I was in CR in January for three weeks. I drove from the Central Valley to Arenal twice. The main roads to Arenal are in good condition but have many switch backs. I used the midsized SUV (Hundai Santa FE) that I rented from Adobe. It was in excellent condition. I was told by the real estate agent in Arenal that I was wise not to go with the smallest SUV (as many tourists do) because once you get off the main road the roads can be very rough. I also found the GPS (extra $ but worth it) very helpful. CR does not use addresses but points of interest instead. Adobe has excellent customer service. They brought the car to me and picked it up from the airport hotel at the end of my trip. My husband and I were very happy to have the flexibility as we stayed in many different areas and were able to change our itenerary as we pleased.
