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10-17-09 21:25 #520
Posts: 7Originally Posted by Stevewxly
The last time I was picked up by Interbus my plane was about an hour late and they even waited for me. Also, I have been the only one in the van all three times I have used them.
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10-17-09 20:31 #519
Posts: 362Originally Posted by Soft Bob
I agree with your advice for first time visitors to San Jose......buses to and from the airport are perhaps not ideally suited for unseasoned visitors.......the shuttle service described by Venice Sam sounds like a great deal to me.....and I was not aware that it was available before now......from airport to town....and or reverse. So this info will come in handy on my next trip to CR, as I plan to give this shuttle service a try - coming and going from the airport.
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10-17-09 20:27 #518
Posts: 362This Sounds Great
Originally Posted by Venice Sam
I have been on Interbus before on trips from San Jose to Jaco Beach and or Quepos, but was not aware of this trip.......Thanks for the good info Venice Sam. I guess old dogs can learn a thing or two even from Newbies......
This shuttle bus sounds like a very good alternative to taking a taxi from ot to the airport in San Jose. This is the first time I have heard of this service....but I will make a note of it, and try to use it on my next trip.
And yes, this would sure beat the he** out of taking a local bus and then having to lug around all your luggage....which is what I had to do when I took the city bus from downtown SJ to the airport last week on my trip.
$ 9.50 for the price also seems to be very reasonable for this shuttle trip.
One question.....as I just glanced at their website.....is a reservation necessary ????? Or can you call them for pickup when you arrive ?
$ 20. to 25.00 in a taxi is a little high to get from the International Airport to the downtown area.....$ 9.50 is a much better price !
I will save the website and give them a try on my next trip.....
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10-17-09 18:29 #517
Posts: 70Dick H, The advice from Stevewxly is very good but I think that if this is your first trip and if you do not speak Spanish forget the bus idea.
Also I found that as you come out of the baggage area there is a counter on the left just inside the door leading out. Here you can pay for a taxi to the city. You can pay in dollars and they will allocate the taxi for you. Should be between $20 to $25. Can save you the hassel of trying to bargain outside. Also will save you from getting into a pirate cab. These are unauthorized cabs that hangout around the airport.
Hope you are planning to arrive during the day time.
Just be alert and cautious like you would be in any strange city.
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10-17-09 11:19 #516
Posts: 7The last few times I have been to CR I have used Interbus, which is a shuttle van that waits for you at the airport with a sign with your name on it and takes you to your hotel. You can purchase your incoming and outgoing ride online for only $9.50 at this site:
http://www.shuttlebus.co.cr/
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10-16-09 15:05 #515
Posts: 362Taxi
Originally Posted by Dick Hertz
Dick H.
A taxi from the airport to the Hotel Del Rey should run you about $ 20.00.
Most taxis have a meter....called the Maria in Spanish. On a regular short ride in a taxi tell the driver to start the Maria. It should start at 425 colones which is about 75 cents....then your short ride of around 1/2 to 1 mile should not be any more than about $ 2.00.....but coming from the airport from town is about 8 to 10 miles so you will pay more for that trip.
On the longer trips like from airport to town you will want to bargain the price with the driver.....get your best price and then get into the taxi for the trip....if the first driver says $ 25 to 30.00....then go to another taxi....you should find it right around $ 20.00 or maybe less.
From the Hotel Del Rey to the Sportsman Lodge is only about 7-8 blocks and that taxi ride should be no more than about $ 2.00 to $ 2.50.....
The taxis located at the curb in front of the Del Rey will quote you a higher price....so walk up the street towards the Morazon Hotel....one block and flag down a passing taxi....tell him to run the Maria.....and then your fare should be around $ 2.00 or so from in front of the Morazon Hotel to the Sportsmans Lodge.
You can easilywalk from the Hotel Del Rey to the Sportsman Lodge....about 7 blocks..... but only during the daytime....don't walk around much after dark in San Jose.......Taxi's are very cheap and good insurance against getting mugged, or robbed......although I think those things are fairly rare for Gringos in San Jose.
I have made many, many trips to San Jose CR, and was there last week.
I have only been pickpocketed one time and never mugged or robbed or had any other problems ....on the street.
Headsup......
If you are staying at the Del Rey and have a reservation, the hotel does have a free ride to and from the airport....you will need to cal them from the airport and ask if they will come to pick you up.
I even got this free service once when I was heading to the airport and just happened to be leaving from the Del Rey Hotel....I asked, and they said ...no problem....as they assumed I was staying at the hotel....which I had done several days before...but had since moved over to the Morazon Hotel since the Del Rey was all filled up over the weekend....so I got the free shuttle ride from the Del Rey to the airport and then gave the driver ( a Del Rey Hotel employee) a propina...tip of about $ 5.00 for his service. But this was certainly less than the standard $ 20.00 taxi ride to the airport.....
If you are sort of cheap like me....you can also take a bus from the airport to town....and get to the Del Rey or the Sportsmans.
Walk down the short hill in front of the airport and get the bus that stops there...and ask the driver if it goes to San Jose....should cost you about 50 to 75 cents or so.....it will go to the Tunsa (sp) bus stop which is only about one block from the Central street in San Jose....2nd Avenue....you can then get a taxi on over to the Del Rey Hotel for about $ 1.50 to 2.00, which will save you some money instead of taking a taxi all the way from the airport to town.
Last week I took the bus from downtown to the airport....took about 20 minutes and cost less than about $ 1.00.
Do not go to the Coca Cola bus terminal....this is a completely different one...with buses going to Jaco Beach, Quepos, and such.
Steve
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10-16-09 02:02 #514
Posts: 123Taxi ride
This will be my first trip to the DR and would like to Know what I should pay for the cab ride form the airport to the Sportsmen Lodge. Form what I been reading it is form 5-25 dollars. It is a small amount but I hate it when they grossly overchage me. It make us all look like fools.
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10-13-09 22:30 #513
Posts: 72US article
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/amer...y/1279554.html
This was in the Miami Herald in Miami, FL.
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10-13-09 05:35 #512
Posts: 50CRLA in San Pedro
I have taken classes there and highly recommend it. They are very well run, organized and will take care of all your needs. You will be very happy with them and good luck with your Spanish learning. I stayed at Hotel Castillo, a chica friendly hotel, and often walked there in the morning or took bus.
Originally Posted by RexG
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10-13-09 03:49 #511
Posts: 402Originally Posted by Marak5
with all due respect, the DR is the worst place to stay. The average length of sessions,most have found, are shorter when stayinig at the DR- there is just too much insentive to go down stairs and back to work. Stayinig at the Sportsmans or Amistad, or severa other places, are far better options. Most vets of CR would argue that the DR is NOT where it is at, but an option of last resort, and a place where one needs to have great interview skills to sort through the sharks and clock watchers. There are dozens off MPs, oodles of good stip clubs (Atlantis is a clip joint and a joke, try Le Grillon), and the Sportsmans for far more consistant freelancers..
Venture outside the Del Rey and watch your world expand....
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10-13-09 02:30 #510
Posts: 117Spanish Immersion Class
I have just completed my plans to take 4 weeks of Spanish lessons at Costa Rican Language Academy (CRLA) in San Pedro, a suburb on the east side of San Jose. The school is near Mall San Pedro and the University of Costa Rica. So far I have been pleased with this school. They have spent a lot of time on the phone with me answering my questions. They helped me find a place to stay, and they are going to meet me at the airport (no extra charge). This school seems to be a little more focussed on academics than the mostly vacation-oriented schools that are numerous in CR, and I am fairly impressed with the pre-test that they have already asked me to complete. If anyone has any experience, good or bad, with this school, please post a response.
Hopefully, I'll be able to spend a weekend or two at Sportsmens Lodge. Should be great for practicing mi espaņol.
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09-17-09 14:10 #509
Posts: 485Dog Man
The travel sites like Travelocity/Priceline/Expedia do not offer flight/hotel packages for monger hotels, its only family orienated hotels that are put up for package deals. You have to go to their web sites to book a room.
Also its spelled Del Rey
LK
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09-16-09 22:47 #508
Posts: 5Is there a way to book flight/lodgings at Del Ray or Sportsman's together?
I have tried travelocity and priceline and can't find lodgings offered at either place, and it would be a great way to save money, if either offer a package deal. It looks like I am going to go in October, my first time and I am excited.
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09-11-09 00:59 #507
Posts: 197Farhan....
...not that I know of. Same thing happens in every Latin American country I've been to & sometimes they get a French recording when I'm in Toronto. That's why when I 'say' I'm going to Toronto & don't want to talk to the wife I never turn the damned thing on.
/Dan D.
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09-10-09 19:31 #506
Posts: 3Cell Phones
I have used my att phone in cr before. I did have the international service on. The problem is. A couple of times when the caller was not able to connect. They heard a message in spanish. I am trying to figure out if there is a way arount it.
Thanks guys.