Country Info
- San Jose
- Capital
- Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
- Currency
- 3,773,057
- Population
- CR
- Country Code
Alajuela Slideshow
Top Hotels in Alajuela
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Las Cabanitas Resort Alajuela
17 reviews -
Maleku Hostel Alajuela
34 reviews -
Hotel Coconut House Alajuela
55 reviews
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Hotel Buena Vista Alajuela
233 reviews
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Garden Court Airport Hotel And Casino Alajuela
136 reviews -
Hotel Villas Colibri Alajuela
10 reviews -
Hotel Trotamundos Alajuela
8 reviews
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La Ceiba Inn Alajuela
1 review -
Hotel Paradise Alajuela
5 reviews
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Los Alemanes Alajuela
7 reviews
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Siempreverde B&B Alajuela
4 reviews
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Monte Escondido Alajuela
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Pension Alajuela
6 reviews
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Aeropuerto Hotel Alajuela
111 reviews
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Pura Vida Hotel Alajuela
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Hotel Alajuela
3 reviews
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Hotel Brilla Sol Alajuela
78 reviews
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Hotel Mi Tierra Alajuela
40 reviews
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Hotel Casa Antigua Alajuela
26 reviews
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1915 Hotel Alajuela
33 reviews
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Hotel de Campo Cano Negro Alajuela
19 reviews
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Hotel Mango Alajuela
20 reviews
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Hotel el Prado Alajuela
1 review
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Hotel Monte del Mago Alajuela
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Hotel Green Day Inn Alajuela
11 reviews
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Hotel Internacional JM Alajuela
7 reviews
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Hotel Martino Alajuela
96 reviews
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Hotel La Rosa de America Alajuela
173 reviews
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Vina Romantica Alajuela
59 reviews
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Hotel Villa Dolce Alajuela
111 reviews
Alajuela
Travel Blogs from Alajuela, Costa Rica
We are leaving our souls in Costa Rica
This is a top pick! Hi All, So our taxi is about to arrive to take us to the airport. We went to the Poas Volcano this morning and although there was too much cloud to see the main crater we did see the second crater. We also got a few wonderful pictures including one ...
Backtracking to see Volcan Arenal
This is a top pick! Dean: After speaking to a few other travelers in Santa Elena, we realised that we had missed a key stop in Costa Rica - Volcan Arenal. This is one of the most continually active volcanoes in the Americas and the locals do some great night tours where ...
Wild whitewater!
This is a top pick! Booked to go rafting with 'Wave', a company recommended to us on grade 3/4 rapids. Were taken by our guide, Warner, first to see some huge iguanas on trees by another river. They were massive and many were orange and strutting their stuff as ...
My first cup of Java
This is a top pick! ... I am to be enjoying the tropical jungle part of my adventure with Carolina?? Since I am actually going to be living in Costa Rica for a few months, having her here to start exploring the good and the bad, has been amazing. We woke up bright ...
Our last day of heat
This is a top pick! ... that there is McDs and Pizza Hut here (although strictly not allowed on our regime) and feels pretty American in many ways. Costa Rica has been a lot cheaper than we imagined esp accommodation has not been too bad and food can get a good meal for ...
Flying through the Rain Forest
This is a top pick! ... , to the Northern Jacana - a coot with yellow wings and a bright yellow beak plate. Rainy season has arrived in Costa Rica, so the tourist population has diminished considerably. Even so, there were enough visiting groups to keep the cables buzzing ...
Episode 18: Rafting el Rio Toro (The Bull River)
This is a top pick! Paid to Play Epsisode 18: This will be the place for my photo collection from rafting the Rio Toro near La Fortuna in Costa Rica. Photos only. ...
Adios Nicaragua
This is a top pick! ... Rican immigration process, and another 5 hours of buses, I have finally arrived at Gringo Pete's hostel in La Fortuna, Costa Rica!!!! The main attraction here is Volcan Arenal ... Central Americas most active volcano which has been erupting daily with ...
Lava or not?
This is a top pick! We booked an extortionate shuttle with Gray Line to get to Fortuna as buses sound a nightmare and prob take a couple of days to get there. Our pick up was meant to be 6.15. Fortunately they didnt turn up until 6.45 as our passports and money were ...
Gators, Iguanas, Monkeys and More!
This is a top pick! Cano Negro is a 1025 sq.km wet land refuge that borders Nicaragua. The Rio Frio defines the landscape and is very similar to the Florida Everglades. The River is also considered the premier destination to bird watch. We started our 8 hr adventure at 7am. ...
San Ramon:Hammocks, hot springs and cattle auction
This is a top pick! ... Chale wants to buy 10 cows for his ranch. We meet up with his partner, Pedro, Saray and Alex. Here's where I get my first Costa motorcycle experience...very fun! On to the suesta where I kind of get to help pick out the cows, which was good, but we're ...
Pura vida
... yards with hundreds and thousands of containers, waiting to be shipped to the US and Europe with our favourite Chquita product. Overall Costa Rica was a total contrast to the rest of Central America. The country is safe (a democracy for more than 100 ...
La Fortuna & Arenal
Thursday morning I left my parents behind in San Jose, and joined the tour group I'll be traveling with for the next two weeks. The group is 14 girls and one lucky (or unlucky...depending on the day) guy, which is a bit odd. We've had a lot ...
Apparently there's a volcano
... rivers, running at a temperature range of 27C to 42C flowing through exotic gardens, forming natural waterfalls and river pools. If you are ever in Costa Rica you simply MUST go to this place. Who wants to see a volcano ...
crossing the boarder x 2 and other musings
Ahhh it feels good to be out of San Jose, but I had an interesting time there for the less than 24 hours I was there. Leaving Boquete was hard for me. I realize the way I really like to travel is to stay in one place and soak it up/ the food, the ...
Volcanic Eruption?
... too much force from the waves pushing you away. The water was chilly and refreshing, especially with the warm/moist air here in Costa Rica. The 15 minutes of swimming in the water was not enough. I could have hung out there for few more ...
Die amerikanische Botschaft in Costa Rica
Wir sind nun also in Costa Rica und brauchen ganz dringend das Visum für die USA. Von dem die nette Dame in der Deutschen Botschaft in Guatemala noch gesagt hat, dass wir es sowieso nicht bekommen. Also nicht innerhalb so kurzer Zeit. Sie hat ...
someone has cut off my right hand,,,
... recommended. Off to Monteverde in the morning, hoping for a bit less rain and a bit cooler as we will be up in the cloud forest. Still haven’t seen any of those colourful tree frogs that costa rica is so famous for, perhaps in the cloud forest. ...
gotta go to work gotta get a job
... have one! However, I don't think it's anything my father ever had in mind for me. I'm current working 8-5:30 here in Costa Rica at the uVolunteers main office. I'm the new enrollment officer/ travel advisor / costumer service! I'm still coming home ...
Volcan Arenal
We had yet another day of travel on the 7th to get to La Fortuna. First we left our hostel in Liberia and walked a few blocks to the Panamerican highway, there we flagged down a bus heading to the town of Canos an hour down the road. In Canos we had find ...
The first few days
Well, we are here in San Ramón, Costa Rica. We arrived on Tuesday and spent the week working on a house and getting to know the other volunteers, who are all really nice. There are some from the US, England, and Canada. There is also a group from Ohio ...
Grecia - auf dem Weg zum Naturereignis
... aber doch recht ermuedend war. Danach fuhren wir weiter nach GRECIA, einem kleinen Ort in der Provinz Alajuela, ca. 45 km von San José entfernt. Wir hatten dort am Morgen angerufen und in einem ...
More fun in Arenal
... for just the two of us. That night, we met with Ido´s cousin Yoshy and his wife Miriam, who just happened to be in Costa Rica on their honeymoon as well. Since it was Friday night and they are observerant Jews, they couldn´t go anywhere so we had ...
Horseback riding in the rain!
We went horseback riding in the rain!! Brrrrr!!! In about an hour, we will be leaving to ...
Wende and Sarah Meet the Volcano
... 't like to pose) before they scamper off into the trees. We come out of the rain forest somehow on private property. The Costa Rican government doesn´t have enough money to buy all the land around the volcano, so only 25% of it is protected. ...
Pura Vida! :)
... :P Nach dieser tollen Erfahrung waren wir abends in Puerto Viejo, das ist DER Jamaika ähnlichste Ort in Costa Rica ÜBERHAUPT! ÜBERALL Reggaemusik und bekiffte Jamaikaner..... :P Naja ich hab zumindest dort schöne Mitbringsel kaufen können... ...
From Hereidia to Flamingo VIA Arenal
The Journey to Playa Flamingo - I went via Volcan Arenal - even though I couldnt get any shots of the volcano - I did see the lava running down the mountain at night. 4th & 5th November ...
Getting it done with Guaro
... , so you might say i have a bit of a hangy o, which has been a bit of a theme these last two weeks. im in costa rica doing my second volunteering projecto by building houses, which has been awesome, except that about fifty percent of the mornings i am ...
La Fortuna