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Gran Hotel Costa Rica, Curio Collection by Hilton
San José, Costa Rica · Curio Collection · Accessible Luxury
The Gran Hotel Costa Rica opened on 30 October 1930 beside the National Theatre in San Jose, designed by American engineer Victor Lorenz as the country's first European-style grand hotel. Declared a Historical-Architectural Monument, it has hosted John F. Kennedy, whose 1963 room is preserved, alongside Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter, John Wayne, Cantinflas and Pele.
- 79 rooms
- Opened 1930
- Neighborhood: Plaza de la Cultura
- Rooms from 280 sq ft (26 m²)
- Architect: Victor Lorenz
About Gran Hotel Costa Rica, Curio Collection by Hilton
- A fifth floor of arched windows arrived about a decade after 1930. The house reopened 10 July 2018; Curio followed in September.
- Luis Paulino Jimenez Ortiz developed it with backing from President Cleto Gonzalez Viquez. Plaza de la Cultura is at the door.
History
The Gran Hotel Costa Rica opened on 30 October 1930 in the heart of San Jose, beside the National Theatre and Plaza de la Cultura. Designed by American engineer Victor Lorenz and developed by Luis Paulino Jimenez Ortiz with the backing of President Cleto Gonzalez Viquez, it was the country's first European-style grand hotel and its first purpose-built lodging for international visitors. The original four floors date from 1930, with a fifth floor of arched windows added a decade later.
Declared a Historical-Architectural Monument in the mid-2000s, the hotel has hosted John F. Kennedy (whose 1963 room is preserved), Harry Truman, Jimmy Carter, John Wayne, Cantinflas and Pele. After a renovation it reopened on 10 July 2018 and joined Hilton's Curio Collection in September 2018, offering seventy-nine rooms.
The setting
Beside the National Theatre and Plaza de la Cultura in downtown San Jose. This is Costa Rica's 1930 grand hotel, not a suburban Escazu tower.
Amenities
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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