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Featured hotels: South Pacific
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Hotel Aguila de
Osa
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Hotel Aguila de Osa Inn is located in Costa
Rica's Osa Peninsula, situated on a high bluff overlooking the
Aguilas river with panoramic views of Drake Bay. Reaching out
into the Pacific Ocean along the southwest coast, the Osa was
once described by National Geographic as one of the most
biologically intense places on earth.
Encompassing Corcovado National Park and Cano
Island, two of Costa Rica's most prized protected areas; the Osa
Peninsula is a priceless natural treasure with an abundance of
tropical plants, mammals, insects and over 350 species of birds.
No other region of Costa Rica offers the visitor
a more pristine, virgin environment to discover. Hotel Aguila de
Osa Inn offers visitors to the region a comfortable and private
refuge from which to explore the magic and beauty of mother
nature in all her glory and complexity.
Hotel Aguila de Osa Inn comes complete with 2
suites and 11 deluxe rooms, all of which are nestled neatly into
the surrounding hillside. Hardly visible from a distance, our
rooms are separated into three distinct clusters, each offering
spectacular views of the lush, tropical jungle that surrounds
the hotel. Resting high above the water's edge, the rooms are
open and spacious; with mesh windows to ensure a tropical breeze
to pass through your room.
All rooms feature large Italian tiled bathrooms,
cathedral style ceilings, hot water, ceiling fans, 24 hour
electricity, and hand crafted decor, in addition to drinkable
well water that is UV treated with a micro-filtered system. A
well maintained cement trail connects the rooms with the hotel's
restaurant/office area, which during the evening hours is well
lit to ensure safe passage to and from your room.
At Hotel Aguila de Osa Inn, your dining
experience will be set in a tropical atmosphere with ocean
views. Our newly remodeled open-air restaurant, with seating for
36, serves as the ideal setting.
Custom hand made furniture, using a variety of
different local hard woods, have been crafted to ensure
comfortable seating in an elegant surrounding |
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Hotel Casa Corcovado
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Hotel Casa Corcovado Lodge, tucked away in the trees and cooled
by the Pacific Ocean, is a 170 acre private reserve bordering
Corcovado National Park. Hotel Casa Corcovado Lodge was
carefully designed and built by an American naturalist with over
twenty-five years of local experience.
Hotel Casa Corcovado offers accommodations constructed with the
highest concern for conservation in harmony with the landscape
and the environment. Hotel Casa Corcovado Lodge provides the
ideal base for your in-depth rainforest experience.
There are no roads to Hotel Casa Corcovado Lodge; access is only
by motor launch. The adventure begins upon your arrival at our
reception center, "La Hacienda", in the town of Sierpe.
After your captain has the luggage packed aboard your boat, you
can embark on a one and a half hour ride down the Sierpe River,
winding your way through the largest mangrove wetlands system on
the Pacific Coast of Central America. You then follow the coast
until arriving at Hotel Casa Corcovado Lodge. Refreshments will
be served during the trip and lunch and a complimentary cocktail
will be ready to welcome you to the Jungle.
Your accommodations at this "Lost World" are artfully-appointed
individual bungalows offering unpretentious comfort,
mosquito-netted beds, ceiling fan, tiled floors, lounge area,
dry mini bar, safety deposit box, hammock, and ample closets .
Roomy private bathrooms have hot water showers and designer
fixtures.
As
you stroll down the sidewalk, your eye can not help but be drawn
to the beautiful stained glass in the door and wooden shutters
in the windows, handmade by Costa Rican artisans. |
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Hotel Drake Bay
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We
at Drake Bay are committed to providing comfortable living
quarters. Our guests enjoy three tasteful meals a day,
featuring fresh caught local seafood, meats, produce, tropical
fruits (grown on our own organic farm) and homemade breads and
desserts.
We
have over 20 charming, tropical cabins available. Each cabin
comes complete with hot water showers, bathrooms, porches, and a
ceiling fan. All have a view of the bay, mountains and rain
forest.
Each cabin is always meticulously maintained for
cleanliness
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Hotel La Paloma
Lodge
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La
Paloma Lodge nests atop a high bluff overlooking the Pacific
Ocean and nearby Caño Island, in Costa Rica's isolated Drake
Bay.
The
resort is spread over 12 richly landscaped acres and surrounded
by dense tropical rainforest. We have planted hundreds of plants
and trees that are not only lovely to see but also attract a
variety of birds and wildlife.
Scarlet Macaws soar overhead, nesting nearby. Toucans can be
heard calling each other from the depths of the rainforest.
Hummingbirds feed on the brilliant heliconia. White faced
monkeys lunch on ripe mangoes, and lizards bask in the sun. The
sounds of the jungle surround you |
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Hotel Lapa Rios
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Hotel Lapa Rios Ecolodge, set in a private nature
reserve spread over 1,000 acres of Central America's last
remaining lowland tropical rainforest in Costa Rica, overlooks
the pristine point where the Golfo Dulce meets the wild Pacific
Ocean, making it the destination that matches every one's idea
of paradise.
Hotel Lapa Rios Ecolodge is built in harmony with
the surrounding forest and beach environment. The main lodge and
bungalows line three ridges connected by walking paths and
steps. Built over 350 feet above the sea, Hotel Lapa Rios
Ecolodge catches the cooling tropical breezes. The main lodge,
housing the restaurant and bar, soars 50 feet and is built of
local, natural materials. Palm thatched roofs meet a three-story
hardwood circular stairway. Climb to overlook the forest canopy
and breathtaking ocean vistas. Comfortable, locally made bamboo
furniture adds to relaxation in this tranquil panorama of
nature.
Sixteen spacious suites-thatch bungalows nestled
within the rain forest exude harmony and an immense tranquility
in this undisturbed environment. An infinite feeling of freedom
lingers in the bungalow's air, while fresh rain forest breezes
race in through awesome screened wall windows, forming flawless
paintings of the Pacific Ocean.
Warm wooden floors invite bare feet to walk. Soft
nets cascade over two bamboo queen size beds casting a magical
romantic mood. Classic bamboo furnishings are elegantly
arranged, while sporadic splashes of green orange and red garden
arrangements color this simply beautiful setting. Unleash your
thoughts while resting on your private wooden deck, only getting
up to pamper your skin with refreshing water from your own
secluded garden shower.
Hotel Lapa Rios Ecolodge is more than just a
beautiful rainforest hotel or eco resort next to the beach.
Hotel Lapa Rios Ecolodge is a model Ecotourism project that
strives to show that “a forest left standing is worth more than
one cut down”. Besides winning awards from Conde Nast Traveler
and being featured in many international publications, Hotel
Lapa Rios Ecolodge is a pioneer in sustainable tourism employing
only people from the local community and being committed to
environmentally sound practices.
Hotel Lapa Rios Ecolodge is an ideal vacation
experience for people that like nature and are open to learning
about conservation, culture and biodiversity. Honeymoon couples
looking for a more active and unique kind of experience as well
as families with older children that are looking to spend some
real quality time together also enjoy the experience. Think of
yourself as a traveler and not a tourist when coming to Hotel
Lapa Rios Ecolodge. |
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Hotel Punta
Marenco
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Punta Marenco Lodge is a small eco lodge, located
North of Drake Bay in the south pacific coast of Costa Rica, The
cabins are located in a little hill very close to the beach. The
Lodge is part of the Punta Rio Claro National Wild Life Refuge,
with miles of pristine beaches and tropical rainforest to
explore. The area protects over 1000 acres of land which are
near the Corcovado National Park. Due to our strategic location
we can offer many activities Such as: Snorkeling, Horseback
riding, Guided tours to Caño Island, Corcovado National Park,
inside Punta Rio Claro Preserve, Kayaking, Canoeing, Bird
Washing etc.
Each of our cabins are built in harmony with its surrounding,
due to the location of our lodge, we do not have access to
electricity, we have an electric plant that starts working at
sun set and normally is turn off around 10 pm, that why our
cabins have big windows with screens to let the ocean breeze
cool you up.
Each cabin has a private bathroom with shower but not hot water,
a king bed and a single bed, also a porch with ocean view. |
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