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Blue Marlin Bar   San José

Blue Marlin Bar, San José

 5 Reviews  I dont want any one to get the wrong impression of this fantastic place. I have been to the bar/cascino numerous times in my two trips to costa rica. about to be my third. the bar caters to Americans,... 

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El Pueblo Tourist Center   San José

El Pueblo Tourist Center, San José

 9 Reviews  The Pueblo is like a large club mall complex in San Jose. It is THE place for nightime action. There are at least 10 clubs there (probably more) and lots of beautiful young people dancing the night... 

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Key Largo   San José

Key Largo, San José

 5 Reviews  You've got the Key Largo, right across the street from the Blue Marlin! It just goes to show why San Jose is great for nightlife. When I get together with my friends that went on this trip, to this... 

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Not really a blast

by Srechko

If you come to Costa Rica searching for night life and you are not in the bigger city then you won't find much. Purpose of my trip was not looking for night life since we wanted to to as much as possible during the day. Regardless we managed to find a few interesting places to have fun in the evening hours. First one was Hot Springs "Baldi" 3km away from La Fortuna and second one was cafe with live music "Moon Shiva" 3km away from Santa Elena Village on the way to Monteverde. In Hot Spring bathing suit, in Moon Shiva - casual.

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equiss bar and stable: nite time discos in lake arenal area

by anduril

WOW, now this place was neat. Built on the side of a hill the bar has multiple levels, all with their own bar and dance floor An overhead canopy keeps you dry while cool breezes and waft through to cool of the gyrating tico dancers on the floor, a must see in themselves, the light show was good too. a must do on friday and saturday nites when in the tilaran area, on the west side of LAke Arenal. one of the few nitelife spots in the area , you wont be disappointed casualor dress up

Going out in San José

by a005116

If you'd like to go out in San José you should go to San Pedro, the Student neighboorhood. Bars and dance places on every corner and 'relatively' cheap drinks and food. The most Ticos(Costa Ricans) find our techno, R&B, ... parties unbelievebly borring. They always said me 'what can you dance on that kind of music? Just shaking with you had!' They prefer dancing salsa, merengue and cumbia when going out or they go to one of the many caraoke bars.if you like more cinema the two malls in San Pedro each play all the most recent movies (Mall San Pedro wich is the biggest and the Outlet Mall).If you rather like some culture you should know that the performances, concerts, dramas, ... in the national theatre are cheap (look under must see--> national theatre).

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La Tiquicia: Traditional dance show

by SumTingWong

La Tiquicia, near San Jose, is a real awsome place to spend a night. Here you can eat some great Costa Rican food and watch a traditional dance show overlooking the entire city of San Jose. The dancing is preformed by some local dance students and it is really an excellent experience to go to. I really reccmoned going here to spend a nice night. For more photos see my travelogue. Casaual but shorts and tee-shirts are not reccomended.

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- there are many -: Discotecas

by SumTingWong

There are many Discoteques, as well as nightclubs and bars, throughout Costa Rica. You can relax at the bar or have fun and dance. It's a good place to learn how to dance Latino, if you don't already know. It's a lot of fun. Note to always check out a place before you go, some are a bit shady. Nothing normally.

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El Pueblo: Dancing!

by La_Canchita

This place was amazing. If you like to dance then I say you must go here. It is basically like 20 bars/discos all joined together. Some of them play only tecno, others salsa, marengue, cumbia, others basic dance. Kinda has something for everyone. Was great. The only thing is that most (or all) of the discos have a cover charge ranging from $1-5 USD. Other recommendation is to go late. No one arrives until around 12-1. Have fun! No requirements, but I think the whole 'no shirt, no shoes, no service' might kinda apply....most people tended to dress up a bit, nothing to fancy, but not everyday clothes.

Cafe de Paris, Playa Guiones,...

by SURFIN7TH

Cafe de Paris, Playa Guiones, NosaraFrench bakery with great coffee in the AMSwimming pool (for guests) great restaurant under rancharo.Pool Table, Internet Café, Cable T.V.Friday Night is movie night! Big screen like drive in free movie each week. Lots of fun! Costa Rica Casual.

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Sunset from a fishing boat in...

by SURFIN7TH

Sunset from a fishing boat in Garza. It gets dark quick in CR. A flashlight will come in handy if you're walking around after the sun sets. casual, some times of the year pants and a long sleave shirt might help keep the mosquitos away.

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Ô Rancho Soluna: Dance on the beach

by akilam

In the middle of the jungle beside a beautiful river there is a café-bar with local live music, You can't stay on your chair you have to dance!!!!! If you can't drive at the end of the night they have a place for you.......

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San Jose Nightlife

by bonmse

There are many things to do during the night in San Jose. You can catch a theatrical production at the National Theater, or watch a movie at the San Pedro Mall or have dinner and dance at the many restaurants and nightclubs at El Pueblo.One of my favorite nightclubs for dancing is Discoteca Cocoloco (on Thursday nights they have a live salsa/merengue band). Casual, unlike place like LA, it is not necessary to dress to nines when you go clubbing in San Jose.

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