Overlooking the beautiful Orosi Valley, El Salto Inn offers an outdoor pool, free Wi-Fi, a shared lounge area and tropical gardens with a waterfall. Paraíso town is a 5-minute drive away.
At El Salto Inn you can choose from family room, private rooms or beds in a shared dormitory. All rooms have rustic wooden décor and wonderful mountain views. Some rooms have en suite bathrooms and all showers have hot water.
El Salto Inn offers a communal kitchen and BBQ facilities for guests to use (charges may apply). You will also find a movie room.
The surrounding countryside is ideal for hiking, mountain biking and enjoying nature. Lake Cachi is just 5 km away, while Tapanti National Park is 17 km away.
Cartago town can be reached within a 15-minute drive, while San José is within a 45-minute drive. Juan Santamaría International Airport is 52 km away.
El Salto Inn also offers home made beer.
El Salto Inn, Cartago
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Location and Contact
Location
• DIRECTIONS
• By Bus
• Getting from San Jose to Cartago to Paraíso
• From San Jose you have 2 options. You can:
• 1) Take a bus from San Jose to Paraíso, and then from Paraíso you can take a taxi directly to us. The bus from San Jose to Paraíso runs every hour from downtown San Jose (across from the Plaza de la Democracia in Av. Central and Calle 15) and goes through San Pedro to Cartago and then to Paraíso. This bus does NOT run on Sundays.
• OR
• 2) Take a bus to Cartago (Lumaca bus station located in Calle 5 and Av. 10), and then take a bus to Cachi. The bus to Cachi passes nearby our street.
• ***There are also buses that run from Cartago to Paraiso frequently. You could also take a bus from Cartago to Paraiso and then take a taxi from Paraiso following the “Getting from Paraiso to El Salto Inn…“ directions below.
• In Cartago…
• Get off the bus at the second major stop in town, next to the Iglesia de los Padres Capuchinos, walk to the end of the block and turn LEFT for the bus stop to Cachi. Tell the bus driver, “El Salto de la Novia Cascada.”
• Getting from Paraiso to El Salto Inn…
• Whether you are on the bus from Cartago riding through Paraiso on to El Salto inn, or if you are directing a taxi driver from Paraiso to El Salto Inn, the directions and things to look out for are the same.
• If you are in a taxi, start by telling the driver “El Salto de la Novia Cascada, abajo de Mirador Ujarras” (Ujarras is pronounced OO-HA-RAS). Whether you are on a bus or in a taxi, about 10 minutes after leaving Paraiso on your right hand side you will see the Mirador Ujarras, a lookout point/ national park with a restaurant on one side and a hill with picnic benches on the other. About 100 metres after you will see 2 houses on the right side again, one yellow and one pink (with Egyptian decorations and pharoh figures on the gate). About 45 seconds later you will see a lesser maintained road on the right hand side. If you are the bus you will pull the string and get off here and continue on foot. Turn right onto this road (or tell your taxi driver, “Ir a la derecha” and continue down about 200 metres to the bottom. On your right side again you will see a dirt mound/partial roadblock with a “Brewha” sign in it, turn right again. The house is located on this road about 350 metres further. We are the first and only white gate on your left. Continue down the driveway on foot to find the house.
• By Car
• These are our GPS coordinates N 9°50’3.41″ W 83°50’30″ in decimal 9.834717, -83.841531, but GPS systems do not show the pavement road as is a private closed road.
• In order to get to El Salto Inn using a GPS you need to get first to these coordinates: Latitude: 9.835528 Longitude: -83.838889
• drive down the road to these new coordinates: Latitude: 9.833794 | Longitude: -83.839108
• or follow the black signs with yellow arrows, turn right passing the road block and drive less than 2 minutes till you reach El Salto Inn, is the only property in the road (located at your left)
• *Don’t be alarmed if our road doesn’t show on the maps, it’s a private road*
• From San Jose head East towards Cartago on the Inter American Highway, drive through Cartago and go towards Orosi/Paraiso/Cachi. After you pass through Cartago you will pass a large Walmart and then you will arrive in Paraiso about 5km later.
• Continue straight through Paraiso on the main Avenida 0, keeping the park and church on your right side as you leave town. Continue down the same road, as it will eventually wind left and right. After about 5km (or 6 minutes) you will pass the Mirador de Ujarras restaurant/bar and look out spot with a white and blue fence, keep going another minute and you will find a road that looks less maintained on your right side. You will want to turn right onto that road and go down another 20 seconds until it turns sharply to the left. There will be a partial dirt mound/road block on your right. Turn right through the roadblock and continue 200 meters, we are on the left with the big white gate.
• Do not use the road marked in red on the map, its closed and you’ll not be able to get to El Salto Inn.
• In El Salto Inn we try to give very comprehensive directions, so please contact us if anything is unclear or visit our site ElSaltoInn.com
Facilities and Amenities
Digital Nomads
Family-Friendly Hostel
Party Hostel
Quiet Rest
Solo Traveller
Bedsheets
Breakfast
Parking
Safe Deposit Box
Towels
Wi-Fi in Lobby/Commons
Wi-Fi in Rooms
Airport Pickup ($80.00)
City Tours
Dinner ($10.00)
Luggage Storage ($2.00)
Bar
Clothes Dryer
Currency Exchange
Entirely Non-Smoking
Hair Dryers
Hot Showers
Jobs/Work Available
Laundry
Lounge Area
Movie Library/Rental
Outdoor Seating
Power Point/Sockets in Rooms
Credit Card Payments
Kitchen
Lockers in Rooms
Wheelchair Accessible
Pet-Friendly
Service Animals
Genders: Males & Females
Min. Age with Parent (dorms): All Ages
Min. Age with Parent (private room): All Ages
Min. Age without Parent: 18
Note: The pavement road is steep not recommended for older people
Checkout: 11:00 (11 AM)
Curfew: No Curfew
Lockout: No
Maximum Stay: Unlimited
Minimum Stay: 1 night
Open Dates: All Year
Reception Hours: 7:00am - 10:00pm
Size: Small (less than 30 beds)
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