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Featured hotels: Central Pacific
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Hotel Club del Mar
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Hotel Club del Mar is nestled in a quiet cove
surrounded by mature gardens at the south end of Jaco Beach.
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tropical rainforest serves as a backdrop, and gentle waves
tumble to a safe beach. This beachfront property has been
protected and nourished by Phillip and Marilyn Edwardes for
almost a decade.
Hotel Club del Mar consists of 4 single bedroom, 18 two
bedroom (casitas), and an 8-room boutique hotel with 2 penthouse
suites, restaurant, bar, travel desk and health spa.
Each casita has an ocean view and is designed to
provide the concept of indoor/outdoor living in harmony with the
surroundings. Handicap friendly units are available. Special
care has been given to preserving the mature trees that grace
this fantastic paradise.
The focus is water sports. Ninety meters of beach front
provides safe swimming, canoeing, body surfing, and boogie
boarding. Located just steps from the surf is a tropical
swimming pool with a social area that is surrounded by Costa
Rican flora and fauna, a lap area, and a separate kiddies area
for children and grandchildren. Towering mature trees give shade,
and a gentle ocean breeze ensures a perfect temperature for an
afternoon nap. These cosy casitas provide a strong connection to
nature.
The two bedroom, two baths, single level units have high
ceilings, 1100 square feet of air conditioned living space, 8
foot doors, louvered windows, a spacious family gathering area,
and sleeping accommodations for six. All rooms and casitas were
furnished by award winning interior decorators. A team of
experienced bilingual hospitality professionals manage and
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Hotel Villa
Caletas
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Overlooking a beautiful coastline, the breath
taking views bring our country to life. Hotel Villa Caletas is
located in the Central Pacific coast of Costa Rica, on a jungle
hilltop. From each side of the mountain, rain forests spread to
the sandy, quiet beaches below.
The dark, emerald green of this wild, native
vegetation contrasts with the blue of the Pacific Ocean. Views
of lush tropical rainforests complement some of the most breath
taking sunsets you will ever see. At the bottom of the mountain,
Hotel Villa Caletas offers its own private beach.
The spectacular 180-degree panorama from this
tropical-jungle perch sweeps over the gulf islands of the Nicoya
Peninsula to the crescent beaches of Jacó, Herradura and Punta
Leona, taking in the majestic mountains. Below, rainforests
spread to the sandy shores, where Hotel Villa Caletas maintains
its own inviting beach.
Mainly renowned for the flocks of colorful,
Scarlet Macaws, the region is preferred among nature lovers. The
area hosts several biological reserves and wildlife refuges.
Make a date with Mother Nature and come to a place of
enchantment, a place of wild and unexplored treasures of all the
best nature has to offer - sapphire waters, emerald vistas,
ebony cats, and ruby birds.
Hotel Villa Caletas expresses a truly unique
combination of mountain and seaside resort. Looming 1150 feet
above the Pacific Ocean, Hotel Villa Caletas shines like a jewel
among resorts, prized not only for location, design and décor,
but also for outstanding facilities.
Hotel Villa Caletas has 5 Standard Rooms, 5
Standard Deluxe, 13 Villas; 7 Junior Suites with Jacuzzi, 2
Suites, 1 Suite Superior and 3 Master Suites.
All our rooms contain basically: cable TV, minibar, coffee
maker, private bathroom, shower with hot water, hair dryer,
ceiling fans, air conditioning, telephone with outside line and
safety box.
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Hotel
California
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The Hotel California, located in beautiful Manuel
Antonio, Costa Rica, is the ideal destination for your next
vacation. Set on a mountain, surrounded by jungle, with awesome
views of the Pacific Ocean, the Hotel is the perfect place to
experience the peace of paradise and the thrill of local
attractions.
Hotel California is in Manuel Antonio, Costa
Rica. It is also near Quepos (it is situated on a hill between
the two). It is a 3 1/2 hour drive from San Jose, and the flight
is less than half an hour.
Hotel California is specially designed for
foreign visitors. You get the rainforest and Costa Rica's most
beautiful beach, and still have all of the comforts of home. We
run a small, secluded hotel, and offer personalized services to
our guests. Our goal is to cater to the individual - with a
little Costa Rican touch!
The rooms at the Hotel California were designed
to make your stay as relaxing as possible. There are two types
of rooms, Deluxe and Standard. Hotel California can book tours
with several good, local companies (we work only with well
established ones), to help you get out and see the country.
There are three types of rooms: Deluxe and Standard and a Villa.
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Hotel La
Mansión
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Hotel La Mansion Inn is located in Manuel
Antonio, near Costa Rica's famous National Park, one of the last
remaining "natural zoos" of the world. Hotel La Mansion Inn is
situated on a mountainside overlooking the Pacific Ocean and
Manuel Antonio National Park.
Hotel La Mansion Inn is just minutes away from
pristine beaches, sportfishing at Quepos harbor, and the local
airport.
Hotel La Mansion Inn serves elegant Mediterranean
design constructed by a team of Swiss architects and decorated
by Italian interior designers. Our interior displays a wealth of
original paintings by some of Costa Rica's top artists. An
eco-friendly project, water at the Inn is heated by solar
energy.
Combining this exotic setting with the finest
foods, services and amenities available, we offer you the best
of both worlds for your enjoyment .Our small, romantic Inn is
located only steps away from a beautiful and secluded beach. La
Mansion Inn offers a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean,
Manuel Antonio National Park and the dense jungle.
During your unforgettable stay, you may see an
incredible variety of animals: monkeys, sloth’s, anteaters,
large iguanas and "pizotes" and more than 200 species of birds.
At night, the stillness around Hotel La Mansion is interrupted
only by the song of the jungle and the gentle sounds of the
Pacific.
Built as a luxurious private residence, Hotel La
Mansion Inn is an all-suite hotel that satisfies the most
discriminating tastes. The Inn offers spacious, yet intimate
areas for dining and relaxing. These include a patio with
barbecue and an infinity swimming pool with Jacuzzi. You will be
enveloped in luxury while you enjoying the natural beauty of
Costa Rica's Pacific Coast. The suite rates include a
complimentary fruit basket and a bottle of wine upon arrival.
Hotel La Mansion Inn suites and rooms are anything but
"standard".
All are air conditioned and have bathrooms, a
dresser, television, in-room telephone system, outside sitting
area and desks. Every room has sliding glass doors which open to
incredible views of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding jungle.
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Hotel Karahé
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Hotel Karahé is located in front of Manuel
Antonio Beach, and nearby the world famous Manuel Antonio
National Park, in the Costa Rica Central Pacific.
If you are visiting the area to relax at the
beach and visit the National Park, you will find no better place
to enjoy peace and quiet than Hotel Karahé. The gardens meet the
ocean and the entrance of the park at 10 minutes away walking
distance. The swimming pool and Jacuzzi, as well as our
restaurant, sit within earshot of the ocean. Howler, White-face
and Squirrel monkey, basilisks, iguanas and land crabs are among
the frequent visitors.
Hotel Karahé is easily reached via twenty-five
minute flight from San José, or a three-and-a-half hour drive.
Among the palms, acacias and heliconias, Hotel
Karahé has built 16 modern, air-conditioned rooms. 8 Standard
Rooms, are located near the reception area, with the same
characteristics of the front beach rooms.
The hillside behind Hotel Karahé rises sharply
and on its green slopes, we have built nine air-conditioned
villas, each with spectacular views of Punta Catedral (Cathedral
Point), Manuel Antonio beach and the blue Pacific Ocean. Hotel
Karahé offers you three kind of rooms for make your stay
comfortable: Ocean Room: Just one hundred feet of lush green
garden between you and the water’s edge. Garden Room: Same rooms
as the Ocean situated at the base of the hill. Villa: Located on
the hillside, the view from the villas is nothing short of
spectacular.
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Hotel
Parador
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Enthroned atop a majestic bluff overlooking the
Pacific Ocean and surrounded by 400 acres of lush tropical
rainforest, Hotel Parador “Boutique Resort”, is located in the
most remote and pristine area of Manuel Antonio, yet within
minutes from the World Famous Manuel Antonio National Park, the
small sport fishing town of Quepos, and the local airport.
Exciting tours such as canopying, rafting and jungle cruises are
all close by.
Just 10 minutes walking distance from the hotel,
hidden in a secluded bay you will find the most breathtaking
white sand beach surrounded by tranquil turquoise waters and
jungle
The Hotel Parador has become one of the most
emblematic facilities for leisure on the Central Pacific Coast.
It offers all the expected amenities of a four – plus resorts,
while maintaining a true personalized service. Among its
facilities it includes: 2 restaurants, bars, conference room,
gift shops, spa services, tennis court and much more.
Hotel Parador is independently owned by a Dutch
family. In the creative mind of Jan Schans, he built a jewel in
a paradisiac place, where pure nature was the basis and the
perfect scenery so man could build a new paradise. It’s elegant
Mediterranean – style architecture, modeled after the
Traditional Spanish Paradores and quaint European “boutique
hotels”, has today made the resort one of a kind.
Hotel Parador was built in 1995 as a 57 room
hotel, has now completed its final phase with 108 rooms and
suites. Since opening, Hotel Parador “Boutique Resort” has been
a hidden getaway in Costa Rica for many celebrities including
Don Johnson, Charlie Sheen, Lorenzo Lamas, Eric Roberts and many
more.
The entire Hotel Parador experience is limitless.
Tropical gardens, boundless pools, expansive views, excellent
service and a touch of European living, make for an exquisite
stay in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.
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Hotel Si Como No
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Located in Manuel Antonio, a veritable treasure
chest of natural beauty, Hotel Si Como No is surrounded by lush
tropical rainforest, inviting soft sand beaches, and nearby
rafting rivers.
Hotel Si Como No enhances its guests' experience
by offering a full array of activities, including guided
excursions into Manuel Antonio National Park, mangrove and ocean
kayaking, horseback riding, tours to our nearby butterfly and
private nature refuge "Fincas Naturales", world class sport
fishing, and whitewater rafting tours. Also featured are two
popular pool side Restaurants, new Spa facilities, and a 46 seat
private THX movie theater.
You won't find televisions or CNN in your hotel
rooms, but rather the sounds of nature and the tropical vistas
from your private balcony. One of our guests captured the
essence of the magic of nature by writing: "Spectacular sunsets
paint the sky and clouds with a breathtaking array of crimson,
orange, pink and gold, easing visitors into the soothing
tropical night.
The night air is laden with the fragrances of a
thousand blossoms, the secret language of the insect world, and
a sky so clear that you feel as though you can scoop a handful
of stars in your hand by just reaching out. We call it "Si Como
No", an ideal balance of design and comfort placed within the
rain forest of Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica.
Hotel Si Como No has 58 rooms, which are
distributed within ten separate terraces located on ten acres of
protected tropical forest. Each room has well-appointed
bathrooms, fully stocked mini-bars, most with private balconies,
direct dial telephones, energy efficient air conditioning, and
are classified in five categories: Standard, Superior, and
Deluxe Rooms, plus Deluxe and Honeymoon Suites that include
adjoining sofa couch and desk areas, plus full amenities.
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Hotel Costa Verde
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Hotel Costa Verde is located on a coastal
rainforest bluff overlooking the Pacific beaches of Manuel
Antonio National Park near Quepos, Costa Rica. Its many
amenities make Costa Verde a perfect destination for those
seeking adventure travel, ecotourism, sportfishing or just the
tranquility of white sand beaches and magnificent ocean views.
Three hundred yards from the beach and Manuel
Antonio National Park, the Hotel Costa Verde features two
Cliffside pools with sundecks and spacious rooms and balconies,
all offering a bird's-eye view of the Park's coastline plus
rainforest canopy vistas dotted with native birds and monkeys.
Hotel Costa Verde offers accommodations for a
variety of options for vacation living. These include air
conditioned studio and efficiency apartments with cable TV and
Costa Verde II, a special group of 15 studios designed
exclusively for couples with an open-air design and no air
conditioning, glass windows or TV. In addition, we have
Bungalows available for vacationers interested in renting a
private house. Each area has its own swimming pool, special
ambiance and vistas.
For guests traveling with children, or who prefer
air-conditioned rooms, Hotel Costa Verde offer 520 square foot
Studio apartments with one king-size and one full-size bed.
Three pools are available to guests staying in this area of the
hotel. We have a total of 24 air-conditioned studios of this
size, all with an ocean view; eight are Studio-Plus units with
the best panoramic views. These studio units are equipped with
ceiling fans, a powerful air-conditioner, a kitchenette and a
large balcony. Hotel Costa Verde offers 14 Efficiency units,
featuring post & beam hardwood construction and
air-conditioning. The units are located in three different
areas. All of these units have two queen-size beds, ceiling
fans, air conditioning, cable TV, kitchenette and balcony.
Hotel Costa Verde has designed a new are, special
for couples seeking a more romantic getaway with a balmy,
tropical ambiance. Each apartment features 750 square feet of
space with expansive screened windows and doors that draw in
ocean breezes and commanding rainforest or ocean views. Guests
will enjoy a spacious balcony, two queen-size beds, kitchenette,
and ceiling fans. Eight Studio-Plus units offer direct,
panoramic ocean views; six Studio units offer less-direct ocean
and rainforest views; and the fifth-floor Penthouse, with two
king-size beds, boasts a spectacular panoramic view of both land
and sea
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Hotel Gaia
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Hotel Gaia - A Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica, adults
only luxury boutique beach 5 star hotel and resort member of
"Small Luxury Hotels of the World". Imagine a tropical getaway
that offers sublime luxury in a spectacularly exotic locale.
This is Gaia.
The Hotel Gaia achieves an ideal blend of modern
amenities and natural scenery. Nestled in the magnificent
coastal forests of Costa Rica, the hotel’s well-appointed,
terraced suites and villas offer views of lush and pristine wild
surroundings that are beyond compare.
Hotel Gaia also offers more conveniences than the
guest could need, including an on-site restaurant, room service
24/7, spa, gym, and pool, plus the availability of a myriad of
personal services. Hotel Gaia presents to the guest all that is
desirable.
Hotel Gaia sits on a vast tract of lowland
coastal forest, teeming with spectacular and rare wildlife.
Originally serving as the site of Jardín Gaia, a center for
native orchids conservation and endangered wildlife
rehabilitation, today the land remains set aside as a refuge for
these many precious species. It is here that the privileged
guest may take in the sights and sounds of Costa Rica’s lush and
exotic natural gifts.
The Gaia Reserve is Costa Rica in its most pristine state. It is
where native species thrive, their future secured by the
commitment of the Gaia Hotel and Reserve project: to preserve
this natural reserve for generations to come.
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Hotel
Makanda By the Sea
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Located just off the main road between Quepos and
Manuel Antonio National Park, Hotel Makanda By the Sea offers
unique contemporary design blends elegant architecture with its
striking green backdrop in one of Costa Rica's richest natural
settings.
At Hotel Makanda By the Sea you will find a
number of ways of keeping comfortable on even the hottest of
tropical days. From our infinity pool, follow the passage of
monkeys, sloth’s, pizotes and other jungle life as they wind
their way through the surrounding rainforest. Or unwind in the
Jacuzzi while the wildlife watches you!
All of Makanda's Villas and Studios have been
carefully placed in the botanical rainforest gardens with
spectacular views of the sixty mile coastline. It is truly a
haven for the adventurist seeking relief from controlled
environments of modern life.
A casual hike through the jungle paths lead to a
secluded beach and coves where discoveries aspire and
pre-Columbian fish traps can be found. A harmonious relationship
between man and nature called for the careful selection of
building sites with as little impact as possible on the
surrounding vegetation. By incorporating regional flowers and
exotic plants with the existing growth, Makanda has a natural
palate of color that takes shape on a lush background.
Hotel Makanda By the Sea is the ideal location
for visitors wishing to experience Costa Rica's natural splendor
and variety while enjoying the comforts of first-class jungle
lodging. All of the Villas are contoured into the jungle and
descending mountain terrain with the abruptly inclining
hillsides allowing dramatic ocean views from all locations.
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Hotel Casitas Eclipse |
Nestled amidst the lush rainforest of Manuel
Antonio Beach, Hotel Casitas Eclipse offers our guests an
elegant, white stucco Mediterranean style surrounded by eclectic
tropical gardens.
This exclusive and intimate hotel is perched on a
hilltop, just one kilometer from the beach, and it borders the
world-renown Manuel Antonio National Park. Hotel Casitas Eclipse
is located near of Manuel Antonio National Park. Manuel Antonio
is one of Costa Rica's favorite touristy destinations. Its
beautiful white sand beaches surrounded by an exuberant jungle
and an amazing variety of wild animals seem to hypnotize the
visitors time and time again, always making them return.
Casitas Eclipse's ideal location allows our
guests to enjoy the occasional sightings of monkeys, iguanas,
and sloth’s, and bright-colored hummingbirds on the premises.
Hotel Casitas Eclipse features 30 elegant rooms
and fully equipped luxury villas, with private bath, hot water,
fan, A/C, telephone, coffee maker, cable TV, refrigerator,
safety box free of charge, hair dryer (on request), balcony or
terrace, and of course, access to the tropical wonderland that
surrounds you.
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