Do you like a place that thinks of YOUR needs – offering MANY SPECIAL, UNIQUE & FREE AMENITIES to use? We gift you with:
• FREE - PHONE CALLS to the U.S., Canada (& cheap calls to other countries)
• FREE - U.S. Phone number (a Florida #) for your family & friends to call you
• FREE - WIRELESS INTERNET / WiFi in the West Wing/Common Spaces
• FREE - Up to 10 minutes a day to Check your Emails
• FREE - Welcome Tropical Smoothie or Popsicle*
• FREE - One Free Spin in our FAB!! Massage Chair (MOST have said it's
almost like having a REAL massage therapist work on you! $10 a 15 min.
session thereafter)
• FREE - Sarongs to Borrow/Wear while you're with us
• FREE - FAXES to/from the U.S. & Canada
• FREE - FAXES within Costa Rica
• FREE - Complete Use of our Kitchen (including your own Shelf to put your goodies & space in the fridge & everything from a VitaMix, Jack LaLane Juicer, Food Dehydrator, all sorts of toys to chop & dice, ice cream maker, rice steamer, electric popcorn maker along with shared spices including ketcup, mustard & mayo)
• FREE - Filtered Drinking Water
• FREE - Morning Hot Tea & Iced Tea*
• FREE - Morning Costa Rican Coffee* (made in one of the Costa Rican Coffee Socks or a French Press)
• Ceremonial Fire Ring
• FREE - The use of various "toys" like our Chi machine, Yoga Mats & blocks, Exercise
Ball (a great tool for your back!), Foot Massager (for after those long
hikes/walks/touring!), Foot Bath (to do your own pedicures), Massage
Table (you can borrow it & do each other or have one of the
wonderful Massage Therapists come in and do you!!!) & other fun
goodies!
• Business Center - an Office for you to work from & 3 Desks
(one you can move wherever YOU'D like! Or better yet - take your laptop
onto the patio or in a hammock if you need to work!!)
• FREE - Concierge / Reservationist & an EXCELLENT Resource Center
• FREE Entrance to PriceSmart (the CostCo of Costa Rica. You provide/pay for the transportation & we'll take you)
• Meeting Space
• FREE - Message Center - a way your family & friends can stay
at least semi-connected with you (even available while you're traveling
around C.R.)
• FREE - Cable TV with many English-Speaking & U.S. TV
Stations in the common spaces & 2 suites (including ABC, CBS, NBC
[don't miss an episode of your Soaps or "Ugly Betty!!"!!], Food
Channel, HGTV, Cinamax, HBO, Cinecanal, WB, Hallmark, People &
Arts, Fox, Warner, E, Cosmo, Discovery, AXN, Universal, S, FX, TNT, MP,
Speed, cnn, msnbc, ESPN, VA, fox news, LOTS MORE!! - in the Common
Areas)
• FREE - LIBRARY with LOTS of Books (it runs the gammat though heavy with the Self Empowerment theme!)
• FREE - CDs, Tapes (music is everything from relaxing New Age/Jazz
to Disco, Hip Hop & Pop!), DVDs & Videos (heavy on oldies like
lots of Barbara Streisand movies!!)
• FREE - Our guests receive FREE membership while staying with us to the SELF EMPOWERMENT LENDING LIBRARY http://SelfEmpowermentLendingLibrary.com
with over 1,000 books, tapes, DVD's, videos, cd's++ on the topics of
Self Empowerment, Relationships, Spiritual, Abundance, Business,
Cookbooks (including Raw Foods), Parenting [& self-parenting!!],
Health & Alternative Healing - everything from "The Secret",
Spiritual Cinema, Dr. Phil Books, Louis Hay, yoga tapes, Workshop
notes+++)
• FREE - SCIENCE OF MIND / Religious Science / United Centers for
Spiritual Living Books (join our SOM Study Group & Potluck on
Tuesdays - http://ScienceOfMindInCostaRica.com)
• FREE - Probably the largest resource library in Costa Rica on ACIM - A Course in Miracles (thanx to Kati!)
• FREE - BOOKS on Costa Rica (touristy & living in), back issues of the Tico Times (which have Cross Word Puzzles in them if you want to do them), Videos, DVDs+
• FREE - LOTS of different styles of Learning SPANISH tapes, cds, books to practice!
• FREE - GAMES to Play like Monopoly, Twister, Scrabble, Yahtzee,
Backgammon, a few decks of Cards, Pictionary Junior, Scrupples, Who
Want's to Be A Millionaire, Outburst, Dance Maker
• FREE - Iron & Ironing Board
• FREE - Blow Dryers
• FREE - Curling Iron
• FREE - LOTS of Hammocks & Hammock Chairs to hang & just BE!!
• FREE - Flashlight to use while with us
• FREE - Use of our Weber B'bque (you provide the briquettes/charcoal)
• FREE – Parking
• FREE - Storage (even available while you're traveling around C.R. or to store in between trips!)
& LOTS MORE!!
(in order to create our tranquil environment & a space to connect,
we do not have phones in our rooms & tv's only in the suites
[though you MAY be able to rent one for $5/day for other rooms)
* These are only available when paying Full Rate & not available on discounted stays
• Healthy Natural Drinks/Smoothies & Munchies Bar* available to purchase
• Washer & Dryer (or help Mother Earth - do it naturally - Line Dry!!)
• Cellular Phone for the Day or your trip around Costa Rica (based on first come first gets)
• We can transfer your pictures on your Digital Camera onto a CD or
show you how to create your own Photo Storage Site so your family &
friends can keep up with your daily adventures!!! (Bring your cameras
cord unless it's the universal one. Our computer does NOT do the chips)
• We have Umbrellas & Rain Ponchos for purchase (no need to weigh down your luggage with those!)
• International Calls to other countries & MORE!!
• We now have a CONVENIENCE BASKET with munchies, drinks, breakfast things that you can purchase.
VEGETARIANS or into RAW FOODS?
Though we are not VEGETARIANS or a RAW FOODS family, we support you
with LOTS of tools to bring you ease!!! We have everything from a
VitaMix, Jack LaLane Juicer, Lettuce Spinner, Food Dehydrator, Blender,
Magic Bullet, a bunch of little chackees to cut your veges/fruit into
easy/pretty pieces, BIG bowls+++.
We're happy to accompany you up to Escazu's ORGANIC FERIA /
Farmer's Market on Wednesday morning (you MUST get there early as
things run out EARLY!!) and we have a couple Fruit/Vege Stands plus
markets to buy fresh fruit/veges from!!
Within 15 blocks of us we have an Asian Vegetarian restaurant (Tzu
Jan), a REALLY TASTY semi-vegetarian Organic Restaurant (Oasis Coffee
Shop - http://OasisCoffeeShop.blogspot.com) & up the hill we have a
COOL new Organic Restaurant - Buena Tierra - http://BuenaTierraOrganicMarket.blogspot.com)
Into UNITY CHURCH / SPIRITUAL CENTERS?
Vicki The UNITY COSTA RICA van picks up just outside our grounds on
Sunday morning! (currently this is on hold but one bus outside the
finca takes you near their Piedades location)
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Into SCIENCE OF MIND / RELIGIOUS SCIENCE /UNITED CENTERS FOR
SPIRITUAL LIVING in Costa Rica?
We've starting a SOM Study Group on Tuesdays with the group reading
from 10-noon & Lunch Potluck/Connection time for locals &
visitors alike!!! Inquire! http://ScienceOfMindInCostaRica.com
Into COURSE IN MIRACLES?
I think we’re home to one of the largest COURSE IN MIRACLES libraries
in Costa Rica (thanx to Kati) (if anyone desires to start a CIM group -
we have space available!)
Want to explore around Costa Rica yet not be unpacking, repacking every
day or 2?
The HOUSE OF CONNECTIONS Guesthouse is the PERFECT place for YOU to
stay!! We offer you One-Stop-Sleeping to visit over 150 of many of the
things you came to Costa Rica to see - most of which are LESS THAN A
FEW HOURS from us (more EASE!)?
No need to rent a car (NOT advised if you want a MAGICAL, RELAXING
vacation - especially since Costa Rica has NO addresses, MANY bad roads
& VERY FEW signs [even on highways!]) as we have access to some of
the BEST Tour Guides/Drivers we’ve EVER found who can assist you to
create Personalized/Customized Tours & show you around REAL Costa
Rica!
Thinking of MOVING / RELOCATING TO or STARTING A BUSINESS IN COSTA
RICA?
Staying at The HOUSE OF CONNECTIONS Guesthouse is the PERFECT place for
you to stay - not just because the location is SOOOO central/ULTRA
CONVENIENT & safe
Or because we have LOTS of space for you to meet with people you need
to connect with, Or you can keep in contact with your people in the
U.S. and Canada with UNLIMITED calls to them and they have a U.S.
number they can call you on,
Or because we have a Guest Cell Phone you can rent so you don't miss
calls & can stay connected while you're out & about.
Or because we have a Business Center available for your use - including someone to take messages for you!
MOST IMPORTANTLY we LOVE to help people out!! We have LOTS of info, contacts and share it!
We have contacts to help you open a bank account, for Tico priced
lawyers ($350-$400 vs. $800-$1200!!), English-speaking LEGAL Taxi's and
Drivers/Guides, HONEST/GOOD realtors (RARE!!) and/or ideas on how YOU
can find a place on your own and LOTS MORE!!! If she doesn't have the
info/contact, she'll help you find it!!!
Need a Relocation Specialist?
We can also connect you with people that can assist you from A-Z!
The HOUSE OF CONNECTIONS Guesthouse is partnered with our own Tour
Operator / Travel Agency with your host, Tico Frank Chicas Hernandez's
Enjoying Costa Rica Tours!!!
"Gracias Costa Rica"
Our home is a DONATION DROP OFF POINT for MANY Charities throughout
Costa Rica http://GraciasCostaRica.com