Sarapiquis Rainforest Lodge

3.0 star property
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Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed
View from property
Reception
Outdoor pool, pool loungers

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
La Virgen de Sarapiqui, La Virgen, Heredia
  • Costa Rica Nature Pavilion
    7 min walk
  • Serpentario
    4 min drive
  • Tirimbina Rainforest Center
    13 min drive
  • San José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)
    119 min drive

Room options

Standard Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Tirimbina

With a stay at Sarapiquis Rainforest Lodge in La Virgen, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Costa Rica Nature Pavilion and Serpentario. .This hotel is 5 mi (8 km) from Tirimbina Rainforest Center and 5 mi (8 km) from Sarapiquís Gardens.

What's nearby

  • Costa Rica Nature Pavilion - 7 min walk
  • Tirimbina Rainforest Center - 13 min drive
  • La Selva Biological Station - 19 min drive
  • Laguna Río Cuarto - 36 min drive
  • La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 51 min drive

Getting around

  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 119 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Rusti Ticos - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Soda Marielos - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Pizzaria La Terraza - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Pollo Ranchero - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪pizerria el tronco - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Sarapiquis Rainforest Lodge

Hotel in La Virgen with an outdoor pool and a restaurant
Sarapiquis Rainforest Lodge offers 40 accommodations with safes. Beds feature down comforters and premium bedding. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

Make yourself at home in one of the 40 guestrooms. Your bed comes with down comforters and premium bedding. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads. Conveniences include safes, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Grab a bite to eat at the Restaurant Zeledon, a restaurant where you can take in the garden view, or stay in and take advantage of room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 8:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 8:30 AM.
Restaurant Zeledon - This buffet restaurant overlooks the pool and garden.
El Sereno - This restaurant is located by the pool. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open select days.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 7 AM–8:30 AM: USD 10 for adults and USD 10 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Restaurant Zeledon
  • El Sereno

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Pool sunloungers

Accessibility

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

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Down duvet
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 20.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately USD 10 for adults and USD 10 for children
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 20.0 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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; cash is not accepted

We should mention

Construction is underway at a neighboring building and there may be noise disturbance from the construction work
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property
Children under 12 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision

Property is also known as

Centro Neotrópico SarapiquíS
Centro Neotrópico SarapiquíS Hotel
Centro Neotrópico SarapiquíS Hotel Sarapiqui
Centro Neotrópico SarapiquíS Sarapiqui
Sarapiquis Rainforest Lodge Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
Centro Neotropico Sarapiquis Hotel La Virgen
Sarapiquis Rainforest
Sarapiquis Rainforest Lodge
Sarapiquis Rainforest Virgen
Sarapiquis Rainforest Lodge Hotel
Sarapiquis Rainforest Lodge La Virgen
Sarapiquis Rainforest Lodge Hotel La Virgen

Sarapiquis Rainforest Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 32 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Linda, California

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value. Beautiful property with beautiful pool right next to wonderful Tirimbina reserve. Best place we stayed at in Costa Rica. My kids loved it too . Also excellent wi fi
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jack

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rachel , New Forest, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing eco lodge experience
Sarapiqui rainforest lodge was one of the highlights of our three week trip round Costa Rica which saw us stay in 7 different hotels! It really was what i thought an ecolodge experience would be. The rounds huts were really great, the hotel has a lot of beautiful grounds and an amazing infinity pool surrounded by gardens and rainforest. We saw all manner of birds and wildlife from the pool including toucans and a huge lizard which actually briefly got in the pool with the children much to their squeals of delight (or was it fright)! The staff were so friendly and couldn't do enough for us. One morning we missed breakfast as we were off early on a trip (Dave and Dave's nature park). When we got back we were plied with orange juice and fresh fruits and asked whether we wanted anything else. It was such a personal service - they actually realised we missed breakfast and wanted to make sure we were ok. The buffet breakfast was great and in the evening there is a buffet to A La Carte to choose from. The food was really good and good value. As others have said the rooms are fairly basic but more than good enough. We didn't spend hardly any time in them - there was too much to do! Everything in Sarapiqui is close at hand. Right next door to Sarapiqui lodge is Tirimbina rainforest reserve. You could walk through the hotel grounds into the reserve. Do the chocolate tour and night walk there. Go white water rafting and visit Dave and Dave's nature park just up the road. Must see place
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great for a quick stay
Hotel is set back from the road along the river which you can hear but not access. Very relaxing,peaceful setting. Good place to stay for a couple of nights if rafting.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Expectations are important
It is truly a rainforest lodge experience. The grounds, pool, and nearby reserve are beautiful. Don't miss walking through the nature trail where many plants' medicinal uses are explained. Rooms are good sized, lots of hot water with good pressure. But the cacophony of insects and birds, which can't be muted as the window/door has no shutters or glass, just a screen, might keep some awake. A few bugs in the room were expected with normal clearances under the doors, not needing to be sealed in this climate, and not a fault of the hotel's cleanliness. If you are expecting an authentic rainforest experience you will not be disappointed. Breakfast was average, typical Costa Rican "gringo hotel" fare but with friendly service. There's not much of a town, just a few tour outposts and maybe a restaurant or two. But you would mostly be visiting this area for rafting, ecotourism, or outdoor adventures.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
A bit isolated...
We stayed here for 2 nights. We couldn't get a room at tirimbina lodge so had to pay more to stay here. The place is great and the staff were really helpful,especially when we were trying to get to an activity park without our own car. If you have no car then the location leaves you very isolated. On our last night we encountered 3 large cockroaches. I would suggest closing off the gaps under the doors to your rooms to avoid this happening in the future. We couldn't sleep much because of that as my girlfriend was really on edge about it.

4/10 Poor

"Chuck", San Juan, Puerto Rico

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel should have been excellent in the past
The hotel is in beautiful grounds, it has a nice and original architecture, but it has past better days; strongly in need of recapping. We found, almost by accident, a much better place, with better restaurant: Ara Ambigua Lodge.

8/10 Good

Jim Mielke, Broomfield Colorado USA

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Two day stay at Centro Neotropico SarapiquieS
The facility was very interesting. Service was excellent. Grounds were very nice. Tropic plant display and ancient burial grounds and chocolate tour were excellent activities. Food was excellent. Pool was relaxing. Bed was bad. Room format was unique. Room maintenance just acceptable. The hotel had many other activities a person could have taken advantage of. Prices were reasonable. I discussed this review with the desk person and they seemed concerned and took action to improve the room condition immediately.

6/10 Okay

RANDALL P.

Liked: Cleanliness
Lugar de descanso
Un lugar exclusivo para el descanso, rodeado de naturaleza, dista de comodidades tecnologías o de entretenimiento y falta de información,
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Camilo

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

EMYLIE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Un site enchanteur, propre. Tout y est pour relaxer et à proximité de pleins d'attrait touristique et du village.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Caroline

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Un beau cadre mais cher pour les prestations
Hôtel situé dans un très joli cadre, piscine très agréable et personnel sympathique. Malheureusement, literie extremement inconfortable et restaurant pas à la hauteur...
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

GILBERT

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Très bel hôtel
Très bel hôtel inspiré de l'architecture des palenques indiennes. Il comprend un petit site archéologique, un parc très arboré et fleuri où l'on peut croiser singes, iguanes. La sublime piscine avec vue sur la jungle et les toucans qui viennent, en fin d'après midi picorer dans les arbres tout proche. Le bar et le restaurant sont corrects. Le personnel très prévenant comme souvent au Costa Rica.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Stefanie

Liked: Staff & service
Lodge liegt schön mit viel grün rundherum. Zimmer war geräumig aber sehr dunkel und etwas in die Jahre gekommen. Schöner Pool mit Ausblick. Sehr kleine Auswahl beim Frühstück.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Jasper, Netherlands

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very helpful and friendly staff. Rooms are very specious and the bed is huge. The room is a bit dark and the lightning could be of more ambiance.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tolle Anlage mit wunderschönem Pool und leckerem Frühstück.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Grundsätzlich eine schöne Hotelanlage mit originellem Thema. Die Zimmer waren aber sehr abgewohnt, die Einrichtung sehr einfach. Durch die Übernachtung von vielen Reisegruppen fehlt etwas die Persönlichkeit.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nette, ruhig gelegene Lodge mit kleinem Pool. Das Essen im Restaurant ist okay und die Preise fair. Das Team ist sehr zuvorkommend. Für uns wurde eine Rafting-Tour organisiert. Wir würden am Hotel abgeholt und unser Zimmer konnten wir behalten, um anschließend duschen zu gehen, obwohl die Tour an unserem abreistag stattfand. Top!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

ARNAUD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Au top !
Le restaurant est de très bonne qualité. L'emplacement est idéal pour les sorties au parc de Tirimbini, du "Dave & Dave" ou encore du Snake Garden. La piscine donne un effet cascade vers la forêt qui lui donne également un certain design. J'ai beaucoup apprécié ce séjour.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Ruggero

schöne anlage
sehr schön gelegen in einem park mit viel natur und tieren. anlage sehr speziel mit den runden häuser. zimmer sehr gross
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Joannes, Amsterdam

Liked: Cleanliness
Te duur voor wat het is.
Mooie omgeving. Schoon. Overrated restaurant. Veel te druk met groepen Nederlanders
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

jeff, liege

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Bel hôtel dans la forêt
Un bel hôtel qui s’intègre bien dans la forêt, un personnel aimable, par contre très grosse déception à la piscine, en effet on se trouve assez vite à l’ombre et surtout aucuns transats n’étaient fonctionnels, une catastrophe tous déchiré donc obligé de s’assoir sur une chaise
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top Hotel. Super Pool und Dusche mit hammer Wasserdruck. Personal sehr freundlich.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018