Arenal Observatory Lodge

Arenal Observatory Lodge offers beautiful spacious rooms all with spectacular views, either of the Arenal Volcano or the rainforest bordering the Arenal lake. There are 15 standard rooms of which 9 have volcano view and are in front of the restaurant and 6 have lake views and are 10 minutes walking from the restaurant / reception area but with their own parking Lot. In addition there are 25 Smithsonian rooms that are a bit bigger; all have panoramic volcano views, 14 are located in the beautiful gardens at 5 min walking from reception, 11 are located in the restaurant / reception area. There are also 2 Junior Suites in the reception area and 2 large villas with several rooms that can be rented to groups of friends or families. The most basic room category in Arenal Observatory Lodge are the casona rooms: 5 rooms with shared bathroom located near the lake view rooms.

There is a good restaurant and bar with great volcano views, a spa, a beautiful swimming pool with jacuzzi, a beautiful coffee shop with attached museum about the Arenal Volcano and a large network of trails going through beautiful gardens and rainforest.