The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Easily the best deal on Mancarrón, these three charming solar-powered wooden houses overlooking the bay have breezy hammock-strung balconies, spacious…
Must-see hotels in The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Papaturro's original crocodile man and former Centro Ecológico manager Armando Gomez runs this guesthouse on the opposite bank of the river. The two…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Run by the tiny community of Bartola, 6km up the Río Bartola, this groundbreaking project run as a cooperative by 26 local families is the future of…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
A fantastic budget choice with wooden rooms boasting high-beamed ceilings and French doors that open onto private balconies overlooking the lake. The…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
These rustic stilted bungalows set on the riverside a short distance from town are surrounded by flowering trees and thick jungle. Each one has an indoor…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
A stylish hotel in a beautifully painted small house right by the rapids, Luna del Rio offers just five charming and well appointed wooden rooms, complete…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Beautifully crafted from polished wood and bamboo and with fabulous views over the river, Lara's Planet is a gorgeous spot at the far end of the village…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
A fantastic choice offering two big, breezy wooden rooms right on the river and a couple of cheaper options upstairs. The attached restaurant serves…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
The Aurellano homestead functions as a homestay and is the only accommodations option on the island.
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
On a hill overlooking the Río San Juan you'll find Grand River Lodge, one of the few backpacker-orientated places on the river and a great place to…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Set at the confluence of Ríos San Juan and Bartola, opposite the ranger post, this rustic wooden lodge and private reserve is the superlative option in…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Right on the edge of the lake with views over to the Archipiélago de Solentiname, this small hotel is the best San Carlos has to offer, with a variety of…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
On the eastern edge of town, the rooms in this professionally run hotel are spread over two buildings. Some single rooms are a little small, but the…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
This enormous, and at times deserted, sportfishing lodge has an epic perch on the Río Indio, surrounded by rainforest with views of Vanderbilt’s dredge…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Perched on stilts over the water at the mouth of the Río Sábalos, this charming hotel has comfortable wooden rooms with hot water, and rocking chairs on…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
New rooms upstairs at this long-running tour agency are spotless, with wooden floors and walls, crisp sheets and decent shared bathrooms. Three rooms have…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
This creaky wooden house done up with potted tropical plants and a shabby-chic dining area is built right over the river and is the best cheapie in town…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
This riverside reserve attracts tarpon fishing expeditions but the 120-manzana (block) property also boasts 60 manzanas of primary forest with 300-plus…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Tucked into a flowering garden that feels like something out of a tropical utopia is this secluded guesthouse, a gorgeous 10-minute walk from the main…
Centro Ecológico de Los Guatuzos
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
This professionally run research station in the Río Papaturro community is primarily geared to scientists and students. However, tourists are welcome to…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
A simple guesthouse set in the home of a friendly local artisan family. It offers three simple rooms with peach paint jobs in the main house as well as a…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
The rooms overlooking the wetlands at the rear of the hotel are a little pricey but are the most peaceful accommodations in San Carlos. Avoid the dingy…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
A decent choice a little upstream from the dock on the quieter side of the Río Sabalos, Tarpon River is housed in a cute wooden house with spacious…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
The best of the cheapies, Kateana is far from luxurious but is a decent choice in town with small but clean wooden rooms, a nice porch overlooking the…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Lie back in a gorgeous setting and listen to the rushing water of El Castillo's rapids outside your window. The traditional wooden home at the foot of the…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
This popular cheapie has several neat, freshly painted rooms with good mattresses set in a pleasant garden; those with private bathrooms are brighter and…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
This rambling whitewashed hotel surrounded by tropical gardens on a hillside above the southern shore was the archipelago’s first. The rooms are large and…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
A good value hotel on the main path offering rooms on two levels. Those downstairs are a bit noisy but grab one of those up the tight spiral staircase and…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
It's a bit of a hike from the center but the five rooms in this cute guesthouse on the 2nd floor of a family home are luminous, spacious and comfortable…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
With tidy wooden rooms right by the water's edge, this simple hospedaje is a fine budget choice. The laid-back owner offers cheap tours around the islands…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
These modern, concrete rooms have wooden shutters and new shower tiles but are fairly basic and don't really take full advantage of the magnificent…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
This seven-room hotel has small but tidy rooms with good amenities and an open-air restaurant upstairs with fine views. The interior rooms are a little…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
The best cheapie in town, the Costa Sur has rather small, windowless rooms painted in lurid green, each with its own bathroom (though no sink!). It is…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Located a few blocks back from the river, this friendly hotel is cheap, clean and secure but the small rooms are fairly plain and don't get much breeze…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Friendly family-run place at the end of the path with neat wooden rooms and a generous breakfast. Good value, especially the cheaper fan-cooled downstairs…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
The wooden rooms with shared bathrooms by the path are a little cramped and noisy but the spacious new rooms with private bathrooms up on the hill offer…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
This biological research station offers basic lodging in its wooden cabin. Call Fundación del Río in San Carlos in advance to arrange your stay. Meals…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
This two-story wooden house feels like a Swiss chalet abandoned in the tropics. Worn hardwood rooms have open ceilings that let in the noise from next…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Rooms in this wooden home are basic but clean. Pay the extra for the better rooms upstairs with private bathrooms. Its beef, chicken and pork plate…
The Río San Juan & Islas Solentiname
Don't expect a single frill in this original San Carlos flophouse, but it's cheap and just a block from the malecón. The rooms are tiny wooden boxes but…
