References & Testimonials
Dear Felipe,
I want to thank you for all you did to make our trip unforgettable! It surpassed our expectations. We all agreed that it was the best trip we've had and can't wait to go again! The service that you and your company provided was excellent. The children had a fabulous time and I think they learned a lot in the process. Thank you for the pictures-they are great! Thank you for the wonderful memories.
I forgot to give you our survey, but we found out about your company from the Men's Health magazine. The staff, hotels, activities, and transportation services were all excellent. We really liked the bungalows in both places. The hotels were very clean and both had beautiful views. I think that the Sky Trek was my family's favorite adventure, but we liked everything! Also, we thought very highly of Christian and his driving. The bus was much nicer and more comfortable than I expected. The criteria that made us decide on your company was the fast response we got from you. The prices were reasonable and the service was very personal. For me, especially, I felt a personal connection from emailing with you and talking to Marsha that made it easy to trust your company, because not everything on the internet is what it says it is! I would rate our visit a 10 and I will certainly recommend you and your company to anyone I know that wants to visit Costa Rica. I will be happy to provide a reference for your company anytime.
Thank you again for all you did to make our trip safe, comfortable exciting and special. We feel very lucky that we were able to experience Costa Rica with you.
Sincerely,
Pam P.
Dear Felipe & Marsha,
The trip was absolutely amazing. Costa Rica is a beautiful country and the many, many details of the trip that you organized were very well done. Everything was well planned and any questions or needs were addressed immediately. Guido had a very laid-back approach, yet seemed to be working non-stop and constantly taking care of the next event. I understand that the transportation (Christian) is sub-contracted, but it too was very well done. I'm sure you're aware that some of the roads in Costa Rica can be a little scary, but Christian really did an excellent job.
Sincerely,
Cory G.
Hi Marsha!
We had such a fantastic time! That's probably the best family vacation we've ever taken. Thanks so much for putting up with me in the process of planning it. Haha. I think we sold a couple on the plane on you guys. They were complaining about their tour company and we were raving. Consider us your best form of advertising in Miami. We loved Felipe! I think my parents are under the impression that they adopted a new son. Thank you again for our wonderful vacation- Aileen and I are planning to go to Costa Rica again when I get into law school :) We're hooked! I think we have a family or two who will be contacting you guys sometime soon.
Many thanks!
Vanessa P.
Hola Marsha,
Well me and my friends are back from our trip and we wanted to express to
you how much we appreciated working with GetToCostaRica.com.
During our trip, my friends and I kept saying to each other, "This is the
best trip we've taken together so far." A large reason was because of you
guys at GetToCostaRica.com!
Transportation: Every driver/company that picked us up was very punctual.
We were on vacation so we obviously were bound to be late a few times so
we occasionally received calls in our room and the driver for Pure Trek
even found us in the restaurant at Arenal Paraiso! Despite our tardiness,
we always received excellent service.
Felipe!!: He drove us from San Jose to Arenal, took us on the Poas
Volcano Tour, drove us back from Tamarindo to San Jose, and took us to
the airport on our last day. He was very instrumental in setting the
positive tone for our trip. Me and my 3 friends are college-educated,
inquisitive, and fun, young women. We bombarded him with questions
ranging from Costa Rican economics, culture and education to where to go
out at night and what the best local beers are. He was very easy to talk
to, well spoken and answered all of our questions. My friends and I just
wanted to make special mention of him because he enhanced our vacation
with his friendly demeanor and all the interesting facts he had to share
with us about Costa Rica!
All the tour companies we did our activities through were excellent!
Sky Trek/Canyoning was especially exciting for us because Desitinos, CNN
en Espanol, was doing a feature on Canyoning and our friend Patricia was
interviewed and they took footage of us getting on the Tram as well as
our beginning lines! All the workers at Sky Trek were friendly and clear
about the instructions so we had a great time.
Pure Trek was also very enjoyable and the tourguides again were friendly,
worked well together and expeditiously to get us through the 5 rappels
safely.
Tabacon Hot Springs was perfect for us! We loved the beautiful resort and
the hot springs were phenomenal! We actually made friends with a family
from Miami (a couple and their 3 sons) earlier in the day during the
Canyoning and they happen to be on the same tour bus we took to Tabacon
later that night.
I would like to acknowledge the scuba company at El Diria. This was my
first time diving and it was scary! The instructor was excellent and even
though I thought I was too scared to go, he patiently waited for me, held
my hand and waited for me to become comfortable and it was one of the
best experiences I've ever had!
The hotels were all exceptional! We loved them all. Sleep Inn was very
clean, spacious, and had a great staff! Arenal Paraiso was beautiful and
the bungalos were so cute! El Diria was our favorite! The Sunset Rooms
walk out onto the garden and we all got massages there about 10 meters
outside of our patio. We couldn't have asked for better.
We all would gladly refer your company to our friends and family and as
we tell our vacation stories and show our pictures to people, they all
ask us about GTCR and we only say wonderful things about your company.
Pura Vida!
Thank you again,
Las Chinitas (Christine Almojuela, Winnie Corsa, Patricia Liu, & Tirareza
Ramin)
Dear Marsha and Felipe,
We wanted to thank you both for the fabulous vacation you arranged for us. Every detail was perfect! Marsha, thanks for all the personal phone calls and emails. You listened to our desires for our anniversary celebration vacation and took care of all of the arrangements for itinerary, activities, and accommodations just as we had asked. As I had said to you in the beginning, we usually plan all of our vacations ourselves to avoid nasty surprises or disappointment. Your company is an example of how it can be done the right way. Very personalized from the planning stages to the moment of arrival and throughout the whole vacation! We especially appreciated being able to contact Felipe locally and immediately (on a weekend!) when we had a little glitch. Thank you, Felipe, for your friendly and reassuring manner, and for promptly helping us straighten things out. We have highly recommended your company to friends who will be contacting you soon.
Warm regards,
Angela and Kevin Kirkpatrick
Hi Marsha,
We came back last night from a wonderful trip to Costa Rica and I thought to write to you and let you know how terrific it was and how pleased we were with everything.
First, the country itself is beautiful, the views and things to see and do are breathtaking, the people are so nice and the weather was excellent.
The private guides we had the pleasure of knowing from your company were wonderful, knowledgeable, friendly and very pleasant. We had a great time traveling this wonderful country with them. The service was always on time in every location, the meals were very tasty, the tours were fascinating and right at the physical level we wanted it for a family with kids and me being pregnant.
We would like to name Felippe Chacon, especially, as a wonderful and caring guide. He explained so many things and went above and beyond to make sure we are comfortable and enjoying ourselves.
The third party service was excellent as well, always on time and the guides were very knowledgeable and we learned a lot, laughed a lot and had a great time. We took a thousand pictures!!!
The hotels were very comfortable and located in beautiful locations. The Parador had a rough entry to it with over 2 KM of dirt bumpy road, but the hotel itself was wonderful.
We liked the Mountain Paradise Hotel the best - it offered a house (not a room) with 2 large beds for the 4 of us and a jacuzzi with the mountain view which was gorgeous.
The activities were very interesting and fun with lots of animals to see and changing views to enjoy.
Thank you for a wonderful wonderful planning and great arrangement of every detail. It was a success!!! We are very sad to be back and leave this beautiful country but are happy it all was so enjoyable. We will defiantly recommend your company to our friends and families and intend to post a very positive review on tripadvisor.com
Thanks again,
Merav
Hi Marsha,
We just got in late this afternoon. We had one of the best trips of our lives and everything planned went off without a single hitch. Thanks for arranging the great adventures for us, and also thanks to Felipe who we all loved. I don't know if you heard that we added on a visit to Manuel Antonio with Felipe on Tues---and saw a ton of wildlife. That really rounded out our visit.
The 2 day rafting trip was our biggest highlight (though it's hard to pick just one)...we loved the Pacuare Lodge and being in the middle of the jungle for a while. ChoLo was our river guide and he was fantastic as well.
It was a great trip, and it's a great country.
Many thanks!
Sherry P.
August, 2008
Marsha,
I just wanted to send a quick note to let you know how fantastic our vacation was. Every part of our trip went off as planned and we loved each of the activities as well as each of the hotels. I appreciate your planning and the hospitality of everyone with Get to Costa Rica. I have already been recommending you to all my friends (at least the ones who will listen to me brag about the trip!).
Thanks again,
Adrienne K.
September, 2008
