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I've stayed at the "Magic Mountain' hotel in Arenal. Corny name, very nice hotel.
Also stayed at Los Lagos in Arenal, enjoyed it as well. They arent as ritzy as Magic Mtn, but have hot springs and...
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You should try coming up to Nicaragua. You will love it. I have lived here for 17 years.
Check this out: www.nicatourism.com
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If you are going to stay in Arenal then stay near El Castillo. This is the only town with views of the lava. La fortuna area will not have any visible lava.
I stayed at Essence Arenal...
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We went a few years ago and stayed at Punta Islita, on the Pacific side. We flew into San Jose and drove, wanting to see the country. You can also fly into either Liberia or the hotel's air strip -...
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I went to the Arenal area last October and stayed at Nayara. It was practically heaven on earth. It'll set you back a few bills per night though, but really there was nothing like it on earth imho.
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We flew into San Jose, but went to Jaco Beach on the Pacific side, which was gorgeous. The Pacific side is more mountainous so the beaches are much more like beaches in California. Quepos was...
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done :)
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I stayed at http://www.waterfallgardens.com/ near the Poas Volcano. The hotel is called the Peace Lodge and it was just wonderful and then we stayed in Tamarindo at the Tamarindo Diria on the west...
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If you've got some coin I highly suggest this place - http://www.tabacon.com/
I stayed there quite awhile back, before it went through a massive upgrade and along with it a massive increase in...
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We're trekking down to Costa Rica during the summer. It looks like we're staying near the arenal area first then we're looking to a beach hotel/resort for 2-3 nights. We're wanting to stay in the...
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look up Coco beach.
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Funny you posted that groupon deal since I got on another one :D
We're looking for one that is 2-3 days, not 4 days. That's still a nice find though. Please move this to travel. Thanks! :wave:
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San Jose was my base when I visited CR awhile back. Had a friend living there so it made it easy. I've traveled a lot for work and vacation and while some cities are definitely worth seeing, San...
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You think it's ok to skip San Jose altogether? I'm not sure if we want to drive all the way down there.
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Good to hear it's still so cheap. I couldn't believe how cheap it was when I went there and how nice of a bus you got. It's not, atleast in my experience, like those movies where you're sitting next...
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take a look at volcano lodge in arenal and jarden del eden in tamarindo. also you should go to la fortuna for the sky trek experience.
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My family just returned last week from CR. My experience with Avis was bad there. You can buy basic liability in CR, which is mandatory. You can use your credit card for other insurance. However,...
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I was in CR in Feb for a week and flew into LIR and stayed in the Liberia for 2 days. Not much to do in Liberia, but there are nearby(talking about an hour bus ride on pub trans) beaches (coco and...
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I stayed in San Jose for 3 weeks in 2009. If there is something worth your time in San Jose, I didn't find it in 3 weeks. I met some great people there, but the city overall sucked. It's dirty and...
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We stayed at the Royal Corbin for the first 3 nights of our honeymoon last July. It was clean and quiet, the service was good and it was a relaxing place after all the wedding stuff going on. The...
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i don't know costa rica but i saw a groupon on it!! :woot:
http://www.groupon.com/deals/ga-flamingo-beach-resort-spa?c=all&p=18
want this thread moved to travel deals forum?
and hiiii :wave:
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We're flying into SJO in a few weeks and staying in La Fortuna/Arenal area.
Looking for advice on getting a good rate on a rental car (and choosing a reliable company).