I am planing to go to Costa Rica with my family for the first time . How much it would be to go for a week to W vs Westin ? And how much on average it costs to dine in dinner time in the local villages ?
Sound like you have some fun plans! Great questions, too. The W vs The Westin is a comparison of apples to oranges in some ways because one is All-Inclusive (The Westin) while the other is not (the W) but offers a $200/person/day upgrade to all-inclusive. Also, the price at both varies greatly throughout the year. Just get on Marriott.com and look ate prices for each for the dates you plan to go. There is even a "flexible dates" option there if you aren't sure so you can just compare by month. That will give you a good idea of cost of each hotel for your dates. Cost to dine depends on where you eat. Some of the local sodas can be very inexpensive, while the places catering to tourists will be more expensive. Sodas, you can pay like $10/person for dinner while we spent about $45 to $60 for dinner for two at Patagonia Del Mar (a great, but more touristy spot). Pro Tip: You can look on google maps at the location of the W and the Westin, and then zoom out a bit to look at local restaurants nearby. Google maps will usually have an option to see the menu at local restaurants. This can help you plan for dining cost in advance. Sidenote: if you plan to stay at the Westin, it is all-inclusive, so all your meals are covered on site there. Therefore, you likely wont want to go out and spend more on food locally too much, since you have already technically paid for all your meals at the Westin. Hope this helps! Let us know if you have any other questions. Have a great trip!
I am planing to go to Costa Rica with my family for the first time . How much it would be to go for a week to W vs Westin ? And how much on average it costs to dine in dinner time in the local villages ?
Sound like you have some fun plans! Great questions, too.
The W vs The Westin is a comparison of apples to oranges in some ways because one is All-Inclusive (The Westin) while the other is not (the W) but offers a $200/person/day upgrade to all-inclusive. Also, the price at both varies greatly throughout the year. Just get on Marriott.com and look ate prices for each for the dates you plan to go. There is even a "flexible dates" option there if you aren't sure so you can just compare by month. That will give you a good idea of cost of each hotel for your dates.
Cost to dine depends on where you eat. Some of the local sodas can be very inexpensive, while the places catering to tourists will be more expensive. Sodas, you can pay like $10/person for dinner while we spent about $45 to $60 for dinner for two at Patagonia Del Mar (a great, but more touristy spot). Pro Tip: You can look on google maps at the location of the W and the Westin, and then zoom out a bit to look at local restaurants nearby. Google maps will usually have an option to see the menu at local restaurants. This can help you plan for dining cost in advance.
Sidenote: if you plan to stay at the Westin, it is all-inclusive, so all your meals are covered on site there. Therefore, you likely wont want to go out and spend more on food locally too much, since you have already technically paid for all your meals at the Westin. Hope this helps! Let us know if you have any other questions. Have a great trip!