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Rooms With A View
July 9, 2008

In my travels to both Costa Rica and Honduras in 2008, I've had the good fortune to stay at two intimate, mountain-top lodges with sweeping views: Los Altos de Eros and Hacienda San Lucas, respectively.

What struck me about these two properties is how brilliant and successful they are in their simplicity.

Neither is at the cutting edge of technology (the idea here is to get away and relax, not to telecommute), and neither offers an "eclectic international menu" in an overpriced, overdecorated hotel restaurant (both serve local cuisine, simply prepared by local cooks in open-air dining areas).

But both offer truly warm hospitality that starts with the owners (Calvin & Jacqueline Haskell for Los Altos and Flavia Cueva for Hacienda) and carries through to the locally recruited staffs. And both provide one-of-a-kind locations and experiences--like open-air yoga studios in serene settings.

The pictures below are easily worth 1,000 more words, so I'll leave you to see for yourself what I mean when I say that the best hospitality occurs when someone simply and kindly welcomes you into his/her home, and it feels like it could become your home.

View from the back of Los Altos de Eros
View from the front of Hacienda San Lucas
Dining room at Los Altos de Eros
Dining patio at Hacienda San Lucas
Yoga studio at Los Altos de Eros
Yoga studio at Hacienda San Lucas

Posted by Derek Gale on July 9, 2008 | Comments (5)


July 9, 2008
In response to: Rooms With A View
Binu John commented:

Great thought Derek. You definitely got a point.It is actually not so easy to create a simple & homely place for tourists....in this materialistic, opulence seeking world.




July 9, 2008
In response to: Rooms With A View
Anchal commented:

Pics looks great.An Ideal place for a family getaway in an relaxed atmosphere.Keep things simple and things will always be simple




July 10, 2008
In response to: Rooms With A View
Goran Tudorovic commented:

Nice retreat. In this world of overload of everything, places like this will have a more and more significance in mental health of all of us... you feel relaxed just by looking at the pictures..




July 10, 2008
In response to: Rooms With A View
Tracey commented:

Beautiful thought, beautiful place. HOpe the gas prices drop enough so I'll be able to afford to GET THERE!




July 10, 2008
In response to: Rooms With A View
Nancy A. Norman commented:

Derek - I agree with Goran...your pictures say it all - what absolutely beautiful venues...the mountains create such a wonderful feeling serenity!





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