Sleeping with the Toucans: 100 Great Places to Stay in Costa Rica |  | Author: Chris Fields; Alison Tinsley
Publisher: Hayfields Publications
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: illustrated edition
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0979539110
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9780979539114
ASIN: 0979539110
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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This book includes charming small inns, B&Bs, luxury villas, jungle lodges, birder's retreats, beach paradises, decadent spas, and many other fantastic places the reader should know about in Costa Rica. Great destinations for honeymoons, romantic get-aways, birding, surfing, hiking, horse-back riding, yoga, or relaxing at the spa are covered. Charming options for every budget. More than 150 color photographs.
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The guide to get with Fodors or Moon Guides September 18, 2007
Nhi Chu (Costa Rica)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
First as a disclaimer, our hotel - the Pura Vida Hotel, Alajuela, Costa Rica - is featured in this guidebook. I want to comment on this book however as it is a pretty special addition to the 15 or so current guides available for Costa Rica.
Sleeping with the Toucans provides details on the hotels the authors liked staying at. It is very personal, it is very detailed and we have used it ourselves when planning trips inside the country. Apparently we have similar tastes in good food and accommodations. This guide won't help you find your way to the best rain forest canopy walk or the best most secluded beach in Costa Rica - for that we'd recommend a number of different guide books that fit your taste or budget. But if you are buying a new copy of Fodors or the Moon Guide or maybe the New Key to Costa Rica and you like to stay in interesting places then this guide is a must.
The "Missing Link" of Costa Rican Guide Books September 30, 2007
Debbie Legg (Costa Rica)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
We have traveled to Costa Rica many times since 1993. A guide book like 'Sleeping with the Toucans' is the 'missing link' we could have used while planning our trips. The places in this book are exactly the kinds of places we searched for during our many vacations in Costa Rica. With each visit our love of the people, the land and the culture grew. In 2006 we left our life in the USA, packed our bags and opened Leaves and Lizards Arenal Volcano Cabin Retreat. We are featured in this wonderfully descriptive, well researched and up to date guidebook. Chris and Alison have compiled a list of small hotels and inns that anyone traveling to Costa Rica will find invaluable. This book thrown in your back pack as a companion to a guidebook with - what to do- and - where to hike- will assure a memorable and authentic trip to Costa Rica.
Great guidebook for our family June 23, 2008
Jeanne Gunsolus (Seattle, WA.)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Sleeping with the Toucans proved to be the perfect companion for our 1 month trip to Costa Rica in February. Travelling with two 6 year old children can be a bit of a challenge - but this book took the guessing out of what to see and where to stay for our family. This is not just a book filled with lodging ideas - as each section begins with very detailed information about the area, towns and sights. I love the descriptions of all the geographical areas and made several changes in our route based on reading such clear and personal descriptions. The lodging sections have great places to stay on any budget - and calls attention to different lodging categories and amentities - honeymoon, get away, kid friendly, wildlife viewing etc... I am so pleased to find this book and hope that travelers following the authors suggestions are as excited as we are to visit beautiful Costa Rica.
Sleeping with the Toucans -- A Fantastic Guidebook September 29, 2007
Janet K. Treon
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Read this wonderful book before you visit Costa Rica; more importantly, carry it while you're in country. Costa Rica residents and world travelers, Chris and Alison bring a unique and entertaining perspective to the art of getting off the "Hilton circuit" and onto the trail of the "real" Costa Rica. Sleeping with the Toucans offers a trove of crisply written, beautifully photographed options for comfortable accommodations, tasty dining and more. Whether you're seeking a massage, world class birding, boating or beachcombing or butterfly watching, or simply a good night's rest - Sleeping with the Toucans has it all. And if you can't visit Costa Rica, read this book; it's the next best thing to being there!
Just right November 14, 2007
Warr (France)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Its nice to read a guide book by people who have actually been there and write it as they see it - nice comfortable writing about where and what - and a big help in finding the places you want to stay in
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