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Arenal Garden Lodge

3.0 star property

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Apartment with Panoramic Views | Living room
Rustic Cabin | Lake view
Apartment with Panoramic Views

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Housekeeping

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Arenal Volcano National Park, La Fortuna, Alajuela, 21007
  • Place, Lake Arenal
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Place, Tabacon Hot Springs
    ‪28 min drive‬
  • Place, La Fortuna Waterfall
    ‪54 min drive‬
  • Airport, La Fortuna (FON-Arenal)
    ‪50 min drive‬

Room options

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Superior Rustic Cabin

Superior Rustic Cabin

  • Lake view
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Deluxe Double Room, Terrace

Deluxe Double Room, Terrace

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Mountain view
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Suite, Bathtub

  • Lake view
  • 48 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Rustic Cabin

Rustic Cabin

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Double Room, Terrace

Double Room, Terrace

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Apartment with Panoramic Views

Apartment with Panoramic Views

  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Select Comfort beds, in-room safe, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Duplex, 1 King Bed, Mountain View

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

About the area

La Fortuna

Arenal Garden Lodge places you steps from Costa Rica Sky Adventures and within a 20-minute stroll of Lake Arenal. Highlights at this lodge include in-room free WiFi and LED TVs. .This smoke-free lodge offers free WiFi in public areas, concierge services and a terrace. Additionally, you'll find a garden, a picnic area and luggage storage. There's also free valet parking, along with the convenience of an airport shuttle. .Sights within a 20-minute drive of this 3-property class La Fortuna lodge include Tabacon Hot Springs and Arenal Volcano National Park.
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What's nearby

  • Lake Arenal - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Tabacon Hot Springs - 28 min drive - 10.8 km
  • Los Lagos Hot Springs - 37 min drive - 19.1 km
  • Baldi Hot Springs - 38 min drive - 20.1 km
  • La Fortuna Waterfall - 54 min drive - 27.4 km

Getting around

  • La Fortuna (FON-Arenal) - 36 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Virgita Ristorante - ‬23 min drive
  • ‪Shangri-La Gardens - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Las Palmas - ‬22 min drive
  • ‪Soda La Palma - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Baldi Premium Bar - ‬24 min drive

About this property

Arenal Garden Lodge

Arenal Garden Lodge offers its guests a terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden. WiFi is free in public spaces. An area shuttle within 120 km and an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) are available for a fee. Arenal Garden Lodge also features a picnic area and concierge services. Self parking and valet parking are free.

This 3-star La Fortuna lodge is smoke free.

  • 6 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Built in 2010
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • No smoking on site
Arenal Garden Lodge offers 6 accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature Select Comfort mattresses. 32-inch LED televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hairdryers. Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and a ceiling fan. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Area shuttle (surcharge) up to 120 km
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site
  • Limited on-site valet and self parking

Family friendly

  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • Guidebooks
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 2 floors
  • Built in 2010
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Select Comfort mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 3:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after noon please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Arenal Garden Lodge

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cots (infant beds) are available for USD 10.0 per stay.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 175.00 per room (one way)
  • Airport shuttle fee per child: USD 15.00 (one-way), (from 7 to 18 years old)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10.0 per stay

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children. If you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed.

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Arenal Garden Lodge?

Arenal Garden Lodge offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at Arenal Garden Lodge?

Yep, Arenal Garden Lodge has a free self car park and free valet parking.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Arenal Garden Lodge?

No, but there's an airport shuttle that runs 24 hours a day for a fee.

What time are check-in & check-out at Arenal Garden Lodge?

Check-in begins at 2 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.

Are pets allowed at Arenal Garden Lodge?

No, pets and service animals are not allowed.

Arenal Garden Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 75 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 75 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 75 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 75 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 75 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Julianne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Mary Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel was a long way from La Fortuna, but worth it for the great views!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Trinidad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Alvaro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and quiet place.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kamarece

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
If you want peace quite nature this is the place is convien
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Guadalupe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful host, very attentive
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Arkadiy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel manager Sergio provided excellent service, accommodating for all our needs. Location is superb, rooms and spacious and convenient. Despite of some minor issues with plumbing our stay was excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Beautiful and peaceful.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spectacular view from bedroom balcony of Arenal Volcano and Arenal lake areas Room comfortable, spacious.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful veiw and helpful manager. Not much in the way of service though
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great views. Lovely gardens. Many birds.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved this property. Beautiful views. Check-in was easy and quick. Property manager was very responsive. Reason for not 5 stars is, no cleaning of room while we were there, 3 nights. Place was beautiful though. Would stay again and price was reasonable.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Linsey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, secluded property with a great view of the volcano and lake. Owner super friendly and speaks great English. Was within walking distance to one restaurant and Sky Adventures. Very clean. Only downfall was it was hard to get to town.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Irina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Check in/out was easy meeting put timeline. We got an upgrade what was a nice benefit. Sergio was very welcome and unbelievably helpful with all information and activities suggestions. View from the Lodge is breathtaking. Bed was very comfortable. Will come back and recommend my friends.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Amenities
2 thumbs up.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marcia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunningly beautiful view from our second floor balcony. Sergio was extremely helpful with everything we could need - his kindness made the trip special and memorable in itself. Gorgeous flora and fauna at property. Building is well-loved, well-built, and we felt very safe. Very comfortable bed, slept well. Plenty of hot water and good water pressure. Coffee-maker and bar fridge conveniently in room.
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

siddhesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place has the most beautiful views of Arenal and the surrounding forest. We were able to see Tucan, Vultures and one other animal with our naked eyes. Such a beautiful place to stay. Last but not the least, the host Sergio. He is the sweetest Jentlemen I ever met. He has the best recommendations and offers help even in the middle of the night. Next time I visit, I will not have a second thought about making a reservation here just because of views and Sergio.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property needs alot of work. No breakfast included, pictures of the property are 10yrs old. Amazing property for Mt Arenal but the rooms are really old and nothing is up dated. Basically a dump on a beautiful piece of property. No clue where to check in. Outlets arent even in the walls.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified

6/10 Okay

Mahima

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I am giving 3 star rating for Host only. He was super friendly and tried really to help us. He provided us suggestions on where to eat and what to do around. Please keep in mind, you are paying only for the view when you wake yo next morning. We were lucky enough to enjoy the volcano view the next morning. Most of the time ita cloudy. If you are looking for service, do not book this place. The place is pretty old, infrastructure was worn out. We booked an AC room and upon reaching there we were told there is no AC and offered Table fan. He did give us an upgrade without asking. Which is fine. This place is far from a town and if you are arriving after dark, All the best to you finding the your room and coordinating with the host. Since there is no reception, no wifi and it is in no cell phone network area. We had a hard time locating network and txt the host. The location it self has no signages information nothing. All information is received through whatsaap txt. Make sure you take wifi password a day before arriving. If you do not care about the views book somewhere else cheaper.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Klaudia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We stayed two nights, came in late the first night. Sergio sent me pictures and messages on how the property looks earlier that day of where to go to find our room (not hard at all, we just arrived there at 10pm so it was dark and the pictures helped). This Lodge is right next to Sky Adventures but that doesn’t disrupt your stay. Only thing that would is the construction right outside. The property has a beautiful view of the lake and Arenal Volcano, and (minus the construction which doesn’t last all day) is in a quiet and peaceful area! Sergio gave us lunch and dinner suggestions which we ended up going to and these places had such great food! Sergio was very responsive, and our stay was lovely :) would come back!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Ralf

Liked: Cleanliness

Good but ..,

The view is wonderful and the rooms in the hotel are OK but try to avoid room no. 5, it is not really cosy. The air condition seems to be a fan. We arrived 6 p.m. and the hotel manager wasn't there, only his wife who didn't understand english but there is telefon to call the manager. The breakfast is served in the SKY Trek station and has a flair of a Cafeteria.
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Chelesty

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
When we first got there, we recieved detailed instructions from Sergio for check in on whatsapp. This was the only nice thing about our stay. We stayed for one night in room number2. The room was dirty, the bathroom was dirty, it looks like they forgot to clean the room before our check-in. There’s a curtain in the shower that turned out to be a home for a lot of bugs and insects. We were very disappointed from this experience. It is not a cheap hotel and we were expecting at least a clean room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Gorgeous View

We LOVED our stay at Arenal Gardens! The view of Arenal Volcano and lake was spectacular!! It was very peaceful and had plenty of space. No air conditioning was not a problem with multiple fans and it cools off at night. There were huge windows everywhere- even in the shower- you feel like you are in a tree house in the jungle. The staff was there to greet us and help us get settled. We went to Sky Adventures the next morning and you can walk right next door and you are there. This little gem was well worth the Uber up from La Fortuna. If you do an activity at Sky Adventures you can also purchase a shuttle ride with them. They also have parking if you drive. It’s a good idea to bring some food/snacks with you as no stores are nearby. There is a lively restaurant next door at Sky Adventures. It was the best part of our trip- we would definitely come back!
Lots of birds
Sunrise
Big windows to enjoy the view
Kitchen to prepare food
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nobody on site when I first arrived. Crazy steep walkway to building, then stairs up to room. Air conditioner worked, but took two hours to cool room. No curtains on some windows; undersized curtains on others. Ants everywhere. Jet tub malfunctioned and sprayed water everywhere. Construction immediately adjacent was noisy. Lots of traffic passing nearby to enter Sky Adventures. Overall, this place is out of the way. View from main house was amazing, but uncomfortable with a family of 10 or so on the patio and I was the only guest.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified

4/10 Poor

Janneth

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Vistas del Volcan Arenal y el lago. El televisor no funciono. Limpio pero se tienen que cerrar las ventanas por los insectos en la noche. Usamos el aire acondicionado. y al salir observamos goteras provenientes de nuestro cuarto en dirección al piso o area común en el piso terreo.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025