Guestbook 2008

Ana,  many thanks for conceiving and arranging such a nice introduction to costa rica.   we all had a wonderful time and particularly enjoyed the wildlife tours, white water rafting, zipline adventure, and catamarran cruise.   special kudos to alan and jose for taking such good care of us on the last few days of our visit.   my only criticism is that the food at the Tortuguero lodge was inedible.

Dear Ana,

So nice to hear from you! We really had a lovely time in Costa Rica. Things worked seamlessly, for the most part. Drivers almost always arrived on time  and were very attentive to our needs - we really enjoyed meeting and talking with Allan, and Jose.

The hotels were comfortable, although the triples were sometimes problematic as the hotels weren't always aware that the Horseys needed three separate beds in their triple. The last hotel in Manuel Antonio, had really spectacular views that were well worth the modest increase in price. We enjoyed all the activities we had booked in advance, and found some additional ones that pleased different members of our group: fishing and bungee jumping. We definitely could have skipped the dinner the first night in Manuel Antonio, though - I can't remember the name - because the food wasn't very good, and it was so touristy we could have been anywhere. There was even a big video screen advertising the splendors of Costa Rica right across from our table - something we could definitely have done without. The other restaurant, which I gather is much newer, was lovely. And the hotel restaurant was actually quite good and popular with our group for lunches, so it would have been fine for dinner as well. But this is a very minor quibble; for the most part we really enjoyed everything we did and saw. We even got to see - for about half an hour when the clouds parted- the Arenal volcano in its full splendor. Too bad the rain that night ruined an opportunity to see the lava flows at night, something that had been suggested by Allan. The catamaran sail and snorkel worked out beautifully, but I think it suited us so well because there were only 16 passengers on our boat. I believe that when I made clear to the owner of Iguana Tours that we really weren't interested in a party boat, he made sure to put us on a smaller catamaran so there was no chance we would have a rowdy, drunken group to ruin the experience. As it turned out, there was such a group that we might have been saddled with, a large group of  Dutch singles with whom we shared bus transportation. Sailing with them would have been a very different experience. I'm not sure we would have been placed on the smaller boat had we not made it clear that we didn't want a party boat ahead of time, so I would definitely suggest that you take this into account in booking with them in the future.

Thanks again for a lovely trip. I will certainly give your name to others who want to travel to Costa Rica, and will send a few photos when I've figured out how to download them from my camera!

Yours,

Dear Ana, As you have already heard from Stephen and Orren, we all enjoyed our trip very much.  Costa Rica is a beautiful country with wonderful people.  You did a terrific job of organizing our itinerary, and I have already given your name to one nice family.  Alan also particularly impressed us all with his professionalism and gentlemanly manner.  Very best luck to you!

Thanks again,

Ana – thank you for your wonderful facilitation for my Costa Rican vacation.  My partner and I thoroughly enjoyed our travels. Your attention to detail was appreciated - PW

, PhD, MPH

HI Ana


Many thanks for all the arrangements you made on our behalf. We are now back at the Best Western in San Jose awaiting our flight home tomorrow.


We have had a really lovely time in Costa Rica and hope to return one day. I will certainly be in touch with you if we do!


Again many thanks

Hello Ana,
 
Thank you very much for organizing my trip, everything went well without any problems, I will certainly recommend your services and will use you for any future trips I may have to Costa Rica.  I enjoyed it very much, the hotels were excellent.
 

Hi Ana,
 
We had a GREAT time in Costa Rica, and most everything went very smoothly.  You did a wonderful job with the hotels and tours. 
 
All of our hotels were outstanding and we had no problems.  Our tours were great, too.  We all loved the Canopy tour, the best!
 
We will send pictures when we get a chance.  I will definitely recommend your group to anyone I know going to Costa Rica.
 
Thanks again!!!!!