As part of a tour, we stayed at a variety of lodges throughout Costa Rica. Chachagua was one of the best, about a mile or so up a gravel road from the village, and a half hour from La Fortuna, the tourist town for the Arenal volcano. As with most lodges, meals can be part of the package and buffets... More

Looked great, the room was fine, but somehow the overal effect left us wanting more. One niggle was that at this price it only included a poor continental breakfast even when there was a full buffet on for coach tours. The toucans were great but very little other wildlife was evident or pointed out to us. The staff's english was... More

The Chachagua Rainforest Hotel and Hacienda is a working farm and guest resort located to the northeast of Arenal volcano. It is a bit out of the way (I'll get back to that) but it is more than compensated by the beautiful natural setting, the comfortable accommodations and the food which although fairly simple is extremely well prepared, tasty and... More

I cannot say enough good things about this hotel! Pros: -- Brand new, clean, and private cabin in the middle of the rainforest, and only 2 other couples were at the hotel at the same time as us. -- QUIET -- Toucans and other birds everywhere at daybreak -- Good restaurant! -- Friendly and helpful staff, really just great people!... More

Located deep in the rain forest but not lacking in comforts and style. The staff were helpful and extremely gracious. The scenery is awe inspiring and the activities only limited by your sense of adventure. Luckily no television in the bungalows to tempt you into wasting time. The restaurant offers local foods breakfast, lunch and dinner while the wildlife is... More

I booked this trip via a vacation destination site. I was a bit nervous. I had no reason to be. The staff at Chachagua are incredible and Cristian is unbelievable. This resort helped me upgrade our bungalow when I had to change weeks for our vacation at the last minute and the bungalow was amazing!! They also helped me with... More

30 min from La Fortuna - nearest big town; including last 4 km on rocky dirt road. Besides that, this is a great hotel - the grounds have lovely foliage, trees, creeks, and amazing variety of birds in the morning. We must have clicked at least 50 pictures right around the hotel grounds - including toucans right outside our cabin/bungalow.... More

Chachagua Rainforest Hotel was the first of 4 hotels we'd stay at, during our 10 night stay in beautiful Costa Rica. We found the hotel on line, and I booked it due to it's relative proximity to Arenal. We landed in San Jose at 2pm, by the time we got the car and were actually driving it was after 3pm.... More

The last place i stayed on my recent visit to costa rica was the chachagua rain forest hotel. Immediately upon arriving my thoughts were "why havent i been here the whole time". I was greeted with a refreshing cocktail and taken to my private bungalow. the bungalow was awesome. it had its own porch with couch, rocking chair and hammock.... More