Fleur De Lys Hotel
A Victorian mansion two minutes from the National Museum
About this stay
The building came first and everything else was fitted around it: a Victorian mansion from the coffee-boom decades, with high ceilings, deep window reveals and timber that the Central Valley climate has weathered rather than destroyed. Two minutes on foot reaches the National Museum of Costa Rica in its old barracks, and another two the Museo, which makes this one of the shortest museum walks in Montelimar. The restaurant and bar occupy the ground floor, breakfast is included and free, and EL Desvan is three minutes away for an evening out. Parking and free Wi-Fi are listed, pets are welcome, and the whole property is smoke-free. An airport shuttle covers the thirty-three minute transfer. Rooms are informal rather than luxurious, in keeping with the house.
- Victorian mansion building
- Restaurant and bar on site
- Free breakfast and parking
- Airport shuttle, smoke-free property
Our take
I would choose Fleur De Lys Hotel for the building. A Victorian mansion that keeps its original timber and proportions, two minutes on foot from the National Museum of Costa Rica, has more character than most hotels in the area. Free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and parking are included, with a restaurant and bar below the rooms. Kid-friendly and pet-friendly rooms and an airport shuttle are listed. The airport is thirty-three minutes by taxi, and the property is smoke-free.
- ✓Ask for a room in the original mansion rather than any later extension, the ceilings and windows are the whole point.
- ✓Visit the National Museum first thing, it is two minutes away and the butterfly enclosure at the entrance is quiet early.
- ✓Bring the dog if you have one, this is one of the few pet-friendly buildings in the museum quarter.
Why we love it
- An original Victorian coffee-boom mansion
- Two minutes on foot to the National Museum
- Free breakfast and free Wi-Fi
- Pet-friendly in the heart of the centre
Why guests love itFleur De Lys Hotel is a three-star Victorian mansion two minutes on foot from the National Museum of Costa Rica, with the original timber and proportions still in place. Rooms sit above a restaurant and a bar, and free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and parking are included. Kid-friendly rooms and an airport shuttle are listed, and the property is smoke-free. I recommend it for families who enjoy a historic building close to the museum.