Hotel Ramada Plaza Herradura nestled in the heart of the central valley is Surrounded by a breathtaking backdrop of lush green meadows and beautiful mountains, just five miles away from the Juan Santamaria International Airport and ten minutes from the northern end of the capital San Jose. In 1999 it became the first City Hotel to obtain the blue flag of the Sustainable Flags Program of the Costa Rican Tourist Board. This nature friendly program encourages people not to commercialise nor extract protected species of plants and animals. The Herradura Conference Centre and Golf Resort is a first class hospitality, entertainment, convention and international Gourmet centre in Costa Rica, focused on entertainment and hospitality, as well as an events and conferences, organized for both the local and the international market, and committed to a sustainable development.