Places to Stay
Value, Comfort & Adventure
The 'Places To Stay' is now separated by towns. Click on the town to get recommendations for that area.
We find it easier to navigate when using actual town names. Many of the provinces/cantons crisscross each other and often times you don't realize which one you are in. Every place will be listed by town but the description will have the province so there is no confusion. This way we can add more recommendations in the future. It will include small towns or villages near to the larger towns listed. Click on the town to see what is recommended for that area.
These are all places that we have stayed and consider them the best of the best. We will continue to add recommendations and expand to different areas of Costa Rica as time goes on.
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It's best to go directly to the website of any of our recommendations to make sure they still offer what you are looking for. Over time, what is offered at these locations will change so verify with the property before booking.
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If you’re not sure which one to pick, have questions, need advice or would like to give us feedback please email us today. Click Below!
Selva Bananito Eco Lodge - Cahuita, Limon Province
Escape Reality
Selva Bananito has a special place in our hearts. This is the lodge where we met our "brother", Harvet Hariett who is listed on our website as a private guide. At the time we were staying there Harvey was working as a guide for Selva.
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Selva Bananito is a true ecolodge that was created as a preserve and as a transition area into the International Park LaAmistad as a corridor for the big cats of Costa Rica. It's a fascinating story and it's best to visit their website to get the information.
Let me start by saying. You can't drive into Selva with your own vehicle. There is a meeting point where they will pick you up and take you back to the preserve and the lodge.
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Selva offers a variety of cabins that are as beautiful as the landscape itself and as comfortable and clean as you can imagine. Along with the cabins the main lodge is the meeting and eating area. Meals are at a family style table where everyone staying comes together to eat and converse together.
Selva also offers all kinds of tours and activities including hiking, birding, waterfall rappelling and horseback riding to name a few. It's truly a magical place.
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Click below to go to the Selva Bananito Ecolodge website!
Adventure
Adrenaline, Fun and Excitement
It wouldn't be a true trip to Costa Rica if you didn't add a little adrenaline into your visit.
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As is our mission, Scarlet Tours will stay out of the way of the large businesses that have more than enough money to promote themselves. You will recognize what businesses we mean when you visit Costa Rica. These businesses are vital to the tourism industry of Costa Rica and employ countless Ticos which helps those communities. They just don't need us to promote them.
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What we will do is recommendation small Tico run businesses and start ups that offer a safe, enjoyable and unique experience.
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If you have any questions, need advice, or would like to give us feedback please email us today. Click, "Get in Touch"
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If you would like advice on some of the larger tourist attractions we are here to help and can chat on the side.
Reserves, Hiking, Waterfalls & More
Nature, Wildlife, Relaxation
Costa Rica tourism is based on the eco-logical diversity that the country has to offer and the way they maintain, invest and protect their diversity.
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It would be impossible for any guide, conservation group, tour agency or Costa Rican to highlight all the rich diversity that this small country has to offer. There is literally something around every corner, in every town or even in someone's own backyard that is worth a visit.
As is our mission, Scarlet Tours will stay out of the way of the large businesses or tourist attractions that have more than enough money to promote themselves. You will recognize what businesses we mean when you visit Costa Rica. These businesses are vital to the tourism industry of Costa Rica and employ countless Ticos which helps those communities. They just don't need us to promote them.
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What we will do is recommend small Tico run reserves, hiking, waterfall and personal properties that offer a safe, enjoyable and unique experience.
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If you have any questions, need advice, or would like to give us feedback please email us today. Click, "Get in Touch"
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If you would like advice on some of the larger tourist attractions we are here to help and can chat on the side.
Restaurants
Food, Entertainment or a Refreshing Cocktail
These recommendations are restaurants and/or bar with or without entertainment that we personally have been to and really enjoy. We hope that you have the same fun and enjoyment as we had at these establishments.
We will continue to add and expand as time goes on. Eventually, as our content grows the recommendations will be displayed by the different regions of Costa Rica. Making it easy for you to search.
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For any place it's best to go directly to their social media page to make sure they still offer what you are looking for. Over time, things obviously change.
Scarlet Tours will always make it a point to have a direct link at the bottom of each recommendation when it's possible.
If you’re not sure which one to pick, have questions, need advice or would like to give us feedback please email us today. Click, "Get in Touch"