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Hotel Grano de Oro vs Tamarindo Bay Boutique Hotel

Both properties are recommended by professionals. On balance, Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose scores significantly higher than Tamarindo Bay Boutique Hotel. Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose has a TripExpert Score of 84 with recommendations from 3 reviews like Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure and 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"
Tamarindo Bay Boutique Hotel
Tamarindo Bay Boutique Hotel
7 / 10
100 meters south of the Banco Nacional de Costa Rica, west of Hotel Arcoiris, Tamarindo 2034 BXU, Costa Rica
From $120 /night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Free Breakfast
  • Laundry Service
  • Concierge
  • Pool
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Fodor's Fodor's
"Opened in 2014, this boutique hotel built from recycled materials is inspired by the owners’ travels to Southeast Asia and has nine contemporary rooms overlooking a pool-centered courtyard." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"Here's a romantic getaway for grownups only, where contemporary design goes hand-in-hand with environmental consciousness." Full review