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Author:  vr32 [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 8:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Newbie excited for first trip with a few questions
First off, great forum and lots of useful info. I am excited for my first trip to CR. I have a few questions:


1) I land Sunday evening (7:30pm). Will there be any girls at the bar on Sunday evening , or am I better off calling it a night and resting up for Monday?

2) As a single traveler and first timer, which would you recommend DR or SL? The DR is appealing due to shear convenience of the bars and nightclub while the SL seems to have a sense of camaraderie (sort of like a frat) and the rooms appear to be much nicer

3) Are American products readily available in San Jose? I use Aveeno lotion and cannot bring enough in the 3oz TSA approved for an entire week. I would prefer not to check my bag and buy locally

4) If you had a week to spend on hobbying and sightseeing, would you go to San Jose twice in a week (e.g. Sun-Tue and then Fri-Sun) or would you mix it up with Jaco (e.g. San Jose Sun-Tue and Jaco Fri-Sun)

Thanks in advance
Author:  SinCity [ Fri Sep 27, 2013 11:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newbie excited for first trip with a few questions
vr32 wrote:
First off, great forum and lots of useful info. I am excited for my first trip to CR. I have a few questions:


1) I land Sunday evening (7:30pm). Will there be any girls at the bar on Sunday evening , or am I better off calling it a night and resting up for Monday?
By the time you get thru immigtation etc., getting to the gulch, checking in, unpacking, it'll be 9:30 or so-on a Sunday night, head directly to the DR & get laid. Don't wait for monday, there will be willing girls available!2) As a single traveler and first timer, which would you recommend DR or SL? The DR is appealing due to shear convenience of the bars and nightclub while the SL seems to have a sense of camaraderie (sort of like a frat) and the rooms appear to be much nicer
Def the SL, nicer rooms, breakfast, no chica fee, guys around to help ya, more laid back environment.
3) Are American products readily available in San Jose? I use Aveeno lotion and cannot bring enough in the 3oz TSA approved for an entire week. I would prefer not to check my bag and buy locally
Yes. I shop @ MasxMenos & find many food items & toiletries of U.S. origin. Theer's also a Wal-mart in town.4) If you had a week to spend on hobbying and sightseeing, would you go to San Jose twice in a week (e.g. Sun-Tue and then Fri-Sun) or would you mix it up with Jaco (e.g. San Jose Sun-Tue and Jaco Fri-Sun)
If you're in San Jose only Sun-Tues you'll see the worst of the mongering.. Like most places Sun-Tues = quiet. Wed-Sat. = party!Thanks in advance
Author:  vr32 [ Sat Sep 28, 2013 10:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Newbie excited for first trip with a few questions
SinCity- thanks for the informative response. Who would have known WalMart was in CR. That simplifies packing and confirms my choice not to check a bag.

VR
Author:  LAdiablo [ Sat Sep 28, 2013 1:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newbie excited for first trip with a few questions
just an fyi that wal mart is about a $20 cab ride from SL
Author:  BangBang57 [ Sat Sep 28, 2013 1:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newbie excited for first trip with a few questions
LAdiablo wrote:
just an fyi that wal mart is about a $20 cab ride from SL

Mike, what Walmart is a $20 taxi ride? Alajuela? or San Sabastian? (Actually about a $10 ride). Walmart in Guadalupe is less than 5 kl from the SL. I have walked it more than once and it is not a really long walk. Taxi would be about C2000 or $4.
Author:  LAdiablo [ Sat Sep 28, 2013 1:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newbie excited for first trip with a few questions
BangBang57 wrote:
LAdiablo wrote:
just an fyi that wal mart is about a $20 cab ride from SL

Mike, what Walmart is a $20 taxi ride? Alajuela? or San Sabastian? (Actually about a $10 ride). Walmart in Guadalupe is less than 5 kl from the SL. I have walked it more than once and it is not a really long walk. Taxi would be about C2000 or $4.

first of all, good to see you posting BB, this board needs you here.
and i think you are talking about mas y menos and all the other local places wal mart bought out. do they carry the same things?
and i was referring to $20 since it is around 10 both ways. got to come back no matter how awesome it is right? :lol:
i think its around 20 rt from my apartment in barrio don bosco.
Author:  Scuba1 [ Sat Sep 28, 2013 2:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newbie excited for first trip with a few questions
LAdiablo wrote:
BangBang57 wrote:
LAdiablo wrote:
just an fyi that wal mart is about a $20 cab ride from SL

Mike, what Walmart is a $20 taxi ride? Alajuela? or San Sabastian? (Actually about a $10 ride). Walmart in Guadalupe is less than 5 kl from the SL. I have walked it more than once and it is not a really long walk. Taxi would be about C2000 or $4.

first of all, good to see you posting BB, this board needs you here.and i think you are talking about mas y menos and all the other local places wal mart bought out. do they carry the same things?
and i was referring to $20 since it is around 10 both ways. got to come back no matter how awesome it is right? :lol:
i think its around 20 rt from my apartment in barrio don bosco.



I knew if I waited long enough there would be something upon which we could agree LAD :lol:
YES - hope its the first of many more BB - you have so much boots on the ground info to share!

If not, and this is it, for all the posts you could have reacted to, this one is a puzzlement :P :lol: :lol: :P :shock: :? :)
Author:  Rac [ Sat Sep 28, 2013 3:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newbie excited for first trip with a few questions
For the Guadalupe Walmart (big and new, not a Mas x Menos) , I take the blue/white Guadalupe bus from the side of Auto Mercado. The cost is about 50-60 cents each way.

This Walmart is very similar to their stores in the States, but I don't think there is a pharmacy in the store. Their prices are pretty good, too. That's why the store is crowded.

Sometimes I'll walk from the gulch to this Walmart-----about 25 minutes at my speed.

Look at Google Maps for Walmart Guadalupe Costa Rica for the location in relation to the gulch.
Author:  windjammer [ Sun Sep 29, 2013 2:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Newbie excited for first trip with a few questions
If you do not have a room yet, SL may be tough. It is the slow season and Sunday is OK. Del Rey will have girls -- maybe not too many on Sunday.

Wal-Mart owns Mas X Menos now (at least a chunk of it). I buy all the Equate brands (wal-mart's generic marque) at MXM every week.
Author:  Herman [ Tue Oct 01, 2013 3:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newbie excited for first trip with a few questions
I say Dl Rey for a newbie is best due to the 24 hour operation and other reasons then maybe after a few visits SL . I prefer Morazán maybe a 2.5 star place 1 block from the DR.
Author:  Slam95136 [ Tue Oct 01, 2013 9:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Newbie excited for first trip with a few questions
SinCity wrote:
vr32 wrote:
First off, great forum and lots of useful info. I am excited for my first trip to CR. I have a few questions:


1) I land Sunday evening (7:30pm). Will there be any girls at the bar on Sunday evening , or am I better off calling it a night and resting up for Monday?
By the time you get thru immigtation etc., getting to the gulch, checking in, unpacking, it'll be 9:30 or so-on a Sunday night, head directly to the DR & get laid. Don't wait for monday, there will be willing girls available!2) As a single traveler and first timer, which would you recommend DR or SL? The DR is appealing due to shear convenience of the bars and nightclub while the SL seems to have a sense of camaraderie (sort of like a frat) and the rooms appear to be much nicer
Def the SL, nicer rooms, breakfast, no chica fee, guys around to help ya, more laid back environment.
3) Are American products readily available in San Jose? I use Aveeno lotion and cannot bring enough in the 3oz TSA approved for an entire week. I would prefer not to check my bag and buy locally
Yes. I shop @ MasxMenos & find many food items & toiletries of U.S. origin. Theer's also a Wal-mart in town.4) If you had a week to spend on hobbying and sightseeing, would you go to San Jose twice in a week (e.g. Sun-Tue and then Fri-Sun) or would you mix it up with Jaco (e.g. San Jose Sun-Tue and Jaco Fri-Sun)
If you're in San Jose only Sun-Tues you'll see the worst of the mongering.. Like most places Sun-Tues = quiet. Wed-Sat. = party!Thanks in advance


Sportsmens Lodge is the place to stay IMO. Period!
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