This shot was my view from hotel room at Hotel Kioro at base of Arenal Volcano.... Beautiful lush grounds on 20 acres of indigenous flora and fauna. I was here for some work shooting a piece on Arenal, and we were fortunate enough to stay at the Kioro. It is luxury, no doubt. Not your standard hostel or budget hotel, but sometimes, it is great to spend a bit more and enjoy the surroundings in luxury! A room will set you back about $300, but you will be immersed in beautiful food, amenities, proximity to outdoor pursuits, ziplines, hot springs; Not to mention a surreal view of a classic cone volcano right in front of your room! Day or night, weather permitting.. and the evening sometimes reveals lava streams down the volcano, along with the rumblings of car size rocks being shot out of the cinder cone.....