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Orquideas Inn

Address: 2½ km/1½ mi northwest of the Princesa Marina, Alajuela
Phone: 433-9346
Fax: 433-9740
www.orquideasinn.com

Price range: $-$$
Cuisine: Eclectic
Location: Alajuela

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Fodor's Review:

This friendly and spirited hotel has a colorful, Spanish-style main building, a bar dedicated to Marilyn Monroe, and tropical gardens. Deluxe rooms, on a hill with a view of three volcanoes, are spacious, with bamboo furniture. Smaller rooms have terra-cotta tile floors and Guatemalan fabrics; those on the garden side are quieter, and worth the extra $10. A sumptuous breakfast buffet is served on the bar's patio. The restaurant's ($-$$) eclectic selection ranges from Costa Rican casados (plates of rice, beans, fried plantains, salad, and meat, chicken, or fish) to unusual dishes, like fish in a shrimp-and-corn sauce. The over-the-top presentation (ceviche served in a half-coconut adorned with plantains, for one) has to be seen to be believed, and it tastes as good as it looks.

Hotel Details: 19 rooms, 6 suites
In-room: no phone, Internet.
In-hotel: restaurant, bar, pool, laundry service.
Rate includes: Full breakfast
Credit Cards: AE, MC, V