After setting out in different directions, a few of us who arrived on the same bus ended up at the same intersection, somewhat disappointed. A guy named Eric rode his bike up to us and said he had a room for three for $21. I introduced myself to two girls traveling together and we set off for Hotel de Sueños.

Hotel de Sueños was just beautiful, really charming. The "gate" simply swung open, lock-free, which made me feel like the area must be safe! We walked through a small garden area of lovely local plants and flowers. There was roofed-over picnic area and another sitting area on the ground floor.

Our room was upstairs, with a shared bath and hammock on the balcony. Our room had two bunk beds and one double bed. The mattresses were very good here. Mosquito nets, a hammock in the room, two large windows, and a writing desk. It was just so perfectly sweet and Caribbean.

The people who worked there were lovely as well. Eric had even created his own map of the area, including a bus schedule, which was professionally printed. It was incredibly useful! His wife and daughter were quite sweet too. They had another employee, David, who had just arrived a few days before us! David fed us with freshly-opened coconuts and pipas.

Hotel Puerto Viejo, a few blocks away, is only $5 per night (at least during low season) and supposedly has private rooms. But I enjoyed hanging out with my fellow travelers in our beautiful little hotel and we got towels. Towels are very much a theme of this trip.

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