... area and we're going back there for a week in April. On a previous trip we were there for four days, and it wasn't enough. If Lapa Rios is too pricey for that long, there are other great options in the area, including some amazing vacation rental homes ... more

... like before settling on a vacation rental on Cabo Matapalo. Suital looks like a good value, and is near "los Mogos" where there's said to be some snorkeling, such as it is in the Golfo. Be we didn't stay there. We did stop for a long (tasty) lunch ... more

... we need from leaving our vacation rental to catching our flight home. We'll be travelling home on a Sunday in March 2012. We will be leaving from our vacation rental near Matapalo Point, travelling by cab to Pto. Jimenez to travel by air (Nature Air) to San Jose. How ... more

... captain and owner of a vacation rental in Cabo Matapolo. http://casatrespeces.com/the_house.html Another vacation rental owned by a fishing charter captain is listed at http://www.tripadvisor.com/VacationRentalReview-g309284-d1553528-The_Fishack_Villa-Puerto_Jimenez_Osa_Province_of_Puntarenas.html#top Soldeosa.com, Flipkey, and ... more

... Osa Peninsula, either in a vacation rental or ... ... in one of the nicer vacation rentals. Does ... ... there were information specific to vacation rentals beyond Puerto Jimenez. Also, is it really fair to say, as several websites I’ve seen do, that provided one applies DEET, pyrethrum repellant and avoids no ... more

... We stayed in a studio apartment about a 3 minute walk from the beach in Carrillo for $35 a night. (www.sixcatz.com) It was very clean and comfortable with kitchen. There is a nice grocery store in Samara where you can pick up things to have at the apartment and save ... more

... wealthy families....) The Vista Mar apartment has a good view, but it just looked like a "granny apartment" (from the outside). And a couple told me that they could hear people in the office next door/above them. They said it was "ok" but said they had nothing to compare ... more

Sadly - this problem with vacation rentals is becoming ... ... was gone. I have not heard of this happening before in Costa Rica - but that may not mean very much. I would say that anyone renting a vacation rental these days should be very careful and double check that it is legitimate ... more

... done extensive searching for a vacation rental in my price range- 700-500$ as mentioned. I have only come across this property and was wondering if anyone had any insider knowledge of other properties that may not Advertise as much or I may have missed. We are 2 people, need ... more