Taking care of your Tropical Adventure . . .
Welcome to Costa Rica where the national "hello" and "good-bye" is simply Pura Vida! Base camp with romantic garden dinners and a place we'd like to stay. Our reviews:

• NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER 2009:
  "Lush gardens... gourmet meals."
  
• SLEEPING WITH THE TOUCANS - 100 Great Places to Stay in Costa Rica: "Our stopover of choice."
  
• A FODOR'S CHOICE HOTEL: "Highly recommended."
  
• Pura Vida in the MOON HANDBOOK:
  "The best place and highly recommended"
  
• Pura Vida in the NEW KEY to Costa Rica:
  Ecotourism green rated hotel listed here
  
• "Better than my Castle and now free Wi-Fi!"
  Franz Kafka (1883-1924)
  

For RESERVATIONS: Please click here or just noodle around the web site for awhile until you find something interesting. Those with no sense of humor may be dissapointed.

beep beep beep PROCRASTINATOR's SPECIAL: Book any Casita for occupancy in next 3 days for just $85 double plus tax! First night only. Being late should sometimes be rewarding. Phone or email your booking today - please remind us you need the web special procrastinators rate. Free Inter- national arrivals taxi pickup and breakfast. Click here for our booking form. -------------- POAS VOLCANO IS 30KM NORTH (one of five major active volcanoes): Volcan Poas - one of the world's largest active craters with fumaroles - see Poas "button" below. Poas is open. The road to the east of Poas past the village of Poasito is closed due to the 6.2 quake Jan 8th. La Paz is also closed for now. -------------- TRANSPORTATION? Interbus picks up at the "RIO SEGUNDO" AKA Green Turtle stop - Alajuela. Need a private driver, email us today. Check out our DAY TRIPS from the hotel - click here for the PHOTO ALBUM. Or we can book your own English speaking driver/ guide for the hour or the day or the trip. Click here for our inquiry form. -------------- YOUR OWN DRIVER: Sit back and relax - Costa Rica in style. For the price of a full size rentacar plus gas you get an english speaking driver/guide, late model 15 passenger air conditioned van with a cooler, gas, insurance and drivers accomodation for one price $140 per day for the whole trip (5 day minimum). Click here for our inquiry form. -------------- PRIVATE TRANSFERS: Turn your transfer into a tour with English speaking local guide, 15 passenger, licensed, insured, air conditioned van: Arenal $155 Caribbean $195 Coco $195 Jaco/Caldera $105 Man. Antonio $160 Monteverde $165 Poas $70 Samara $195 Tamarindo $195 Add $40 to turn the transfer into a tour Click here for our inquiry form. Check our DAY TRIPS page -------------- RENT A CAR: Free ride from the airport on arrival, rest, relax and the car will be delivered to your BREAKFAST TABLE next morning. Choose from 2WD/4WD, manual or auto, small/medium or large. Save time and hassle of airport delays. Suck on a passion fruit as your car is delivered at your breakfast table. Cars can also be left at Hotel on last night (no checkout). Click on ORGANIZED TOURS -------------- WHITE WATER: Beginners Class III just $75 Class IV is $95 - both all inclusive day trips . . .and overnight $250 including hotel and EVERYthing Another great Costa Rican 1 or 2 DAY TRIP -------------- DON'T FORGET A GOOD GUIDE BOOK: Check out the Moon handbook, get "The New Key" for ectourism, see us in Fodors or try the online sources like Lonely Planet/Thorntree. -------------- SO MANY REASONS TO COME TO COSTA RICA: Our local school, is in need of books - bring a book or two on your trip, we or YOU can deliver it! The kids enjoy visits - email to scedule. See where our guests like to go in Costa Rica. Try our GUEST BOOK -------------- NEED A TRANSFER: Interbus picks up at the "RIO SEGUNDO" AKA Green Turtle stop - Alajuela. Check out our DAY TRIPS from the hotel - click here for the PHOTO ALBUM. Or we can book your own English speaking driver/ guide for the hour or the day or the trip. Click here for our inquiry form. -------------- YOUR OWN DRIVER: Sit back and relax - Costa Rica in style. For the price of a full size rentacar plus gas you get an english speaking driver/guide, late model 15 passenger air conditioned van with a cooler, gas, insurance and drivers accomodation for one price $145 per day for the whole trip (5 day minimum). Click here for our inquiry form. -------------- PRIVATE TOURS: Turn your transfer into a tour with English speaking local guide, 15 passenger, licensed, insured, air conditioned van: Arenal $155 Caribbean $195 Coco $195 Jaco/Caldera $105 Man. Antonio $160 Monteverde $165 Poas $70 Samara $195 Tamarindo $195 Add $40 to turn the transfer into a tour Click here for our inquiry form. Check our DAY TRIPS page -------------- RENT A CAR: Free ride from the airport on arrival, rest, relax and the car will be delivered to your BREAKFAST TABLE next morning. Choose from 2WD/4WD, manual or auto, small/medium or large. Save time and hassle of airport delays. Suck on a passion fruit as your car is delivered at your breakfast table. Cars can also be left at Hotel on last night (no checkout). Click on ORGANIZED TOURS -------------- DON'T FORGET A GOOD GUIDE BOOK: Check out the Moon handbook, get "The New Key" for ectourism, see us in Fodors or try the online sources like Lonely Planet/Thorntree. -------------- SO MANY REASONS TO COME TO COSTA RICA: Our local school, is in need of books - bring a book or two on your trip, we or YOU can deliver it! The kids enjoy visits - email to scedule. See where our guests like to go in Costa Rica. Try our GUEST BOOK --------------

Rainforest Alliance: "environmentally and socially friendly Just 4 Kilometers from the International Airport: Base Camp! We speak your language: incl. Spanish, English & Irony "Why stay at a hotel when you can be at Pura Vida" Cathy Nelson, Oregon "Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country." Anais Nin