Adventure Inn, a modern Costa Rican hotel bed and breakfast inn is in the prestigious, clean, and safe neighborhood of Ciudad Cariari, surrounded by green blanketed mountains on the outskirts of bustling San Jose only ten minutes from the international airport. The area offers wonderful peaceful walks through the parks, around the duck ponds, along the golf courses, and further along is the large new Cariari Mall and Cineplex theatre. There are large, posh hotels nearby with casinos, and entertainment venues. Bustling San Jose, with its Central Market, promenade shopping street, museums, zoo, business district, and exciting nightlife zone is about ten minutes away by car, taxi or public bus.
All you can eat American-style breakfast
Start your adventure each morning with a complimentary American-style tropical breakfast. Choose from:
- eggs any style
- crisp bacon, ham or sausage
- homemade pancakes
- delicious French toast
- exotic fruit garnish
- robust Central Mesita coffee
- freshly-squeezed exotic fruit juices
Breakfast is served from 6 - 9 am and included in your rate when reserving your room directly with us.
Moon Glow Seafood Grill
Similar to the amazing biodiversity found on the Central American isthmus
where two great continents became one, for over half a millennium, people of various
cultural backgrounds; the Mayan and Aztec cultures to the north, the Mesoamerican and
Inca cultures to the south, their European conquerors, and even the slaves from Africa
and the Caribbean, have all lived together in Costa Rica. This fabulous fusion of
cultures has encouraged the sharing of wonderful recipes, spices, flavors and food
types found on every generous plate served at the Moon Glow Seafood Grill.
To round out your selection, we have also included Mediterranean favorites such as
Sicilian-style pizza, superb pastas, and fresh fruit & olive salads.
After your dining experience, the Moon Glow Seafood Grill invites you meet new
friends and old at our full service bar including exotic tropical cocktails and
lively conversation! Stop in and enjoy!
Click here to download our menu 
Mayan Waterfall Jacuzzi
After a day exploring volcanoes, rainforests or nearby San Jose, relax and unwind in our new Mayan waterfall Jacuzzi, created by local Indian artisans.
Broadband Wireless Internet Access
We are proud to announce that we now have wireless internet access in almost any area of the hotel. Connect to the internet in the comfort of your own room. With our multiple firewalls and 128-bit wireless data encryption, you can connect safely and securely.
Forgot your laptop computer at home? We also have three computers available for your use in our computer room, free for our guests.
Gym
You won't miss a workout while staying at Adventure Inn. Stay in shape in our new fully equipped 24 hour gym, or use it as an answer to our delicious home-cooking!
Explore the Ecological Paradise Called Costa Rica
Adventure Inn is midway between two oceans. You leave in all directions on the best Costa Rica travel and tours to the deepest rainforests, or relax in dozens of natural hot pools in a tropical garden setting under a thundering volcano, see pirate history on a sun-drenched Pacific cruise to an exotic white sand and palm-covered island, or have an adrenaline rush with world-class whitewater rafting on the warm Pacuare and Reventazon Rivers. Our team of bilingual front desk receptionists have developed many contacts through years of experience in arranging the most value-priced Costa Rican tours for our guests. Click here for a brief description and prices of the most popular tours of Costa Rica.
Also, private climate-controlled buses will pick you up at our door and deliver you to any point in Costa Rica. With laundry service, free luggage storage and complimentary secure overnight parking, the Adventure Inn's central location makes it a great home-base to discover all that Costa Rica has to offer.
Perfect Year-Round Climate
All guest rooms have air-conditioning but you will probably find this unnecessary. Our location has been rated as having one of the world's best climates by National Geographic because we are in a large central valley a kilometer above sea level. Adventure Inn guests enjoy a constant 72-78 degree temperature year-round.
Rent a Vehicle
You can also create your own adventure and drive yourself. As a free service, our knowledgable bilingual staff will shop around on your behalf with several of the most reputable car rental agencies for the best vehicles, prices and services. We will make all your arrangements to rent a reliable car or 4X4. Be careful renting vehicles online with the big multinationals as they try to hide the high costs of insurance and taxes. You can never talk to a real person, and are never quoted a final price. Many of our best guests have been forced to pay nearly double what they expected after it was too late, so we decided to step in.
WaterLand
On days when you want to just relax in our perfect year-round spring-like climate and stay around Adventure Inn, round out your Costa Rica travel adventure and let the whole family enjoy complimentary admission to the private club, "WaterLand", a fun water theme park with pools, slides, mini-golf and go-carts. WaterLand is about 2 km from Adventure Inn. We will shuttle you both ways, or you may simply enjoy the pleasant walk back through the quiet elegant Cariari neighborhood.
^ Free admission to WaterLand, a private club ^
Getting Here for Free
The Adventure Inn is open 24 hours per day, and is about 10 minutes from the international airport. After clearing customs, pay at the 'Taxi Unidos' booth only for your orange taxi or van to Adventure Inn, save your receipt, we will credit your account the normal fare, so it costs you nothing to arrive safely and effortlessly to our front door. Coming from the airport into San Jose after about 7 km exit right under the second overhead bridge (Francisco J. Orlich Bridge) and go straight ahead for 1.5 kilometers. You will see the Los Arcos gate to your right, and the Adventure Inn is one block to the left of the gate.
Conference Centers
The Adventure Inn is strategically located near three big Costa Rica hotels, the Herradura, Marriott and Cariari . Each have conference centers, and represent the three largest in Central America. Being only a few minutes from the Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), and central to the Free Trade Zone makes the location of the Adventure Inn an ideal Costa Rica bed and breakfast style hotel for any businessperson needing to attend nearby conferences and other business functions.
Finance Your Vacation
Some of our guests have been able to finance much or all of their vacation with the savings from Costa Rica plastic surgery, eye surgery and dental work. Clean, private hospitals are fully equipped with modern facilities, and manned by American and European trained doctors who use the latest techniques. They charge about a third of what you would normally pay for the same proceedure in the US and Canada. Spend your first day or so having the work done, then recover a few days in seclusion and comfort at Adventure Inn, with room service and 24 hour staff, then later tour Costa Rica when you feel more up to it. If you are interested in having any type of work done, please let us know and we will gladly refer you to a highly experienced and reputable English speaking medical doctor specializing in your field.
Mayan/Olmec murals decorate the halls of Adventure Inn
The Owner and Management
The Adventure Inn is owned and operated by a father/son team, Canadians,
Eric Robinson, a 1974 University of Waterloo graduate environmentalist and Mike, his son,
a 2004 chemistry graduate from the Carleton University in Ottawa.
While operating three consecutive lodging establishments in northern Ontaria, Eric (and
later with his family) managed to travel tens of thousands of miles exploring the farthest
reaches of the Pacific Rim including South East Asia, the three Americas, Japan,
New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, and some of the vast South Pacific while doing
post-graduate research on Third World tourism.
Father and son split the general management and internet duties of Adventure Inn with
the tremendous assistance from Kattia Gonzalez, a Tica born and raised, with excellent
English, and her hand-picked team.
Eric hopes that Costa Rica ecotourism remains sustainable, meaning that all visitors
to Costa Rica should try to impact minimally and only positively on the indigenous
physical, natural, cultural and economic setting. This will allow future visitors
to equally enjoy the Costa Rican travel adventure.
You will love being our honored guests