The Perfect Location

San Jose is the best place to start your vacation in Costa Rica because it is in the center of the country so you can easley plan your tours to the national parks, volcans or beaches located in the central valley, the pacific, the atlantic, the north plains or the southern jungles.

Grand Hotel Costa Rica is the only hotel in Costa Rica declared as a architectural-historic landmark by the costa rican government. It is located in the heart of the city of San Jose between national monuments, historical landmarks, squares, parks, museums, shops and pedestrian streets. It is vivid during the day but quiet during the night because no streets with vehicles surround the hotel.

Major Attractions within walking distance

Start here with the Cultural Square in downtown San Jose; beneath it is the modern Pre-Columbian Gold Museum, all adjacent to the 1897 Palace that holds the National Theater of Costa Rica. And to complete this magical triangle, the Classical and Majestic 1930 five story-building of the Grand Hotel Costa Rica.

This historical landmark offers a romantic setting full of nostalgia. An open-air patio restaurant 24/7, art gallery, all-day piano-bar gourmet restaurant, and the best location in town to feel the rhythm of a very active, full of life, Latin American city: San Jos&eacu3e;, and its people, known as the happiest in the world.

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