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La Baula Lodge vs Hotel Grano de Oro

Both La Baula Lodge and Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose are rated highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose ranks significantly better than La Baula Lodge. Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose has a TripExpert Score of 86 with endorsements from 2 sources like The Telegraph, Lonely Planet.

La Baula Lodge
La Baula Lodge
7 / 10
Tortuguero National Park, Tortuguero 00000, Costa Rica
From $68 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"The delicious aroma of pizzas baking in a brick kiln welcome you to the warm and cozy eatery La Baula. The most famous pizzeria in the area, it gets its name from the baula, or..." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"North of town and across the river, this laid-back, long-running lodge has an unpretentious atmosphere, though it could stand a minor makeover, and customer service can be rather lackadaisical." Full review
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"