In January I stayed at Gran Hotel for the second time. It is a beautiful 1930 hotel and if you are into heritage buildings you will love this one. The price was very reasonable by Canadian and US standards...less than $100 for room and a delicious, large breakfast buffet. The buffet is in a ballroom with tables and chairs covered with white cloth, and with a view of the city plaza. There is a billiard room, small gym, spa, computer room, indoor and outdoor dining and a tour desk.
We ate supper there, my daughter and son-in-law sharing Surf and Turf for Two. It came on a huge platter and was unlike any Canadian or US Surf and Turf meal...they loved it. Last year I ordered a fruit bowl for dessert and it came as a half pineapple scooped out and filled with freshly cut fruits. Delicious.
This hotel is right next to the heritage Theatre and next to the Gold and Currency Museums. The museums are well worth a visit.
The only down side of this hotel would be its location if you don't like big city centres.

i reserved the Presidental Suite for 2 Nights before travelling around in Costa Rica. First the good things:

- the Kingsize Bed is really nice
- if its your style the original old furniture, not my thing.. my GF liked it very much
- Breakfast is nice
- Restaurant in the Hotel is expensive but good, worth even to just get a coffe there

Sadly there been some dissapointments:

- the bathroom is a joke for a suite, it says wihrlpool on the internet, it's a bathtube with bubble's... tube and sink are old and the shower is a real joke... the shower would be ok, in a 20$ room...

- on the internetpage it stats: minibar. But the minibar is empthy on arrival, when i asked to fill it up, i got the response, they don't do minibar, but i could just order over the phone, when i tried to order from the phone, the guy from the restaurant said, they didn't have enought personel so send it to the room. so when i finally went down to the bar at like 23:15 it was closed... come on

So for me, the package was not good enough for the price of 250$ a night, i would try another hotel in san jose next time

Great location in the heart of the city. Lots of history makes for a unique experience. The staff is very helpful - especially the tourism desk. The rooms are small and hot water can go in and out. Great decor. Good food in the outdoor cafe and great drinks in the bar. It's old, but old school, and that makes it fun.

this hotel is run bye all crooks . stay away . they will rip you off raise the price at check out they are rude . they also tell you parking is full and they have to park across the street and its 15 per day . they dont have parking their ever . dont leave money in your room they steal .mgmt is in on it as well dont complain it wont get you any where . please stay away