Which luxury Hotels or Resorts are the Best Places to Stay in Costa Rica?
Many searches on the web look for the “best place to stay” or the “best luxury hotel or resort” in Costa Rica. What a difficult task for Google to show the traveler looking for a boutique or five-star hotel the option that make sense for what that specific traveler is looking for. We think it […]
Making Movies- Hiring Women – Investing in Employee Health – Flying Coast to Coast
Its June 2021. We are busy. Good busy! Post-Covid Tourism Recovery is happening fast in Costa Rica and we expect to receive as many guests in the second half of 2021 as in 2019. We have been preparing for this surge in demand since last December and we are ready. And grateful for every guest […]
We can’t just go back to “tourism as usual”
We need tourism to come back better. Better for the environment, better for communities, and most importantly better for all the people involved. The United Nations World Tourism Organization has called for a “responsible recovery of the tourism sector” in order to “balance the needs of people, the planet and prosperity.” We have a responsibility, […]
Will the Industry Go Back to Business As Usual Post-Pandemic?
Things are better today. We see tourism recovering faster than expected in Costa Rica, Panama and in the luxury market where we operate. I know that things are still quite difficult in many parts of the world, but recently we have seen a significant increase in demand for our hotels and lodges. Many guests that call […]
Updates from Hotel Aguas Claras in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
The prettiest hotel on Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast (also known as Costa Rica’s best-kept secret) just keeps getting better. Hotel Aguas Claras recently unveiled a new studio bungalow (KuaKua), a restaurant menu restyled to bring more creative Caribbean flair and Libélula Giftshop, where guests can browse artisanal Costa Rican brands plus handcrafted art and jewelry […]
Recycling Blue Whales. One per Year!
Even though we try to avoid recycling as much as possible and opt to refuse, reduce or reuse products, we realize that are forced to do quite a bit of recycling when we don’t have other options. A few days ago, we celebrated international recycling day and it inspired us to take a closer […]
Just what the Doctor Ordered: Your Medical Subscription – by Cayuga
We might just have the antidote to spending too much time on your couch recently, zoom fatigue, lack of exposure to nature, and friendly people. Here are the “Health Facts” for Cayuga and the Cayuga Collection Hotels in Costa Rica and Panama. Nicaragua coming soon. For an appointment with one of our travel planners, please […]
My life would be easier if we employed expats. Here is why we don’t!
Every so often, we receive an email from amazing hospitality professionals interested in working with us at the Cayuga Collection. This is the response that I just sent back to a potential General Manager who was referred to us by our friend Harsha L’Acqua from Saira Hospitality (check out the amazing work they do training […]
Keeping up the Spirits during Challenging Times
This week, we had our second Cayuga Collection management “get together” of the year. The last 12 months have been tough on all of us so it was clear that we could not do business as usual. We could not expect our managers and corporate team to get excited about looking at spreadsheets, cash flow […]
Senda’s Ficus Tree in Monteverde
Some of Costa Rica’s best biodiversity displays right between the reception and the restaurant at Senda Monteverde. We have counted over thirty species of birds in this amazing tree during just one morning and it is often frequented by mammals such as monkeys, coatis, kinkajúes, and squirrels. But let’s start from the beginning here. The […]
