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According to Travel + Leisure magazine (September 2010), the country that emerges as both the safest and the happiest in the world turns out to be the place where many Americans got their first taste of adventure travel.  

Those same travelers keep coming back to Costa Rica to go rafting on the Reventazón River, brave the surf in Malpais, or head out on horseback to explore the volcano and geysers at Rincón de la Vieja National Park.  Or maybe to simply lie on one of the country’s dozens of Pacific beaches and stay at a small, affordable lodge.  

One of those rare countries without armed forces, Costa Rica gives fresh meaning to the term peaceful.

(Jaco, Costa Rica)—Mead Brown Vacation Rentals has partnered with Adobe Rental Car; customers who book their car rental through Mead Brown’s web site at www.MeadBrown.com will be provided with a cell phone to use while in Costa Rica; all calls made to and received from Costa Rican phone numbers are free!

Michael Brown, president of Mead Brown said, “Free cell phone service in Costa Rica is a valuable amenity for our guests; most U.S. cell phones do not work in Costa Rica.  The free loaner cell phone has service to the U.S. and rates are generally significantly lower than what other service providers charge for calls between the U.S. and Costa Rica.”

Brown continued “Adobe shares Mead Brown’s genuine commitment to customer service. Part of Adobe’s commitment is that Adobe does not charge hidden fees.  For example, the insurance premium for mandatory coverage is included in all of Adobe’s rates.  Other car rental companies charge an additional $7-12 per day for this insurance coverage.  Adobe is the largest car rental company in Costa Rica, with the youngest fleet.”

It is not necessary to stay in a Mead Brown accommodation to receive the free cell phone service; but customers must book the Adobe car rental through the Mead Brown car rental booking engine to receive the free cell phone service.

The Mead Brown collection of vacation rental properties includes beachfront condominiums at Vista Las Palmas on Jaco Beach, as well as luxury villas in Los Sueños Resort and Marina, Manuel Antonio and Jaco. All rentals include daily housekeeping, wifi and Vonage; many include room service.

Mead Brown is a full-service, boutique vacation rental company that arranges private helicopter, aircraft and yacht charters, round-trip ground transfers and tours in Mercedes Benz vans with English-speaking drivers, stocks pantries and refrigerators, books tours and adventures (world-class sport fishing, zipline canopy tours, snorkeling, sea kayaking, ATV tours, horseback riding, day trips to Manuel Antonio National Park with an expert guide, birding tours, surfing lessons, etc.), massage and spa treatments, golf tee times and provides full concierge services.