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Hotel Buena Vista

  • Buena Vista Chic Hotel
  • Buena Vista Chic Hotel
  • Buena Vista Chic Hotel
  • Buena Vista Chic Hotel
  • Buena Vista Chic Hotel
  • Buena Vista Chic Hotel
  • Buena Vista Chic Hotel
  • Buena Vista Chic Hotel
  • Buena Vista Chic Hotel
  • Buena Vista Chic Hotel
  • Buena Vista Chic Hotel
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A good quality mid-range hotel close to the international airport.

Buena Vista Chic is located in the hills above San José but only a 10-kilometre drive from the airport. The colonial-style building, so called because of the impressive views over San José and the Central Valley, is a pleasant place to spend your first night in Costa Rica. Each of the 30 rooms is painted in tasteful creams and golds with Costa Rican decorative features and comes with a King-Size or two Queen-Size beds and a ceiling fan. The superior rooms on the upper floor have balconies looking out over the gardens or pool. Facilities include a bar and restaurant, a small swimming pool and a short nature trail through the property’s beautifully maintained tropical gardens, perfect for stretching your legs after a long flight.

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What our clients say

  • We have many good memories and it's difficult to identify a single best experience. Each of the Lodges we stayed at impressed us by their environmental policies. Each had comfortable…

    NW, Carnforth May 2019
  • Highlight?: Tortoguero without a doubt-felt truly isolate in the rain forest and it was breathtaking in terms of the biodiversity.

    SW, Surbiton Mar 2018
  • Most Memorable Moment?: So many highlights that it is difficult to pick any one out - but the evening trip to the Turtle beach at Tortuguero, seeing Green Sea Turtles…

    DD, Holmfirth Sep 2016
  • Most memorable experience: “Very difficult to be specific but an eclectic selection would include:- Boat trip excursion with excellent guide from Tortuga Lodge; Singer/Musician at Dinner at Arenal Nayara Hotel;…

    VB, Sloane Sqaure Feb 2013
  • The wildlife in Costa Rica is incredible and it is everywhere you go and very immediate. Add to that beautiful scenery and very friendly people and it is a great…

    MJ, Canary Wharf Jun 2013
  • Highlights:- Hard to choose, but the noises and sounds surrounding us all day and night, created by all the wildlife was fantastic.  Never heard anything like it and loved it. …

    ST, Swords May 2011
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Having spent part of her childhood in Colombia and worked in Brazil and Costa Rica, Hannah's ties to Latin America run deep. Hannah is a much valued Travel Expert in our Tailor-made Holidays and Group Tours sales team.

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    A former Journey Latin America tour leader, Sally spent 7 years working, travelling and living throughout Latin America before returning to the UK to help people arrange their own adventures to this wonderful destination.

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    Sophie lived in Chile before joining us and has travelled extensively across Latin America, from Mexico to the furthest tip of Patagonia and beyond to Antarctica.

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    Kathryn backpacked across Argentina, Chile, Bolivia and Peru before joining us. She has a degree in Philosophy and French and is a keen netball player.

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    Charlotte's fascination with Latin America began with a family holiday to Belize. She went on to study Spanish in school and at university before spending a year living in Santiago, Chile.

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    Heloise started her Latin American journey as an exchange student in Santiago, Chile. With extended summer holidays this was the perfect opportunity to backpack through Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil.

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