Best way to explore
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For sure, 100%... check out places before taking the leap!!!!
There are various things to start thinking about to get started.
Think about these questions to start.
- What climate do you prefer and want to live in? (think about average temps and rainfall especially)
- What kind of medical care do you need regularly?
- What is your budget? Tourist places are more expensive - and in my opinion, especially beaches in Guanacaste.
- What other place are you connected to? Will it be easy to travel back and forth? What does that look like?
- What activities do you want to take part in?
- Will you be working or are you retired?
Have you checked out the itineraries we created here at IL for you to use to plan your trip? Find out more here: https://www.ilbookstore.com/costa-rica-itinerary
Are you joining us at the Conference in July 2024 in San Jose? It is sold out, yet you can find more info here: https://internationalliving.com/events/fast-track-costa-rica-2024/
Let me know your answers to the above questions and I can give you a few places to check out.
In additiona, you can read the other questions in this section to get more up to date info about Costa Rica.
I look forward to hearing your second round of questions!
-Bekah, IL Costa Rica Correspondent
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Hi Bekah, I'm visiting from Australia and I've just started a six week trip around Costa Rica (currently in Puerto Viejo - being my first stop) and finding that Airbnb and Booking.com seem to be the only two places to find accommodation a few days in advance. Are there any other sources of info about available short-term rentals that I can access ?? I have joined a number of Facebook groupp but as I want to visit at least 6 / 8 places on the Pacific Coast over the next 3 / 4 weeks , Facebook doesn't seem to be a very good option.
Any thoughts / ideas / recommendations ?
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You can also look at Vrbo.
This has retnals-- but I think more long term options: https://www.point2homes.com/
As for Facebook Groups, I would look for specific smaller groups in regions, like these: https://www.facebook.com/groups/puertoviejovacationrentals
https://www.facebook.com/groups/756500642604738
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1990512857886393To be honest, for short notice, a few days short term rentals, I would use Airbnb and Booking.
Are you heading over to the Tamarindo area? Feel free to send me a message on WhatsApp if you are +506 8962 9593 and we can meet up for a sunset.
