Hotel Grano de Oro vs Casa Buena Vista B & B

Both Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose and Casa Buena Vista B & B are rated very highly by professionals. On balance, Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose is preferred by most writers compared to Casa Buena Vista B & B. Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose comes in at 86 with recommendations from 2 reviewers such as Lonely Planet, The Telegraph.

Hotel Grano de Oro

Tripexpert score:

7 / 10

Location: Calle 30, between avenida 2 y 4, San Jose 1007, Costa Rica

Price:

From $146 /night

Amenities:

Bar/Lounge
Hot Tub
Free Internet
Room Service
Laundry Service
Concierge

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Expert reviews:

The Telegraph

8.0

"This well-run, high-class heritage hotel is a favourite with international visitors looking for a characterful place to stop over in the capital before or after a tour of Costa Rica." Full review

Travel + Leisure

"Inside this converted Victorian mansion, guests will find 32 rooms with Italian tile work, wrought-iron beds, and whirlpool tubs." Full review

Frommer's

"The restaurant is one of the most reliably good places in town to dine and the chic rooftop patio with its two large Jacuzzi spas will almost make you forget you are in bustling San José." Full review

Lonely Planet

Top choice

"This elegant inn has 39 demure ‘Tropical Victorian’ rooms...boasts private courtyards with gurgling fountains, and a rooftop garden terrace offers two bubbling Jacuzzis." Full review

Travel + Leisure

"A 40-room boutique hotel on a quiet street...housed in a mansion from the early 1900s, the hotel feels like something from a bygone era with its elaborate wood paneling, handmade tiles"

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