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[quote=Anonymous]There now (leave tomorrow) with kids exactly same age, and at those very places.  DH and I were also here alone 8 or 9 years ago.  We loved Arenal.  If you are a little brave, we stayed at an AirBNB and LOVED it - about $225 a night, private cottage with 4 BR and private pool, down a dirt road about 10 mins from La Fortuna.  It required driving (and having a 4x4) but it was amazing, because we did an activity every morning and lounged all afternoon with snacks and drinks and our own pool.  We even cooked dinner one night when we didn't want to foist our kids on a happy restaurant :-)  We did the sky tram, a safari float, and Proyecto Asis (which I learned about here on DCUM and was amazing - stay 3 hours and feed the monkeys, my 4yo was in heaven!).

We've been disappointed in Manuel Antonio this time, although lots of families are here.  It is SO SO hot, no one wants to be outside... The walk to the MA beach (in the park) was a little long for my guys so there was lots of whining, and the beaches in town aren't as nice. And the hotels generally aren't as into the pool thing - ours has one but it is small and too warm to be refreshing.  If I had it to do over again I think we'd either go north to the resort-type beaches, or stay in Arenal the whole time.  The Monteverde rain forest could also be cool - we did it last time without kids.  YMMV esp if your kids are more active or the weather is cooler.[/quote]

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