San José Travel Forum

Hello:

My partner and I are looking to visit Costa Rica and have heard that it is gay positive.

Not sure how to arrange a good flight at a decent price or how to sort out a good hotel in the Costa Rica? I have heard of Colors? Is it good value. I like a nice hotel bu t do not want to waste all the money on a hotel either.

My partner is older so prefer not to have 8000 steps unless there is an elevator as well.

Not sure if how to find a good place in the core, or how difficult, it would be to then spend a couple of days at the ocean?

Are there gay positive places in Costa Rica?

We are also looking at Mexico or Ft Lauderdale.

Really would like your help please, as have never boooked a trip before on our own like this.

A little lost here :)

I have never been to Costa Rica; I will be in San Jose for about six days and was told The Hotel Del Rey had a nice casino, several nice restaurants but is a "haven" for prostitutes. Is the area around this hotel safe? I will be by myself for a few days and I love walking - even at night; but I am concerned about staying away from any problems - in other words, I just want to gamble a little bit, do some sightseeing and have a good time. Is this hotel going to be all right for a 6 day stay AND is there a travel department where I can make arrangements to see the rainforests, volcano and pyramids? I will await a reply. e-mail at giozano@aol.com

My husband and I are taking our young children for a 2 week holiday in costa rica. We have rented a 4WD truck and are travling from San Jose to Manuel Antonio, then to Monteverde and then to Guanacaste before returning to San Jose. We were on the fence about renteing a car and have finally decided to to for a rental instead of private transfers. I would welcome any any all advise, thoughts, suggestions on driving in costa rica. Also, can anyone recommend a really good highway map?

My husband recently made reservations at this hotel. I have no idea where it is or anything about the place. Can someone give me some information? How far is it from San Jose and is it anywhere near a beach?

My husband recently made reservations at this hotel. I have no idea where it is or anything about the place. Can someone give me some information? How far is it from San Jose and is it anywhere near a beach?

I have been researching some places to stay in San Jose with my girlfriend. I get nervous about traveling and was wondering if anyone could give me some advice as to where to stay. I was considering "Colours" resort.
Thank you!!!

Hi all , I'm here for 5 weeks and looking to fill in my evenings and weekend.
I'm also looking for friends here to spend nice time here ( men/women)

Thanks

Hi all , I'm here for 5 weeks and looking to fill in my evenings and weekend.
I'm also looking for friends here to spend nice time here ( men/women)

Thanks

Looking for cheap flights from Mexico to Costa Rica in July. Any tips appreciated.

I am hoping to travel to Costa Rica. I have searched every weather page I know of and none give the air quality or smog readings, as we have for cities here in the US. I have severe asthma that is bothered by smog. I want to pick the least smoggy time to come to Costa Rica. I was hoping to come in August of this year. Can anyone tell me what is their experience of the least smoggy months? And is there any website anywhere that lists the San José air quality readings? Also how far out of San José do you have to get to escape the smog? I would really appreciate help from anyone who is knowledgeable about this as it is my dream to come to Costa Rica but I don't want to get really ill there. Thank you so much.

Hello,
Im planning to visit costa rica for 10 days in august. Was keeping my base as San jose. Any idea how long it would take to do a walking tour of the city, covering the main sights? Thanks
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Which bus and where can I catch it - travels to the Carribean Panama border and on into Panama - from San Jose. And how long does it take? Are accomodations good in Panama? Thank you, Michael

I'll be arriving at the international airport and understand that I will fly out of the other airport to the west of San Jose. Does anyone have experience with accomodations and travel to and from the airports? Any information will be appreciated. Thanks, Michael

A friend of mine and her 7 year-old daughter are going down to San Jose, Costa Rica in May. Her daughter is already somewhat fluent in Spanish. She wants to find a school for her daughter to attend but can't afford anywhere near the $1000 or so that some private schools are charging.

Might someone have any other suggestions about where her daughter could go?

Robert

Hello: I will be around Quepos, Costa Rica from March 4-12. The people I am travelling with are not interested in fishing. So I am looking for other fishermen in the same situation who are interested in sharing a boat out of Quepos for one day. Preferably off shore for sailfish, but inshore would also be okay.

First trip to Costa Rica ... and the burning question is:

Does the beauty of the trip driving by car justify the time it will take versus flying to San Jose and driving to Domonical??

Ok, firstly, does San Jose have shanty towns?

Are there any tours of these such at the ones in Rio?

Does anyone have advice on the best bus(s) to take... I am arriving at the SJO airport (at 1 pm, weekday) and need to get to the Cascada Verde Retreat in Uvita. Thanks ~ Sam

Hey all,

I'll be in Costa Rica for just under a week this August and was wondering if anyone with an interest in shamanism could point me in the direction of something interesting in this regard while I'm there. I'll be in San Jose working for a few days but will have a weekend or maybe three days off. If there are cultural centers dedicated to local pre-colombian traditions and beliefs I'd love to hear about them, or better yet if someone knows a Shaman and could 'recommend' one then that would be very, very cool indeed.

Thanks in advance!

Hey guys, My name is Sara and I am traveling to costa rica end of august and am staying in cartago, close to san jose. How much is the currency diff. from u.s. dollars? and what are bus/taxi charges? I'm going to be volunteering during the day in the community, but am looking to go around the city of San Jose for the nightlife. Feel free to reply. Thanks.

I AM LEAVING FOR COSTA RICA ON JULY 17 AND I WANTED TO KNOW HOW MUCH WOULD THINGS COST IN COSTA RICA, SO THAT I CAN GET AN IDEA OF HOW MUCH U.S.D's THAT I MIGHT NEED TO TAKE

THANKS FOR ANY INFO.

Through some complications we are stuck with a dilemma of getting 11 UC volunteers from Los Angeles, CA to San Jose, Costa Rica for a clinic volunteer trip on Jun 19 to Jun 25 at a price range of $400 per person. Any suggestions on how to make this happen? HELP!!!

Hello, I'll be going to Costa Rica in the wet season and I'd like to hop from location, hotel to hotel, without making commitments of reservation. Is this feasible? Will I need reservations in the majority of places I go, or are there usually enough vacancies and is this system accepted? Help is greatly appreciated!
Thank you, Christopher

I know this is kinda a crazy idea, but would it be safe if me and a friend got to San Jose and instead of paying money to get a taxi both ways to pay more money for a hotel/hostel, we can just hang out from 8 pm til our flight in the morning at the same airport 6 am? would that be a sane or safe thing to do? Just wondering what you guys think.

Has anyone stayed at the Hotel Don Carlos? What did you think of it, and how is the location? Thanks in advace. Lance

Hello Friends,
I will be in San Jose, Costa Rica, March 21 - 25. This will be my home-base. Where/What are the popular sights that I should not miss during my visit? Can you recommend local restaurants and tour companies. What is the temperature like during this time? Can I survive without renting a car? Is the water safe to drink (I keep getting conflicting info on this one)? Any information you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thanks,
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We have a large group of people who will be flying into the San Jose airport on different flights. What is the best suggestion for an easy-to-find hotel in San Jose? We are looking for something cheap/backpacker style. Any ideas?

Hi. My wife and I will be in C.R. for almost two weeks in May and were thinking of renting a car for the time period. We're flying in and out of San Jose and would like to drive to some of the nearby attractions before heading to the Guanacaste area for a business meeting.

Should we drive ourselves around or take a bus back and forth between San Jose and Guanacaste?

Thanks for the advice...

My family and I are traveling to Costa Rica on March 26th and returning a week later for our 4th visit. We have always traveled West to the Pacific coast and have traveled extensively North & South. My question: We are considering traveling due South of San Jose through Cartago heading ultimatley to Golfito sticking to an inland route. Should we do this? Where do we lodge?, What is there to see & do? Or could you talk us out of this itinerary and stick with what we know already? Your responses would be greatly appreciated.

Hello!
We're going to CR for our ten year anniversary, starting in San Jose, driving to Playa Hermosa and Arenal for a few days, then back to San Jose. I'm renting a car through the hotel, but do I need the CDW insurance? Just wondering if this is an unecessary thing or if I should get it. So far I have not opted to get it yet.
Thanks!