Borinquen Thermal Resort

The location is a bit remote from any points of interests or small towns, but the grounds and features of the resort itself make you want to stay. The landscaping and lay of this hillside property is truly beautiful. Without leaving the resort we saw plenty of wildlife... monkeys, parrots, toucans, iguanas, etc. Despite reading some reviews that the food was not too highly regarded, we never had a bad meal... my wife and I rate the food and drinks a solid 9. The open-air restaurant is lovely., especially in the evenings. The breakfast buffet offers 10 or 12 nice items daily, as well a someone who cooks eggs and omelets to order. The huge freshwater pool is beautiful. We used it for hours at a time... as well as the swim-up pool bar, where drink prices are inline with any nice facility. We also spent time at the two thermal pools and used the mud bath facility one occasion. None of these features was every overcrowded... we were often alone or part of a small number of people. The steam hut is really amazing... a simple wood shack located directly atop natural boiling steam features. You can hear the boiling sounds beneath you as you take in the steam. Our personal cabin was beautifully done inside with a nice small deck. The bed, pillows and linens were nice too. The bathroom was plenty large for two. The a.c. worked very well. The cabins and rooms are all scattered along a hillside with one main winding road through the property. No cars are allowed, so you can either walk or use their free shuttle service at any time. We stayed 3 nights here as part of a 10 day Costa Rican getaway... we could easily have stayed longer. Many guests used this resort as a base to explore other day trips. We really enjoyed just relaxing here all day and all night. This was out fourth visit to Costa Rica. We have stayed at many different locations at a wide variety of prices per night, for what it has to offer, we felt this place was a real value for the money.

Jaywalker