Weddingbee Blog

As I am sure a lot of you know, trying to find a place to honeymoon in September isn’t the easiest task. When we sat down to discuss where we might go, we kicked around several ideas - Greece, but we really want to go there with Mr. Sundae’s best friend who still has family there. There’s nothing like traveling with someone who knows the area so well, but it might be strange to invite someone else along on our honeymoon. I’ve always wanted to go to Italy, but I have also promised my Aunt (and dear friend) that we will make that trip together. Again, extra person on honeymoon not the best idea.

I was extremely interested in Tahiti, but Mr. Sundae despises long flights more than anyone I’ve ever met. Besides a few islands that are less likely to get hit by hurricanes, the Caribbean is pretty much out during that time of the year. Our friends who got married last September went to Jamaica and had beautiful weather, but I just wasn’t willing to chance it. Murphy’s law is always in full effect in my life. Seriously, always.

Then someone suggested Costa Rica. September/October is technically their rainy season, but that means that it rains for about an hour a day, which I can handle. My boss has a house there and some other friends went there on their honeymoon last October and loved it. We went to dinner with them and they outlined their trip, which we essentially decided to steal! (They’re cool with it, I swear). Mr. Sundae really wants some adventure and I am mostly interested in recreational laziness and sunning myself like a cat. So we made the first of many marital compromises and decided to stay at two different hotels. After much research and deliberation, I give you, our honeymoon…

We’ll arrive in Costa Rica and go straight from the airport to The Peace Lodge (all Peace Lodge images from here):

The Peace Lodge clearly being the Mr. Sundae portion of the trip, comes with the promise of frogs, monkeys, a butterfly observatory, and five of these:

I am choosing to ignore the sections of their website that deal with poisonous frogs and deadly snakes, and instead focus on the thought of outdoor jacuzzi tubs and other such amenities:

I’ve also been lured by the fact that there are active volcanoes nearby, which have hot springs at the bottom of them. The hot springs have swim-up bars and are surrounded by spas that offer mud baths and massages. See, a little something for everyone! We’re staying at the Peace Lodge for three nights, and are then transferring to the Paradisus Playa Conchal (all Paradisus images from here):

This being the Miss Sundae portion of the trip, the hotel is all inclusive and has a spa, golf course, casino, and offers tons of activities. There is a killer pool (and, obviously, the ocean):

Several restaurants:

And some lovely suites:

I was skeptical about staying in two different places at first, but I think that its turned out to be the perfect compromise for us. I am actually excited about the Peace Lodge too - the poisonous frog jokes just amuse me. Our friends said that it’s just very quiet and relaxing there, the perfect place to wind down from all the wedding excitement. During our transfer between the hotels we’ll be given a brief tour of some of the smaller towns and stop at some local restaurants to eat along the way. The more I think about it, the more excited I get!

Are any of you going to Costa Rica? Are you hoping to include a little adventure and some relaxation in your honeymoon?