Provincia de Puntarenas Hotels

• easterntrekker
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Costa Verde: A room with a view and more!!

This is one of the most romantic and beautiful hotels we've stayed in. You feel like you're deep in the rain forest...when we looked out our balcony . White faced monkeys entertained us every morning and we listened to the howlers in the distance. The room was spacious and comfortable with a fridge and stove. We bought supplies and had breakfast on out deck each morning!! Good bar and restaurant too . The only drawback is the steep hills to our room . You have to be fit!!

Unique Quality: A fabulous view from the pool!! It had a couple of pools and a lookout tower!!

• Opinion of Price: more expensive than average
• Address: 6km from manuel Antonio Park
• Website: www.costaverde.com
• Related to: Luxury Travel, Spa and Resort, Romantic Travel and Honeymoons
• Written February 26, 2007

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• Foundryman1
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Casa De Punta Banco: Casa de Punta Banco

This is a rental home on the southernmost tip of Costa Rica.You have to make your own fun here-its not a hotel or resort by any stretch.If you don't mind the trip to get here this is a great experience,This is what "living off the grid" is all about.

Lots of walking up and down hills

Unique Quality: Isolated house in the jungle-wake up to the howler monkeys every morning

• Opinion of Price: less expensive than average
• Address: Punta Banco Costa Rica
• Related to: Budget Travel, Jungle and Rain Forest
• Written January 16, 2007

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• Avenge
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• Bwana_Brown
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Fiesta Caribbean Resort: Pacific Beach

The beach at the Fiesta was made up of black volcanic sand, not the best for pure beach fun! It also sloped away quickly and the waves coming in from the Pacific made quite a roar as they came to the end of their long journey! Still, it was fun to lounge alongside the beach reading a book and just enjoying the warmth of the sun and listening to the sounds of the ocean! It was also fun to watch the Pelicans gliding skillfully along the wave crests with their wings just inches away from the water. Often they would suddenly wheel and dive into the water after fish. High overhead, fork-tailed Frigate birds soared on the ocean breezes. This photo was taken from the resort's pier, looking back onto its steeply sloping black beach with the main resort buildings in the background.

• Opinion of Price: N/A
• Related to: Family Travel
• Written December 12, 2003

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• Bwana_Brown
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Fiesta Caribbean Resort: Danger - Swim-Up Bar !

Unique Quality: The resort had a great selection of swimming pools. Further away from our room was the main pool area where most of the action took place. Part of the reason for this was the swim-up bar located in that section of the pool. We noticed, as the day wore on, that several of the guests had rather raw looking foreheads. The mystery was soon solved as we observed that, as the effects of the day's free drinks took hold, some people forgot to duck as they passed beneath the thatched roof over the bar area! Fortunately, I soon learned the trick and managed to get in unscathed (2nd photo)!

• Opinion of Price: N/A
• Related to: Spa and Resort, Family Travel
• Written December 12, 2003

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• Bwana_Brown
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Fiesta Caribbean Resort: Was That an Earthquake?

Unique Quality: Our room at the Fiesta was very nice. In addition to the main bedroom, located poolside, was a bathroom and a living room/TV room located on the hallway entrance to the room. We mostly used this just as a place to leave our luggage since we did not use the TV at all. On our first morning there (Feb. 13th), after the long trip to Arenal volcano the day before, we were laying in bed and I was propped up against the wall as we talked. Suddenly, I felt the building give a sudden jolt and that was all. Due to my habit of immediately looking at my watch whenever I see the lights dip (it usually means an electrical fault somewhere on my transmission system when I am home), I made a mental note of the time as 8:22 AM. Later in the day I found out that the San Salvador area of El Salvador, 400 miles northwest of our hotel, had been struck by a 6.6 Richter magnitude earthquake - their second one in a month. This one killed at least 274 people and injured 2700 and it was not as bad as their Jan. 13th quake. It just brought home the fact that this beautiful part of the world has to suffer through its own demons of earthquakes, volcanos and hurricanes.

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• Related to: Family Travel
• Written December 12, 2003

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• Bwana_Brown
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Fiesta Caribbean Resort: Suntan Heaven

Unique Quality: We were glad to be on the ground floor of this relatively laid-back establishment. It was really nice to be able to pick between a poolside dip, sun tanning on the lounge chairs or just retreating to the room without having to trudge up and down stairs! The photo shows our room entrance as seen from the swimming pool.

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• Related to: Family Travel
• Written December 12, 2003

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• Bwana_Brown
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Fiesta Caribbean Resort: A Pool at our Door

Unique Quality: Our room was located on the ground floor of this 3-storey resort and, just outside our door, was a great swimming pool! The transition from pool-side to the water was just a gradual slope, so there was no need to plunge in head-long. Of course, we were not slow to use the main pool either, as evidenced by Frank,Isobel and I in the second photo! We noticed that one difference of this resort, compared to others that we had stayed at in Venezuela and Cuba, was that the locals seemed to be be quite at home coming in and enjoying the facilities themselves! Their segregation between tourists and the nationals was definitely much less noticeable in Costa Rica.

• Opinion of Price: N/A
• Related to: Family Travel
• Written December 12, 2003

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• Bwana_Brown
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Villa Lapas Eco-resort: Nice Place for a Cool Dip

Within sight of our room (in the background) was this beautiful swimming pool. Because it was never crowded, we had a great time cooling off there after our excursions in the forests surrounding the resort. Of course, it did not hurt that there was a pool-side bar serving cold Imperial beers (2nd photo)!

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• Related to: Jungle and Rain Forest
• Written December 11, 2003

We Have it to Ourselves!

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