I've been to the Gran Hotel four times on separate trips. It's in a wonderful location and the staff is very nice. The breakfast is wonderful and the view from the 5th floor balcony (a public space) is beautiful. This time around I did not have an ice bucket in my room and there were no chairs, so I had... More

Well location. But old place. Electricity problem. It went off during night. No hot water after 10pm. If you are piky dont go there. More

No two rooms are exactly the same in this hotel, which is a cultural and historic landmark in downtown San Jose. The hotel has recently been renovated (and they may be working on some rooms still), so if you see older reviews of this hotel that say that it needs to be renovated, that is being done. The beds are... More

This is a perfectly located hotel. Many many things within walking distance. The inside is decorated beautifully. The food is average at best. The bar is extremely expensive but very nice. The interior rooms are smaller in size, very European. Comfortable though except for the heat in summer time (of course it's warm there). Interior rooms lack privacy due to... More

This hotel is decidedly tired but it does have character, infinitely preferable to these modern soulless could be anywhere in the world hotels. I found it to be comfortable and clean. I did not find it noisy, smelly or claustrophobic. Maybe I was lucky with the rooms that I stayed in on my two visits to this hotel. The staff... More

Stayed twice at this hotel the oldest hotel in San Jose and it shows found the foyer dark and drab, corridors smelly and the whole place antiquated. First time for two nights,, our room on the fourth floor above the entrance was dingy, claustrophobic, hot and noisy but a not unpleasant view. No aircon, just a ceiling fan, so had... More

I can not give 1 star only because i had a good deal with kayak.com. I payed only $60 a night but i can not understand how they think to charge $100 per night or more for this kind of rooms...old, smelling bad, noisy all day long...my room was on the 4th floor and the view was .. the elevator....up... More

I stayed here with my girlfriend for one night on 1st night in San Jose and 1 night was enough. We walked into a room that someone had clearly smoked in (the hotel is non smoking and the room had been cleaned but apparently the staff didn't air out the room as it STUNK of smoke). The staff was nice... More

Experience old Costa Rica in a hotel here at the Gran Hotel in downtown San Jose. Very centrally located with in a few yards of the Avenida Central, this Hotel will serve you well in San Jose. As a reflection of it's age, our room was small but the bed was large and comfortable. As with much of Costa Rica... More