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Lapa Rios
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One of the recommended Costa Rica accommodations

Welcome to the Costa Rica Travel Review--the preeminent Costa Rica hotels, resorts, ecolodges, and Costa Rica vacations guide with lots of internet resources for those travelling to this superb Central American destination. 

 

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The Costa Rica Travel Review is also home to the annual Silver Palm accommodation awards for Costa Rica hotels, inns, and resorts. For 2009, the editors have also independently compiled two 1st annual lists: the Top 10 Nature Retreats & Lodges and the Top 5 Full Service Hotels & Resorts in Costa Rica. Please take a look!
 
Also see our new guides to independent Costa Rica travel and to Costa Rica bird watching--exciting additions to CRTR! the Internet resources page has links to everything you will need to plan your Costa Rica vacation.

The Costa Rica Travel Review provides unbiased reviews of hotels, resorts, ecolodges, villa, house, & vacation rentals, and inns, recommendations, and news on Costa Rica hotels, travel, and vacations as well as the travel industry.
 
All recommended accommodations receive a Silver Palm rating, from one to three. See our accommodations page for specific hotel listings. Choose your hotels or vacation rental, plan your vacation, and even find links to important travel sites and Costa Rica information relating to weather, parks, ground transportation, and services.
 
Please contact us with any questions or advice.
 
If you are a member of the travel industry, please inquire about having your site or holiday rental listed on Costa Rica Travel Review. CRTR ranks as the best internet travel guide for Costa Rica and receives thousands of visitors each day!

The  Costa Rica Travel Review presents independent insight and valuable travel information for visiting Costa Rica. Our editors have decades of experience in the travel and hospitality industry and provide you with independant reviews and recommendations for hotels, vacation packages, rent-a-cars, and restaurants in Costa Rica.

On this site you'll find information about our activities and facilities, along with descriptions of special getaway packages. We hope you will find all of the information you are looking for, and if not, please contact us.
 
If you're looking for luxury accommodations, please also visit our sister site costa-rica-luxury-hotels.com.
 
News Items: Direct air links to and from Europe.  Iberia Airlines of Spain has regular service Madrid-San Jose; see Iberia.com.

With its inherent natural beauty and welcoming ambiance, many travelers feel so at home in Costa Rica that they want to return yearly to recapture the perfect vacation.  An alternative to renting pricey hotel rooms every year is the option to buy timeshares in Costa Rica so that you can return to a familiar property again and again.  And before making a decision you can try a variety of accommodations in a number of cities with Costa Rica timeshare rentals, so you'll be certain you're getting exactly what you want.

See the new Jet Lag Advisor from British Airways.

Featured Costa Rica Hotel:
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Ecolodge Inn at Coyote Mountain
 
a secluded eco-lodge in its own valley in the Central Pacific mountains just 37 miles from San Jose Airports--perfect on the way to Arenal
 
One of the Top 10 Ultra-boutique Hotels in the World according to
globorati.com/Reuters!
 

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TOURISM NEWS
Costa Rica Honored With Sustainable Tourism Award

 
NewswireToday - /newswire/ - San Jose, Costa Rica, 06/11/2008 - Costa Rica Honored with Sustainable Tourism Award, Certification in Sustainable Tourism Program ranked as Most Innovative.
 
The Third Virtual Congress on Latin American Tourism Industry and Destination Competitiveness, recently recognized Costa Rica with the “Tourism for All” award in the category “Innovation in Tourism and Hotels.” The implementation of the Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST) program created by the Costa Rica Tourist Board (ICT) was the main reason for such recognition.

Minister of Tourism, Carlos Ricardo Benavides said “This award represents an additional incentive to continue the efforts promoting the CST program and also to strengthen our sustainable tourism development policy.”                              More

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