Location

DIRECTIONS (THIS PRINTS 1 PAGE):
On your first night, your hotel should be easy to find. Pura Vida Hotel is about 4 Kilometers from the International airport.

ARRIVALS FROM (SJO) INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: We have A FREE AIRPORT PICKUP for International arrivals.
(For local SANSA or Nature Air arrivals you should find your own taxi).
IF YOU NEED A FREE TAXI FROM THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - let us know your flight details ahead of your trip. As you exit customs
you will pass through glass doors to the open air. TURN LEFT. 20 feet to the left of the exit will be a taxi/ticket booth. Ask them for a taxi
to Pura Vida Hotel in Tuetal (there is more than one Pura Vida - give the airport taxi service our phone number - 2430-2929 if they are
not certain). Tell them "HOTEL PAYS" - do not agree to pay the taxi driver. We will reimburse your taxi fare on arrival with the licensed
ORANGE airport taxi (do not be distracted by unlicensed taxis or porters directing you to pirate taxis).
NOTE: we do not advise renting a car at night - if you are renting ask the car company to deliver to the hotel the next morning
- if you need help with car rentals email us at info@puravidahotel.com

ARRIVALS BY TAXI OR TOURIST VAN: Say the following in the best accent you can muster "1500 metros de la fabrica de
Punto Rojo en Alajuela, casa a mano izquierda, frente al cruce de la carretera de Tuetal norte y sur." If you hate speaking
in tongues, hand the taxi driver this page and point HERE.

ARRIVALS BY RENTACAR: Point your vehicle at the International airport, follow the sign at the airport exit which says "Alajuela 2 KM".
NOTE: this is not the exit next to the Holiday Inn/car rental - it is 1km west of there.
Drive straight through the middle of Alajuela going NORTH (and the 1 way section of town), past the Juan Santamaria square, past the
Cathedral square (can't miss it, it's the one with a Cathedral). There is construction in the center of town for a future pedestrian area. If
you find a blockage manoevre around it by counting streets till you get back on the correct road going North. Continue past the court
house (where the road becomes 2 way again). 200 meters past the court house, follow the hotel signs for about 1km.
NOTE: for back seat drivers - if you are still going in circles after doing this for 20 minutes, stop the first red taxi you find and ask them
to lead you to the Pura Vida in TUETAL - it will cost maybe $3 and minimize nagging and optimize good vibes.