Top 5 229 Vacation Rentals

Rich beaches, immense biodiversity, 28 national parks and protected areas, and friendly local communities suitably coalesce in the aptly named Central American country of Costa Rica as the visiting grounds for independent travelers. 

Recognizing the scope of these natural strengths, The Instituto Costaricense de Tourismo (ICT) instrumentally set Costa Rica at the foundation for responsible travel globally. With vast natural resources healthfully laden in a country comparative to the state of West Virginia, circuited routes to visit several areas on one visit were popularized for explorers by travel agencies promoting ICT’s environmentally conscious goals.  

As eventual co-creators of ecotourism in Costa Rica, travel agencies like Horizontes, offered their ecofriendly and bold travelers visits to multiple biologically significant destinations for a few days each during a 7-10 day. The tourism industry in places like the caribbean coast, Puerto Viejo, Osa Peninsula and Santa Teresa blossomed as a result. 

Now the traditional form of tourism in the country, ecotourism has evolved to provide the smart traveler a base method of travel to explore multiple areas of the country for a many number of conscious, healthy, active, sustainable, recreational tourism and adventure sports tourism reasons. 

In conjunction with ICT, Essential Costa Rica trumpets the preservation of the National Park systems and empowers environmental awareness through natural travel experiences and destinations in country. Travelers traditionally book a few nights each on a multi town tour through Costa Rica and continue to do so both with travel agencies like Swiss Travel and Way-to-Go Tours or independently with the advent of alternative accommodations sector. A certificate for sustainable tourism furthers interest in this expanding form of travel. 

Las Catalinas on the Multi-town travel circuit

In line with the expanding reasons for multi town tours through Costa Rica, Las Catalinas is a car-free town ideally nestled in a 1,000 acre tropical dry forest preserve to experience a coastal climate with surrounding nature reserves for both sustainable travel and recreation activity. With two beaches, access to see sloths, whales, dive in pacific waters, and with the best single track mountain biking trails in Costa Rica, Las Catalinas is an obvious last stop on a travel circuit as the best beach town in Costa Rica. Only a few hours from Monteverde (a precedent town for the burgeoning Las Catalinas), Arenal Volcano, and 25 minutes from Liberia International Airport, visiting Las Catalinas is a must-stop destination.

229 Lodging in Las Catalinas for the Smart Traveler

Convenience, value, and great locations make 229 collection properties the perfect home base for a stay in Las Catalinas. 229 presents a no-nonsense housing opportunity for guests who appreciate comfort, but are looking to spend limited time in their rooms and instead prefer to get out and experience the liveliness of town and the wildlife refuge beyond.

Offered through Beach Town Travel, 229 properties are managed by Las Catalinas Property Services, a professional organization located on-site. The concierge staff can help arrange everything you need to have a great vacation, including arrival and departure, organizing experiences, and making restaurant recommendations and reservations. The goal is to provide a guest with all of the tools to succeed in their stay and support travelers in a way that is both diligent and unintrusive, while allowing them the freedom to experience Las Catalinas at their own leisure 

Partnership with both Swiss Travel and Way-to-Go Tours makes booking a stay in Las Catalinas easy. Booking through Las Catalinas preferred vendor, Beach Town Travel, makes it even easier. 

What is included with a 229 stay at Las Catalinas:

• Pre-trip support through access to the Las Catalinas app and planning services
• Check in and check out service once guests are on site
• Amenities like toiletries and high speed wifi
• Personable and friendly support whenever needed

In line with the best luxury eco lodges dotting the country, 229 offers guests the opportunity to experience and live at the forefront of a sustainable car-free movement and responsible tourism. 229 is for the traveler who is active, healthy, intelligent, well read, and as friendly as they are conscientious of environmental and social issues.