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Hotel Grano de Oro vs The Zancudo Lodge

The Zancudo Lodge and Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose are both rated very highly by professional reviewers. On balance, The Zancudo Lodge is the choice of most writers compared to Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose. The Zancudo Lodge is ranked #19 in Costa Rica with endorsements from 2 reviewers including Fodor's, Lonely Planet.

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"
The Zancudo Lodge
The Zancudo Lodge
7 / 10
Playa Zancudo, Golfito, Costa Rica
From $250 /night
  • Pet Friendly
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Free Breakfast
  • Shuttle Bus
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Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The most luxurious retreat in Zancudo by a long shot, this 16-room lodge sits amid landscaped grounds, complete with trickling water features, bamboo stockades, and spacious, tranquil rooms." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Most guests here are well-heeled, avid anglers on all-inclusive sportfishing packages, but the young owners have completely transformed this beachfront property into a top-notch luxury resort that can be enjoyed by those who have never dropped a line." Full review