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Arenal Observatory Lodge & Trails

Dentro del Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal

  • Swimming pool
  • On-site restaurant
  • Breakfast included
  • Volcano view
  • Parking
  • Bilingual guide

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About Arenal Observatory Lodge & Trails

The only hotel inside Arenal Volcano National Park. Built in 1987 as a Smithsonian research station and it still carries that observation-post feel. Its own trails run down to the lake and up toward the lava flows.

What to expect
  • It is the only hotel inside Arenal Volcano National Park, and it used to be a research station: hence the name.
  • 352 hectares of grounds: 110 of primary rainforest with marked trails, 160 of reforestation and 80 of working farm.
  • Trails of 2 to 3.4 km crossing secondary forest to hardened lava flows and viewpoints; some reach waterfalls and a hanging bridge.
  • 48 rooms in four separate buildings, most with a view of the cone from the bed.
What is included
  • A guided walk every morning with the resident naturalists, at no charge.
  • Breakfast, wifi and parking.
  • Access to every trail on the property.

What people who went say

4.8out of 5 on google
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Fuimos a pasar el día solamente, no nos hospedamos. El lugar está un poco alejado de la Fortuna, pero completamente vale la pena por las vistas, y la naturaleza del lugar. Vimos pavas muy de…

Ubicación excepcional, sin duda. El parque es increíble. Las instalaciones, realmente.no son gran cosa, un poco anticuadas y obsoletas para semajante lugar. Las comidas son carísimas y apena…

No me hospedé, fuimos a recorrer el parque y almorzar. Si bien el día no ayudó no ves un pájaro ni de casualidad, lo mas parecido fue una mosca. La vista al volcán espectacular y al lago tam…

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