Quepos Hotels - Reviews and Rates

See, you just can't make this **** up ; ) Today, I just realized it is Friday the 13th. Well, in CR, this is how my day has gone so far: this morning we woke up and cleaned the house (in preparation for the 15 San Jose cowboys that will be here tomorrow night) and then, as a reward, Kelly and I and all the wwoofers went to the river for a picnic...

Since I didn't have a plan, I tagged along with Stephanie to Quepos, a place a local had told her was crawling with wildlife. Quepos itself was nothing special, although we did stumble across a really good casado (typical meal of meat, rice, beans, plantains, veggies, salad) as well as a pretty park overlooking cliffs on the ocean. The Manuel An...

Jim from Blue Banyan Inn arranged a tour we requested to Damas Island. It is a mangrove refuge near the Pacific and only a few miles from Quepos. Antillo was our guide. We saw lots of wildlife and enjoyed the trip. Meanwhile, Kristen and Kevin had a great day of rafting on the Rio Savegre (Savegre River). They saw lots of wildlife and birds as w...

We hitched a ride to town with owner Jim (finally in a real jeep) and learned a bit more about Quepos, places to eat and things to do. We learned that the Mono Azul Hotel in Manuel Antonio is owned by Barbara's (owner of Blue Banyon Inn) brother-in-law, Chip. This is where we met for tours and we arranged to pick up a rental car. El Mono Azul Ho...

This weekend I finally had an opportunity to explore Costa Rica's natural wonders. After work on Friday morning, my fellow volunteers and I piled into a van and headed to Parque Manuel Antonio--a national park that is know for its abundant flora and fauna, as well as fabulous beaches. The drive was beautiful, as it took us through the mountains ...

The next morning we caught a bus down to the town of Quepos to go eat, bank, shop and explore. Quepos is a mid-sized town that survives primarily on tourism but also has a larger local population than most of the other places we'd been until then. There are plenty of amenities like grocery stores, banks, internet cafes, and the like. Unfortunate...