Hotel Grano de Oro

Top choice in San José


It's easy to see why honeymooners love it here. Built around a sprawling early 20th-century Victorian mansion, this elegant inn has 39 demure ‘Tropical Victorian’ rooms with wrought-iron beds and rich brocade linens. Some rooms boast private courtyards with gurgling fountains, and a rooftop garden terrace offers two bubbling Jacuzzis. The whole place sparkles with tropical flowers and polished-wood accents.

If you want to experience the Costa Rica of a gilded age, this is the place to do it.

The restaurant is incredible.