,url-https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tripexpert.com%2Fimages%2Fmarker-fade%402x.png(-84.09295,9.933729)/-84.96668323874474,10.117843669227916,8.364028529501862/1280x214@2x?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidHJpcGV4cGVydHdlYiIsImEiOiJja2Fud3l2MDcwbXZ0MndyeGF3eGI3ZWhzIn0.zLqNa1RECyZZadF8zfQM5w)
Villa Amarilla Beach Front HotelvsHotel Grano de Oro
Both hotels are rated highly by expert writers. On balance, Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose is the choice of most reviewers compared to Hotel Villa Amarilla. Hotel Grano de Oro San Jose comes in at #2 in Costa Rica with positive reviews from 2 sources including The Telegraph, Lonely Planet.
Villa Amarilla Beach Front Hotel
Lonely Planet
Playa Tamarindo, between Hotel Diria and the Licoreria Las Palmeras in front of the Restaurant L'Eden, Tamarindo, Costa Rica
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Lonely Planet "It's hard to resist this fun, funky yellow house backing up to the beach. Upon arrival, ebullient Cindy will greet you with a shot of tequila or a slab of homemade banana bread. Rooms..." Full review
Hotel Grano de Oro
The Telegraph
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure
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
The Telegraph8.0
"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 "Inside this converted Victorian mansion, guests will find 32 rooms with Italian tile work, wrought-iron beds, and whirlpool tubs." Full review
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 PlanetTop 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 "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"
