A small slice of Paradise
Review Submitted: January 7, 2009
Date of Stay: December 2008
We had a wonderful experience in Costa Rica. My daughter's comment best summons our trip, when asked for her favorites things on the trip she said - "the house and the volcano". You have truly built a beautiful home in a very peaceful area of Costa Rica.
Having traveled to Arenal, Monteverde and the coastline near Jaco, we are glad we stayed in Baja Del Toro. The people there are friendly, also being out of the way made this one our most restful trips. Most mornings it was a battle to get everybody out of the house and we were invariable late, but worth it. The road to Arenal is mostly well paved and only a 2 1/2 hours from the chalet. We stayed overnight in Arenal because we wanted to travel to Monteverde the next day. The GPS system that Christoper programmed and let us use was a life saver!
We realized that there were a lot of activities close by that were really worth it. The Catarata Del Taro waterfall is only 3 miles from the house, spectacular waterfalls and a great hiking spot.
On days when the skies were very clear and we were able to see the Poas Volcano from the deck.
Please make the drive to the house in day light, at least the first day you arrive and are familiar with the road. The road from Sarchi to the Chalet has many winding parts and hairpin turns so do be carefull especially at night or when it gets foggy. We were fortunate to be meet at the airport and we followed Roy to the house that first day. THANK YOU ROY for EVERYTHING!
The chalet itself is beautifully designed and includes all the amenities of home. There are a few small things that need to be setpup correctly like the internet access and the hot tub but based on our experience I am sure this will get taken care of ASAP! The help is very friendly (they speak very little English) but we got our requests across easily. They not only cleaned the house but made us scrupmtious breakfast each morning, some mornings as early as 5:30 am so that we could be on our way!
For our family and friends it was a memorable trip and we will be first in line when Christopher is done building his house in the South Pacific!
Recommended for:
Adventure Seekers,
Sightseeing,
Families with Teenagers,
Romantic Getaway
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