Welcome to Rio Tarcoles, where tourists stop to view these ancient dinosaurs.
I've heard a few stories about this place, one being that locals sometimes toss live chickens off the bridge to put on a "show". I also read somewhere that a drunk man was bet $20 to swim across the river...and he did, but didn't quite make it.
If you are at all amazed by crocodiles, this place is crazy cool. I've been here a couple of times and still get excited by the number of crocs there are. Once in awhile you'll see a stork slowly walk up to a croc, almost as if he's doing a dare, and the croc will slowly swim towards him. You get your camera ready waiting for something to go down. The stork usually smartens up and flys off though.
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BEE Suites San José - Santa Ana

Santa Ana

Stephen

RM687 total

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16 Jan - 17 Jan 2026

Seaview Oasis 1-BRSuite in Croc's casino

Jacó

"Well property had issues 1 the shower made a horrible noise they came and closed off the foot wash the washer if you started it for a 20 min cycle it ran for 1 hours and when it spun it sounded like it was Going to leave the room and it would not drain the next thing was the light in the small bath had lots of water dripping from it they came and cut a hole out in the ceiling left a mess on the floor and then all the lights in that room started flickering the Sheetrock had nasty mold On it also....

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Wyndham San Jose Herradura Hotel & Convention Center

10/10 Excellent

"We stayed at the Wyndham for two nights at the end of a tour in Costa Rica. It was clean, had nice pool area, gym and room. The beds were comfortable and it is close to the airport. "

DoubleTree by Hilton Cariari - San Jose Costa Rica

10/10 Excellent

"The room was clean along with the entire property. The airport shuttle ride was smooth. Just be patient because you will have to wait. This hotel is like older like decor so if you like them 5 star hotels you may not like this. Some portion of the hotel is outside which I thought was cool how the hotel was designed. Overall I loved the place and the staff is soo nice. Yes they speak Spanish but they also speak English. Room service was also awesome."