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Hotel del Rey -That neoclassical building is located near Francisco Morazan Park at Av. 1 and C 9. It dates from 1940`s and is painted in pink and white. It`s 5-story, has flat roof, light rysalites with arched windows, 104-room structure. Between fourth and fifth ground it has the tarrace surrounded by adorn baluster. It`s a National Heritage Treasure. That was restored in 1994.

http://www.hoteldelrey.com


Hotel Gran -It overlooks Square of Culture and Square of Juan Rafael Mora. It`s one of the most known hotels in Costa Rica, built in 1930. It`s three-fasades on rectangular-base, has four floors and the last one is separated from the others. Its roof is short and two-sided. Its fasade stands out for balconies-dummies. In the arcaded first-ground funciones the Paris Restaurant, from which terrace one can observe the street life.

http://www.calypsotours.com/granhotelcr/

http://www.concierge.com/run/concierge/LodgingDetail?geo_uid=293&prop_uid=46067&review_uid=38800


Hotel La Aurora -Modern, the highest (17-storey) hotel in San Jose along the northern edge of Francisco Morazan Park. It has a form of glassed, slender box that stands on protuberant foundation. The fasade is devided into five vertical parts by the concrete frames. The few lower layers are enclosed by massive buttresses that hold the advanced moulds. It has the system protecting against the earthquakes.It consists of 201 rooms. It`s ranked to have the highest casino in the world (on 17th floor).

http://www.sixcontinentshotels.com/holiday-inn?_franchisee=SJOCR

http://www.concierge.com/run/concierge/LodgingDetail?geo_uid=293&prop_uid=46080&review_uid=38813


Hotel Barcelo Amon Plaza -Large, 4-storey square base building in Barrio Amon. It dominates over calm residencial street. It stands out with smooth plaster (without any adorness), large rectangular windows and many "wykuszes" topped by frontons. It has 90 rooms inside.

Hotel Santo Tomas -It`s 100 % mahogany and is situated in Barrio Amon. It was built in 1910 by a coffee plantator family. It`s one-storey building with veranda in the entrance. The roof is distinguished by loocarens. It has twenty high ceiling rooms, embellished with King Louis XV furniture and Persian rugs. The interesting original ventilations system built into the ceilings is still in use. It was to be bulldozed in the past in order to expand the Aurolas's Hotel parking lot.

http://www.hotelsantotomas.com/


Hotel Heminguay Inn -It`s placed on the corner of Avenida 9 and calle 9. It`s two storey solid-looking1930`s house owned and operated by a Canadian environmentalist. It has rectangular windows, flat roof and protuberance foundation. It stands out with corner wooden veranda on the second floor.

http://www.1costaricalink.com/eng/hotels/hots/hots-heming-2.htm

http://crtimes.com/hotels/hemingway.htm


Hotel Don Carlos -It`s situated on Calle 9 and Avenida 7/9 and encompasses three elegant buildings connected by courtyards and terraces. It was founded by Carlos Balser - a Liechteinstainer, an art collector and major contributor to the jade collection of the country. (Previously it was built as a residence of Thomas Guardia. It consists of 40 rooms and combines the stylistic mannerism of art deco with neoclassical forms. It has 272-hand-painted tile-mural located in its main lobby (it features the area of San Jose in the turn of century). It stands out with indoor patio and pre-Columbian themed garden. It has gift shop and courtyard café complete with fountain and walls with pre-columbian masks.

http://www.doncarlos.co.cr/

http://www.concierge.com/run/concierge/LodgingDetail?geo_uid=293&prop_uid=46064&review_uid=38797wooden

http://crtimes.com/hotels/doncarlos.html


Hotel L`Ambience -(Previously Hotel Aloki). It`s situated in Calle 13 and Avenidas 9/11. Manor house that has an interior patio with a corridor and fountain. It`s destinguished by some finedetalling with precious woods in the flooring, ceiling and baseboard. It consists of 6 rooms.
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