http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T07:48:10Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/15/71938/5386 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/FourSeasonsCostaRica.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/maps/Warm-Weather-Hotels-Map"><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/warmweather_map.jpg"></a><p>Another warm weather pick is to head down to Costa Rica and try out the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Costa+Rica/ian/217050"><b>Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica</b></a> at Peninsula Papagayo. The website starts out by making this resort seem like some kind of heaven on earth:</p><blockquote><p>Spilling down a coastal hillside to an isthmus of golden sand, Four Seasons creates an ambiance of simple luxury in this pristine natural setting. With two unspoiled beaches, an indigenous spa, championship golf and the magic of the tropical dry forest.</blockquote></p><p>Wow. We accept happily, however, that nothing could live up to that kind of prosaic marketing, but nonetheless the Four Seasons is rated the top hotel by TripAdvisor reviewers, so it must be on the amandak 2008-01-16T09:20:01-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/2/23/10504/2232 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/four_seasons_costa_rica.jpg"><p> Recently blogger W4's "eternally enrolled correspondent" <a href="http://wfour.blogspot.com/2006/02/jungle-fever-costa-rica-overdue.html">Overdue Library Book was able to sneak off to Costa Rica</a>. Of course, when she goes, she stays in style, at the <a href="http://www.fourseasons.com/costarica/index.html"><b>Four Seasons Papagayo Gulf Costa Rica</b></a>--natch. Here is a brief excerpt from her jaunt:<p> <blockquote><p> The resort, situated on its own peninsula on the Pacific side of Costa Rica, has stunning views of the ocean on all sides, with three beautiful swimming pools, soft white sand beaches, four restaurants, and an Arnold Palmer- designed golf course that it is also the host to many wild animals from the neighborhood monkeys swing in the trees above, iguanas sun themselves on the cart path. After a twilight sail, Imelda treated markj 2006-02-23T10:50:04-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/