HOTEL INFO

Hotel Villas Gaia offers a home base to experience the wild beauty of Costa Rica's south-west Pacific coast. One of the most biologically diverse regions on the earth.

Hotel Villas Gaia consists of 12 colorful bungalows (casitas) separately nestled in a lush tropical garden, designed to harmonize with their forest surroundings and accented with the vibrant colors of the tropics and

Each bright, spacious casita has orthopedic beds (one double - queen seize - bed and one single bed or three single beds), reading lamps, night tables, ceiling fans, built-in closet, bathroom with -solar hot water- shower, and a private terrace (8 by 20 ft) with comfortable "perezosos"(lazy chairs), a table with bench and a great jungle view.
Each casita can accommodate up to 4 persons.

One of the casitas has two bedrooms (both with air conditioning), bathroom with - solar hot water - shower, a screened in living room (with sofas, table & chairs, cable TV and refrigerator. One bedroom is equipped with a queen seize orthopedic bed, the other bedroom with three single orthopedic beds (or a double and a single bed). The two sofas in the living room can be used as extra single (orthopedic) beds. La Casa can accommodate up to 7 persons.

Features include a hilltop swimming pool with sundeck and poolside rancho bar where you can witness spectacular ocean sunsets.

There is a private jungle trail going directly from the sundeck to the beach of Tortuga, just a 10 minutes walk.

Surroundings

Hotel Villas Gaia is situated where the mountains come down to the sea in the region called Fila Costeña. This biologically diverse region is surrounded by some of Costa Rica's most famous natural attractions:

o The vast wilderness of Corcovado National Park,
o The protected waters of Ballena Marine Park,
o Caño Island, and
o The Rio Sierpe - Terraba extensive mangrove ecosystem.

The region is a bird watcher's paradise (450 counted species!!!) and has one of Central America's last stands of magnificent coastal rain forest.

Miles of deserted beaches to the north offer abundant opportunities for swimming, surfing, kayaking and exploring.

o Playa Tortuga (300 meters, private trail!)
o Playa Ventanas (1.5 km)
o Playa Piñuelas (3 km)
o Playa Ballena (5 km)
o Playa Uvita (15 km).

The village of Ojochal is 1 km South of Hotel Villas Gaia and is populated by Costaricans as well as foreigners. There is no "touristy" atmosphere and the impression of down-to-earth living and community- wide friendliness can be felt by visitors.

The new coastal road between Dominical and Cortes makes Hotel Villas Gaia an accessible and convenient home base for the exciting discovery of southern Costa Rica.

The entrance to Hotel Villas Gaia is only 1.5 kilometers south of Ventanas Beach and 0.5 kilometer north of the entrance to Tortuga Beach (direct access from the sundeck of the hotel!)

Restaurant

The full service restaurant features an eclectic decor under a high vaulted roof.
Privacy and tropical ambiance are created by colorful landscaping.

The gourmet restaurant specializes in healthy European cuisine with a Latin American flavor and offers a moderately prized menu of quality vegetarian and non-vegetarian food for a reasonable price. Also a picnic lunch menu is offered.

Tours

Full day tours

o Corcovado National Park US$ 95. - pp (all incl.)*
o Caño Island Biological Reserve US$ 95.- pp (all incl.)*
Have to be booked 8 days in advance.

Half day tours:
o Snorkeling tour Marine Ballena National Park US$ 45.- pp
o Boat tour Mangroves Rio Sierpe - Terraba US$ 25.- pp
o Horseback riding US$ 35.- pp
o Kayaking (ocean, mangroves, river) US$ 35.- pp
o Fishing (mangroves & rivers) US$ 25.- pp
o Fishing (ocean, full day) US$ 550.- (max. 4 p)
o Scuba diving - two tank Caño Island US$ 145.-
o Scuba diving - two tank Ballena US$ 85.-
o Canopy & tree climbing Baru US$ 35.-
o Ultra light flights - 20 min. US$ 65.-
o River Terraba Sunset Tour US$ 10.-
o Hiking US$ 15