From Arenal, located in the central part of Costa Rica, we headed west to the southern Pacific coast. It was about a five-hour drive from La Fortuna to Quepos, which is near Manuel Antonio National Park.
Our home for three nights was Hotel Parador situated on the top of a cliff overlooking the ocean. The hotel has a sunset terrace that I assume offers spectacular views of the sunset. I can only assume that however because our trip came during the rainy season and featured thunderstorms every day around four or five o'clock.
The resort is beautiful with three pools, including an adults-only pool. A small mini golf course is on the grounds as well as a tennis court with complimentary equipment. A nature trail offers views of the Pacific as well as flora and fauna.
Monkeys were in the trees everywhere during our stay. We saw dozens of white-faced monkeys. Usually they were in groups of six or eight. During our first morning at Hotel Parador a group of squirrel monkeys came onto our balcony and stayed for several minutes while others were in the trees right behind them.
A flock of scarlet macaws lived in the tree across from the lobby.
The resort offers a two-minute golf cart ride to a trail to Biesanz Beach. The five-minute walk leads to a crescent shaped beach where we enjoyed 3-4 hours in the water.
Several evenings we took a taxi into town ($10 each way) to eat at local restaurants. There is also a hotel shuttle that runs between the town and the resort multiple times per day.
The breakfast buffet was ample and delicious with fruits, pastry, made-to-order eggs and other hot foods.
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