.4 (18) | 35% of 17 |
| Ciudad Cariari | $106 | $91–$135 | 48 | 11 | 9.3 (11) | 50% of 10 |
| Mata Redonda | $106 | $92–$138 | 48 | 43 | 8.8 (41) | 52% of 42 |
| Ulloa | $112 | $96–$132 | 48 | 8 | 9.1 (7) | 57% of 7 |
| San Rafael | $114 | $90–$191 | 48 | 25 | 9.1 (23) | 26% of 23 |
| Uruca | $125 | $111–$164 | 48 | 9 | 8.9 (9) | 56% of 9 |
| Santa Ana | $128 | $106–$152 | 48 | 10 | 9.2 (10) | 60% of 10 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 48 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 42 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in San Jose whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Catedral: a median $57 a night, score 8.8 across 30 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catedral | $57 | 8.8 | 30 |
| San Pedro | $60 | 8.8 | 13 |
| Merced | $70 | 8.6 | 22 |
| Carmen | $87 | 8.8 | 36 |
| Near Center | $92 | 8.8 | 7 |
| Pavas | $95 | 9.4 | 18 |
| Ciudad Cariari | $106 | 9.3 | 11 |
| Mata Redonda | $106 | 8.8 | 41 |
| Ulloa | $112 | 9.1 | 7 |
| San Rafael | $114 | 9.1 | 23 |
| Uruca | $125 | 8.9 | 9 |
| Santa Ana | $128 | 9.2 | 10 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in San Jose is in San Rafael: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $147 against $102 Monday to Thursday (+44%), over 14 and 28 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Rafael | $147 | $102 | +44% | 14 / 28 |
| Uruca | $133 | $125 | +6% | 14 / 28 |
| Santa Ana | $134 | $128 | +5% | 14 / 28 |
| Mata Redonda | $109 | $105 | +4% | 14 / 28 |
| Carmen | $89 | $87 | +1% | 14 / 28 |
| Ciudad Cariari | $106 | $105 | +1% | 14 / 28 |
| Near Center | $92 | $90 | +1% | 14 / 28 |
| Catedral | $57 | $57 | 0% | 14 / 28 |
| Hospital | $62 | $62 | 0% | 14 / 28 |
| Merced | $70 | $70 | 0% | 14 / 28 |
| San Pedro | $60 | $60 | 0% | 14 / 28 |
| Pavas | $94 | $95 | -1% | 14 / 28 |
| Ulloa | $111 | $118 | -6% | 14 / 28 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 48 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
Apartments and B&Bs by district
Among the places Agoda lists as not a hotel in San Jose, the cheapest district is Pavas at a median $100 a night and the priciest Mata Redonda at $104, across 3 districts compared on the same 43 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavas | $100 | $94–$124 | 43 | 11 |
| Carmen | $101 | $96–$124 | 43 | 13 |
| Mata Redonda | $104 | $95–$114 | 43 | 30 |
Apartments, B&Bs, holiday lets and private rooms: only the places Agoda itself lists as not a hotel, priced in the same search. Homes read from other sites carry no district name, so none of them is in this table.
What was measured
Nights measured in San Jose: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 302 of the 302 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →