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Calle 30, Avenidas 2/4, San Jose, Province of San Jose, 1007, Costa Rica
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Hilton Papagayo Costa Rica Resort & Spa
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Playa Arenilla, (formerly Fiesta Premier Resort & Spa), Gulf of Papagayo, Costa Rica
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La Fortuna de San Carlos, Province of Alajuela, Costa Rica
Good for: Adventure Travel, Family Travel, Jungle and Rain Forest
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Los Pinos - Cabanas y Jardines
300 Este escuela publica Cerro Plano, Cerro Plano, Monteverde, , 77-5655, Costa Rica
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Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
Good for: Romantic Travel and Honeymoons, Jungle and Rain Forest, Beaches
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3 kms S. of main entrance to Punta Leona, Herradura, Province of Puntarenas, 12358-1000, Costa Rica
Good for: Luxury Travel, Romantic Travel and Honeymoons
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Playa Tamarindo, Tamarindo, Province of Guanacaste, 5159, Costa Rica
Good for: Spa and Resort, Luxury Travel, Surfing
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Playa Negra, Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
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Montezuma Beach, formerly El Sano Banano Beach Hotel, Montezuma, 00001, Costa Rica
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Arenal, 3.9 km from Palma Highway 142, , Costa Rica
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Apdo. 760, Alajuela, Province of Alajuela, 4050, Costa Rica
Good for: Budget Travel
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Jaco, Province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Good for: Surfing, Food and Dining, Spa and Resort
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Peninsula Papagayo, Liberia, Province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Good for: Romantic Travel and Honeymoons, Jungle and Rain Forest, Spa and Resort
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Leaves and Lizards Arenal Volcano Cabin Retreat
500 meters South Super Kike, Alto Monterrey, La Fortuna de San Carlos, Costa Rica
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The Hideaway Hotel Playa Samara
on the road from Samara to Carrillo, 150 meters from the ICE Tower, Playa Samara, 50205, Costa Rica
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Bosque del Cabo Rainforest Lodge
Cabo Matapalo, Puerto Jimenez, 60702, Costa Rica
Good for: Jungle and Rain Forest, Family Travel, Spa and Resort
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San Gerardo de Dota, Cartago, Province of Cartago, 482-7050, Costa Rica
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Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica
Good for: Romantic Travel and Honeymoons, Luxury Travel, Jungle and Rain Forest
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Frente Plaza De Deportes, SARAPIQUI, Alajuela, 000
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Mal Pais is a somewhat hard to get to, but that is also the charm. It is quiet, secluded, but still with good food and nightlife in nearby Santa Teresa. This hotel was lovely, unique and felt very Costa Rica with a just enough luxury. The only thing that would have made it better would have been an ocean view. Instead we just enjoyed the jungle view!
semi outdoor shower and monkeys in the trees!
This was our first experience at an all inclusive resort, and I can't wait to try it again! The resort was lovely - it was set into the side of a bluff overlooking the Pacific. It was very hilly, but they provided large golf-cart style transportation around the resort if you needed it. The resort was very spread out, with 2 room bungalows sprinkled throughout. There was the buffet for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and they also had 3 other restaurants for lunch and dinner. The food was very good, with each restaurant specializing in different types of food.
My husband booked a massage at the spa, and said it was the best he'd ever had! And the resort threw a great party for New Year's Eve, complete with fireworks. We also utilized the off-site excursions, booking through the on-site tour company. They were very helpful, and the tours were awesome!
We have rented an apartment in this complex of 5 villas with 2 or 3 apartments in each villa.
Very clean, with great pool and fantastic views of Pacific Ocean. Owners are very helpful and extremely knowledgeable. Great for families or singles.
The hotel has a stunning view of the Arenal volcano. Unfortunately for us, the volcano was covered in clouds, but on a clear day the hotel courtyard is the perfect spot to sit back and enjoy the view.
They have two pools, the smaller one is partially covered and has beautiful murals. We enjoyed the spending the late afternoon in the pool, watching a vulture flying low overhead.
We had a very comfortable rooms with two double beds, fridge, tv, AC and balcony. The bathroom was a good size, the tub was huge, it could fit at least 4 people.
Breakfast offered a choice of fresh fruit, juice, coffee, gallo pinto, toast and potatoes with onions.
We were there in the low season, so they weren’t too keen on keeping the bar open for too long in the evenings. The service at the bar wasn’t too friendly, but we didn’t let it bother us.
Costa Verde, which boasts the slogan "More Monkeys than People" is very true to its name. It's a beautiful hotel that blends right in with the surrounding area. There's wild monkeys and iguanas everywhere and each morning you wake up to the calls of howler monkeys in the distance! They have a restaurant on site with amazing breakfast options... the fresh fruit is a must! The staff and service is spectacular, everyone is extremely friendly and welcoming. If you are staying in the Manuel Antonio area I suggest you look into this hotel!
Where to start? This was the last stop on our tour before returning to San Jose. We drove from the rain forest in La Fortuna to Guanacaste, the desert. The J.W. Marriott is situated right on the beach, which is rocky when the tide is out. We saw quite a bit of birds here plus beautiful sunsets each evening.
All three of our meals were here each day. The buffet was superb. Many choices of meats and veggies, plus salads and breads. The most wonderful part was the desserts. They were delicious. We did not have a good dessert the entire tour until we stopped here. I ate dessert first at two meals.
The infiniti pool is definitely the most dramatic thing about this J.W. Marriott. We loved playing in all seven of the pools, day and night. The first night we were out in the pool we saw a full moon.........awww. It was very romantic.
After driving through narrow hair pin roads we arrived at lovely Aranel Springs Resort. We had to walk a short way to our room for our stay. Actually each unit had two separate rooms. The bathroom is really unique with open ceiling for sunlight and rain in the shower area. Stones from the Arenal area is used for the walls and plants are growing in the top.
The bedroom had beautiful beamed ceilings and picture window sliding glass doors to see the volcano from our beds!!!
Voltive candles in the bathroom and shower area and nice thick towels. No lotion here, only shampoo and conditioner. The beds were hard and the pillows were flat.
Arenal Springs Resort is like a huge garden with little cabins sprinkled around in cul de sacs.
There were banana plants growing outside our room, red caned palms and bird of paradise to name only a few things. The pool here is actually a huge hot tub with a swim up bar and stools. It was so soothing after a day of travel. Room for everybody with lots of space to spare. It was especially beautiful at night. We could see it from the dining room.
The dining room had open air dining - and it looked over the property.
We went to a salad bar buffet that was served to us. Then we had pumpkin soup. Entree was fish with tartar sauce, beef with mushrooms and gravy, baby potatoes, steamed veggies, spinach in cream sauce over noodles, great tortilla chips that were fresh, light and warm served with...............black beans and rice!!! Again fresh pineapple and watermelon, rolls and butter. Dessert was banana splits. Fresh bananas from Costa Rica. Yum, and of course, delicious coffee.
We stayed two nights at Pachira Lodge on a Caravan Tour. We arrived there by boat, cruising through the canals and the Tortuguero River. It rained the entire day we arrived, it rained through the evening and all night but the next morning we woke up to a sunny day.
We were only allowed one piece of carry on luggage due to weight restrictions on the small boat. We also took a backpack with us. Each unit has four rooms with two double beds. Pachira Lodge has NO hairdryers and no shampoo or conditioner. I used hairspray to style my hair after my many dips in their two lovely pools.
We found the room clean and the beds comfy. The walls were all wood in our room, three were painted and one was mahogony. We were requested not to put paper in the toilets and small waste cans lined with plastic bags were provided in the bathrooms. I "got used to it". There was hot water in the shower but not in the sinks. There were only screens on the windows and no airconditioning but there was a ceiling fan. No telephone and no TV. Yikes. They did have FREE Internet access near the restaurant.
If it is raining, you have to walk to the restaurant in the rain - so bring umbrellas and slickers. We wanted to do something different for our winter getaway and we sure did!
Their lovely restaurant had only screened walls and doors and it was huge. The meals were included in our tour and they were wonderful. They offered fresh pineapple every morning along with fresh papaya and watermelon. Pancakes and ham and omelettes were offered at the buffet bar. Of course their coffee is aromatic and always available. I just had to follow my nose to find some on a table near their office or restaurant. Our evening meals consisted of a lovely salad bar, squash soup, pasta and thin but very tasty spaghetti sauce, mixed veggies (fresh grown) and chicken in a yummy sauce. Also a dish that is like potatoes called cassava. Pretty good. Dessert was so-so cheesecake on a crust. The next evening we had fish which was excellent, mashed potatoes, steamed veggies, cream of vegetable soup, and chicken. A pasta bar was available so I went up to it and got a huge plate of pasta to share with the others at our table. Dessert was flam. Hmmmm.
There are two lovely pools here shaped like turtles; one is near the restaurant and other is deeper in the property near the other lodge. There were also waterfalls at each pool.
The waterfall by the restaurant did not work the first day but they did get it fixed.
The Aurola is a good sized Holiday Inn located in downtown San Jose. Morazan Park is right across the street. The hotel itself is fine, but as many other reviewers have noted, the area where it is located is not the best. We only walked around during the daytime. We did enjoy the park across the street. It was very easy to see parrots in the trees there along with other birds.
We stayed at this hotel as part of a Caravan Tour, which was wonderful. However, I am probably the only person in a week or so of guests that was interested in using the swimming pool. The pool was closed because they were redoing the tile and fixing other things. We could and did use the hot tub the first night we were there. They also have a ping pong table in the pool area, which is decorated very nicely. The second night, the pool and the hot tub were closed, and entrance was not allowed in the pool room because they were painting. This was very disappointing to me as it was the middle of January and a pool and hot tub was high on my list of things to do for my "winter break". Why they would do this when the hotel was full of tourists I don't know. We also had no hot water for our shower for two days.
The elevators are operated by using the room key card and we could not get off the elevator at any floor but our own. This was a problem as we had a friend with us that was put in a room on another floor......she finally got a second card. Too bad they didn't put her next to us because we had a room with the adjoining door. Hotel management at its best, I guess.
When we returned from our tour, the pool and hot tub was up and running. We even enjoyed a good game of ping pong. The restaurant is very pleasant here and the food was excellent. We enjoyed fresh pineapple at every breakfast and dinner which was included in our tour.
Probably the nicest part of this hotel experience was Morazan Park across the street. The indoor pool was very nice also as was the hot tub.
this place cannot be described. it's more than a bed & breakfast but you know the owners and you get breakfast so i wasn't sure how to classify. it's awesome here. great food, great hotel, great service. the rooms are amazing. close to puerto veijo but on a black beach. reasonably priced.
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