Reservations
RESERVATIONS, CHANGES or CANCELLATIONS
Please use this form to make your reservations. Please note that changes or cancellations must be sent in writing to our fax (506) 764-1049 or by email to JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING
Reservation Policies. All reservations, changes and cancellation should be sent in writing to our Reservations Department by fax or email, or through our Reservation Form. A one night deposit is requested with credit card or bank transference 30 days prior to arrival.
Full payment is required 15 days prior to arrival.
Cancelation Policies. All cancellations should be made in writing. A confirmation from hotel is mandatory.
Cancellations made 29 to 15 days prior to arrival are entitled to a 50% refund. Cancellations made less than 15 days prior to arrival are not refunded.
Rates
Tarifas 2012
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Tipo de Habitación |
Temporada Alta 15 de Diciembre 2011 al 15 de abril 2012 y del 1 de Julio al 31 de Agosto 2012 |
Temporada Baja del 16 de Abril al 30 de Junio y del 1 de Septiembre al 14 de Diciembre 2012 |
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Categoría Standard |
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Sencilla |
$97 |
$79 |
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Doble |
$119 |
$97 |
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Triple |
$140 |
$118 |
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Categoría Superior |
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Sencilla |
$118 |
$100 |
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Doble |
$139 |
$118 |
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Triple |
$161 |
$138 |
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Categoría Jr. Suite |
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Sencilla o Doble |
$169 |
$137 |
Nota Importante:
- Tarifas no incluyen impuesto de 13%
- Tarifas no incluyen comidas
- Existen descuentos especiales para Nacionales y Residenciales
Política para niños:
- Niños de 0 a 10 años no tienen cargo de habitación (compartiendo con sus padres o adulto responsable)
- Niños de 11 en adelante pagan como adultos
- Niños de 0 a 5 años no tienen cargo por alimentación
- Niños de 6 a 10 años pagan únicamente el 50% del precio de alimentación
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Tarifas |
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Aventura Total Plato de frutas, cabalgata (opcional), Canopy, Visita a las Cascadas Sueño Azul, Piscina natural con Tobogán de agua gigante, Mariposario y sendero natural (opcional) y almuerzo |
$87 con Transporte
$77 sin Transporte |
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Plato de frutas, Cabalgata, Visita a Cascadas, Mariposario, sendero, Piscina natural con Tobogán gigante y almuerzo |
$70 con transporte
$60 sin transporte
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Plato de frutas, Visita a Cascadas en “Carreta” Mariposario, Sendero, Piscina natural y almuerzo |
$45 con transporte
$39 sin Transporte
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Hotel-Rates 2012
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Room-type |
High season 15th of December 2011 to 15th of April 2012 & from 1st of July to 31st of August 2012 |
Green season from 16th of April to 30th of June & from 1st of September to 14th of December 2012 |
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Category Standard |
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Single |
$97 |
$79 |
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Double |
$119 |
$97 |
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Triple |
$140 |
$118 |
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Category Superior |
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Single |
$118 |
$100 |
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Double |
$139 |
$118 |
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Triple |
$161 |
$138 |
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Category Jr. Suite |
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Single or Double |
$169 |
$137 |
Important note:
- Rates don´t include 13% of taxes
- Rates don´t include alimentation
- We offer special discounts for Nationals and Residents
Politics respective children:
- Children from the age of 0 to 10 don´t pay for the room (sharing the room with their parents or any other responsible adult)
- Children age 11 or older pay full rates
- Children from 0 to 5 years don´t pay for meals
- Children from 6 to 10 years pay 50% less for meals
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Rates |
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Total Adventure fresh fruits, horseback-tour (optional), Canopy, visit of the Sueño Azul waterfalls, natural pool with giant water-slide, butterfly-garden and nature-trail (optional) & lunch |
$87 including transport
$77 without transport |
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fresh fruits, horseback-tour, visit of the waterfalls, butterfly-garden, natural pool with giant water-slide nature-trails and lunch |
$70 including transport
$60 without transport
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fresh fruits, visit of the waterfalls by “Carreta” butterfly-garden, natural-trails, natural-pool and lunch
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$45 including transport
$39 without transport
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The Yoga Studio
Sueño Azul is the ideal place hold retreats, workshops or a yoga class. Its privacy and its true proximity to nature offers an aura of positive energy that will make you enjoy your stay much more, fulfilling you and rejuvenating you body and soul.
Sueño Azul is proud to receive famous yoga, tantra, meditation and alternative medicine teachers throughout the year.
For further information on groups and programs please write to:
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We offer special packages for workshops and seminars.
The packages include:
• Transportation from the Airport to Sueño Azul and back.
• Lodging
• Alimentation (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner).
• Use of the equipped conference room.
• The One Day Tour (Waterfall, Canopy, Butterfly Garden, Walk in our Biological Private Reservation (Bioforesta), Visit to the Waterfalls and natural pounds .
Awapa Spa
Awapa means "owner of the health" in indigenous language. Our prestigious Awapa Spa offers a variety of treatments including massages, facials and diverse treatments to eliminate toxins from the body and improve your physical and spiritual health.
Amenities
With a magnificent panoramic the 65 spacious rooms are beautifully decorated with an elegant rustic style equipped with fans, air conditioning, private bathrooms with hot water, safe, hair dryer and a private terrace; with lake, mountain or river views. We also offer Junior room Suites equipped with air conditioning, fan, safe and a double terrace with a Jacuzzi and room service.
Overview and Location
Hotel Hacienda Sueño Azul, is located in The Plains of Northern Sarapiquí, county of the province of Heredia, just 75 minutes away from San José in Horquetas, Sarapiquí (Latitude 10°20'36 "N, Longitude 83°57'42 "C, with an elevation of 68 meters over sea level).
Sarapiquí has been become one of the most popular destinations for those looking for nature and adventure. This region is one of the most diverse of Costa Rica, offering a mix of mountains, plains, volcanoes, lakes, rivers and forests. Marked with a tropical flavor, the zone has pleasant weather year round. From here, you may continue your journey on to the Arenal Volcano or to the National Parks and beaches of the Caribbean.
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Sarapiquí is also well-known for their Natural Reservations of wild life like the Braulio Carrillo National Park, The Biological Forest Station (OET), the Tirimbina Biological Reservation, the Central Mountain Volcanic Range Forest Reservation, the Barra del Colorado National Reservation of Wild Fauna and the Sarapiquí River that was named Natural Historic Monument, due to its great importance in Costarican History for it was the first route of transportation between Costa Rica and Europe. It also bares in its history the arrival of the Filibusters in April of 1856 whom navigated the Sarapiquí River under the control of William Walker beginning the Battle of Sardinal.
In pre-Columbian time, Sarapiquí, was inhabited by the well-known Indigenous Matriarcal like Civilization "The Votes" whom inhabited its forests for many years. (We recommend you visit the Museum of Indigenous Civilization in Sarapiquí).
Conference Room
Your meetings, conferences, or any activity related with your clients and employees in an adequate environment will contribute to the success of your objectives.
Our fully equipped Conference Room has a capacity for more than 100 people, ceiling fans, air conditioning, refreshment area, toilets and total privacy. It is the ideal place hold conferences, commercial presentations, management meetings and all type of business meetings that require high quality installations, providing the necessary technical means.
Some of our clients include:
• Novartis
• Kraft
• Wallmart
• Deloitte
• Mersk Sealand
• UNESCO
• UCI ( Universidad de Cooperación Internacional )
• Rain Forest Alliance
• Banco Nacional de Costa Rica.
History of Sueño Azul
Hotel Hacienda Sueño Azul began as the weekend getaway home for the Gallegos Salazar family. They were dedicated to the exportation of bananas, which is why they decided to collaborate with the environment by buying 500 hectares of primary forest, which they also decided to protect.
Back then, the property only had an old wooden large house and a bull ring that today is the bar and restaurant "La Casona" still with the old structure.
With no television or telephones, the property evolved to be a paradise of harmony with the nature and the perfect place in to share with family without interruptions.
With the passing of time, the first two rooms and the pool were built for family use. At the same time, there was a drop in the cost of heart of palm. Heart of palm was for a long time the main income for the community, increasing the number of unemployed people. Many other families in the area that lived from producing heart of palm were seriously affected from this crisis. The lack of work in the area made Federico Gallegos and Haydee Salazar worry about finding a way to help.
The desire to help and share this natural paradise, as well as life opportunities, allowed the family to build the first 25 rooms, the restaurant, and the Yoga Room which attracted groups of visitors offering a solid source work for many in the community of Horquetas, Sarapiquí.
Sueño Azul experienced a great acceptance in the tourism market, attracting the most important travel agencies in the country and in 4 years faced an astonishing growth that made the hotel pass from its original 25 rooms to the actual 65.
This has allowed us to offer employment to many families of the area and has also helped us expand the property acquiring more hectares of Forest to be preserved and other areas in order to develop activities that could be enjoyed in family.
With the vision of maintaining Sueño Azul as a peace and nature sanctuary we are focused in being an eco-tourism business offering the perfect mixture of Nature with Confort and adventure with safety.
Today, Hotel Hacienda Sueño Azul offers employment to more than 65 people of the community, provides a home to seven families within the property and has collaborated to the tourism development of the zone, creating a desire of personal growth between the inhabitants.
We invited you to share and enjoy this marvelous dream with us.
Sincerly,
Family Gallegos Salazar.
Frequent Asked Questions
What should I bring?
Apart from shorts, t-shirts and a bathing suit, we also recommended long pants and a light jacket, and long sleeve t-shirts trips and to sit out at night, a raincoat, walking shoes or boots, mosquito repellent and a lantern.
What kind of animals may I see?
We have identified more than 200 bird species in the property and many bird organizations visit us. Apart from the birds, you may see a multitude of colored butterflies and moths and sometimes raccoons, tolumucos (an kind of weasel), bats, iguanas, lizards, toads, sloths, armadillos, etc.
We offer a laundry service 24hrs a day.
Are there banks close by?
They in are Banco Nacional and Banco de Costa Rica in Sarapiquí, both with ATM service and currency exchange.
Do you accept Traveler Checks?
No. However, we offer transportation to the nearest bank where you may cash your traveler checks.
Is it necessary to rent a car?
This depends on the available time and the flexibility that you want. It is not indispensable since the bus service in Costa Rica is very good and has itinerary to almost all the destinations. If you prefer, we can help you reserve your vehicle.
What are the check-in and check-out hours?
Check-in: 14:00(2 p.m.); check-out: 12:00
Is there a late check out?
It depends on the hotel’s occupation.
Do you have any internet or e-mail services in the hotel for clients?
Yes, we have available WIFI in the installations and it is a complementary service. We also provide a computer with a cabled internet connection at out lobby.
Environmental Friendly
Best Practices implemented in Sueño Azul.
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2. We have 300 hectares of Protected Area (primary, secondary forest and reforestación)
3. The cleaing products we use are Biodegradable.
4. Seeking the best operation possible of our septic tanks we use efficient microorganisms (EM) guaranteeing the highest quality of the waters in.
5. Searching for a more efficient use of the energy resource, We use gas for the kitchen, the water heaters and the dryers. We also have a solar clothes dryer.
6. Aware of the importance of education in the development of our towns, we adopted to the Buenos Aires school (Pre-school and elementary). Aside from donating the construction of a class, we helped build the gym where they hold the assemblies and the Physical Education classes. We also include the children from this school in hotel activities such as cultural exchanges whether organized by the Horizontes Travel Agency or sporadically when a foreign family stays in the hotel for several days.
7. We sponsor the dance group "La Ceiba of the Rìo Frìo School. They organize native dances and make presentations for the hotel guests, who willingly help them. The tips they have received has allowed them to buy new equipment as well as new uniforms.
8. At this moment, we are coordinating a project with single mothers and other women of low resources. We will teach them how to make jewelry so they can sell it and have a new income for their families.
The locally produced items would be sold in the hotel’s store and the sale would go completely to the artisans.
9. The ceilings that we used to make where made out of palm trees, and now we are substituting it for artificial palm trying to conserve the natural Corozo kind.
10. We collaborate with the maintenance of the San Rafael River Bridge (the first hanging bridge that you crossed to get to Sueño Azul). The local government is responsible for its maintenance, but given the limited budget they manage, we help them with this. This bridge is crucial for the communication of the local people.
11. We collaborate with every one of the activities in Horquetas, such as town festivities and horse parades to raise founds for the community.
12. Some of the activities we offer our guests try to remind them of the importance of protecting and maintaining our culture and roots. For example, our botanical gardens, our Museo de Pioneros, and the rural lifestyle are all reminiscent of Tico tradition.
13. We recycle by placing properly identified garbage cans in the town of Horquetas (in front of the Buenos Aires school) and in the several areas of the hotel such as aisles, pool, restaurant. The gathered materials are given to the local people for them to sell and have another source of income. In the Botanical Garden (The vegetable garden) we have the Red Californian Worm that is very important for the creation of "composta" in order to use it as natural fertilizers.
