A 10-minute drive from San Jose's International Airport, there is a quiet retreat where outdoor pools are surrounded by gardens filled with bromeliads and orchids, restaurants serve tasty Latin American fare, a souvenir shop sells last minute goodies to the kids, a spa offers massages and other treatments to weary travelers, and, this being Costa Rica, there's a cafe that brews strong coffee. With its elegant retro-Colonial facade and red roof tiles, the San Jose Marriott is a favorite retreat for both business travelers who come to San Jose for work and leisure travelers who know that this resort, close to the international airport and the city, is the ideal place to spend the first and last night of any trip to the country. In fact, it's so welcoming and relaxing that I prefer this Marriott to the one in the resort town of Los Suenos on the Pacific coast.

The 290 rooms and suites are spread throughout six floors, many with views of Costa Rica's Central Valley mountains and volcanoes. The restaurants and bars surround the central courtyard with sunlight seeping in, so you feel like you're dining outdoors. If you want to breathe in that tropical air, head outside to the pool and grab a mango mojito. That will do the trick after the long flight down to Costa Rica.

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