San Jose is a city were you can find everything, and this is a great thing if you are planning a long-term stay in Costa Rica. Some of the shops that can be useful to you are:
EPA - this store is equivalent to the Home Depot in the states. You can find everything for the home. And you can even find things for camping, the pool, and other useful items. We got things like: a temporary foldable bed for my three year old, mats for the kids to play, a cover for the basket on top of our car and floaters for the pool.
Pricesmart- this is a hypermarket equivalent to Costco in the US and Canada. You need to become a member but it is well worth it if you are staying for a couple of months or more and you are planning to cook most of your meals.
Multiplaza del Este: A very complete and pleasant mall, located in San Jose. It has many good clothing stores, shoe stores, bookstores and places to eat. It also has a Movie theater.
Multiplaza (Escazu): The biggest mall I have been to in Costa Rica. Very safe, lots of parking and great stores. But it is far away unless you are staying in Escazu.
Automercado: In our opinion the best choice for supermarket in Costa Rica.
Walmart: they have everything you need but not always at the be st prices. In fact we found out the Automercado even the ones at the beach have the same price or lower than Walmart most of the time for the items we most often buy.
Museo del Nino: a perfect place were to take the kids. Check out daily activities for the museum for Children on their website.
Museo Nacional: here you will enter from the butterfly garden and it will not disappoint you. Hundreds of butterflies will be dancing all around you. Then. You get to see some antient pieces that will for sure make a great day for you and the kids.
Shopping needs:
EPA - this store is equivalent to the Home Depot in the states. You can find everything for the home. And you can even find things for camping, the pool, and other useful items. We got things like: a temporary foldable bed for my three year old, mats for the kids to play, a cover for the basket on top of our car and floaters for the pool.
Pricesmart- this is a hypermarket equivalent to Costco in the US and Canada. You need to become a member but it is well worth it if you are staying for a couple of months or more and you are planning to cook most of your meals.
Multiplaza del Este: A very complete and pleasant mall, located in San Jose. It has many good clothing stores, shoe stores, bookstores and places to eat. It also has a Movie theater.
Multiplaza (Escazu): The biggest mall I have been to in Costa Rica. Very safe, lots of parking and great stores. But it is far away unless you are staying in Escazu.
Automercado: In our opinion the best choice for supermarket in Costa Rica.
Walmart: they have everything you need but not always at the be st prices. In fact we found out the Automercado even the ones at the beach have the same price or lower than Walmart most of the time for the items we most often buy.
Entertainment:
Museo del Nino: a perfect place were to take the kids. Check out daily activities for the museum for Children on their website.
Museo Nacional: here you will enter from the butterfly garden and it will not disappoint you. Hundreds of butterflies will be dancing all around you. Then. You get to see some antient pieces that will for sure make a great day for you and the kids.
Places to eat:
Restaurant at the Hotel Bougainvillea in Heredia: this is in our opinion one of the best restaurants we have eaten in. Food was fantastic, service impecable, ambiance relaxed but refined, and a great lushious garden where to walk after the meal! I would not miss it if I was you.
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