Fodor's Expert Review Vista del Valle Plantation Inn

Editor's Note: This location is no longer in operation.

Honeymooners (and many posters to Fodors.com) frequent these handsome cottages on an orange and coffee plantation outside Grecia overlooking the canyon of the Río Grande. Each cottage has its own personality; the Nido, removed from the rest and with the nicest interior design, is the most romantic. All are decorated in minimalist style with simple wooden furniture and sliding doors that open onto small porches. The hotel's forest reserve has an hour-long trail leading down to a waterfall. Breakfast is served by the pool or in the main house, where you can relax in a spacious living room. The food is quite good, and special dietary requests are accommodated with advance notice. It's a mere 20-minute drive from the airport, making it a terrific first-night-arrival option, but many guests linger longer.