Hotel Presidente

On the Avenida Central pedestrian boulevard, where downtown San José hums from morning until well after dark, Hotel Presidente sits right at the city's beating heart. Step outside and the capital unfolds around you: street vendors and café terraces, leafy plazas, museums and galleries, all within a few minutes' walk. It's an easy place to slip into the rhythm of Costa Rican city life before the rainforests, volcanoes and Pacific beaches call you further afield.

Rooms are simple and quietly pretty, cool with air conditioning and comfortable after a long day on your feet. Breakfast brings regional flavours to the table, gallo pinto, ripe plantain and strong local coffee among them. But the real draw lies above the streets. Azotea Calle 7, a small rooftop restaurant and cocktail bar, fills with locals and travellers alike as the sun drops behind the surrounding mountains and the city lights flicker on below. Few spots in San José offer a better place to watch the capital settle into its evening.

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