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more modern amenities. The garden courtyard contains a swimming pool with tiled water
slide, Jacuzzi and small open-air gym.
Hemingway Inn
HOTEL
breakfast s US$40-68, d US$57-85; )
This funky little spot in Barrio Amón offers 17 simple, comfortable and unique rooms in a
rambling
cafetalero
house dating to the 1920s. The garden, shared kitchen and wall murals
lend the inn a relaxed and friendly ambience, and room prices include a full made-to-order
breakfast. As a rare perk, pets can be accommodated with prior notice.
Bells' Home Hospitality
HOMESTAY
( 2225-4752;
www.homestay-thebells.com
;
s/d incl breakfast US$35/60)
This recommended agency is run by the bilingual Marcela Bell, who has operated the busi-
ness for more than 20 years. She can arrange stays in more than a dozen homes around San
José, each of which has been personally inspected and all of which are close to public
transportation. Airport pickup is also available.
Hotel Colonial
HOTEL
breakfast US$68/80/113; )
An intricately carved baroque-style carriage door and an arched poolside promenade usher
guests into this 1940s Spanish-style inn. The 16 rooms and one suite are either white-
washed or painted an earthy mustard-yellow color, with dark wood furnishings and bright
bedspreads. Those on higher floors have sweeping views of the city and outlying moun-
tains, while three ground-level rooms are wheelchair-accessible.
Hotel Kekoldi
HOTEL
2248-0804;
www.kekoldi.com
;
Av 9 btwn Calles 5 & 7; s/d/tr from US$62/
73/85; )
This airy art deco building in Barrio Amón has 10 high-ceilinged rooms of various sizes,
painted in light shades of pastel and equipped with cable TV. The best ones facing the
