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HOTEL DESCRIPTION: The country's
newest and most luxurious apartotel, Villas del Río,
combines all the comforts and services of a hotel and a
condominium, making it the perfect choice for long-term
visitors.
Inaugurated in April of 1995, Villas del Río stands
amidst the verdure and tranquility of San Rafael de Escazú,
near both the Costa Rica Country Club and the US ambassador's
residence. Though situated in a quiet, rural area, Villas
del Río lies just a short drive from both downtown
San José and Juan Santamaría International
Airport.
The handsome towers of Villas del Río hold spacious
apartments equipped with all the modern amenities, as well
as all the services you would expect from a four star hotel.
It is the ideal lodging option for business executives,
families and anyone who stays in Costa Rica for an extended
period of time.
According to Alexander Araya, the apartotel's general manager,
Villas del Río is modeled after the "Resident
Inn" of successful US hotel chains.
"We don't merely rent people a room. We offer a complete
package that includes a full range of services", explained
Araya.
The Villas del Río package includes a heated swimming
pool complete with weekend bar, a playground, guarded parking,
gymnasium with sauna, meeting hall, laundry room and well-stocked
mini market. But the selection of spacious apartments is
Villas del Río's greatest asset; the apartotel boasts
1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments, suites and penthouses, which
range in size from 50 square meters to almost 200 square
meters.
Villas del Río's luxurious apartments feature high
ceilings, plentiful windows, parquet floors, comfortable
furniture, tiled baths, cable television, VCRs and remarkably
well equipped kitchens. But it is the attention to detail
that sets Villas del Río above the rest of the country's
apartotels. Each apartment comes complete with such amenities
as ironing boards and irons, bathtubs, bidets, modern kitchen
appliances and enough cutlery, plates and wine glasses to
prepare and serve a formal dinner.
"There is nothing else like this in Costa Rica,"
boasted a proud Alexander Araya, as he gave a tour of the
facilities. He explained that the philosophy behind Villas
del Río is to make the apartotel every guest's "home
away from home".
Villas del Río is the perfect option for the corporate
traveler, thanks to such services as voice mail, fax, photocopies
and complimentary transfers to and from the international
airport. It is also an excellent spot for families, since
there is plenty of room for children to move inside the
apartments and on the apartotel's guarded grounds, where
children can enjoy the swimming pool and playground. There
are also optional maid and baby-sitting services available
to guests.
Despite the fact that it is located in a quiet and safe
neighborhood, the owners of Villas del Río take nothing
for granted. The apartotel's guests can sleep soundly, thanks
to a state of the art security system that includes close-circuit
television, a backup generator to maintain vital functions
during a blackout, smoke detectors in every apartment and
fire hoses on every floor.
The comfort and convenience of Villas del Río combine
with its first-rate security system and the impeccable attention
to detail place it in a class of its own. One needs only
to spend one night in these attractive surroundings to realize
why more and more travelers are making it their home away
from home while in Costa Rica.
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