Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation and Inn

Finca Rosa Blanca, a coffee farm inn in the hills of Heredia

Finca Rosa Blanca is a small inn on an organic coffee farm in the hills of Heredia, about 20 minutes from the San José airport, looking out over the Central Valley. It is a good first or last stop on a trip, and it suits couples and travellers who care about how a place is run as much as how it looks.

Why we choose it

• Sleep on a working coffee farm. The rows of organic coffee start at the garden's edge, and the farm is the reason to come, rather than a backdrop.
• A soft landing. Being 20 minutes from the airport means a quiet night in the hills after an evening flight, instead of a city hotel.
• Food grown nearby. El Tigre Vestido cooks farm-to-table, much of it from the property and its neighbours.

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Rooms and views

Each room is its own small world, with a style of its own. The Junior Suites open onto the gardens and the mountain breezes, and the Suites look across the coffee highlands. The Villas sleep up to 5, which works for a family or two couples travelling together.

Expect vaulted ceilings, big windows and a private jacuzzi, and on a clear morning the volcanoes show above the valley from your patio.

On the property

The farm is run with sustainability at its heart: only foot traffic and electric carts move around once you are through the gate, so it is quiet. Walk the coffee rows, swim in the pool, book a massage at the massage center or simply sit with a cup of the farm's own coffee.

Dinner at El Tigre Vestido is the evening's main event, and it is worth booking even if you stay only one night.

Location and getting there

The inn is in the hills of Heredia, above the Central Valley and about 20 minutes from the airport, so we often use it to start or end a trip. From here, day trips to Poás Volcano or a coffee tour are easy before you move on to the rest of the country.

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