#PLAYA FLAMINGO COSTA RICA RESORT FULL#

After a few days of adventure travel and organic farming, we were more than ready to spend some time in the sand on our beach towels, snorkeling with the sea turtles, and swimming in the ocean. We’d spent the first few nights with TAM Travel at the base of the Arenal Volcano, the next one in Monteverde, and we’d just arrived at the Flamingo Beach Resort, where we’d be staying for the next two nights. We sat down cross-legged in the cool sand and simply watched the magnificence of nature.Īnd so began part three of our Costa Rican honeymoon. But then, the storm became a kind of fireworks in the sky, a brilliant symphony of white flashes, lighting up cloud formations, highlighting the coastline, illuminating the twinkling lights across the ocean and along the coast. This is the kind of view we saw as we kicked off our shoes, stretched our legs from the 4-hour drive from the Monteverde cloud forests, and walked in the cool sand along the Margaritaville Beach Resort Playa Flamingo.Īnd then, as we walked, the lightning storm began.įirst, it was little more than quick flashes of light breaking up the dark sky flecked with starlight. This Pacific beach sky is literally covered in stars, a lot like the star patterns I’m used to seeing up in northern Idaho, where there aren’t a lot of lights and where there’s almost nothing obstructing the view. And never any stars.īut not this Pacific Coast. Nights walking up and down the Del Mar beaches in northern San Diego, evening strolls along the boardwalk in Santa Barbara, dimly-lit drives up the coast to Carmel-by-the-Sea….they are all simply covered in coastal fog, that defining atmosphere of the West coast beaches.

#PLAYA FLAMINGO COSTA RICA RESORT FULL#

We contacted and pleaded our case and they said they checked with the owner, but no concession were going to be made.We arrived at Playa Flamingo to a beach full of stars.įor us, the Pacific Ocean beaches have never had stars-at least visible ones, that is. We tried to contract the owner and the number and email on their website and doesn't work so we couldn't plead our case.

We left the next morning and didn't stay the second night. From the pics you can see hair in the bed, trash under the bed, back door didn't lock, the bathroom window lock was broke, soap scum in bath and kitchen, bathroom sink was clogged, couch was old and disgusting, the wall A/C didn't really cool the room, etc. We asked for a refund and the owner said no refunds. They showed us our room and it was very hot with pretty gross. This took over an hour and it was late in the day and very hot. Front desk had to call the owner, who spoke english and finally confirmed we had a reservation. However when we did google translate, they said they didn't have our reservation. First of all we showed up and no one at the front desk spoke english, which is ok, we are in a foreign country, so not their problem.

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