Where in Costa Rica

In the picturesque, rolling hills of Costa Rica’s Central Highlands, just above the city of San Ramon, Villa Blanca sits in one of the most accessible cloud forest reserves in Central America. At just over 3000 feet above sea level, the 2000-acre Los Angeles Private Cloud Forest Biological Reserve protects one of the most diverse inventories of Flora amongst the tropical forests of Costa Rica, and practical alternative to Monteverde, with just 60 km of paved Hwy. from the Int. Airport and is the gateway to La Fortuna and San Carlos.

Half way along the drive from San Jose to the Arenal Volcano, its majestic smoke covered peak often seen from the hotel terraces, Villa Blanca is less than two hours from the thermal hot springs of Arenal on a beautiful paved mountain road. Also within comfortable driving distance is Poas Volcano National Park.

Unlike the more recent beach developments on either coastline, the mountain community of San Ramon and its surrounding farm villages, have preserved a way of life handed down from the first European settlers. Known for generations as the “City of the Poets”, San Ramon features a temperate climate and rich soil that has yielded generations of family-run coffee, sugar cane, and dairy farms.

Where in Costa Rica

Three of the most distinctive Costa Rican presidents, Julio Acosta, José Figueres and Francisco Orlich, were born and raised in the Canton of San Ramon, here in the Province of Alajuela. Greentique sister hotel Si Como No, on the Pacific Coast near Manuel Antonio National Park, is just a three-hour drive, offering one of the best ways to experience the beauty of the Central Pacific of Costa Rica. You’ll enjoy a dramatic and inspiring descent from the cool mountains to the warm Pacific beaches and tropical forests all along the scenic, well-maintained highway.

You’ll cross coffee, palm and pineapple plantations on your way to some of the region’s most scenic beaches. Sparkling sands, seafood restaurants and cantinas await you as well as world-class sport fishing and some of the very best surfing on Costa Rica’s Pacific coast.

How to get there: To get there, just take the Pan American Highway North past the town of Palmares. Exit at the San Ramon off ramp. Then follow the road across town, past the Cathedral until you cannot go any further.

Where in Costa Rica

Turn left and then make an immediate right at the corner with the Hospital. Follow that road for about 7 blocks (700 meters) until you reach another church, past a pair of speed bumps. At the church, merge left, and you will start to cross over the scenic countryside.

From then on, the road is clearly marked with Villa Blanca signs going toward San Carlos. At the second set of speed bumps, right in front of the police station (Guardia Rural), turn right onto a smaller paved road for the last 9 km, merging left at the only fork in the road. The last part of the 6 Km drive is truly serene, however please drive carefully (Max. 40 KPH) and pay attention to cattle crossings and limited visibility curves.  You’ll arrive at the entry gates for a quick check in and proceed up to the Villa Blanca parking area.