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Catarata Eco-Lodge

Northern Mountain Zone / Arenal · Costa Rica

1 Km South From Z 13View location

9.2/10Excellent96 Reviews
Cleanliness9.2/109.2
Service9.4/109.4
Comfort8.2/108.2
Condition8.8/108.8
Location10.0/1010.0
Neighborhood9.0/109.0
Amenities9.0/109.0
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About Catarata Eco-Lodge

Located in La Fortuna, Catarata Eco-Lodge is in a national park, within a 5-minute drive of Costa Rica Chocolate Tour and La Fortuna Waterfall. This hotel is 1. 7 mi (2. 7 km) from Arenal Adventure World and 2. 3 mi (3. 8 km) from Ecoglide Arenal Park.

Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. This hotel also features complimentary wireless Internet access and a picnic area. Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services and coffee/tea in a common area.

A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite. Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours).

A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM. Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

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Conveniences include ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.

Located in La Fortuna, Catarata Eco-Lodge is in a national park, within a 5-minute drive of Costa Rica Chocolate Tour and La Fortuna Waterfall. This hotel is 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Arenal Adventure World and 2.3 mi (3.8 km) from Ecoglide Arenal Park.

Make yourself at home in one of the 20 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include ceiling fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.

Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services and a safe deposit box at the front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.

Popular amenities

Free WiFi
Parking available
Airport transfers
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
Entertainment
Smoking areas
Childcare

Check-in and check-out

Check-in from 2:00 PM
Check-in until 7:00 PM
Check-out until 11:00 AM
Minimum check-in age 18

Hotel policies

No rollaway/extra beds available No cribs (infant beds) available No elevators Professional property host/manager Pets not allowed Service animals not allowed

Cleaning and safety

Sanitization
Contactless check-in is available Contactless check-out is available

Important information

  • You need to know
    • No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
    • Contactless check-in and contactless check-out are available.
  • Special Instructions
    This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM. This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
  • Instructions
    • 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, debit cards, and cash
    • Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
  • Minimal age
    18
  • Optional fees
    • Airport shuttle fee: USD 170 per vehicle (one-way)
    • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)

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

  • Spoken Language

    English

    Spanish

Nearby attractions

Costa Rica Chocolate Tour 1.2 km / 0.7 mi
La Fortuna Waterfall 2 km / 1.3 mi
El Salto Fortuna River 2.5 km / 1.6 mi
Arenal Adventure World 2.7 km / 1.7 mi
La Fortuna Park 3.4 km / 2.1 mi
Ecoglide Arenal Park 3.8 km / 2.3 mi
Baldi Hot Springs 4.4 km / 2.8 mi
Chato Volcano 4.5 km / 2.8 mi
Kalambu Hot Springs 4.6 km / 2.8 mi
Paradise Hot Springs 4.6 km / 2.9 mi
Cerro Chato Lake 4.7 km / 2.9 mi
Ecotermales Fortuna 4.8 km / 3 mi
Los Lagos Hot Springs 5.4 km / 3.4 mi
Termales Los Laureles 6 km / 3.7 mi
Children's Eternal Rainforest 6.2 km / 3.8 mi

Hotel facilities & services

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  • Total number of rooms: 20
  • hotel
  • Check-in hour
  • Check-out hour
  • Wi-fi
  • Airport Shuttle
  • Garden
  • Clothes dryer
  • Restaurant
  • Outdoor freshwater pool: 1
  • Children’s swimming area: 1
  • Breakfast
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  • Picnic
  • Minimum check-in age: 18
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Room types

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  • DOUBLE STANDARDDOUBLE • STANDARD • 1 BedroomDBL.ST
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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–4 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
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    1
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    Occupancy
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    DOUBLE
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    Room code: DBL.ST

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  • QUADRUPLE TWO QUEEN BEDSQUADRUPLE • TWO QUEEN BEDSQUA.2Q

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    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
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    QUADRUPLE TWO QUEEN BEDS

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    Room overview

    Occupancy
    Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 4 • Children: max. 3
    Room type
    QUADRUPLE
    View / characteristic
    TWO QUEEN BEDS

    Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.

    Room code: QUA.2Q

    Limited room details from hotel

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Guest reviews

What other guests saying about Catarata Eco-Lodge

9.2
Excellent
96 Reviews
Cleanliness
9.2 /10
Service
9.4 /10
Comfort
8.2 /10
Condition
8.8 /10
Location
10.0 /10
Neighborhood
9.0 /10
Amenities
9.0 /10
50 reviews shown
10/10
Exceptional
19 Apr 2026
Brooklyn
What an amazing stay! The staff were incredibly kind and helpful. The grounds were stunning and well kept. The views of Arenal were a highlight! And the breakfast was amazing, from the foot, to the service, to the vibe! The gallo pinto was actually our favorite throughout our whole multi-city trip!! We absolutely loved our stay and would most definitely go back again!
Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
10 Apr 2026
Christine
Grounds were well kept. Breakfast was amazing! Staff was awesome and helpful!
10/10
Exceptional
09 Feb 2026
Lori
Is a beautiful place!
Leisure Friends
8/10
Excellent
22 Jan 2026
Assaf
The location is pretty good and the grounds have a beautiful garden. Breakfast was good with unlimited coffee (other places in Costa Rica provide seconds only on demand). They also have a bird feeder plank right next to the breakfast space, so we got a songbird show every morning.
Staff was super-friendly, and cleaners did their best keeping the room clean.
We got one of the more run-down rooms, looked somewhat worse than in the pictures. The climate being super-humid and not very hot, the room felt musty. There was AC which we thought might help dry the air out, but its air coming out of it was musty as well. Lastly, most of the time the hot water in the shower was not quite hot. Fortunately the weather was very mild (and rainy much of the time!), so we could just keep windows open at night and it was fine.
To their credit, they recalculated the price downward on their own, because apparently we were charged the rate of a higher-class room.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
27 Nov 2025
Mark
Everything great
10/10
Exceptional
21 Oct 2025
Sean
Very peaceful and comfortable room with a view of Arenal volcano (when the clouds cleared😊). Beautiful gardens and abundant birds. Staff were exceptional and very helpful. The activity recommendations were perfect. Would definitely stay again on our next trip to La Fortuna.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
28 Apr 2024
Erika
Room was clean and truly enjoyed my stay there!
8/10
Excellent
20 Apr 2024
Owen
The view was amazing. There’s four breakfast options all of which were ok. The staff was very friendly. There were some ants that would come into the room but they never went on the bed and did not bother me (your in the jungle what can you expect?).For the view and price it is definitely worth staying here.
Leisure Self
8/10
Excellent
30 Mar 2024
Danniel
Nice property. AC could be better.
10/10
Exceptional
25 Mar 2024
Hope
Grounds are beautiful and close to most activities
10/10
Exceptional
28 Feb 2024
Marc
In a quite area but a short Uber ride to town. The gardens are lovely and the staff very friendly and helpful
Leisure Friends
8/10
Excellent
05 Feb 2024
Carmen Melissa
I guess customers service needs to be more friendly
8/10
Excellent
01 Feb 2024
Linda
Beautiful grounds . . . fast and great breakfast
Leisure
10/10
Exceptional
31 Dec 2023
Alejandro
We had a pleasant stay in this property, garden is well kept and Arenal volcano view is fantastic, the room was rustic but have AC, TV and Hot Water although it is missing a Safe (I removed 1 star because of this) I'd like to mention the reception lady (Ivannia) was very nice and helpful and always assisted us with all our needs..
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
10 Feb 2023
Robert

Very unique interesting and nice hotel

Really nice hotel with a pleasing asthetic, rooms were mostly clean with few issues, we originally got the wrong room but staff were happy to switch us without issue. The pool could use more light as it was almost entirely dark by 5pm
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
27 Dec 2022
Gargi
Amazing view of arenal volcano from the room, friendly staff and good food. Location is perfect and quiet yet close to town.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
06 Jul 2022
Sylvia
Beautiful property great friendly staff
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
29 May 2022
Janette
Small, quiet place. Pretty landscaping. Friendly, helpful staff. Good breakfast. They contract with a few tour companies in the area. I signed up through the hotel to do three tours and had a great experience with all of them. (They provide pick up and return from the hotel which was very convenient as I was there without a car.) There is a parking lot if you do have a car.
Leisure Self
8/10
Excellent
07 Mar 2020
Verified traveler
Établissement au calme et proche de la nature. Il y a de nombreuses plantes et oiseaux en plus d'un petit sentier dans la foret. La piscine est bien appréciée des enfants!

Les chambres sont juste correctes et manque de charme. Les blocs de 3 chambres sont très près les uns des autres et on entend bien les voisins. Le restaurant est OK, sans plus.

Globalement le séjour est bien, mais ne correspond pas à la réputation de ce lieu que l'on voit dans les commentaires plus anciens.
Leisure Family_with_children
10/10
Exceptional
26 Dec 2019
Verified traveler
Very beautiful property. Unique layout and landscape.
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
05 Oct 2019
Verified traveler
Staff are very friendly, even prepared me to go breakfast when i didn't have enough time. It's a quiet place with pool and cool hammocks in front of each room. Recommend it.
Leisure Friends
8/10
Excellent
07 Aug 2019
FresHoope
I will stay again when I go back to Arenal. Staff was really friendly, they recommended very nice places to eat at. It is also located very close to town and to the thermal waters. I really enjoyed it!
Leisure Family
10/10
Exceptional
13 Jul 2019
Michael

Excellent

Quiet and tranquil location, attentive staff, good breakfast and a clean room... perfect.
Partner
8/10
Excellent
14 Mar 2019
Shiva
Great natural location, close to the volcano, set in between trees and beautiful plants. However property is old, and bathrooms are small and old and need updating.
Leisure Family
8/10
Excellent
11 Mar 2019
Verified traveler

Good Value, Nothing Special.

Catarata Eco Lodge is clean and safe, but didn't blow me away. The service was really good, but the rooms are beginning to show their age. The location is good, being so close to La Fortuna Waterfall. Overall, a good value.
Partner
8/10
Excellent
10 Mar 2019
Verified traveler
- limited variety of breakfast options
- in our privately located room, the internet didn’t work at all and worked poorly on my friends devices.

- :) very friendly staff
- :) beautiful and well maintained place
Friends_and_family Friends
8/10
Excellent
04 Apr 2018
Christopher

Simple but Beautiful

Loved the area and the property was nestled in the rainforest. A hammock for each room was a nice touch as was the free breakfast. However dissenting travelers will find the rooms a bit \"rustic\" and you definitely need to have access to a car.
Family
6/10
Pleasant
03 Apr 2018
Verified traveler

An ok place for a short stay

Location a little hidden from main road. Good overall facilities and nice installations except for inside the rooms which are outdated and old.
Family
8/10
Excellent
27 Mar 2018
Lawrence
Very nice location close to everything in La Fortuna.
Staff very friendly and Hotel well kept.
Breakfast menu needs a few more choices.
Over all nice property
8/10
Excellent
17 Dec 2017
Soroush

Good hotel, good location, great staff!!!!

Good hotel, especially for the price. The staff are very nice and friendly, and help you with booking activities in the area. My room was ok, not great, not bad. It was clean and comfortable. The location is such that I didn’t get any road noise at all, yet I was close to everything. Nice stay overall! I would book again.
10/10
Exceptional
07 Mar 2016
paul

wonderful stay

Excellent. Beautiful hotel in a peaceful, relaxing environment almost at the base of the volcano.
8/10
Excellent
29 Feb 2016
Verified traveler

Nice hotel

We enjoy the place. It has a lot of nature and delicious food
6/10
Pleasant
30 Dec 2014
Naomi

A fine hotel

The hotel was pleasant and in a good location for our needs (close to Arenal). It was hard to find by car, even with Google maps. The room was fine and the grounds were clean and pretty, though there were ants crawling everywhere in the room. I wish the breakfast ran a little longer (ends at 9am), because I accidentally slept late and missed it. Overall, it was fine and luckily pretty cheap.
Family
10/10
Exceptional
30 Nov 2014
Yovanis

I love to stay here, very quite.

Great stay
Family
6/10
Pleasant
27 Oct 2014
Jason

Just o k

The map shows the hotel in town but its actually 3k outside of Fortuna then down a pretty bad dirt road for about 1k. They then gave us a room to the very back of the property which is a long walk with 2 kids and luggage when its raining, while many of the rooms to the front were vacant. Near our room there was a communal kitchen and there was partying until 1 am. Wifi was not available at the rooms and the bed's springs were easily felt..
The locks on the door were a joke to say the least. The door knobs were the only looks on the door and they looked very old..
The pool is nice but cold..
I found the night watchman to be very nice and knowledgeable although he could not get the party in the back to quite down..
8/10
Excellent
03 May 2025
Alexandru
Good and safe place to stay in La Fortuna and amazing view of the volcano but our room definitely needed some kind of modernisation...
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
15 Apr 2024
PRISCILLA
Excelente
10/10
Exceptional
06 Apr 2024
Hermann
Eine wunderschöne Anlage und Location. Das Personal ist sehr freundlich und entspannt. Wenn wir wieder in Costa Rica sein sollten, dann kehren wir gerne zurück.
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
30 Mar 2024
Jean-François

Très agréable.

Bel ensemble verdoyant, chambre avec grande baie vitrée très agréable, petite piscine agréable.
Petit déjeuner moyen (mon dieu, pourquoi du jus d'orange industrie !).
Grand parking.
A deux pas de la cascade LA FORTUNA et de la ville.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
10 Feb 2024
Klara
Die freundliche Lodge liegt in einem traumhaften Garten mit Pool und Blick auf den Arenal-Vulkan. Rezeption und Restaurant sind im Freien unter einem Dach mit Blick ins Grüne und auf eine Futterstelle für Vögel. Die Zimmer haben eine große Fensterfront zum Garten und ein weiteres Fenster über dem Bett. Das Bad ist zweckmäßig.
Wir haben nur einen Safe vermisst.
Das Personal ist sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit.
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
03 Jan 2024
Jean-paul

très bon séjour

bungalows très agréable dans un beau jardin
quartier calme en périphérie de La Fortuna
belle piscine
bon petit déjeuner
Friends_and_family Family
10/10
Exceptional
04 Dec 2023
Bcr

Me gusto

Me gusto mucho, un buen hotel para pasar en pareja, falto un poco de servicio de restaurante por que no siempre estaba abierto pero por el resto excelente, como la Fortuna es un lugar de muchos restaurantes se pudo disfrutar mucho y conocer bastante
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
23 Aug 2023
Bram
Erg fijne locatie met goed personeel. Genoten van de faciliteiten. Ontbijt beviel ook erg goed! Zeker tevreden. Zou het iedereen aanraden!
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
18 Aug 2023
Jonathan
Súper hermoso
Leisure
8/10
Excellent
12 Apr 2023
Melanie
Schöne kleinere Anlage mit einem tollen gepflegten Garten. Die Zimmer sind einfach aber ausreichend ausgestattet, die Betten sind bequem. Das Frühstück war sehr gut.
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
09 Feb 2023
Oscar
Bien ubicado. Costa rica de preferencia rentar coche. Limpio. Si lo recomiendo.
Leisure Partner
8/10
Excellent
15 Dec 2022
BERNARD

Cadre très agréable, personnel sérieux, serviable.

Un séjour agréable avec du personnel sympathique et attentionné
Le cadre est très bien… nature, vue, fleurs, oiseaux

Les chambres sont dans des bungalow, confort acceptable. Très peu de rangements, éclairage très limité. Dommage
Petits déjeuners sommaires servis
Globalement correct
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
14 May 2022
Ingrid
Precioso jardín, lleno de colibries y otras aves!
Leisure Partner
10/10
Exceptional
19 Mar 2020
Esteri
Nous avons adoré notre séjour à Catarata eco-lodge. C’est un véritable petit coin de paradis loin de tout agitation. Nous avons pu profiter de la piscine et nous reposer dans le hamac. Le restaurant et lui aussi très bon.
Partner
10/10
Exceptional
17 Mar 2020
Jeff

Pura Vida

Très bel endroit, très bel emplacement, nous le recommandons vivement. Vous pouvez y aller les yeux fermés. Pura vida
Partner

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Catarata Eco-Lodge
1 Km South From Z 13, La Fortuna, Costa Rica

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