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Accommodation
HOTELS: There is a good range of reasonably priced hotel accommodation. Most proprietors speak English. San José has many hotels, from the extravagant to the smaller, family-run hotels in the less fashionable districts. There are several good hotels out of town near the airport. Larger hotels have swimming pools and other sports facilities. The majority have their own restaurants which are generally good and reasonably priced. Hotel tariffs are liable to alteration at any time. A three per cent sales tax plus three per cent tourism tax is added to hotel prices. Outside the capital, charges and the standard of comfort are lower.
Grading: Hotels are graded from A to D according to price range. The A-grade category accounts for 20 per cent of all hotels and costs from the equivalent of US$100. About 20 per cent of hotels are in the B-range and cost US$50-70. C-grade hotels cost US$30-50 and D-range hotels, about 30 per cent, cost US$10-30. For further information contact the Costa Rica Chamber of Hotels, 75m west of Balcon Verde in Sabana Oeste, San Jose (tel: 290 4757; fax: 290 5434).
CAMPING/CARAVANNING: Facilities exist at San Antonio de Belén, 8km (5 miles) from San José. There is also a camping and caravan site close to Alajuela. Most, but not all, national parks allow camping at designated sites (see Resorts & Excursions section).
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