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Costa
Rica's
Tourism
Board
Add
"Boutique"
Hotel
Category
The
Instituto
Costarricense
de
Turismo
(ICT)
-
Costa
Rican
Tourism
Board
-
added
"boutique"
hotels
to
its
list
of
seven
regulations
of
Tourist
Accommodations.
The
new
classification
is
of
hotels
with
a
minimum
of
five
rooms
and
no
maximum,
with
three
stars
or
more,
offering
private
bathroom
and
a
high
quality
of
service
and
comfort
in
addition
to
luxurious
facilities.
The
decision
was
approved
by
the
ICT
board
on
February
15,
2011
and
published
on
18
July
in
the
Official
government
publication,
La
Gaceta.
Currently
there
are
45
registered
hotels
of
the
kind
in
the
country
with
a
total
of
1.235
rooms,
that
have
a
Tourism
declaration
and
the
majority
categorized
between
four
and
five
stars>
The
hotels
are
located
throughout
the
country,
though
the
majority
can
be
found
in
provinces
of
San
José,
Puntarenas
and
Alajuela.
The
areas
of
Santa
Ana,
San
José
downtown
and
Aguirre
(Quepos)
have
the
high
concentration
of
boutique
hotels.
These
types
of
hotels
are
aimed
at
tourists
who
prefer
personalized
service
in a
luxurious
surrounding.
Categories
Hotel:
Minimum
10
rooms
with
private
bath,
daily
rate
and
offers
a
restaurant,
cafe
and
bar.
Apartotel
(apartments):
At
least
10
apartments
with
one
or
more
bedrooms,
bathroom,
dining
room
and
kitchen
furnished
properly.
Includes
cleaning
service
and
guest
reception.
Albergues
(Hostels):
Minimum
of
seven
rooms
with
a
bedroom
and
private
bath.
There
are
several
types,
according
to
the
design
features
and
specialization:
Ecotourism,
beach,
mountain
and
juvenile.
Villas
–
cabañas
-
cabinas
(Villas
-
cabins
-
cabins):
Homogeneous
groups
of
at
least
seven
residential
units,
with
private
bathroom,
one
or
more
bedrooms,
dining
room
and
kitchen.
They
are
usually
located
on
the
beach,
rivers,
lakes
and
mountains
.-
Pensión
(Pension):
Establishment
with
personalized
service
with
a
minimum
of
five
housing
units
equipped
with
private
bathrooms,
cafeteria,
reception
and
occasional
lunches
and
dinners
are
offered
on
an
informal
level
.-
Boteles:
Hotel
that
is
located
on a
floating
or a
passenger
vessel
is
frozen
permanently
or
temporarily
to
perform
these
functions
.-
Posada:
Has
a
minimum
of
three
rooms
with
private
bathroom,
offers
food
services
and
is
in a
rural
setting.
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