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Buena Vista Lodge, a budget-friendly eco-lodge and adventure ranch in Rincon de la Vieja, offers an appealing blend of active outdoor experiences and relaxing moments. Guests can enjoy hot springs, water slides, and a swimming pool, alongside excursions like horseback rides and waterfall tours. The lodge provides comfortable cabins with private bathrooms, a restaurant, and a bar, making it ideal for families seeking a balanced vacation. It serves as a base for exploring the region while also contributing to the trip's activities.
Warm pools and active days make an appealing pairing at Buena Vista Lodge. This budget-friendly eco-lodge and adventure ranch in the Rincon de la Vieja area brings hot springs, water slides and outdoor excursions into a family vacation, with enough quieter moments to enjoy the surroundings between adventures.
The family appeal grows from the range of ways to spend time outdoors, from swimming and water slides to horseback rides and waterfall tours. Waterfall canyoning, tubing and snorkeling are also among the regional activities to consider. You can choose an active morning and leave the later hours for the spa or a warm pool, rather than making every day follow the same schedule. The restaurant and bar bring a meal or an evening drink into those hours back at the lodge.
The cabins have straightforward comforts, including breakfast and private bathrooms with hot water. La Hacienda Cabins and Las Cabanas provide a base for active days; El Lago Cabins sit in front of the lake. The room choices include Hacienda, Pampa, Lake and Mountain categories, so match your reservation to the location and amenities you prefer.
Fans and internet support the hours spent in your room; coffee service and terrace space vary by category. Look at those differences alongside a lakeside location when you choose your cabin, then leave time to enjoy the ranch rather than rushing from one excursion to the next.
Buena Vista is particularly appealing when you want the hotel itself to contribute to the trip’s activities. Give your days a balance of movement and rest, and arrange the excursions you want as part of your vacation planning.
Rincon de la Vieja
Latitude: 10.79639; longitude: -85.404709
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Beth E.
Buena Vista Lodge was lovely! Cleanliness exceeded expectations, property very well marked so easy to navigate. Great pool for the kids and lots of options for activities. Plus really nice to have the hot springs included. Wish there was a way to include gratuities for the activities on the room charge as we didn't always have cash on us to tip at the moment of the activity (especially since we were already staying on site).
Diane P.
We have been to Rincon before -- Hacienda GUachapelin. That was a far superior place to Buena Vista Lodge. the food was mediocre, the hot springs were far away and there were terrible mosquitos and 45 mph wind storms for all 3 days. Staff there said these conditions are common at this time of year. We would not go back there.
John C.
Great facility
Marilyn C.
Beautiful spot!
Allan C.
Inconsistent quality of staff at Dining Room for dinner. All very nice, but varied level of competency.
Robert G.
Kind of rustic and the main bed was not comfortable, but we were fine in the two adjacent singles. The ceiling fan was very useful, but the chain to control it was too high to reach. Was able to use our trekking poles to pull on it, so all good. Would have been nice to be warned of the long trip down and back up to get to the Las Pailas entrance to Rincon de la Vieja, but it turned out not to be a big problem. Best restaurant at Buena Vista was El Mirador.
Kellie H.
great place very out there away from it all.
Chelsea H.
The hotel, the views, and the staff were all great!
Staff much less welcoming and happy than in Arenal or the tour guides. But we loved the horse ride to the spa...
Buena Vista Lodge offers hot springs, water slides, a swimming pool, horseback rides, and waterfall tours. Regional activities such as waterfall canyoning, tubing, and snorkeling can also be arranged.
The lodge offers cabins in Hacienda, Pampa, Lake, and Mountain categories, including La Hacienda Cabins, Las Cabanas, and El Lago Cabins. All accommodations include breakfast, private bathrooms with hot water, fans, and internet. Some categories also feature coffee service or terrace space.
Yes, Buena Vista Lodge features a restaurant and a bar, providing options for meals and evening drinks during your stay.
Buena Vista Lodge is situated in the Rincon de la Vieja area, offering access to its natural attractions and adventures.
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