Whoever it was clearly never heard of Tara Tours, a Miami-based firm that specializes in packages to Central and South America. Most of the lodge's 28 spacious rooms offer a view of the volcano. Manuel Antonio Beach on the Pacific Coast, to be precise where you spend two nights at La Mariposa Hotel, a small, a three-star with a bar, restaurant, and swimming pool, set in the deep Pacific hillside.
Prices are per person, based on double occupancy.