I bring my Tica novia once a year to SJ from Quepos for dental/ob/gyn, but then always stay at a non-chica place. Bringing a gringa, same, no problem, stay at a non chica place and hang out at non-chica places. Get her to the dentist for a cleaning, a great manicure, a good massage, hair style, whatever little else SJ offers for an Americanized gringa, or else get her to the beach. She is not going to be impressed with HLH, SL, Armistad, Freebird, Castillo, Morazon, DR, drinking at the BM or KL, or SJ in general.
If you do it, let us know what she thought.
I have a bunch of fireman friends (my father's now co-retirees) from my major city who come down annually to fish in Quepos in Jan, for years, in fact 7 years before i started going 15 years ago. In 2005, their wives came for the first time. Hotel they were at in Manuel Antonio was 3 stars, CR standards, Costa Verde, which ain't bad if you ain't a pain in the ass spoiled gringa. When the guys come alone, they'd stay 2 stars. The wives came and stayed 3 days at Costa Verde and went home, 4 days early in a huff. It wasn't Acupalco or Cancun or Aruba or St. Thomas to them. So add that to your thinking.
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