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)

PROCRASTINATOR's SPECIAL: is just $85 double (see scroller). Click for 4 top rated hotels in one trip

Your Hosts at The Pura Vida Hotel
Alajuela, Costa Rica
Phone: 011-506-2430-2929
Fax: 2430-2630 Cell: 8878-3899
Email: info@puravidahotel.com

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.

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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.

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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.
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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.

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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.

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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
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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

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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

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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.
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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
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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
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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

A FREE INTL AIRPORT PICKUP and a garden restaurant breakfast included.
If you need transfers or tours, visit our own InsightCostaRica for ideas here.