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Any recommendations about decent place to stay near the active volcano? hotspring access near close by would be great!
any help much appreciated 🙂
The Arenal Lodge is nice:
I’ve never been to the Tilihari Resort, though it’s a bit further away, but I’m told it’s very nice too.
Unless they’ve built a new hotel in the last few years, or I missed something, the many other places to stay there are very basic.
No trip to Costa Rica is complete without visiting the hot springs there. The Tabacón Resort is the place to go. They don’t have any rooms because they couldn’t get a license for it (too close to the action). Great restaurant there too.
Volcán Arenal is a long day trip from everywhere except San Carlos, so I would recommend an overnight stay, especially because Tabacón is better enjoyed at night. It’s cooler (hot springs under the sun in 85 degrees doesn’t appeal to me), and when it’s dark you can see the red glow of the rocks falling down the sides of the mountain.
Other absolutely fantastic places to visit while you’re in the area include Caño Negro and Monteverde. Then you might as well go to the beaches in Guanacaste after that, or Manuel Antonio&San Jose is not the best part of the country.
I’ve stayed at Los Lagos outside La Fortuna.
Its at the base of the Arenal Volcano, and if there are no clouds, its a good location to see the volcano.
They also have a geothermal heated hottub (also heated) pool w/ a waterslide, as well as a cold pool.
They also have a little zoo w/ crocs & frogs & stuff on their grounds.Thank you for the recommendation on Tabacon. I plan a one month trip in September, speak spanish and am looking at a permanent relocation to CR. If you have any other recommendations on “Must See’s in CR”, I would be interested. Do you live in Costa Rica, or is your info. based on a visit. I’m new to the forum, so here’s my email: lookingood@zianet.com Thanks again for any assist you might offer in making my trip a delight, which I have no doubt it will be.
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