Hotel Alta and La Luz Restaurant

We like the Hotel Alta .
The Hotel Alta was recommended very highly by medicaltourismofcostarica.com  as one of the better hotels to recuperate from dental work. It's located in the Santa Ana area which is a suburb of San Jose.  Nestled in the mountain, the rooms are terraced, and each one has a gorgeous view of the valley below and surrounding mountains. 

Our room has 2 queen sized beds that are very, very comfortable. Even with having extensive dental work, I've been able to sleep very soundly. The pillows, sheets, are soft and high quality. There  is the little coffee pot, furnished with Britt coffee, creamer and sugar for our java fix before we go for breakfast. The Alta offers laundry service, so next time we come, I will not pack as many clothes. My blouses were pressed, and all items were cleaned and neatly folded.

The hotel was described as a restaurant with a hotel attached. The restaurant is La Luz and provides a nice variety of dishes served by professional waiters who all speak English as well as their native Spanish. They are quite accomodating to dental patients, even rustling up oatmeal for me when my mouth was too sore to chew anything. They make a fabulous fruit punch drink (kind of like a smoothie) with fresh fruit. I recommend you try it when you come here.

They do not charge extra for room service, and as a dental patient, I did use it more than a few times, as chewing and eating was not always good viewing for other restuarant patrons, nor comfortable for myself. Eating on the veranda offered the privacy I needed.


The owner, Michael, is very friendly and helpful. He makes a point of greeting people and asking about their stay. One evening my temporary fell out and he offered to drive us to the farmacia later in the evening, so I was able to get some fixadent until I could get back to the dentist. This reflects the genuine caring he has for his guests.

Spending two weeks in one hotel, could be boring, but I have not found that to be the case here at the Alta.  We have privacy, yet there is an openness that is inspiring and so easy on the spirit.  No one is intrusive at all, yet everyone is friendly and approachable.

I look forward to returning to the Alta.