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'Executive Elegance' is the boast of this upscale business hotel. After a series of upgrades
it's surprisingly swish. The quarters are brightly painted and fitted with shiny black-lac-
quer furniture. There's a small casino downstairs where you can drink for free while feed-
ing the slots.
Around San Isidro
Finca Ipe
HOMESTAY
(
www.fincaipe.com
; 2-bedroom house rental per week/month from US$300/900; )
Located approximately 20km west of San Isidro, this self-sufficient, sustainable organic
farm draws a group of devoted staff and volunteers who experiment with holistic medicine
and permaculture. If you want to roll up your sleeves and volunteer time and energy you'll
get a dorm bed, clean sheets and all the seasonal produce you can stomach, for about
US$400 a month.
Talari Mountain Lodge
LODGE
( 2771-0341;
www.talari.co.cr
;
Rivas; s/d incl breakfast US$62/90; )
This secluded mountain lodge is a bird-watcher's haven, with over 200 species of bird
spotted on the riverside property. Accommodations are in simple wooden cabins hemmed
in by the forest. To get here from San Isidro, follow the road to San Gerardo de Rivas for
7km; the driveway will be on the right (find directions on the website).
Eating & Drinking
Central San Isidro is loaded with inexpensive local eateries - travelers really counting their
colones should head for inexpensive
casados
in the Mercado Central, or the
Supermerca-
Mon-Sat, 8am-4pm Sun)
, one block south. The largest
feria
in the region, the
farmers mar-
afternoon on Friday; organic produce, prepared foods and goods are bountiful.
La Casa del Marisco
SEAFOOD
