Adam Kramer

Review of Essence Arenal

6$ a night t throw down your tent and use the jacu...

6$ a night t throw down your tent and use the jacuzzi, so worth it if you can keep it cheap....the dinners were good, a nice break from the la fortuna trash restaurants..........great base for a few days to chill if you get there the right time of year.......happy w my stay in castilla, as most people spend thousands of dollars and weeks of time researching potential properties and locations to purchase....took me only a week of exploring, meeting neighbors, researching land value before i realized the secret t why it's so cheap up there and no ticos want to live there.....earthquake on a rough fault line....when the big one hits, it's money down the drain........glad I didn't take the bait, and instead came to santa Elena, cayo region, Belize....4 times the property size for half the price, less tourists but they spend more money, and the locals work hard and can build some amazing things, were the ticos have lost heart years ago......