Costa Rica luxury accommodation
| country: | Costa Rica |
| location: | San Jose, Costa Rica ecolodges |
| price: | From US $175 per double room per night |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
description
This luxury ecolodge in Costa Rica is situated above the beautiful Central Valley of Costa Rica nestled in 10 acres amid hundreds of fruit trees and dramatic tropical flora.
Surrounded by towering "Higuerón" trees and exotic flora, the eco-lodge offers spectacular views of volcanoes, cloud forests and coffee plantations. The inn has over 300 fruit trees, including Orange, Lemon, Tangerine, Grapefruit, "Caimito", Avocado, Macadamia, "Jogote", Lychee, "Cas", "Guanabana", Guava, Cashew and many others. Thousands of native and tropical plants have been cultivated on the 8 acres of the lush volcanic terrain. Many species of rare and colourful birds and butterflies are attracted to these extraordinary gardens.
The lovely lounge and dining area of the main building is situated in a sunlit clearstory room filled with flowers and art. Here the guest can relax in front of a crackling fire in the evenings or browse through the library famous for its collection of art, nature and history books.
Each sunny morning you will wake to an exquisite breakfast, replete with freshly brewed Costa Rican coffee, succulent mango, papaya, pineapple and bananas from the ecolodge own orchards. The ecolodge is renowned for its fine cuisine, prepared with care and creativity from the bounty of its fruit orchards and organic vegetable and herb garden.
The attentive staff will help you plan your days; the ecolodge is a convenient central location for day trips, the hub of a wheel with spokes leading to a myriad of exciting destinations. Personalized guided tours can be arranged to many of the area's national parks, cloud forests, biological rain forest reserves, botanical gardens, butterfly farms, bungee jumping, white water rafting, and bird watching.
Our own stables and horses can be rented to experience Costa Rican country life, including riding to the slopes of Barva Volcano.
Guests can enjoy many day excursions, including a fascinating tour of Costa Rica's best coffee producers, hiking into the Braulio Carillo National Park Cloud Forest, and experiencing the splendor of the Poás and Irazú volcanoes.
Enjoy shopping for arts and crafts at local markets under the warm sunny skies of the Central Valley or tasting the varied herbs and tropical fruits and spices of neighboring botanical gardens.Whether its a full day tour to the Barva Volcano Lake or bird-watching in Braulio Carillo National Park, the weary but stimulated traveler returns to be refreshed, bathed and fed in comfort.
Surrounded by towering "Higuerón" trees and exotic flora, the eco-lodge offers spectacular views of volcanoes, cloud forests and coffee plantations. The inn has over 300 fruit trees, including Orange, Lemon, Tangerine, Grapefruit, "Caimito", Avocado, Macadamia, "Jogote", Lychee, "Cas", "Guanabana", Guava, Cashew and many others. Thousands of native and tropical plants have been cultivated on the 8 acres of the lush volcanic terrain. Many species of rare and colourful birds and butterflies are attracted to these extraordinary gardens.
The lovely lounge and dining area of the main building is situated in a sunlit clearstory room filled with flowers and art. Here the guest can relax in front of a crackling fire in the evenings or browse through the library famous for its collection of art, nature and history books. Each sunny morning you will wake to an exquisite breakfast, replete with freshly brewed Costa Rican coffee, succulent mango, papaya, pineapple and bananas from the ecolodge own orchards. The ecolodge is renowned for its fine cuisine, prepared with care and creativity from the bounty of its fruit orchards and organic vegetable and herb garden.
The attentive staff will help you plan your days; the ecolodge is a convenient central location for day trips, the hub of a wheel with spokes leading to a myriad of exciting destinations. Personalized guided tours can be arranged to many of the area's national parks, cloud forests, biological rain forest reserves, botanical gardens, butterfly farms, bungee jumping, white water rafting, and bird watching. Our own stables and horses can be rented to experience Costa Rican country life, including riding to the slopes of Barva Volcano.
Guests can enjoy many day excursions, including a fascinating tour of Costa Rica's best coffee producers, hiking into the Braulio Carillo National Park Cloud Forest, and experiencing the splendor of the Poás and Irazú volcanoes.
Enjoy shopping for arts and crafts at local markets under the warm sunny skies of the Central Valley or tasting the varied herbs and tropical fruits and spices of neighboring botanical gardens.Whether its a full day tour to the Barva Volcano Lake or bird-watching in Braulio Carillo National Park, the weary but stimulated traveler returns to be refreshed, bathed and fed in comfort.
rooms, food and facilities
Chef Pedro Alas welcomes the curious gourmand into his kitchen to share the secrets and techniques of nouvelle Costa Rica Cuisine. The Chef draws on Costa Rican and international culinary arts, using local fresh seafood and organic meats and poultry to create a menu that changes daily. The elegant four-course dinners set around the inviting, intimate fireplace are offered to guests exclusively. The extraordinary hillside infinity swimming pool provides luxuriant bathing and is surrounded by tropical gardens, secluded decks and shaded verandas where guests can sunbathe and enjoy the magnificent vistas.The spring fed pool features chemical-free water and a 12-foot cascading waterfall.The adjacent open-air games room / lounge, large Hot-tub/Jacuzzi and the library offer recreation and relaxation.
how to find our Costa Rica luxury accommodation
By air: We are located only 15 minutes from the San José International Airport.By road: We have our own luxuriously appointed van and will arrange transportation to and from the airport, or any other destination within the Central Valley.
how this holiday makes a difference
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Since 1985, when we began our project in Costa Rica we have always had one important goal in mind; to leave the minimum possible trace of our existence. Since the beginning of our adventure on this property, we have concentrated on an ambitious plan of recycling and regeneration, social consciousness and education. Because of these efforts, we have been awarded the maximum five green leaves from the Costa Rican Tourist Board for our compliance with the CST (Certification for Sustainable Tourism), a new program to encourage Ecological and Sustainable Tourism in this country. We are proud that we have obtained the highest score of all participating hotels in Costa Rica.
 Our recycling activities include a complete recycling of food waste to fertilizers by using two systems; Feeding and fertilizing our coffee plants and vegetable gardens directly. The composting of solid food wastes in drums which we invented for this purpose. They include organic waste products from the kitchen, ashes from the fireplace, earth from our property and sometimes calcium to neutralize the acids. We also recycle all of our waste products that are non-organic; glass and bottles, plastics, cardboard, metal and newspapers and have a complete recycling zone for this purpose located below the horse stables. |
Tourism can be good and bad for destinations & local people. We carefully screen every holiday against our criteria for responsible travel. 'Look behind the brochure' to find how each holiday makes a difference (see left). We don't claim to be perfect - there is no global accreditation - but we've led the way since 2001 and screened 1000's of holidays. We invite every traveller to write a review about their experiences and responsible tourism. This valuable feedback is sent to the people who run the holidays. We keep a very close eye on it and take off holidays that don't live up to our standards. |