But bears repeating, as it seems that we have to do so every other day. There are NO hot water tanks in a lot of places in Costa Rica, including here at the hotel.The water is heated by electricity as it goes through the shower head (some wags call them suicide showers). This is an efficient way of getting warm-water showers and ensuring that you will not run out of warm water, either. It's not going to be scalding hot (it is around 85 to 90 degrees here year-round with high humidity, so who wants a hot shower?) but it does give you a nice warm shower.
The concept is simple: The more water pressure, the cooler the shower; the less pressure, the warmer the shower.
Still, some folks can't quite grasp the concept and will say that their shower is broken. Nine times out of 10 after we walk up to the tree house and turn on the shower, we find that everything is working properly and the folks are then attuned to the proper way to get the warm water out.
Of course, we remind people at checkin about this little nugget and it's also in the information book that is in every tree house.
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