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$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...
Central Valley & Highlands hotels and hostels
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$11
per night
Hostel
Hostel Pangea
This industrial-strength, Tico-owned hostel – 25 dorms and 25 private rooms – has been a popular 20-some...
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$13
per night
Hostel
Hostel Toruma
This graceful neoclassical home once belonged to José Figueres, the Costa Rican president who abolished ...
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$17
per night
Hostel
Maleku Hostel
This sweet little backpackers’ abode has spic-and-span rooms tucked into a vintage home on a quiet stree...
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$169
per night
4.5 Star Hotel
Inter Continental Real Costa Rica
A top-end option...
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$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...
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$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...
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$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 ...
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$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 ...
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$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 ...
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$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...
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$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...
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$180
per night
Hotel resort
The Alta Hotel
Three kilometers west of Escazú is the affluent expat suburb of Santa Ana...
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$11
per night
Hostel
Casa Yoses Hostel
A mellow spot, this nine-room Spanish Revival–style house from 1949 is perched on a hill that offers lov...
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$13
per night
Hostel
Costa Rica Backpackers
This extremely popular hostel has 15 dormitories and 13 private double rooms spread out over several str...
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$15
per night
Hostel
Green House Hostel
This attractive hostel is adorned with hanging plants, historic photographs and antiques...
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$15
per night
Hostel
Tranquilo Backpackers
Tranquilo radiates with mellow vibes and relaxing times...
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$9
per night
Hostel
Galileo Hostel
In a vintage house east of Parque La Sabana, this snug, friendly hostel has several dormitories and four...
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$15
per night
Hostel
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...
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$16
per night
Hostel
Costa Rica Guesthouse
This guesthouse, dating from 1904, has simple, graceful rooms with spacious bathrooms and hallways lined...
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$30
per night
3 Star Hotel
El Pizote Lodge
Good family spot in a peaceful garden setting west of town.
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$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...
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$11
per night
Hostel
Kaya's Place
This small, friendly inn just west of town has 17 snug, basic rooms, some of which share cool-water show...
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$11
per night
Hostel
Hostel Bekuo San Jose
This restful spot feels more like a home than a hostel...
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$15
per night
Guesthouse
Kontikiplayanegra Y Altos De Kontiki
Along the road from Avellanas, this low-key place run by a splendid young couple has a rambling collecti...
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$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...
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$22
per night
Guesthouse
Kaps Place Hostal
A colorful little guesthouse on a residential street in Barrio Aranjuez, Kaps has 24 small, homey rooms ...
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$14
per night
Hotel
Cabinas Coco Azul
This two-story, white-and-brick building is the best of several budget cabinas located in a lea...