Celeste Mountain Lodge
One of the most innovative and sustainable hotels we’ve ever seen, Celeste Mountain Lodge is proof that one can be ecofriendly without giving up comfort or style...
Accommodations come at every price and comfort level: from luxurious ecolodges and sparkling all-inclusive resorts to backpacker palaces and spartan rooms with little more than a bed and four cinderblock walls. The variety and number of rooms on offer means that advance booking is not usually mandatory.
Rates provided are for the high- or dry-season, generally between December to April. Many lodges lower their prices during the low or rainy season, from May to November. Prices change quickly in Costa Rica, so view prices as approximations. Expect to pay a premium during Christmas, New Year and Easter week (Semana Santa). Prices are inclusive of tax and given in US dollars, which is the preferred currency for listing rates in Costa Rica. However, colones are accepted everywhere, and are usually exchanged at current rates without an additional fee.
A sales and tourism tax of 16.3% is added to all room fees. We have attempted to include taxes in the prices listed here. Paying with a credit card sometimes incurs additional fees, and note that many hotels charge per person, rather than per room – read rates carefully.
The term cabina (cabin) is a catch-all for Costa Rican hotels that can define wide range of prices and amenities – from very rustic to very expensive.
One of the most innovative and sustainable hotels we’ve ever seen, Celeste Mountain Lodge is proof that one can be ecofriendly without giving up comfort or style...
Dutch owned and easily the most creative nest, choose from a fan-cooled African-style bungalow with a soaring sky-lit, bamboo ceiling, zebra and giraffe patterned accents, a full kitchen and private patio; or one of their more conventional, but stil...
The closest lodge to the reserve entrance (just under 1km away) has 20 spacious rooms with high wooden ceilings, big bathrooms and fabulous views from picture windows (which overlook either gardens or cloud forest)...
Sportfishing is never a cheap proposition, but this all-inclusive anglers’ resort offers competitive packages to help cushion the blow to your wallet...
Owned by Miguel Zamora, an avid naturalist who delights in leading tourists on nature tours. Rooms here are simple and sweet, with hot-water bathroom and great views of the volcano. About 1...
This well-established Tamarindo landmark is known for its popular live-music nights at the bar-restaurant, though it’s also a great place to stay...
Along the road from Avellanas, this low-key place run by a splendid young couple has a rambling collection of tree-house dorms and private rooms on stilts that are frequented by both surfers and howlers...
A colorful little guesthouse on a residential street in Barrio Aranjuez, Kaps has 24 small, homey rooms of various configurations spread over two buildings...
Just 1.5km from the Monteverde reserve, this friendly family-run place has quite nice rooms with terracotta floors and beamed ceilings, hot water, plush towels and a sweet Tico family to look after you...
The well-signed Centro Turístico Brigitte is down the turnoff at the Reggae Restaurant. A couple of cute, basic wood cabinas are painted in bright colors and come with or without kitchens...
Brigitte at Centro Turístico Brigitte rents a few cabinas.
Just outside of town, this lovely family home with bright rooms clad in terra-cotta tile floors can take you straight from the airport to nature...
This cute, clean and very quiet option is set back in the trees near a quiet strand of beach. All of the homey rooms have hot-water bathroom and simple decorative motifs.
Perched on a 100-acre hilltop with incredible volcano and lake views, this ‘boutique hostel’ is the best cheap sleep in the Arenal region. The basic but clean rooms have orthopedic mattresses and hypo-allergenic pillows...
On a hill about 50m north of the high school, this family-run B&B is a great option, as the managers are welcoming and breakfasts filling...
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