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rosa blanca

property description: Finca Rosa Blanca Country Inn is situated above the beautiful Central Valley of Costa Rica. Surrounded by towering “Higuerón” trees and exotic flora, the Inn offers spectacular views of volcanoes, cloud forests and coffee plantations. Here at 4000 feet above sea level on a temperate plateau of extraordinary beauty, is grown some of the world’s best coffee in the lush volcanic soil. Nestled in 10 acres amid hundreds of fruit trees and dramatic tropical flora is the enchanted Finca Rosa Blanca Country Inn, a jewel crowning a picturesque knoll.

The extraordinary hillside infinity swimming pool provides luxuriant bathing and is surrounded by tropical gardens, secluded decks and shaded verandas where guests can sunbathe and enjoy the magnificent vistas. The spring fed pool features chemical free water and a 12-foot cascading waterfall.
The adjacent open-air game room / lounge, large Hot-tub/Jacuzzi and the library offer recreation and relaxation.

Each sunny morning you will wake to an exquisite breakfast, replete with freshly brewed organic coffee grown in our plantation and succulent mango, papaya, pineapple and bananas from the Inn’s own organic orchards. The Inn is renowned for its fine cuisine, prepared with care and creativity from the bounty of its fruit orchards and organic greenhouse vegetable and herb garden. Chef Pedro Alas welcomes the curious gourmand into his kitchen to share the secrets and techniques of nouvelle Costa Rican Cuisine. The Chef draws on Costa Rican and international culinary arts, using local fresh seafood and organic meats and poultry to create a menu that changes daily. The elegant four-course dinners, offered to our guests exclusively, are set around the inviting, intimate free-form fireplace with inspiring views of the Central Valley below.

Since 1985, when we began our project at Finca Rosa Blanca, we have always had one important goal in mind: to leave the minimum possible trace of our existence. Since the beginning of our adventure on this property, we have concentrated on an ambitious plan of recycling and regeneration, social consciousness and education.

Our recycling activities include a complete recycling of food waste to fertilizers by using two systems:

1] Feeding and fertilizing our coffee plants and vegetable gardens directly.

2] The composting of solid food wastes in drums which we invented for this purpose. They include organic waste products from the kitchen, ashes from the fireplace, earth from our property and sometimes calcium to neutralize the acids.

Because of these efforts, we have been awarded the maximum five green leaves from the Costa Rican Tourist Board for our compliance with the CST (Certification for Sustainable Tourism), a new program to encourage Ecological and Sustainable Tourism in this country. We are proud that we have obtained the highest score of all participating hotels in Costa Rica.

We also recycle all of our waste products that are non-organic; glass and bottles, plastics, cardboard, metal and newspapers and have a complete recycling zone for this purpose located below the horse stables. Please ask if you would like to visit this facility. We chose the brand of many of our products based on the provider company’s commitment to recycling their own products.

location: The Inn is only 15 minutes from the San José International Airport. With its own luxuriously appointed van, the Inn will arrange transportation to and from the airport, or any other destination within the Central Valley.

activities: Personalized guided tours can be arranged to many of the area’s national parks, cloud forests, biological rain forest reserves, botanical gardens, butterfly farms, bungie jumping, white water rafting, and bird watching. Our own stables and horses can be rented to experience Costa Rican country life, including riding to the slopes of Barva Volcano. Guests can enjoy many day excursions, including a fascinating tour of Costa Rica’s best coffee producers, hiking into the Braulio Carillo National Park Cloud Forest, and experiencing the splendor of the Poás and Irazú volcanoes.

pricing: Full pricing information can be obtained directly from the hotel (contact details below).

general information

A complimentary full breakfast is included with the room.
There is no charge for children under 3 and half price for children under 12
Check out time is 12:00 noon.
Check in time is 2:00 pm.
A four course dinner is available for $35 per person plus taxes.

booking and payment

Full payment 30 days prior to reservation date is required by check, voucher or credit card authorization (Visa, MC or AMEX) *(60 days are required for December and January)
Please advise the Inn of the guests' estimated time of arrival.
Full payment is a guarantee of the reservation to both the guest and the Inn for the entire period of the reservation.
Please add 16.4% government taxes to our rates

cancellation policy

When cancellation notification is received 15 days prior to the reservation, the deposit minus a $50.00 processing fee will be refunded.
There is no refund if cancellation is made 14 days or less prior to the reservation date.

Payment will be forfeited if guest(s) arrive after the specific date of reservation or depart prior to final day of reservation.

contact details:

Telephone: (011) 506 269-9392, Fax: (011) 506 269-9555
Postal Address: SJO 3475 - PO Box 025369 - Miami, FL 33102
eMail: info@fincarosablanca.com

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