Month: March 2015

Eco World

Lookout Inn

March 18, 2015

Lookout Inn is a secluded rainforest eco-lodge on the Osa Peninsula in Carate, in the southern Pacific area of Costa Rica. Nature lovers as well as adventure lovers will find this lodge perfect for spending a memorable vacation. Within a few steps from the resort you will find the Corcovado National park that offers plenty of options to enjoy adventure and fun activities. While staying at this lodge, you will get opportunity to enjoy the an unspoiled black sand beach view.

Accommodation:

Lookout Inn offers 11 room accommodations facilities including open-air tree house rooms, tropical honeymoon suite, private bungalow cabins, traditional rooms for the adventure travelers, and “A” frame style tiki-huts.

Tropical Honeymoon Sweet:

If you are visiting this place for experiencing a memorable honeymoon vacation close to the nature, you can stay at this open beautifully crafted air style house room. This house is featured with rope suspended queen-size bed, bath with hot water, additional pullout sofa, large private patio, tables & chairs, three hammocks and a small cool pool.

Beach Jungle Bungalow cabin:

People who are planning for a family getaway here, they will find the bungalow cabins perfect. These cabins include two queen beds, bunk bed, bathroom with hot water facility, tables and chairs, private deck with hammocks and many more.

Monkey House:

This is an open-air tree house room cabina overlooks the stunning view of Costa Rica Osa Peninsula coastline. Perched up in the rainforest canopy, this house is featured with two queen beds, spacious open-style shower, private deck sitting room with table and lounge chairs and hammocks.

Blue Monkey:

Set amongst the rainforest treetops, these rooms are ideally designed for the honeymooners. These rooms offer more privacy and ensures the guests enjoy wonderful romantic getaway in a natural setting. In these rooms you will find queen bed with overhead netting, private bath and hammock.

Jungle Beach Hut:

This is a private open-air tree house featured with private balconies overlooking stunning views of the Pacific Ocean and the surrounding Osa Peninsula coastline. This well furnished hut includes queen bed, pull out sofa bed, bath with hot water, hammocks, furniture made with bamboo and indigenous woods.

Lookout Inn also provides Orquidea and Iguana guest room, Tiki Hut, The frog room, The Black Hawk,  Inn Jimenez Bed & Breakfast.

Dining:

In this resort you will enjoy creatively prepared Costa Rican dishes and also continental style cuisine with a tropical twist. You will have delicious foods including organic food, such as fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs, seafood and meats found on the Osa Peninsula. You can also enjoy homemade chutneys, glazes, salsas, sauces and savories. This lodge has a organic garden from where the ingredient are collected for preparing meals. Organic products are also collected from the local markets. All the meals are prepared by experienced chef in-house and served in buffet style.

Activities:

While staying at the Lookout Inn Lodge, you will get opportunity to enjoy a variety of rainforest activities. Horseback riding through the rainforest or on an unsoiled black sand beach is a great option to enjoy exploring the beauty of the nature. You can visit the Corcovado National Park and enjoy hiking there. At the time of hiking you can also enjoy watching the wild animals of the area. In this lodge yoga lovers can enjoy practicing yoga workouts in natural setting. After the day activities if you want to get rejuvenated and refreshed, you can take afternoon massage and find your self totally relaxed. If you want to spend some tranquil time, you can go to the beach and enjoy listening to the sounds of the ocean waves. People who want to enjoy water activities, they can go for surfing, snorkeling, kayaking or dicing.

Contact

The Lookout Inn Lodge Osa Peninsula Beach Rainforest Eco Lodge Accommodations Carate – Peninsula de Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Phone: 011?506?2735?5431

email: terry@lookout-inn.com

Website: http://www.lookout-inn.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LookoutInnLodge/info?ref=page_internal

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lookout_Inn

Eco World, Yoga Retreats

Pranamar Villas and Yoga Retreat

March 11, 2015

Pranamar Villas and Yoga Retreat, an intimate consciously designed eco-lodge, is nestled along the shores of the Nicoya Peninsula’s spectacular Santa Teresa beach. People who are planning for spending a memorable vacation in a natural surrounding and also want to do yoga workouts in beachside setting, they can choose this lodge. While staying at this lodge, you will enjoy complete comfort and will get relaxed. Surf lovers will find this lodge perfect as it is locate very close to Playa Santa Teresa that is one of the country’s finest and most consistent surf spots. Staff of this lodge ensure its guests get all the necessary things and enjoy a memorable vacation.

Accommodation:

In Pranamar Villas and Yoga Retreat you will find elegantly designed luxurious and comfortable two story villas that are set around the pool and have private lounging areas. Surrounded by tropical gardens all the villas are featured with two air-conditioned bedrooms, two private bathrooms, a living room and plenty of deck and terrace space from where you can enjoy amazing views. Furnished with hand-crafted, Indonesian furniture and constructed with Costa Rican hardwoods and bamboo these villas have plenty of doors and windows that will allow you enjoy stunning beauty of the nature and ocean. All the eco-friendly materials used for the villas that keeps the environment of the villas peaceful. In these villas you will also find open-air bathroom with an exotic flavor.

In this lodge you will find additional three bungalows that offer simplicity and comfort with an ecological consciousness. From the decks of the bungalows you can enjoy watching the beautiful ocean view and sunrise and sunset view. There is also a small living space decorated with sofas and has private lounging area that overlooks the stunning view of the surrounding area.

There are four poolside villas that are equipped with 2 air-conditioned bedrooms including 2 king beds or 1 king and 2 twins. You will also get fans, small bar fridge, screens, garden bathroom with granite stone tub, WiFi, laptop-size security safes and personal pool entrance.

If you want to enjoy watching amazing ocean view and sunset view as well as to have luxurious amenities and facilities, you can stay at one of the two oceanfront luxury villas. These villas are set directly in front of the beach and featured with oversized verandas, extra spacious room and full stocked kitchen.

Sustainability:

Pranamar Villas and Yoga Retreat encourages all the visitors and guests to practice sustainable living. In this center you will get biodegradable soaps and cleaners throughout the hotel/restaurant. It uses independent septic system that recycles water into the irrigation of our gardens and uses energy saving light bulbs for the electricity. Donation-only Yoga classes in Spanish is offered by this center and the local community can join these classes and 10% of the profit are donated to the local schools or organizations.  Staff of the center can attend the Yoga classes without any payment.

Yoga Retreat – Bodywork & Wellness Treatments:

Yoga retreat-Wellness Treatment and Bodywork and Wellness Treatments are offered by the Pranamar Villas and Yoga Retreat. Abundance of physical workouts and treatments are included in the classes and those are really helpful for your physical and psychological health. For the massage treatments all the organic products are used. If you want to get rid of stress, tension and anxiety, you can join this retreat and find yourself and rejuvenated, refreshed and energetic.

Buddha Eyes Restaurant:

In Pranamar Villas and Yoga Retreat open air restaurant and tea lounge you will enjoy healthy delicious meals and snacks prepared with organic vegetables, local fish and meat. This beautifully designed restaurant is constructed with bamboo roofs and archways and offers exotic environment. While enjoying your food at this restaurant, you will also enjoy amazing ocean view and wonderful swimming pool view.

Contact

Pranamar Villas and Yoga Retreat

Local Ph: +(506) 2640-0852 Skype: pranamarvillas email: info@pranamarvillas.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pranamaroceanfrontvillas

Website: http://www.pranamarvillas.com/