Due to its strategic location, San Jose is the ideal place from which to start or end your journey. Set in the middle of the central valley and surrounded by high mountains, it is a pleasant, clean city with high quality cultural events, an interesting gold and jade museum, artisan workshops and an opulent National Theatre. Within easy reach of San Jose are fertile farming valleys and coffee plantations, whose fincas now make for luxury hotels. The volcanoes of Irazu and Poas, the artisan village of Sarchi and the Braulio Carrillo National Park aerial tram experience are also a days trip from the capital.
The Alta Hotel overlooks the beautiful sun-valley and lies on the outskirts of San Jose. The Alta has 20 rooms that are attractively furnished with a unique bathroom, hair dryer, cable television, air conditioning and a balcony overlooking San Jose c
The Britannia is a smart, intimate hotel located in San Jose's historical quarter of Barrio Amón. Britannia combines the surroundings of an authentic nineteenth century Victorian mansion with the traditional warmth and hospitality of Costa Rica.
Finca Rosa Blanca is a beautiful hotel set in 10 acres of tropical flora and fruit trees with stunning views of distant volcanoes, cloud forests and coffee plantations. Finca Rosa Blanca has a master suite, two junior suites, three double bedrooms (a
Grano de Oro hotel is a true oasis in the heart of a bustling city. Converted from a Victorian mansion, Grano de Oro has 35-rooms with wrought-iron beds and rich damask fabrics. The restaurant at the Grano de Oro is one of San Jose's finest, serving
The Xandari Plantation is an architectural masterpiece consisting of 16 spacious villas in a 40 acre coffee and fruit plantation.
