El Sueno Dorado Hotel
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La Fortuna
Hi The rest of our time in La Fortuna was pretty cool. We stayed on the edge of town behind the bullring at Hotel Dorothy - slightly damp smelling bathroom but otherwise quite good value. There is really good eating to be had in La Fortuna. We particularly enjoyed the Rain Forest Coffee House, which had an extensive list of weird and wonderful …
Cloud bursting
... to go to it’s base and have a good look around.
Our shuttle was some 15 minutes early as we lazily wandered back from a delicious breakfast of scrambled eggs at the bakery. Poor old Belinda who had gone back slightly earlier was hauling all our luggage into the back of the van. In the hustle of getting on board I left two deliciously ripe pieces of banana bread on the shelf in the room and jumped on board. Secretly I hated myself for the 5 hours I spent craving ...
Costa Rica, Santa Elena
Vanacht heeft het heel erg hard geregend maar gelukkig was het net droog toen wij naar de ferry moesten die vertrok om 6 uur. Onderweg met een Duitse jongen gepraat die uiteindelijk een foto van ons maakte om zijn zus met kinderen te inspireren ook weer te gaan reizen. Weer op het vaste land een taxi genomen naar de bushalte. De luxe bus naar Costa Rica liet nog even op zich wachten dus we hadden nog tijd voor een lokaal ontbijt: gallo pinto, rijst met bonen. De ...
Exploring Nature's Hot Tubs (in the dark)
... relaxed at the hotel we got to watch a beautiful lightening storm that turned into a torrential down pour with room shaking thunder. People seem to be turned off by going to Costa Rica during the rainy season, but in reality, the rain adds more to the experience. Not everyday do you get to see lightening storms over a volcano nor enjoy the abundance of green vegetation everywhere you go.
Later in the afternoon, we embarked with the rest of our group to ...
White Water Rafting, Rappelling, and Moonshine
... spotters below me. I had to make some adjustments, but like I said, I kept my stance wide and kept my balance. The other issue was when, halfway down, I noticed that my stupid water shoe had decided to abandon ship, and was starting to come off my prosthetic. Luckily I had come to a ledge where I could stand for a moment to fix it. I tried to signal to the guys below that I was fine, but of course before I knew it, the guide from the top had billygoated down to check on me.. oops. ...
Location
Amenities
- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Business Services