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| Sta. Cruz
Guanacaste - Costa Rica |
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Merit - Extraordinary |
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| November
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4 Stars
& 5 Stripes
Overall - 'Hotel & Service' |
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The
Ultimate Award:
Seven Stars and
Stripes® |
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| We had spend a few relaxing days at
The
Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort at the foothills of the Arenal
Volcano and were now on the way to the coast to discover another of Costa
Rica’s famous jungle resorts, the Paradisus Playa Conchal. Luxury lodging
in the jungles of the world, and especially Costa Rica, is in. This resort is
located less than an hour drive from Liberia International Airport. Note that
there are several airlines that provide nonstop service from the US to Costa
Rica, but there is only one from Europe, which flies nonstop to San Jose.
Iberia Airlines and their flatbed
Business Class Plus (CLICK HERE for a DETAILED IBERIA REVIEW) service proved to be excellent. Here relatively close to the blue, warm, inviting Pacific Ocean we discovered a luxurious jungle and beach resort, whose inherent asset is probably its one of a kind location and beautiful lagoon-style pool presentation. |
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vacation complex offers over four hundred suites and villas of which
approximately one hundred allow butler service. Our accommodations were located
in one of the higher buildings with garden views and turned out to be very
pleasant held in sand beige colors and furnished with unforgiving, classy, chic
dark wood. The floors were of squeaky clean, cool stone tiles that continued
out unto the balcony and granted every one of the look-a-like suites plenty of
privacy. Other accommodations allow guests views over the freeform pool area or
the jungle and some have ocean views. |
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| Described as a “... wonderland between the lush
forests and pristine beaches of Costa Rica’s magnificent North Pacific
Rivera...” this tropical, sprawling paradise has a lot to give. The
Paradisus Playa Conchal resort offers “an abundance of location-inspired
tropical activities including an array of sports, life-enriching classes, and
professional entertainment nightly”. We visited the main restaurant for
dinner and found the all-inclusive resort cuisine ok. The service we
experienced throughout our stay was inconsistent. Experiencing Costa
Rica’s jungles in style one still seems to have little to choose from.
The
Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort (CLICK HERE for a DETAILED TABACON
REVIEW) is a given and possibly the Playa Conchal Resort, if booked
with their so called 'Royal Service', has potential to head that
list. |
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by
Edmund Buehrmann
Editor-in-Chief: John Lomitola |
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| © 2009 ~ Seven Stars and Stripes, Inc. |
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