Costa Rica, All or Multiple City Thread
 

Arenal

There is a great place in Arenal at Lago Arenal. German Panaderia. Camping (for free) nearby, U can ask for staying in their cabin. Its at the main road going thru from Tilaran to La Fortuna. U cant miss is. German breakfast and dinner, german bread and german beer. A piece of paradise. Owner Tom and Ellen have been welcoming for generations of bike travelers.

La Fortuna, Sissys Cabana.
5 Dollar for room pP or tenting in great garden with view of Volcano. safe parking

San Jose, Costa Rica Backpacker. not cheap, but nice and safe parking. 8 Dollar in dorm pP. location can be found in LP Central America on a shoestring.

Orosi, Orosi Valley, Montana Linda.
Camping 3 Dollar pP. Dorms about 7 Dollar.
parking is right beside the office. Its a small village so should be ok safe. Nothing happened to us.

5 km south of Uvita is Finca Bavaria. 15 Dollar pP. Camping possible if u sak friendly for about 5 DOllars. Very nice, safe parking.

a second Bavarian place is going to open 10 km further south for camping and cheaper cabanas.




[This message has been edited by Twintraveller (edited 10 May 2005).]

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San Vito
Hotel Rino
$24.00 for 2 person in 1 room with TV and hot shower.
Safe and easy parking, don’t get into the wrong track when going to San Vito from the Main town near the border! it is supposed to be all paved road.
50mts. Norte del Parque,San vito tel:27733071
N8 49.253 W82 58.292

San Isidro (another typical town)
Hotel Chirripo
$18.00 for 2 person in 1 room with TV. small room.
shared bathroom.
Free WIFI.
Secure parking.
Frente al Parque de San Isidro, Perez Zeledon, www.hotelchirripo.net tel:(506) 27710529
N9 22.383 W83 42.195

Palma North
I rode past this town, not far from the Panama border and found a lodging with own private parking. I have not stayed there.
N8 57.792 W83 27.461

San Jose
Gaudy's Backpacker Hostel
$25.00 for 2 person in 1 room with shared bathroom.
A bagpacker’s hostel, easy going and less party and drunk animals.
Breakfast limited.
free flow of coffee
kitchen
Free WIFI
www.gaudyspackers.com San jose tel:258 2937
N9 56.313 W84 05.727

La Fortuna
Hotel Dorothy
$20.00 for 2 person in 1 room with private toilet.
every lodging in this town will quote ‘volcano view’
thumbs up breakfast.
NOTE: this property do not have a fence or barrier around. so when i saw the bike parking place, I would be parking next to their open office desk with their computer there. in the night there is a guy guarding the computer and my bike. if any bad people wants to steal something from this place, they would rather steal the computer than anything on my bike.
N10 28.122 W84 38.672

Santa Elena / Monteverde
Pension Santa Elena
$16.00 for 2 person in 1 room.
free WIFI
Texas biker owner by the name of Ran.
very helpful. very informative about the region on what we can do. we booked a canopy tour from them and they gave us a ‘student price’ for it, that save us $40!
They are constructing a new building.
www.pensionsantaelena.com tel:6455051 /645 6240 Santa Elena, Monteverde
N10 19.050 W84 49.419

La Cruz
Cabinas Santa Rita
150m south of Parque Central, tel: 6799062, la cruz
$20 for 2 person in 1 room with TV, private bath room, Fan and Fridge.
N11 04.256 W85 37.936

Costa Rica - Liberia & Arenal
 

Arenal:
Cabinas Canfinera (behind the only gas station) on the road to La Fortuna on right side; it is a 2 storey building with 3 rooms on each floor. Nice view of lake from 2nd storey. Tel: 506-2694-4726; correo.cabinascanfinera@yahoo.com. 10,000 colones (~US$ 18) for 2 people, private bathroom with hot water, fan and cable TV, safe parking between the cabinas & owner´s house.

Liberia:
Hotel Wilson Liberia, Tel: 2666-4222, Cell: 8391-3504, hotel_wilson@yahoo.com. 16,000 Colones (~ US$ 30) for 2 people, 1 cama matrimonial, AC, Cable TV, Private bathroom with hot water, secure parking. When you enter the town, the road will eventually become one way. You will pass the parque on your left side, go straight for 3 or 4 blocks, before you turn right onto the road where the hotel is located. There is a huge sign with an arrow, you cannot miss it.