Guidebook for San Jose
Shopping
Shopping Plaza a block away. McDonald's, Pizza Hut, supermarket, cafe, banks, clothes, drugstores, electronics, hardware store, ice cream, beauty salons, etc..
Guadalupe Commercial Center
Shopping Plaza a block away. McDonald's, Pizza Hut, supermarket, cafe, banks, clothes, drugstores, electronics, hardware store, ice cream, beauty salons, etc..
Walmart
Convenient nearby Walmart. You can exchange currency there
Mall San Pedro
Boulevard Los YosesConvenient mall nearby
Lincoln Plaza
Avenida 65Another big mall two miles away from the apartment
Arts & Culture
Museum, Art Gallery, Convention Center. Always something interesting to check out!
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Antigua Aduana
Calle 23Museum, Art Gallery, Convention Center. Always something interesting to check out!
Another historic building. I personally love the performances of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Costa Rica with guest singers. Last one I attended was a superb Pink Floyd tribute!
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Teatro Popular Melico Salazar
Calle Central Alfredo VolioAnother historic building. I personally love the performances of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Costa Rica with guest singers. Last one I attended was a superb Pink Floyd tribute!
MADC
Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo or Museum of Art and Contemporary Design.
Also known as Museo de los niños (Kids Museum). Used to be a prison built in 1910 and closed in 1979. The National Auditorium and the National gallery are also in here. Plays and concerts for all ages
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Miðstöð vísinda og menningar á Kostaríku
Calle 4Also known as Museo de los niños (Kids Museum). Used to be a prison built in 1910 and closed in 1979. The National Auditorium and the National gallery are also in here. Plays and concerts for all ages
Teatro Nacional Costa Rica
Calle 5The historic Teatro Nacional, in the heart of San José
Jade Museum
Avenida CentralProbably the best museum in San José
Essentials
Walmart
One block away
Food Scene
Quiznos, Chichi's bar/restaurant good chicken wings! Japanese, Peruvian, Mexican, Italian, Mongolian and vegetarian restaurants. Cafes and a bookshop.
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Plaza Antares
Quiznos, Chichi's bar/restaurant good chicken wings! Japanese, Peruvian, Mexican, Italian, Mongolian and vegetarian restaurants. Cafes and a bookshop.
Plaza Carolina
CircunvalaciónA great variety of bars, restaurants and more...
The gastronomic zone in San José. An amazing variety of pubs, cafes, and restaurants with different styles and concepts. Beautiful neighborhood, although it's a more pricey area.
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Barrio Escalante
The gastronomic zone in San José. An amazing variety of pubs, cafes, and restaurants with different styles and concepts. Beautiful neighborhood, although it's a more pricey area.
Everything Else
Hospital La Católica
Very close to private Hospital La Católica
Clinica Biblica Hospital
Avenida 142 miles away from private hospital Clínica Bíblica
Atlantic Train Station. Trains to different zones of San Jose, Heredia and Cartago
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Atlantic Railroad Station
Avenida 3Atlantic Train Station. Trains to different zones of San Jose, Heredia and Cartago
Faculty of Law
Very close to UCR. Bus stop a block away
University of Science and Technology
Calle 3A mile away from Ulacit. Bus stop a block away.
Barrio Dent and Barrio Escalante are 2 neighborhoods with beautiful old houses, some of them converted into cafes, restaurants, bars and language schools.
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Dent
Barrio Dent and Barrio Escalante are 2 neighborhoods with beautiful old houses, some of them converted into cafes, restaurants, bars and language schools.
Nice residential area of San Pedro with a number of foreign embassies. Great cafes, restaurants, bars and nightlife in general.
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Los Yoses
Nice residential area of San Pedro with a number of foreign embassies. Great cafes, restaurants, bars and nightlife in general.
Otoya and Amón are 2 neighborhoods full of historical buildings and big colonial houses. A lot of these houses are now art galleries, cafes and restaurants.
Otoya
Otoya and Amón are 2 neighborhoods full of historical buildings and big colonial houses. A lot of these houses are now art galleries, cafes and restaurants.
Sightseeing
Teatro Nacional Costa Rica
Calle 5Historical building, a must see!
A beautiful underground museum right below the Plaza de la Democracia in the heart of San Jose
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Fornkolumbískt Gullmúseum
Avenida CentralA beautiful underground museum right below the Plaza de la Democracia in the heart of San Jose
Listasafn Kostaríku
Calle 42Museum of Costa Rican Art
Very important museum. A walk trough the history of Costa Rica. There's also a butterfly garden.
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Þjóðminjasafn Kostaríka
Avenida CentralVery important museum. A walk trough the history of Costa Rica. There's also a butterfly garden.
Jade Museum. Beautiful design and probably the most interesting and complete museum in San Jose. A must go!
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Jade Museum
Avenida CentralJade Museum. Beautiful design and probably the most interesting and complete museum in San Jose. A must go!
Drinks & Nightlife
La California
Popular zone with a diverse variety of bars and theaters.