Tortuguro National Park Hotels, Cabinas Caribbean Coast, Costa Rica: Turtle Beach Lodge
Location Cano Palma, Around Town
Phone 2248-0707 in San Jose, 2383-1652 at the lodge
Room Information 47 units
Prices $380 (£190) double for 2 days/1 night; $510 (£255) double for 3 days/2 nights. Rates include round-trip transportation from San José, 3 meals daily, and tours
Credit Cards AE, MC, V
In Room Amenities No phone
This isolated ecolodge is located 5 miles north of the village of Tortuguero, about 20 minutes away by boat. The grounds are set on a narrow strip of land between the Caribbean Sea and the Caño Palma canal. The accommodations are somewhat more spartan than those at the other lodges listed, but they are still clean and comfortable. The rooms are housed in a series of long buildings. Most feature exterior walls that are solid on the bottom half and pure screening above. The best rooms are the corner units, which get the most air-flow and circulation. All have some form of shared or private veranda. Given its location, this is one of the more convenient lodges for viewing the turtle nestings. There's a small, turtle-shaped pool in the center of the grounds, and they have a stable of horses available for riding tours. The lounge area features a television with a satellite feed, and they even have an Internet cafe here.
Facilities: Restaurant; bar; pool; laundry service
