Category: Reviews

Maria enjoying a huge falafel sandwich

Beehive Mediterranean Restaurant

We finally made it out to Beehive Restaurant after seeing the ads in Ballena Tales magazine. We were on our way back to San Isidro after a nice weekend at the beach and hoped that it might be open. The restaurant made us feel Pura…

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Flower Bouquet, Entrance Sign, and a Sunset over the Main Building

Hacienda de los Sueños

We took an impromptu trip down to Ojochol over the weekend. The night before we left, we figured we shouldn’t leave our lodging up to chance so we hopped on Booking.com to see what might be available. We were hoping to finally get out to…

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Prerogative Entrance and all the delicous food we ate

Prerogative Kitchen

Staying in Red Lodge, MT for the weekend and happened upon this restaurant for dinner on our first night. Saw that there was wine and a cheeseboard so we knew we’d be happy but had no idea how amazing it would be! We chose a…

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Candlewood Suites Entrance

Candlewood Suites

We chose Candlewood Suites in Cleveland for a two night stay. We’d be meeting up with some friends for dinner but the rest of the meals we figured we’d benefit from having a kitchen. It worked out great to have the fridge and two burner…

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Neil by the Hayday Tricycly, Maria snacking out front, and our yummy food

Hayday

We’re always on the search for a cool coffee shop to hang out, do a little work and enjoy a fancy cup of coffee! We found HayDay on one of our first days in Atlantic City. They not only have all kinds of delicious coffee…

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Bathroom at the Surf Inn Playa Hermosa

Surf Inn

On our way back from Monteverde, we were hungry and looking for a beachfront place for some lunch. We stopped at Bowie’s Point for a fish wrap and a burger. Sitting there and gazing out at the Playa Hermosa waves was serene. We were both…

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All kinds of food from Jardines Café

Jardines Café Emma

Jardines is a delicious cafe located in the Esterillos Town Center Plaza! We visited them about a half dozen times during our recent visit to Esterillos. We tried their breakfast and lunch and they are open for dinner too. We were drawn to Jardines because…

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The Spot's outside common area

The Spot

We were on our way to Monteverde and remembered that a friend of ours was staying in Esterillos. In order to spend some time with him, we searched Booking.com to see what kind of inexpensive lodging might be available around there. That’s when we found…

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The beach and water in front of Cabinas Jimenez

Cabinas Jimenez

Booked a three-night stay based on its location and reviews on Google Maps, and after staying two nights, we extended our stay another three nights! Just a fantastic hotel to enjoy in Puerto Jimenez, directly on the water. We enjoyed watching the boats from our…

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Iguana at Casa Lina

Casa Lina

Really not a great place if you’re looking for R&R This is the 15th place we’ve stayed in Costa Rica, so we are familiar with rentals here, and have spent about a year total in this country over the last five years. The day we…

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