from $195 per night

4 Star Hotel

Hotel Grano De Oro

Hotel Grano de Oro is a favorite of honeymooners and it’s not difficult to see why...

from $11 per night

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Hostel Pangea

This industrial-strength, Tico-owned hostel – 25 dorms and 25 private rooms – has been a popular 20-some...

from $13 per night

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Hostel Toruma

This graceful neoclassical home once belonged to José Figueres, the Costa Rican president who abolished ...

from $17 per night

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Maleku Hostel

This sweet little backpackers’ abode has spic-and-span rooms tucked into a vintage home on a quiet stree...

from $169 per night

4.5 Star Hotel

Inter Continental Real Costa Rica

A top-end option...

from $80 per night

3 Star Hotel

Hotel Don Carlos

Built around an early 20th-century house that once belonged to President Tomás Guardia, this lovely Barr...

from $90 per night

Hotel resort

Colours Oasis Resort

This longtime gay and lesbian hotel in the elegant Rohrmoser district (to the northwest of La Sabana) is...

from $145 per night

3.5 Star Hotel

Hotel Casa Turire

From the highway, take the turnoff to La Suiza/Tuis, head south for 2km and you’ll see signs leading to ...

from $78 per night

3 Star Hotel

Grand Hotel Costa Rica, An Ascend Hotel...

The city’s first prominent hotel was constructed in 1930 and is recognized as a national landmark (John ...

from $94 per night

3 Star Hotel

Hotel Le Bergerac

A whitewashed building contains a bright lobby accented with fresh flowers and 25 rooms that overlook a ...

from $120 per night

3 Star Hotel

Hotel Buena Vista

About 5km north of Alajuela, this whitewashed Mediterranean-style hotel, perched on a mountaintop, has p...

from $67 per night

3 Star Hotel

Hotel Fleur De Lys

A pristinely maintained, century-old Victorian mansion painted a bright shade of lavender that houses 31...

from $180 per night

Hotel resort

The Alta Hotel

Three kilometers west of Escazú is the affluent expat suburb of Santa Ana...

from $11 per night

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Casa Yoses Hostel

A mellow spot, this nine-room Spanish Revival–style house from 1949 is perched on a hill that offers lov...

from $13 per night

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Costa Rica Backpackers

This extremely popular hostel has 15 dormitories and 13 private double rooms spread out over several str...

from $15 per night

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Green House Hostel

This attractive hostel is adorned with hanging plants, historic photographs and antiques...

from $15 per night

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Tranquilo Backpackers

Tranquilo radiates with mellow vibes and relaxing times...

from $9 per night

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Galileo Hostel

In a vintage house east of Parque La Sabana, this snug, friendly hostel has several dormitories and four...

from $15 per night

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Cuesta Arriba Hostel

Up a hill and across from one of Santa Teresa’s best surf breaks, this is a thinking person's hostel att...

from $16 per night

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Costa Rica Guesthouse

This guesthouse, dating from 1904, has simple, graceful rooms with spacious bathrooms and hallways lined...

from $30 per night

3 Star Hotel

El Pizote Lodge

Good family spot in a peaceful garden setting west of town.

from $14 per night

2 Star Hotel

Hotel La Cuesta

Situated on a hill behind the Asamblea Legislativa is this 1920s wooden house, whose exterior looks as i...

from $11 per night

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Kaya's Place

This small, friendly inn just west of town has 17 snug, basic rooms, some of which share cool-water show...

from $11 per night

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Hostel Bekuo San Jose

This restful spot feels more like a home than a hostel...

from $15 per night

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Kontikiplayanegra Y Altos De Kontiki

Along the road from Avellanas, this low-key place run by a splendid young couple has a rambling collecti...

from $15 per night

1 Star Hotel

Hotel Cala Inn Alajuela

This small, modern eight-room spot overlooking Parque Juan Santamaría has spotless, simple parquet-floor...

from $22 per night

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Kaps Place Hostal

A colorful little guesthouse on a residential street in Barrio Aranjuez, Kaps has 24 small, homey rooms ...

from $14 per night

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Cabinas Coco Azul

This two-story, white-and-brick building is the best of several budget cabinas located in a lea...