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Hotel Santo Tomás

Av 7 between Calles 3 & 5
San José
Costa Rica
506/255-0448

Type: Bed & Breakfast
Minimum Rate: ₡ 41 - ₡ 125

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20 non-smoking rooms, safety deposit boxes, pool & jacuzzi, restaurant, telephone, cable TV, tropical breakfast included. It’s easy to miss the Santo Tomás because of its relatively nondescript outward appearance, right on the sidewalk of Av 7 in Barrio Amón. But if you do walk on by, you’ll miss one of San José’s most pleasing little B&B inns.

Owner Thomas Douglas, a North American, saved this beautiful home from demolition 11 years ago. Built in 1910 by a former coffee baron, it features antique Louis XV reproduction furniture, hand-painted tile, highly polished wood floors, Persian rugs and 14-foot high ceilings. Most rooms rent on the first floor, well back from any traffic noise. A very helpful staff provide assistance with travel plans, including car rentals. There’s a beautiful solar-heated pool with a waterslide, hard-to-find amenities in the downtown area. A restaurant, El Oasis, is set in the garden courtyard patio. The hotel has an ideal location close to everything downtown. A half-hour of free Internet access is included in the room rate, plus local telephone calls are free.

Last updated December 19, 2007
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