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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 10:53 AM
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arranging day trips ahead of time?
We will be in Arenal Feb. 10- 13. Not sure of the exact activities we will do. Is there an advanage to booking ahead ( besides knowing a trip will not filled already)? Is it more economical to go through your hotel or a tour group? thanks for any info you can give us.
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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 11:07 AM
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Check with your hotel as they can sometimes get you a discount. We stayed at Lost Iguana and got discounts to Eco Thermales & Hanging Bridges
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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 11:07 AM
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We prefer to check in and then make our plans through the front desk at the hotel.
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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 11:16 AM
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For Eco-Thermales I'd book ahead...just in case. They have a limited number of entries so if you're sent on an evening with dinner it doesn't hurt to prebook.
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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 11:18 AM
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We usually book through our hotels - got half price at the Hanging Bridges like SiteCer mentioned. Agree about booking Eco Termales ahead; they limit entry to 100 people and do sell out. We met folks that had to go to Baldi instead and didn't like it.
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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 12:08 PM
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We are not going to Arenal until April and Eco Termales is sold out for our dates.
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Old Jan 12th, 2010 | 12:30 PM
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My thought is the hotels probably buy up some spots to offer to their customers, but no way to be sure.
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