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Hotel Grano de Oro vs Rancho Margot
Both Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose and Rancho Margot are rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose is the choice of most professionals compared to Rancho Margot. Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose comes in at #2 in Costa Rica with praise from 2 sources including Lonely Planet, The Telegraph.
Hotel Grano de Oro
The Telegraph
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
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
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."
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Travel + Leisure
"Inside this converted Victorian mansion, guests will find 32 rooms with Italian tile work, wrought-iron beds, and whirlpool tubs."
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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."
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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."
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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"
Rancho Margot
Travel + Leisure
Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Travel + Leisure
3km beyond El Castillo, La Fortuna de San Carlos, El Castillo, Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica
From $159 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Travel + Leisure
"For a crunchier all-inclusive seeker, Rancho Margot is a rustic collection of cabinas tucked away from the world but still featuring prime views of Arenal Volcano."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Part resort lodge, part organic farm, Rancho Margot is 152 acres of cinematic loveliness, set along the rushing Río Caño Negro and surrounded by rainforested mountains."
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Travel + Leisure
"This “self-sufficient organic ranch ” is a totally off-the-grid resort with 18 beautifully appointed, terraced bungalows."
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Travel + Leisure
"A secluded getaway in the middle of a rainforest, Rancho Margot offers hostel-style accommodations and a deluxe bungalow for a small group"
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