Hotel Grano de Oro

Brimming with character, this San José boutique hotel was once the home of the Pozuelo family – founders of the eponymous cookie dynasty. Subsequently, this hotel in barrio Don Bosco, nudging lake-rich La Sabana Park, was extended to occupy three buildings, each containing Victorian-style rooms, sturdy wooden furniture, heat-slaking ceiling fans and stocked minibars. The foodie pedigree lives on in the pretty courtyard restaurant, which serves all-day meals, sometimes serenaded by a live guitarist.