If you are looking for a premium boutique hotel in San Jose, Costa Rica …. you are at the right place.  Small, special, intimate, The Alta Hotel consists of only 23 units: 16 double rooms, 6 suites, and 1 Master suite. 

The beautifully sculpted hotel cascades down the hill (Alto de Las Palomas) providing exquisite views of San Jose and the surrounding volcanoes and valley.  The carved look melds different styles --- Spanish-Moorish medieval, countryside elegant  --- into one graceful structure.  The vaulted ceilings in the Paseo and wide stone stairway lead castle-like from the reclusive guest rooms to La Luz Restaurant.

We want people to feel as if they have arrived at an extremely gentile hacienda.  The setting is warm and elegant, but not pretentious.  Go up to your room and relax, soon an exquisite feast will be served in La Luz.

The rooms have an overall look of elegant austerity.  The finishes are rustic because, in the words of the interior designer, “The grace of imperfection is more important than graceless perfection.”

Perhaps the finest features of the hotel are the large balconies that overlook the Valley of the Sun and bring the best of Costa Rica (the nature outside) into the room.  Here is a great place to enjoy the fusion cuisine of La Luz in the rays of the departing sun…or admire the pond-like, cobalt blue-tiled elliptical swimming pool.