Puntarenas Resorts All-Inclusive - Reviews and Rates

We did a morning trip to a nearby area known for Maccaws. Saw one green one. We stopped at a river known for Crocs. There were about 20 adult crocs on the river bed which we viewed from the bridge above. Frightening creatures. We spent a bit of time on the beach in the little town and bussed back to the resort by 11am. Mom is having a siesta. Th...

Ok this weekend we went to Puntarenas. Puntarenas is the closest beach to San José. It's where the Ticos (costaricans) go for a weeked away. There isn't much to see there but it's a great place to find a cheap hotel with a pool and lay around. The beach is a little dirty and I refused to get in the water because it looked questionable but thats ...

I had had enough of tours where we spend more time on the bus than we did looking at things, that plus I had a touch of motion sickness from the bumpy buses. So I vetoed doing anything, even taking surfing lessons, and Claire and I sat by the pool all day while my parents went to play golf an hour away. This is not to say that we didn't do anyth...

Hey everyone!!! The last two weeks have taken place in Puntarenas. The weather has been miserably rainy for the last 10 days as the most recent hurricane has parked itself over northern Central America. Boo to that. The temperatures are nice but its just always wet, nothing ever dries here and it starts to smell. After that little peek into life...