Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sleeping & Eating
This area is off the grid, so many places do not have 24/7 electricity. Reservations are re-
commended in the dry season (mid-December to mid-April).
While budget and midrange options are available in Agujitas, accommodations in Bahía
Drake are heavily skewed toward the top end. This is largely because these all-inclusive
lodges must incorporate the significant costs of transporting food into this remote area.
The upside to upscale: you can expect tremendous quality and service for the money.
High-season rates are quoted; prices include three meals, unless otherwise stated. There
are a handful of local restaurants, a bakery and
pulperías
in Agujitas.
All of the midrange and top-end accommodations listed in this section provide trans-
portation (sometimes free, sometimes not) from either Agujitas or the airstrip in Drake
with prior arrangements.
For other accommodations, check out the stretch of coastline from Bahía Drake to Cor-
covado.
Martina's Place
CABINA
8720-0801;
www.puravidadrakebay.com
;
from US$15-20 per person
without meals; )
With several crammed-together sheltered tents outside and a few fan-cooled rooms inside,
all guests at this budget spot have access to a clean, thoroughly equipped communal kit-
chen. This friendly, economical place in the middle of Agujitas is an excellent spot to meet
other budget travelers, tap into Martina's wealth of Corcovado intel and arrange a variety
of local tours.
Cabinas Jade Mar
CABINA
per person, s/d with bathroom from US$25/40; all without meals; )
This quiet, family-run compound 150m up the main road from the beach in Agujitas offers
rooms in wood-slat cottages amid a garden frequented by birds. The least expensive rooms
share bathrooms and a kitchen in one house, while the more spacious rooms and bunga-
lows have terraces (some with ocean views). It's a sweet deal for these prices. The family
can also arrange tours.
