Country Info
- San Jose
- Capital
- Costa Rican Colon (CRC)
- Currency
- 3,773,057
- Population
- CR
- Country Code
Costa Rica Slideshow
Top Hotels in Costa Rica
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Hotel Fuego Arenal La Fortuna
6 reviews -
Hotel Vista del Cerro La Fortuna
141 reviews -
Los Inocentes Lodge La Cruz
1 review
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Hotel El Villaggio Nicoya
1 review
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Iguana Inn Playa Hermosa
10 reviews
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Hotel Costa Coral Playa Tambor
42 reviews -
Hotel La Laguna del cocodrilo Tamarindo
43 reviews
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Apart-Hotel Roma Heredia
21 reviews
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El Descanso Chirripo National Park
4 reviews
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Cabinas El Oasis Puerto Limon
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Albergue la Jungla Tortuguero
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Cabinas Piscis Manuel Antonio National Park
8 reviews
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Hotel Mimos Manuel Antonio National Park
159 reviews
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Villa Prats Hotel Manuel Antonio National Park
41 reviews
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Hotel Lucy Montezuma
38 reviews
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Cabinas Jimenez Puerto Jimenez
175 reviews -
Hotel La Punta Puntarenas
4 reviews
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Cabinas Pedro Miguel Quepos
11 reviews -
Apartotel Los Yoses San Jose
8 reviews
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Apartotel & Suites Villas del Rio San Rafael de Escazu
14 reviews
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Casa De Los Celtas San Isidro de El General
6 reviews
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Hotel Buenos Aires Santa Teresa
33 reviews -
Las Orquideas Santa Elena
65 reviews
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Heliconias Lodge Bijagua de Upala
22 reviews
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Hotel el Prado Alajuela
1 review
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La Cangreja Lodge La Fortuna
11 reviews
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Lomas Del Volcan La Fortuna
189 reviews
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Hotel Wagelia Turrialba
13 reviews
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Las Tinajas Nicoya
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Villa Acacia Playa Hermosa
23 reviews
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Tambor Tropical Beach Resort Playa Tambor
46 reviews
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Hotel & Boutique Hojarascas Heredia
94 reviews
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Albergue Isla Verde Puerto Limon
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Hotel Playa Westfalia Puerto Limon
53 reviews
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Hotel Ilan-Ilan Tortuguero
13 reviews
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La Purruja Lodge Golfito
3 reviews
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Hotel Paraiso del Sol Jaco
11 reviews
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Condotel Las Cascadas Manuel Antonio National Park
135 reviews
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Hotel Playa Espadilla Manuel Antonio National Park
67 reviews
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Falls Resort at Manuel Antonio Manuel Antonio National Park
355 reviews
Costa Rica
Travel Blogs from Costa Rica
Cowboy town Canas
Day 91 April 5th continued - We board the boat and find long enough seats for a nap for an hour or two. I killed my time at the dock watching a young German family with their very young daughter, she seemed the perfect young traveller. The boat ride was ...
Last stop on Costa Rica's Carriben Coast
This is a top pick! ... , as you can see from the photographs the beach is sandy and clean and is lined with swaying palms, the beaches here on Costa Rica's Carribean remind us a lot like those beaches in Sri Lanka. We delighted in the sea breeze before jumping back on the ...
Waterfalls and animals
This is a top pick! ... habitat. We spotted a 3 toed sloth, coati, poison dart frogs and tonnes of butterflies. In addition, the center has a section dedicated to the indigenous people of Costa Rica. You will need to speak Spanish, or pay extra for an English speaking ...
Rafting with Rodrigo
This is a top pick! ... the slower parts, he kept it interesting by randomly picking Chantra or I up and throwing us in, only to retrieve us later by throwing us in the bottom of the boat like fish. All in all, very fun trip that I would recommend to anyone visiting Costa ...
Another hot, dry, dusty town!
Day 92 April 6th continued - The bus trip takes just over an hour. Along the way I stay awake to appreciate the countryside of Costa Rica and some amazing scenes. Jumping off the bus, around ten guys offer me a taxi, but seeing as the hostel ...
La Fortuna
This is a top pick! ... our gracious host at the Quetzal Inn and took the bus-boat-bus ride from Monteverde to La Fortuna, a touristy town known for Costa Rica´s most active volcano, Arenal. We had a relatively clear day to cross Laguna de Arenal which gave us a spectacular ...
Small-town Costa Rica (w/ p.u.)
This is a top pick! Ojochal is a teeny little town, not even in the Lonely Panic if you can believe it. It has all the necessary amenities including a French baker man, an internet cafe, and a grocery store. It doesn´t have many luxuries such as telephone service, power ...
From our ankles up to our tops, we are in it!!!!
This is a top pick! I think its Friday, D said something about that earlier! Woke lazily in our cabina aching for some breakfast. Such as it is, our digs are better without loose food in the room. So we decided to venture out in the morning sun for some ...
Puerta Viejo: Pika Pikas and Spiny Sea Urchin
This is a top pick! May 30: Phil, Brian and I(Kiley) decide to go back to the beach on Friday....we meet ??, I can't remember her name, but I will refer to her as the tequila lady b/c when we met her on the bus she had a full bottle of tequila that Phil and Brian helped her ...
Do You Know The Way To San José?
This is a top pick! ... really. He wanted to get a flight to New York from Managua but having talked it over we decided to try our luck from San Jose, Costa Rica instead as it was likely to be cheaper. I'd figure out what I'd do when we got there. At 7am Dave was released ...
Cups.....
This is a top pick! Object of the game.....start in El Pueblo at Bar 69...get a cup and keep it the whole night...so you have to take it with you everywhere(which usually entails explaining to bouncers the importance of this specific cup and why they should make an ...
June18-21: Country Costa Culture
This is a top pick! June 18: After a month of procrastinating, I decide school might not happen; therefore, decide to immerse myself completely in the culture. A few days with a non-english speaking family in the country with noone else around will really wet your thirst ...
Crabby roomate
This is a top pick! I basically decided to skip Costa Rica. I just was not feeling excited about it plus its super expensive compared to the rest of central America. I met so many people that loved it though so I cant wait to ...
Costa Rica
This is a top pick! ... winters, the place will be amazing when it is finished and so near the beach too. Property development is huge business in Costa Rica with lots of people investing. Costa Rica is also widely known for its business and property scams on a huge scale. ...
Costa Rica
This is a top pick! ... most ecologically famous areas then it makes sense that this is going to be a more affluent area. However, as a rule I believe that Costa Rica has a very strong economy, is not ad loggerheads with any other country politically so by nature is a much more ...
Dia Primo - San Jose, Costa Rica
This is a top pick! After months of planning and waiting, Bob and I finally arrived in Costa Rica late last night after a smooth and seemingly speedy flight(s) from Chicago - Miami - San Jose. The final two days of preparation were hell for me as I was also moving out of my ...
Not much to say about San Jose
... try to hold the cookies, I'll go for some grapes and fruit! No I'm serious, no cookies! When the bus finally arrive in Costa Rica it's 2am Panama time which turned out to be 1am Costa Rica time. I spent ten minutes haggling with taxi drivers. ...
Guestbook posting
This is a top pick! Hey girls and boys! We would love to hear from you on the guestbook associated with our travelblog! It appears all that is necessary to post, which is apparently more efficient than forwarding messages through email, is registering a free accoun with ...
Final thoughts about Nicaragua
This is a top pick! ... , a fiery blood orange color.....the show went on for about 30 minutes. My last glorious sunset in Nicargua. We crossed in Costa Rica on Tuesday morning and noticed right away the big difference. It was clean with no trash lying in the streets and ...
Sleeping by the sea
... for dinner and this is when we met some more people. Firstly there was Rosa from Finland, 20 years old and spending 3 months in Costa Rica learning Spanish and enjoying the warm weather. She lives in Finland near the Arctic so pretty cold and they have no ...
Nicawesome
This is a top pick! ... . It is not known to be a tourist destination, but we loved its atmosphere and beautiful sunsets. Compared to Panama and Costa Rica, Nicaragua has been less affected by the outside world, retaining its identity and authentic feel. Even though it ...
Costa Rica recap
This is a top pick! ... Antonio National Park is a gem among Costa Rica's nature reserves and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Costa Rica. A lush blanket of tropical green spills headlong onto several hidden and incredibly beautiful, jungle-lined beaches. Within ...
Redneck Riviera
This is a top pick! ... . But, also, time has probably changed Costa Rica. I will likely be reluctant to return anytime soon. ----------- Part of Costa Rica's strength is due to a fascinating social experiment that they started in 1948 when they abolished their army. I ...
Is that a bar in your pocket or... (w/ p.u.)
This is a top pick! ... cow-dung recently scrapped from the road". So it was which much Bliss that we laid our head to rest in a hotel in the Costa Rican capital of San Jose with a double bed complete with fresh sheets and fluffy pillows and a bathroom with mini-soaps. I almost ...
Pura Vida, We've Made It.
This is a top pick! ... ? p.s.s. Malaria pills taste like chalk and the promise of giving you trippy dreams is a load of crap. we'll see what the costa rican 'imperial' beer does for that. p.s.s.s. We'll be heading to a jungle lodge on the atlantic coast in the morning, ...
Turtle Beach Lodge
This is a top pick! ... was actually sunny out, which I guess is rare, and we could see the top of the dormant volcanoes. We stopped for a great costa rican breakfast along the way at an outdoor cafe. Traditional costa rican grub consist of rice and black beans, which is eaten ...
The New Year
This is a top pick! ... well people can communicate with each other when you can't speak each other's languages. We were called over to a group of americans/costa ricans to sing songs while they played the guitars. We covered them all, spanish, mexican, rock and roll, and even ...
A stop in Rivas
This is a top pick! It is 11am and I am still in Rivas. There is something about Rivas I like and I am not sure what it is. I think it's the slow pace of the city and the many smiling people here. But, in about 1/2 hour I will take the bus to San Jorge and board the next ...
The Cloud (rainy) Forest
This is a top pick! Visit Klenske, Ink. Well we´re back on schedule. After a free night at no costs in San Jose, we actually saved money. That never happens, at least to us! The lodge scheduled us a private bus from san jose to monteverde and we arrived at our hotel ...