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Hotel Grano de Oro vs Hotel Roca Negra del Arenal

Both properties are rated very highly by expert reviewers. Overall, Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose scores significantly better than Hotel Roca Negra del Arenal. Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose ranks #2 in Costa Rica with recommendations from 2 reviewers like Lonely Planet, The Telegraph.

Hotel Grano de Oro
Hotel Grano de Oro
7 / 10
Calle 30, between avenida 2 y 4, San Jose 1007, Costa Rica
From $146 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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The Telegraph 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 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 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 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 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"
Hotel Roca Negra del Arenal
Hotel Roca Negra del Arenal
7 / 10
La Fortuna de San Carlos, Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica
From $65 /night
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Laundry Service
  • Pool
  • Family Friendly
  • Free Parking
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The luscious tiled pool and Jacuzzi are surrounded with tropical gardens bursting with blooms and buzzing with bees and birds, from parrots to peacocks. The spacious rooms have stained-wood accents." Full review