How are stars awarded to hotels in Costa Rica?
How are hotel stars categorized in Costa Rica?
Most hotels in Costa Rica have first been "validated" as meeting international standards by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute.
We can distinguish two types of "designation" characterizing hotels:
Stars
The CST label (Certifiacte of Sustainable Tourism)
To better understand how stars are awarded in Costa Rica, let's look at the criteria used to obtain the famous stars in France.
Hotel stars in France
1 star
Room size...
