If you go . . .
El Silencio Lodge
Bajos del Toro, Costa Rica
866-466-4053
Rates from $295 a day include all three meals and guided hike to the waterfalls.
Riu Guanacaste
Playa Matapalo
Guanacaste
888-748-4990
www.riu.com/en/Paises/costa-
rica/guanacaste/hotel-riu-guana
caste/index.jsp
Standard rooms, all-inclusive of food, drink (including alcohol), beach activities, and nightly entertainment start at $216 a night for a family of four.
Arenas Del Mar
Manuel Antonio
888-240-0280
Guide Ersel Aguilar’s employer, Arenas del Mar, is a boutique hotel built into the hillside overlooking the ocean. Walk out on your patio to watch white-faced monkeys and sloths in the trees. Rooms from $330 a night during high season, including breakfast.
MidWorld Costa Rica
Quepos
506-2777-7181
The canopy tour costs $69 per person, including hotel transfer and lunch.