Let’s Recycle as little as possible!
We try to recycle as little as possible. Especially plastic. Because if you are forced to recycle, you did something wrong in the first place. It is our last resource. Here is why. We REFUSE excessive packaging. We have not used plastic bottles for water for over ten years at our hotels, resorts, and lodges. […]
Beachfront Lunch & Drinks in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
The name “Da Lime” translates to ” hanging out with friends” or socializing in Jamaican “patwah”. Da Lime is probably one of the nicest places on the whole Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica to enjoy lunch or drinks right at the beach. DaLime is part of the Boutique Hotel Aguas Claras, a member of the […]
Fresh Local Sustainable Seafood – Dock to Dish at the Cayuga Hotels
We love food at the Cayuga Collection. And we understand how important a great culinary experience is to the guests at our hotels, resorts and lodges in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. We only employ local chefs, use the freshest ingredients provided by suppliers within a range of about 150 miles and focus on local […]
A Mother & Daughter’s Dream Come True: Our Boutique Hotel on Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast
Many people dream of a second career that takes them beyond corporate meeting rooms and stressful business travel. Here is the story of a mother who was able to live her dream of opening a boutique hotel with her adult daughter in a tropical beach setting. Elizabeth Steinvorth and her daughter Elena dreamt about opening […]
A Love Affair with Puerto Viejo – The Story of an Unlikely Arts Boutique Hotel
The story of Hotel Aguas Claras in Puerto Viejo de Limón starts back in 1984. Elizabeth, the hotel’s owner, worked as a translator in Costa Rica’s capital city and was invited by a co-worker to come and check out Puerto Viejo. Back then, nobody from San Jose would ever consider going there. The trip would […]
Sophisticated, sexy and sustainable? Not all hotels are made equal
There aren’t many hotels out there that could call themselves sophisticated, sexy and sustainable. Sure, there are hotels and resorts that might qualify under one or maybe two of those categories, but Kurà in Uvita, Costa Rica hits them all. So for anyone who thinks that “sustainable” has to mean “rustic” – and invariably unsexy – allow […]
Magical Places don’t have Direct Flights from Major Cities
We spent last week visiting the top luxury travel agents in the US, telling them all about our Cayuga Collection hotels and lodges in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. The feedback we received from them about their clients’ stays with us was overwhelmingly positive, but what continues to surprise us is how many agents still […]
Costa Rica in a Day? Go Coast to Coast the Cayuga Way
What if you could experience the essence of Costa Rica in a day? Just think, how memorable would it be to soak up two different cultures across two different coasts in the space of 12 hours? You could catch a sunrise on the golden shores of the Caribbean Sea. Spend a morning peddling along the […]
Want to connect with the “essence of life”? we’ll show you how
Earlier this month, Costa Rica’s tourism board (ICT) launched a new campaign branding the country as “an opportunity to connect with the essence of life”. And while many will associate Costa Rica with hiking in the rainforest, wildlife-watching and surfing Pacific waves, there’s actually far more to the tropical experience. At its core, you’ll find […]
Should We All Stop Flying on Vacation?
Will “flygskam” (“flight shame” in Swedish) be the buzzword of this year’s summer holiday? Forbes Magazine recently posed the question and it’s got us thinking. It might be too early to tell, but the concept of flygskam isn’t at all too far from reality. Inspired by Gretha Thunberg and the Fridays for Future movement, […]
