Heaven on Earth! Pura Vida! DO NOT pass up the beach house or vacation in Costa Rica.
Review Submitted: January 5, 2012
Date of Stay: December 2011
We all sit here on this gorgeous Saturday morning watching the waves crash the shore. The sound will stay with us as we return home today. We are trying to find the words to describe Heaven on Earth. Everything about this vacation has been amazing. First, this beach house and it’s staff, made the trip so very special. Nelly is the best cook on the Planet! Please pick from her menu and have her cook for you everyday. We have never had had such delicious, home-made food and deserts. Now Piano, the night watchman, is the sweetest man. For everyone reading this, please talk to Piano the best way you can. He speaks a little English and is getting better, he understands a lot and is good at signing things to make you understand. He loves the company and enjoys talking with the people that stay here. Take time to invite them both to dinner, drink a beer, talk with them. Trust me, you will learn a lot and appreciate the beauty of life. Jonas is the most helpful, knowledgeable, cute and always smiling tour guide you’ll ever have! Please let him plan your day excursions around this breath-taking country. 5 friends from Denver, CO. will never forget this vacation! I cried when I started to write this. We DO NOT want to leave this paradise. We will be back!
Things to make sure you do while there…
-Make Nelly cook for you everyday and always sit on the balcony. Absorb the beauty of it all.
-Have Piano get you a coconut and drink the milk. Ask him to build you bon-fires on the beach. He loves to do this. Make Smores… he loves this too. Ask him to watch for turtles on the beach and wake you if they come ashore to nest.
-Get a massage by Janeth pool-side, on the balcony or beach, at least 90 minutes or more. She has a magical touch. Nelly will make apt. for you.
-Zip-lining, walking bridges, mud baths, hot springs, waterslide, horseback riding. Buffet lunch is delicious.
-River boat tour. Jonas will stop in Guaytil so you can watch & learn how to make clay pottery from the locals. You will then go on a riverboat tour to search for beautiful birds, Iguanas, Crocodiles and monkeys. I never thought I would hold a young Crocodile from the river or feed a white faced monkey. You will have a delicious lunch as well.
-Take the sunset catamarran cruise.
-Eat at Maries, Angelina’s (walking distance) Also, make a point to have dinner at Cameron Dorado. It is a restaurant literally on the beach.
-Have a day at home where you do nothing but drink rum, beer at the Tiki bar, pool!
Recommended for:
Age 55+,
Pet-friendly,
Adventure Seekers,
Girls Getaway,
Tourists without a Car,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Families with Young Children,
Romantic Getaway
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