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Villa Amarilla Beach Front Hotel vs Hotel Grano de Oro

Both hotels are rated highly by expert writers. On balance, Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose is the choice of most reviewers compared to Hotel Villa Amarilla. Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose comes in at #2 in Costa Rica with positive reviews from 2 sources including The Telegraph, Lonely Planet.

Villa Amarilla Beach Front Hotel
Villa Amarilla Beach Front Hotel
7 / 10
Playa Tamarindo, between Hotel Diria and the Licoreria Las Palmeras in front of the Restaurant L'Eden, Tamarindo, Costa Rica
From $0 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
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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
"This is the standard-bearer for luxury boutique hotels in San José. A combination of restoration and expansion has transformed this grand colonial-era mansion into a refined refuge in the..." 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
"Hotel Grano de Oro is a 40-room boutique hotel on a quiet street, just 20 minutes away from the international airport. Housed in a mansion from the early 1900s, the hotel feels like..."