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Experience the warmth and charm of San Jose. Experience
the Don Carlos Hotel. This 36 room hotel is located in
a quiet residential area near the center of downtown San
Jose. The Don Carlos gives you a glimpse into Costa Rica's
rich heritage. All facilities are entirely owned and operated
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The Don Carlos Hotel is located in the "oldest" residential
area of the city.(See Map) This area
is slowly being recreated as a refined French Quarter, like
New Orleans. It is directly across the street from the World
renowned "Pre-Columbian Jade Museum". We are proud to state
that a major part of the display came from the Don Carlos
collection. Don Carlos wrote the book for the museum describing
the collection. A short walking tour from the hotel will take
you to the local zoo, the 150 year old liquor factory wich
is now a cultural museum, the Escuela Metalica (the building
that Gustavo Eifel built after his work on the Eifel tower
in Paris, numerous museums etc.
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Hotel Don Carlos was founded by Don Carlos Balser, a
world renowned expert on Pre-Columbian art including gold
and jade. Many of the artifacts in Costa Rica's Jade Museum
were originally a part of his private collection. Don
Carlos Balser remained actively involved in the research
and publication of Costa Rica archaeology through out
the years. From your complimentary welcome cocktail in
our Pre-Columbian Garden Lounge to our helpful English
speaking staff - Don Carlos is dedicated to making your
Costa Rican visit a memorable experience.
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"El Viejo San José"
This mural made of hand painted tiles was a three
year project commissioned by Don Carlos to show San
Jose and all of its buildings as they were in the 1920's.
Mario Arroyabe, the artist that created it, has a large
number of commercial items that can be purchased in
our gift shop.
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"LOS CAMPESINOS"
One of seven bronze sculptures located throughout
the lobbies and gardens of the Don Carlos Hotel. All
were sculpted by the Costa Rican artist Luis Castillo.
Along with the Pre-Columbian stone figures that are
in every corner of the hotel Don Carlos also has live
tropical birds; Macaws, Tucans, Parrots, wandering the
gardens as well as sitting in the restaurant.
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