Mona Lisa Hotel & Casino

Mona Lisa Hotel & Casino is one of San José's casinos with the greatest poker tradition, with daily Texas Hold'em cash games from 14:00 to 5:00 and regular tournaments positioning it as a live poker reference in the Costa Rican capital. Located on Avenida 11 and Calle 3, 50 meters north of INVU in Barrio México in northern San José, Mona Lisa is the preferred casino for the city's poker players seeking more consistent table action than the high-volume slot machine casinos.

Barrio México and northern San José

Barrio México is one of the northern San José residential sectors adjacent to La Sabana Metropolitan Park, Costa Rica's largest urban park and the capital's green lung, with football, tennis and athletics courts, Costa Rican Art Museum and artificial lake. The northern center of San José, between the neighborhoods of México, Aranjuez and Tournon, has a mix of historic residences, shops and mid-category hotels serving tourism that prefers the city center over the large Escazú complexes or the airport zone.

San José's poker casino

Mona Lisa's poker specialization differentiates it from most Costa Rican casinos, which center their offer on slot machines and the Costa Rican table games such as tute and rummy. The daily Texas Hold'em cash game and regular tournaments attract a more specialized segment of players with longer room stays. It operates under Costa Rica's Ministry of Public Security regulation.