Grano de Oro Hotel
A Grain of Gold is exactly what the Grano de Oro Hotel is. Built around 1910, the Victorian-style building used to be a private residence and in 1991 was opened as San Jose’s first boutique hotel. It’s ideally located within walking distance from San Jose’s centre, parks and museums.
Enter this grand hotel with its spacious high-ceilinged reception and it feels as if you have stepped back in time. The rich wood-panelled hallways leading to the rooms are adorned with black and white photographs and original artworks.
The forty rooms all have polished wooden floors and beautiful dark furniture with modern touches like luxurious linens, television, AC, Wi-Fi, tea and coffee station, safe and a minibar. Some rooms have a small private rainforest patio complete with a small fountain. It can be to imagine that you’re in the middle of San Jose.
The first-class hacienda-style restaurant seats 180 diners and boasts a beautiful inner courtyard and spacious bar. This is one of the finest restaurants in the capital. The top floor has two jacuzzis and a gym
