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Arenal Palace Hotel

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Arenal Palace Hotel offers a tranquil, budget-minded retreat eight kilometers west of La Fortuna, providing a quieter base for exploring the Arenal region. This family-built hotel features comfortable accommodations with volcano views, a swimming pool, and tropical gardens. It is ideal for active travelers prioritizing regional adventures while seeking a restful place to return to. Welcoming staff and practical facilities like complimentary Wi-Fi and daily breakfast enhance the stay.


A quieter base west of La Fortuna

A swim at the end of the day, tropical gardens for a sunset stroll and a volcano view from your accommodation: Arenal Palace Hotel gives an active Arenal vacation a restful place to return to. This family-built hotel sits eight kilometers west of La Fortuna, far enough from town's bustle to put a quieter setting at the center of the stay. Welcoming staff bring a personal thread to the stay.

The approach is simple and budget-minded, with comfortable accommodation and practical facilities for travelers who want to spend much of their time exploring. Daily breakfast, complimentary Wi-Fi, secure parking facilities and laundry service support that rhythm, while the swimming pool, spacious patios and gardens provide inviting places to spend part of an afternoon outdoors.

Pick the space that suits the trip

Deluxe Rooms include air conditioning, cable television, wireless internet, a mini-refrigerator and volcano views. Junior Suites bring air conditioning, cable television, high-speed Wi-Fi, a coffee maker and mini-fridge together with a living room area and a private terrace looking toward Arenal Volcano. The extra space is worth considering for a small family or a couple who wants to spend more of the evening around the room after a day out.

Make the days your own

Your days can take quite different shapes from this base. A horseback ride, zipline tour or rafting trip offers an active perspective on the countryside, while a jungle safari float, waterfall visit or hot-spring outing gives you another pace. Wildlife excursions and canyoning add to the possibilities. The hotel's simpler approach is appealing when you want to concentrate your vacation plans on these experiences and still return to gardens, a swim and a comfortable room.

If your vacation priorities are exploring La Fortuna and enjoying the Arenal landscape, Arenal Palace makes an appealing, straightforward base. Choose your room for the space you need, arrange the outings that interest you and allow a little time for the quieter pleasure of being back with a view.

How Arenal Palace fits an adventure-focused trip

  • Choose a quieter location deliberately: the family-built hotel is eight kilometers west of La Fortuna, away from the town's bustle. That distance is part of the setting to weigh when planning how much time you want to spend in town.
  • Keep the stay budget-minded: straightforward accommodation and a simpler hotel approach suit travelers prioritizing regional experiences while still wanting comfortable rooms and a scenic place to return to.
  • Leave room for downtime: a swimming pool, tropical gardens and spacious patios create opportunities for a swim, sunset stroll or time outside between excursions.
  • Select space for the party: Deluxe Rooms include air conditioning, wireless internet and volcano views; Junior Suites add a living area, coffee maker and private volcano-view terrace, useful for small families or a more spacious couples' stay.
  • Take care of practical details: daily breakfast, complimentary Wi-Fi, parking and laundry service support days out and a comfortable return to the hotel.
  • Build days around the region: horseback riding, ziplining, rafting, safari floats, waterfalls, wildlife outings and canyoning provide active choices. A regional hot-spring visit offers another way to vary the pace.

Stay details

Number of rooms
16
Check-in
13:00
Check-out
12:00

Hotel Styles

  • Budget
  • Hilltop

Hotel Amenities

  • Breakfast
  • Restaurant
  • Pool
  • Gardens
  • Parking
  • WiFi
  • WiFi Free
  • Laundry Service
  • Air Conditioning
  • Cable TV

Hotel location

Arenal

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Latitude: 10.501969; longitude: -84.708046

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Guest ratings and reviews

Pacific Trade Winds customer ratings and reviews.

Overall
93%4 guest ratings
Cleanliness
88%
Expectations
83%
Staff
93%
Comfort
85%
Value
85%

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Janet F.

This hotel is a bit isolated, but it is in a beautiful location. Unfortunately, it is not well maintained, in particular the plumbing.

Heidi T.

Loved the staff! Each person was very helpful and friendly. Selim took us out to the surrounding land and found a red-eyed-tree frog and also hand-picked fruit for us to try. It's not a five-star hotel but we found it to be clean, the breakfasts wonderful, and the views fantastic. We saw toucans, an armadillo, and many other animals.

Kerri B.

We had an amazing experience at Arenal Palace Hotel and if we returned to Costa Rica we would want to stay here again.My first reaction was that the rate was a little high based on amenities, however, after just a couple of hours there, we quickly learned this is a hotel where you are not paying for amenities, you are paying for the kind and caring hotel staff and comfortable accommodations. Papa Selim was so good to us and we can't thank him enough for treating us like family while we were there.

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Mary R.

The general manager was exceptional, very friendly, welcoming and helpful. Made our stay all the better

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Arenal Palace Hotel located?

Arenal Palace Hotel is situated eight kilometers west of La Fortuna, offering a quieter setting away from the town's bustle, with views of Arenal Volcano.


What amenities are available at Arenal Palace Hotel?

Guests can enjoy a swimming pool, tropical gardens, spacious patios, daily breakfast, complimentary Wi-Fi, secure parking facilities, and laundry service.


What room types does Arenal Palace Hotel offer?

The hotel offers Deluxe Rooms with air conditioning, cable television, wireless internet, a mini-refrigerator, and volcano views. Junior Suites provide additional space with a living room area, coffee maker, and a private terrace looking toward Arenal Volcano.


What activities can guests enjoy from Arenal Palace Hotel?

From this base, guests can arrange horseback riding, zipline tours, rafting trips, jungle safari floats, waterfall visits, hot-spring outings, wildlife excursions, and canyoning.


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