People sometimes get the wrong idea about Costa Rica. Costa Rica is not Cancun, or Cozumel or Saint Martin. Sure we have our large, swanky and all-inclusive resorts, most of them tucked away up in the North Pacific (Guanacaste). But here is a little secret that will help you get the most out of your trip […]
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Despite having lived in Costa Rica for the better part of the past 13 years, I still get the socks knocked off of me from time to time. This past weekend’s visit to the incredible eco-resort, Lapa Rios, was one of those times. Here are the highlights… The Service We were greeted upon arrival by […]
Okay, so we’ve been talking about the problems with the mega all-inclusive resorts in Costa Rica. But there is another type of all-inclusive resort that we believe presents the best of all Costa Rica experiences. I don’t want to go into the technicalities of the distinction between eco-lodges and eco-resorts, but the ones we really […]
I have always been impressed with the hotel designs of Florida native and legendary Costa Rican hotelier, Lee Banks. My company, Package Costa Rica, has been sending our customers to the Peace Lodge, an amazing resort located in the heart of the cloud forest in Vara Blanca, for years. Severl years ago, Banks had a […]
Yesterday I wrote about how a custom Costa Rica vacation works better than just booking a flight, hotel and rental car. Another reason that is true is because of the variety of super cool Costa Rica boutique hotels. What is a boutique hotel? Well, my own definition would be a small hotel (less than, say, […]
I have always been impressed with the hotels of Florida native turned Costa Rican hotelier, Lee Banks. My company, Package Costa Rica, has been sending our customers to the Peace Lodge, an amazing resort located in the heart of the cloud forest in Vara Blanca, for years. Banks has had a stroke of bad luck […]
I wrote last time about things that inspire me, a great book, movie or artistic performance, but it is not often that one gets inspired by a hotel. Well that happened to me this weekend as I had the privilege to stay in one of the four hotels in Costa Rica that have earned the […]
People sometimes carry the wrong idea in their heads about Costa Rica. Costa Rica is not Cancun, or Cozumel or Saint Martin. Sure we have our large, swanky and all-inclusive resorts….most of them tucked away up in the North Pacific (Guanacaste). But here is a little secret that will help you get the most out […]
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