Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Hotel Castilla
B3
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Hotel Puerta del Sol
B3
Festivals & Events
Feria de San José de David
FAIR
This big international fair is held for 10 days each March; contact the ATP tourist office
for exact dates, as they vary from year to year.
Fiesta de Concepción
RELIGIOUS
A half-hour drive west of David, Concepción celebrates its patron saint's day on Febru-
ary 2, or the following Saturday if it lands on a weekday.
Sleeping
Bambú
HOSTEL $
( 730-2961;
www.bambuhostel.com
;
Calle de la Virgencita, San Mateo Abajo; dm US$10-12, d
with/without bathroom US$30/25; )
This chill little house is run by a friendly
Cantonese -speaking NYC musician. There's a regular dorm and Darien-style dorm (a
thatched hut on stilts) out back with mosquito nets. Includes electric hot-water showers
in so-so bathrooms. There's cable TV and air-con in doubles. The star feature is the
sprawling garden with a swimming pool, bar (open until 11pm) and the requisite ham-
mocks.
Purple House
HOSTEL $
( 774-4059;
www.purplehousehostel.com
;
cnr Calle C Sur & Av 6 Oeste; dm US$8, d with/without
bathroom US$27/25;
)
Warm and welcoming Peace Corp veteran Andrea pion-
