faq

You don’t need to take shots for malaria or other diseases. Our three children have lived in Drake Bay for 18 years and have never had problems.

We have only two seasons: the rainy season and the dry season. May through November is rainy (usually sunny in the morning and rainy in the late afternoon). There are advantages of going in the rainy season as well as the dry season. For instance, the rainy season is cooler, everything is greener, there are less people, and it is cheaper. December through April is the dry season and some advantages of going at this time are the guaranteed sunshine and virtually no rain.

We have a few hair dryers available at the resort.

– Teva type sandals or rubber soled shoes that can get wet
– Tennis shoes for day hike and camp
– Sunglasses with strap (if you wear prescription glasses bring an extra pair)
– Hat
– Sunscreen
– Insect repellent
– Day pack for day hikes
– Flashlight
– Camera, film and spare camera batteries
– Binoculars
– Poncho
– Sweater (for evening in San Jose)
– Long pants (for sun protection and evening in San Jose)

Our electric sockets work with American style plugs at 110 volts.

The swimming beach is about 15 minutes walk from the hotel. We also have a beautiful jungle river at the hotel and our own natural sea water swimming pool.

A typical tour lasts most of the day, but some can be arranged to be only half a day. Most tours leave at 7:00 a.m. and return at 4:00 p.m.

Most our tours are planned in advance 2 month before you arrive.
We are required by the regulations governing visits to the National Parks and Protected
Areas of the Osa Peninsula to arrange and confirm any tours you have booked for
Corcovado National Park , Sirena Park Station and Cano Island in advance. The quota of
visitors admitted daily to each park station is limited by law. Because of the volume of
people wanting to visit the park, making changes to your itinerary may not always be
possible.

You can drive directly to Drake Bay from San Jose in about 8 hours or drive to Sierpe then take a 1 hour boat ride for the same amount of time. We recommend that you call us before you drive down.

Luggage can be left at your hotel’s desk or at the Pavas airport with Nature Air, at no extra charge.

Pavas airport is located near San Jose, about 20 to 30 minutes.

These are the hotels that we recommend:

 

Hotel: Hotel Tennis Club Phone #: (011-506) 2232-1228 Home Page: www.crtennis.com Location: near Pavas airport	Hotel: Palma Real Phone #: (011-506) 2290-5060 Home Page: www.barcelopalmareal.com Location: near Pavas airport	Hotel: Hotel Corobici Phone #: (011-506) 2232-8122 Home Page: www.solmelia.com Location: near Pavas airport
Hotel: Hotel Colon Phone #: (011-506) 2257-2580 Home Page: www.hotelcentrocolon.com Location: near Pavas airport	Hotel: Apartotel La Sabana Phone #: (011-506) 2220-2422 Home Page: www.apartotel-lasabana.com Location: Sabana Norte, San Jose

If we are notified in writing 30 days in advance, 100% refund. If we are notified in writing 15 days in advance, 50% refund. If your reservation is canceled within 14 days from the date of scheduled arrival, no refund will be given. Flights that we book for you to Drake Bay are not refundable but may be changed depending on the date of notification.

The room checkout time is at 8:00 AM of the day that you are leaving.

: We now offer a limited number of rooms with air conditioning. An additional fee applies to any rooms that have air conditioning. Please let us know if you would like your room to have air conditioning.