Need a little local help-Where to stay

[TTinCO]

I'm trying to talk myself out of the Marriott Courtyard & have been checking out some "local places" which I'd prefer to stay at vs. the corporate pig.

From what I've seen, there are a lot of nice villas & such to be found.

(Here comes the barrage of questions)

Any suggestions? Any experience with using www.orbitcostarica.com ?

Anyone familiar with http://www.orbitcostarica.com/villasdelrio.htm in Escazu?

Also, what's the story with the car rental required gov't insurance "scam"? Is this insurance really required?

Thanks! :toast:

 

[VIEJODINOSAUR]

Balmoral or Presidente downtown, heck even the Holiday Inn for 75 a nite.

 

[TTinCO]

I think I'm hooked on the Escazu area-for at least part of the time.

p.s. I'm working on making this a Sunday-Sunday or Wed-Wed trip now. Got a few spare vacation days since mother nature has put the ski season on hold for a few weeks.

 

[BrockLee]

Hotel Alta

http://www.thealtahotel.com/

This place is great, its right in Escazu, non-corporate! great restaurant! This is where I always tell my friends and family to stay when they come visit! Highly recomend it!

 

[MMMIA]

hotel camino real is right next to multiplaza
nice place

 

[wolfie_cr]

you don't need any car rental insurance specially if you have a credit card that offers some protection when you decline the LDW/CDW (in Ireland I found out that it is mandatory and I think Italy is that way too)

that being said.......I think its a good idea to have some protection (or all of them) specially if you are going to drive a lot OR going to rent an expensive car, likelihood of going in a pothole or having other inconveniences is high

I would make the reservation online and mark what you want and don't want, the one thing that is going to happen and I tell you in advance so you know......is that you are going to have to sign a blank credit card voucher, this is because unlike in the US a tico company can't charge you without a signed voucher, when you return the car in one piece they return you the voucher so that you can rip it apart

 

[Dodgingpotholes]

Try http://www.bedandbreakfastcr.com/ they are just 300M east of the Alta Hotel. Miranda and her husband are nice people.

 

[JudgeWapner]

Hotel Grano De Oro. Nice place.

 

[steaktartar]

Hotel Grano De Oro. Nice place.

judge where is that located? keithy is gettin me a room at coro bici but id rather try something else

 

[JudgeWapner]

Just off of Paseo Colon, ST. About 5 minutes from the Corabici. Very cool place. Think you will like it.

 

[jay6s]

I'm trying to talk myself out of the Marriott Courtyard & have been checking out some "local places" which I'd prefer to stay at vs. the corporate pig.

From what I've seen, there are a lot of nice villas & such to be found.

(Here comes the barrage of questions)

Any suggestions? Any experience with using www.orbitcostarica.com ?

Anyone familiar with http://www.orbitcostarica.com/villasdelrio.htm in Escazu?

Also, what's the story with the car rental required gov't insurance "scam"? Is this insurance really required?

Thanks! :toast:

i have a friend who works at the presidente so i can get pretty good rates shoot me an email if you want ill see what i can do for you jasomo6atgmail.com

 

[TTinCO]

Thanks for all the info. Considering how little time I'm going to spend at the hotel, I may just go with something cheap(especially if I'm going to make a full week out of the trip).

:toast:

 

[TTinCO]

Any opinions on this place? http://www.adventure-inn.com/

 

[al_corona]

www.hoteldelrey.com 8 minutes from escazu. hehe

 

[TTinCO]

Well versed on the Delrey. I've stayed at the Veneto in Panama, so I'm good & ready.

 

[al_corona]

I lived a block from the venetto, good place

 

[AdamSelene]

If you want to be downtown:

http://www.sportsmenscr.com/
http://www.hoteldunninn.com/
http://www.hotelcastillo.biz/

 

[AdamSelene]

Any opinions on this place? http://www.adventure-inn.com/

Sounds like a hell of an expensive taxi ride getting around if you're not going to hole up there. Are you renting a car? Taxis are much more expensive than they were 3 years ago.

 

[TTinCO]

I have a rental reserved, but am wondering if that's a good idea after reading all this crap http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopi...y_question-San_Jose_Province_of_San_Jose.html

 

[been_there]

http://www.costaverdeinn.com/index.htm

You might want to stay here, if u r paying cash, I'm here now, just paid, $315 a week, bed and breakfast, fast wireless internet, vonage phone to call states, charge u .30 per minute...everybody but the maids speak english, no mi importa

Cheap rental cars, used, but cheap,

http://www.renta4x4incostarica.com/

Steve is right, Out of Bounds is good spot, close to double the price, if u r staying a month at a time, it adds up.