Foresta Lodge

Location: 500 Mts West Tortuguero National Park, Laguna Penitencia, Colorado, Limon, 70206, Colorado, CR

Star Rating: 2 Stars

Property Type: Lodges

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 01:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Instructions: Guests must transfer via boat to the property. Guests must contact the property at least 48 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking. The front desk is open daily from 6 AM - 9 PM. To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation. If you are planning to arrive after 7 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.

Amenities & Facilities

• Free breakfast
• Meeting rooms
• Area shuttle (surcharge)
• Free WiFi
• Terrace
• Garden
• Luggage storage
• Designated smoking area
• Concierge service
• Free breakfast
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Meeting rooms
• Tours/ticket assistance
• Area shuttle (surcharge)
• Waterslide
• Shopping center shuttle (surcharge)
• Beach shuttle (surcharge)
• Free buffet breakfast

Rooms Available

• Classic Room, Balcony, Garden View

  2 Double Beds OR 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

  161-sq-foot room, balcony with garden views

  
  

  Relax - In-room massage available

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead

  Practical - Safe and desk

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping and ceiling fan

  Need to Know - Toothbrush and toothpaste not available

  Non-Smoking

  Room is accessed via exterior corridors

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ceiling fan
  • Access via exterior corridors
  • In-room massage available
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Balcony or patio
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Soap
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste available
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste not available

• Cabin, Balcony, Garden View

  1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

  215-sq-foot room, balcony with garden views

  
  

  Relax - In-room massage available

  Sleep - Bed sheets

  Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, and rainfall showerhead

  Practical - Safe and desk

  Comfort - Daily housekeeping and ceiling fan

  Need to Know - Toothbrush and toothpaste not available

  Non-Smoking

  Room is accessed via exterior corridors

  Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Safety deposit box
  • Desk
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet paper
  • Shampoo
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ceiling fan
  • Access via exterior corridors
  • In-room massage available
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Balcony or patio
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Soap
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste available
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste not available

Guest Reviews

• carole (4/5): Honteux - Cet hôtel est au milieu de 2 autres hôtels, l’evergreen et le Monkey, reliés par un chemin goudronné. Nous étions les seuls clients dans celui ci donc pas de buffet. L’hôtel est insalubre, aucune propreté, nous sommes restés 3 nuits et aucun ménage dans la chambre, nous avons dû nous sécher pendant 3 jours avec les mêmes serviettes à raison de deux douches par jour. La chambre est moite, très humide, ce qui rend le sol glissant.Aucun confort mais vraiment aucun. Ne vous fiez surtout pas aux photos sur les sites, elles datent de plusieurs années et ne sont pas du tout représentatives de l’état actuel. Ne vous fiez pas non plus au commentaires qui disent que vous pouvez profiter de la belle piscine du Monkey hôtel, ça c’était avec l’ancienne propriétaire je pense, cet hôtel bénéficie d’un point d’eau appelé piscine qui vu l’état ne vous donne pas du tout envie d’y mettre vos pieds. Quand je vois le prix que nous avons payé pour 3 nuits, je regrette vraiment cette réservation qui est en plus la plus chère que nous avons payé au Costa Rica car selon les photos nous pensions être dans un bel hôtel comme quoi les photos sont anciennes! Par contre, le réceptionniste Mario est exceptionnel, serviable. D’une extrême gentillesse et avec un super cœur, merci à lui sincèrement d’avoir été au petit soin pendant nos trois jours. Très bel endroit dans une jungle avec singes, grenouilles
• Andrew (2/5): - I called this place, emailed them, and even tried to reach them through Hotels.com to get specific instructions for my arrival as you have to take a boat to get to the lodge.
• Yvonne (4/5): - Der Hotelmanager war sehr hilfsbereit und freundlich, die Unterkunft allerdings unterster Standard. Da wurde gefühlt seit mindestens 20 Jahren nichts mehr gemacht. Uralte Dusche, Waschbecken, der Spiegel war so angelaufen, dass man nichts mehr erkennen konnte. Alles in allem ziemlich schäbig und heruntergekommen.
• Alessia (8/5): - Amazing location
• Jorge (8/5): - Ubicación fuera del pueblo, en una zona muy tranquila, con un embarcadero para poder llegar al pueblo. El personal muy atento, Gerardo nos atendió de maravilla.
• Glenn (10/5): - It might not be as fancy as it's neighbouring Resorts but what it lacks in this makes up in Manager & staff friendly, going out of there way to make it a memorable stay. Can't thank the Manager enough, helping us out on tours, getting into town and also connecting us to the next destination, making it stress free and it's just a chilled resort, yes it's basic but we loved it, great little pool which Son made as much use of it as possible and well the wildlife around the resort was just amazing! Recommend this place highly
• David (8/5): - In the jungle. A very unique experience. Arthur was very helpful.
• Maxine (8/5): - Situated in a very nice environnement, for a solo traveler a bit remote from town ,taking the water taxis became a bit expensive... Geraldo,the manager was great to help me organize things The buffet is a quite basic... All in all ,I had a nice stay
• Carleen (10/5): - Very authentic jungle vibe
• Ian (10/5): - Laid back, welcoming ecolodge
• Arnold (10/5): - Schitterende locatie met veel dieren. Zwembad perfect voor onze kleine. Mooi in de jungle en veel apen, rode kikkers ara's en toecans gezien. Dichtbij park en dorpje met de watertaxi
• Verified traveler (6/5): - O local é incrível, no meio da natureza. Mas o quarto era muito antigo, sem janelas (só uma tela e cortinas). Com a forte chuva, o frio e a umidade tomaram conta do quarto. O chuveiro não estava legal. O atendimento foi muito bom.
• Jason (4/5): - We did not have a good time here, though Giselle was friendly and helpful. 1. Apparently the hotel did not get our hotels.com reservation and did not have our rooms ready. We waited 1.5hrs for one out of our three rooms to be cleaned. 2. The rooms are very basic. The sheets were the thinnest sheets I have slept on. Pillows are lumpy. Rods we're rusty. It really needed updates. There was no hot water. It was clean, but it was old. Giselle brought fresh towels on day 2, which was very appreciated. 3. The pool is out of service and nobody told us. It was disappointing to arrive and see a roped off pool. If not for the pool, we would have booked elsewhere. Giselle said the kids could go in the nearby Evergreen Lodge pool, but not the adults. 3. The wifi did not work at all. We used Evergreen's wifi the first night. It did not work the second night. 4. Food was very basic. Giselle was nice and allowed us to have our included breakfast food at lunch time though. We decided not to have dinner here but go to town instead.
• S (8/5): Jungle immersion - Fabulous experience staying in the jungle. Accommodation basic but lying in bed listening to howler monkeys / frogs can't be beaten. Staff extremely helpful and the breakfast banana pancakes when we arrived via water taxi were amazing. Lots of places to sit out in the breeze looking at the river boats and bird watch
• Penelope (4/5): - This felt like hostel style accommodation at hotel prices. Tired, old towels and gaps that insects could get in. No added extras. Lots of school groups and the day we weee there for breakfast (most times we missed it as out on early start trips) was poor. You can use the Evergreen swimming pool next door, it was nice to see wildlife (daily visit from the monkeys) and we enjoyed the water taxis into Tortuguero. I’d either pay extra to stay at Evergreen (cabins liked a lot nicer) or stay in town. The manager Giselle was lovely and we had an interesting chat about all sorts of things
• Stephanie (8/5): - The property is unbelievable for wildlife. We had monkeys swinging over us, woke up to howler monkeys, saw frogs, lizards and geckos. The boat ride there was exciting as we saw caiman and lizards, and birds. We did feel a bit isolated there though as you need to take a water taxi to the village across the water. And the rooms were basic. Could use an update. Owners and staff were excellent and very friendly
• christine (10/5): - The manager of this hotel Gisselle is absolutely amazing :) she goes above and beyond to make sure you have everything you need . The staff are all friendly and it’s stunning . Understand you are definitely going into a remote area and don’t expect more and you’ll be amazed at the rich culture and beautiful nature
• Gunnar (6/5): - Die Lage ist wirklich schön, mitten im Urwald. Die Anreise erfolgt mit dem Boot zum hoteleigenen Anleger. Leider sind die Bungalows sehr in die Jahre gekommen. Wir hatten diverse Blutflecken von erschlagenen Moskitos an der Wand. Auf Bildern im Netz sind zum Teil 2 Pools zu sehen. Nur der Pool mit dem grünlichen Wasser gehört zum Hotel, der andere Pool ist der des Nachbarhotels, der nicht genutzt werden soll. Das Essen (Buffet) ist ok, wir sind zum Essen aber nach dem ersten Tag lieber in den Ort gefahren.
• Katie (2/5): - Unfortunately this property is need of a face lift. It felt very old and tired. Our bathroom was filthy and the shower felt like it was about to fall off the wall. It was extremely over priced. The huts are over a swamp which, whilst very atmospheric in the rainforest, is also very smelly. The manager and his wife were both very kind and welcoming but it felt like they needed more support. I would not recommend staying here for the price they are asking.
• Maite (4/5): - Me gustó que estaba en plena selva. Lo que no me gustó fue las habitaciones, necesitan mucha reforma. El personal muy muy amable y atento.
• Cherry (8/5): - The staff recommended the perfect activities with an excellent guide. They also asked us many times of we needed anything and tried to be of service.
• Jean (2/5): - En un seul mot: défraîchi. Les Lodges sont dans la jungle, petite cabane rustique et désuète (lit, matelas, literie, serviettes, lavabo, douche et peinture datant des années 70 probablement). Les moitiés haute des murs sont tout le tour en fenêtres de moustiquaire (pas toujours étanches) sans aucune vitre ni volets. Des vieux rideaux tachés assurent l’intimité. Des fourmis sur les planchers, les murs et dans le lit, des moustiques très fin qui nous ont piqué dans la nuit, des mini grenouilles dans la douche. Imaginez l’humidité à l’intérieur, le cri assourdissant et incessant des singes hurleurs toute la nuit, sans compter les autres animaux. Le restaurant doit être avisé d’avance pour y prendre le repas du soir à 15$ US pour un spaghetti et un peu de poulet comme seul menu. Les rampes en bois du site sont pourries et la piscine sale et délabrée. L’entretien minimal n’est assurément plus fait depuis longtemps. Les safe des chambres ne fonctionnent plus depuis longtemps. Le personnel est courtois et fait son possible. ps: je m’arrête là. Le pire endroit où on a logé dans nos 2 voyages de 11 nuits chacun au Costa Rica.
• Reshma (8/5): - Beautiful grounds with much wildlife around. Free kayaks for use.
• Rustom (10/5): - Beautiful cabin in the woods. Great staff!
• nakita (10/5): - Rana Roja is deep in the jungle of Tortuguero where you live simply. While the lodging and amenities are simple and not your typical, the lodge owner and staff were extremely friendly and accommodating. They provided a lovely breakfast, and dinner there was well thought out and very affordable. If we travel back to Tortuguero, we will stay here again. Watch out for the monkeys, they will break in and steal your snacks. Pura Vida!
• Clémence (10/5): - Super séjour dans cette hôtel en pleine jungle! Merci
• Verified traveler (10/5): Very cosy rainforest lodge with super nice service - Rana Roja was absolutely amazing! The owner Herardo was super nice, hospital and helpful. This place was more than advertised. They had a small and cute pool with a small waterslide which was nice addition during the warm evening. The property had many interesting walking paths which kind of felt like being on a nature tour or a hike, very cool! The owner was very helpful in making our stay comfortable and gave us good tips for tours around the area. We ended up going to a turtle watching tour and a hike to the top of a mountain, all at a very reasonable price. The room itself was ok too, as nice as it can be on secluded riverside lodge. The water pressure in the shower and sink was not the best but also worked as good as could be expected at a rainforest lodge. Overall our stay was a full ten, all thanks to Herardo! We higly recommend this place, you wont be disappointed. PS. watch out for the howler monkeys, they really do howl! ..and steal your sweets :D
• Serafin (8/5): Sleeping in the middle of the jungle - A bit noisy at night with the frogs singing all night, but it's what happens when you are in the middle of the jungle of Tortuguero. Both the cabins and the staff were excellent.
• monica (10/5): increíble lugar dentro de la selva - El lugar esta increíble dentro de la selva y hay mucha vegetación y animales , salen monos alli al lado. Gerardo el dueño es super amable y esta super pendiente de todo. nos recomendo un guia muy bueno y la pasamos super bien el desayuno super rico y todo el personal super amable me encanto, esta fuera del pueblo lo cual es mucho mejor el pueblo no es bonito por lo que super recomiendo quedarse acá
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Excellent greeting and friendly feel. Very nice grounds. Accessible mainly by boat.
• Andrew (10/5): - It was great! Quiet, peaceful and restful right in the middle of the jungle
• Carsten (6/5): - Die Hütte im Dschungel war in einem ungepflegten Zustand,der Safe defekt,die Beleuchtung funktionierte nur teilweise und es gab keine Zahnputzbecher.Das vorher bestellte Abendessen wurde einen vorgesetzt ohne vorherige Auswahlmöglichkeiten,das Frühstück war sehr eingeschränkt in seiner Auswahl.Sehr schön war der Pool (nicht der auf den Foto)und sehr nett der Barkeeper Luiz,im Gegensatz zu der etwas hochnäsigen Rezeptinistin.
• Stacy (8/5): - Eyelis was so friendly and accommodating. Definitely a once in a life time experience!
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Le site est incroyable. Magnifiques piscines. Le sentiment d’être imprégné de forêt tropicale. Service impeccable. Je recommande.
• gregory c. (10/5): A great get away in Tortuguero. - We had no expectations of our accommodations because it is in a jungle national park.. However, the cabins and the small hotel and separate dining room were all in great5 shape and exceptionally clean. The staff was attentive and helpful as well. Loved the salt water and fresh water pools and the lounge areas.. The bar and dock on the river were perfect to relax after days of strenuous activities. Enjoyed the "laid back" atmosphere of the entire property.
• Verified traveler (10/5): - everyone so friendly and helpful, beautiful area and stay was delightful
• Víctor (8/5): Cerca del paraíso - El lugar es maravilloso y las instalaciones adecuadas para una estadía en contacto con la naturaleza. La atención es personalizada por parte del dueño, muy linda experiencia
• Louise (10/5): Åk dit! - Fantastiskt ställe, mitt i regnskogen.Kan verkligen rekommenderas. Vi bodde i stort rum, "fyrabäddars", med två stora sängar. Rum 154. Bra! Aporna och fåglarna rumsterade om utanför fönstret. Trevlig bar vid floden. Fem minuter med taxibåt in till Tortuguero village, som är trevlig, laidback med hyfsade restauranger. Gjorde en nattur, som var sådär, men morgontur med kanot (utan motor) var underbar. Kan rekommendera Jungel Jon, superbra och trevlig guide. Fråga efter honom. Åt två middagar på restaurangen, kanske inte världens bästa mat men "good enough". Glöm inte att förboka. Ett stort plus att man kan använda fina poolen på hotellet bredvid. Mycket trevliga ägare till Ranas Rojas. Åk dit! Vi tog bilen till La Pavona från San Jose, bra väg, tog cirka 4 timmar. 1 timmas härlig båtfärd till Ranas Rojas.
• Elizabeth (10/5): - We really enjoyed our stay at Rana Roja Lodge, it has a really lovely situation right on the water front and surrounded by jungle. Our room was clean and comfortable, the only real criticism was a pretty weak shower that only did very hot or very cold. Other then that, the staff were very friendly and helpful and sorted us out with an airport pick up, tours and transfer to our next hotel. The tours in particular were great, we highly recommend the canoe trip and jungle walk with Miguel. There is a really lovely pool area, complete with water slide and the waterside bar is a great place to sit and enjoy a drink. We ate at the restaurant once and took a 5 minute water taxi to the village for the other two nights, which the staff called for us. The food was all buffet style but freshly made and very tasty with particularly good breakfast options. We would definitely recommend Rana Roja Lodge.
• Jorn (10/5): - This is THE place to be in Tortuguero! The owner is so nice and helps you with everything. The bungalows are in the middle of the jungle. So all the animals you can see in the national park are also next to your doorstep (look good, because you have to find them!). He had a recommendation for tours, Miguel, he is so nice, you pay a little more but you have the best tour guide you can find over there. If you don't know where to go in Tortuguero, book this one! You will have an amazing time!!
• Verified traveler (10/5): - The setting was awesome and the monkeys all around the trees were awesome.
• Verified traveler (8/5): - Experiencia brutal en medio de la selva.
• Steve (8/5): Great frogs. - Overall really enjoyed my stay. Any criticisms I may make are because I want help Rana Roja be even better. A little disappointed that our lodge was one of the closest to the pool/restaurant so was not really the isolated rainforest experience sold on website (we booked early so maybe they thought they were doing us a favor by the convenience).Despite that I did see Spider and Capuchin monkeys, hear the Howlers calling and at one point could count 5 strawberry arrow frogs (Rana Rojas) from my rocking chair on the veranda. 'Happy Hour' at the fantastically located river side bar wasn't that happy - a few very overpriced cocktails were 2 for price of one and you got short changed in Colons if you paid in dollar (hence 4/5 above for staff). Even the Arenal Observatory Lodge has cheaper cocktails and a proper all drinks happy hour (and display their exchange rate of C570 to the $). Worried that taxis in and out of town would be a pain but were very easy to arrange. Meals were simple but tastey and all the restaurant staff were lovely. Loads of frogs including red-eye tree frogs.
• Verified traveler (10/5): Hôtel accueillant - Très jolie lodge au milieu de la nature entouré de singes et de grenouilles. Nous sommes très bien accueillis par Jacob à notre arrivée de bateau et amenés à notre lodge . Les petits déjeuner sont bons . Jacob, nous organise très bien nos activitées que l'on désire . Très bonne ambiance zen et nature.
• Don (10/5): - Great for natural experience staff fantastic great for family adventure beautiful setting
• Verified traveler (8/5): Fabulous escape in the jungle - Loved this place, I really didn’t want to leave. Paradise in the jungle! The only down side is that you cannot get any food, snacks etc unless you book in advance for lunch/dinner. We were caught out and would have had to take a water taxi into nearest town to get something to eat but fortunately the manager prepared a plate of fruit for us. This place would definitely benefit from having more available food on site. We were told we couldn’t eat at any of the other restaurants next door despite offering to pay!
• Verified traveler (10/5): Fantastic, unique hotel experience - Fantastic 2 night stay at the Rana Roja Lodge. The staff were very accommodating & helpful. I was concerned at first that it was too far from the village (a short water taxi ride) but once I arrived I realised the location is key. I was met by monkeys in the trees every time I left my room. If you are going to Tortuguero for the wildlife then this is the place to stay. The canoe safari that they organised was also excellent. Thank you all for a great few days
• Verified traveler (6/5): - Quite essential, but you are in the jungle...no soap or bath gel (the roommate probably didn’t control)
• Alexandre (10/5): - Séjour au Rana Roja parfait ! Lodge situé en pleine nature, avec le bruit des animaux ( et la visite des singes ) on est vraiment dépaysé ! Situé à 2 minutes en taxi-bateau du village Tortuguero. Je le recommande vivement !
• Tove (10/5): Great stay! - Jacob was great! (Thanks for tip Hermosa. Loves it!!!) Great setting. Simpel standard, but what to expect in the middle of the "djungle"?!!! Need to book dinner in advance or take taxiboat to the village, just across the river. Enjoyed the nature walk right next to THE village and had a great kayak tour.
• Brian (8/5): Great location, excellent staff, good food - I was traveling solo and found this hotel after staying in the village of Tortuguero where it was very noisy. This hotel is quiet and the owner/manager was a visible presence and extremely helpful. At the time I was visiting there were many large groups at the lodge, mainly from Europe. There are shared facilities with the neighboring hotels such as swimming pools, bars, etc that are a bonus.
• Thorvald (6/5): Djungel lodge - Fantastisk naturupplevelse , bra dusch, hårda sängar. Engelsktalande personal blev uppgraderad till bongalow hade varit värt prisskillnaden.
• Jimmy (10/5): Great stay at Rana Roja - The staff was great, the rooms were spacious, the greens and wildlife were awesome!. Saw and heard many green masses on the property also.
• Mary (4/5): Overpriced, no one on evening/night duty, basic - The room was like a camping cabin--no hot water, no internet, furnished with just two beds, screens only, no windows or a.c. The bathroom flooded. We had inch-sized biting ants in our room one night and had to seek help from a neighboring hotel, because no one was on duty at reception, This for $225 a night! Others at the neighbor hotel, Evergreen, paid only $70, with 3 meals included! We requested a refund for one night, but got no response from the owner. My advise would be to stay at Evergreen or in town--much cheaper and nicer
• Mark (8/5): Great location for Tortuguero adventures. - Great location on the river just outside Tortuguero, just a 3 minute ($2-3) water taxi away from the village. Gerardo is the proprietor of this smaller of two "conjoined" lodges (guests can use the pool at the Evergreen Lodge that surrounds Rana Roja), and he is extremely friendly and willing to help with any questions or required planing...arranging taxis, boats, tours, etc. Nice bar overlooking the river/canal. Breakfast/dining wasn't 5*, but sufficient and plentiful. Overall - not luxury, but clean, convenient and good value.
• Verified traveler (10/5): In the middle of the jungle! - Absolutely beautiful location in the tropical rainforest and right on Tortuguero lagoon. We enjoyed our two night stay very much, as you really feel as if you were in the middle of the jungle. The lodge has everything you need and dinner can be reserved there too if you don't want to take a water taxi into tortuguero village (5-10 minutes). We weren't in one of the cabins but in one of the larger buildings. The room was large and well equipped. What is special is that there are no windows but just mosquito nets, which means that you hear the sounds of the birds, insects and sometimes monkeys very well. For us, that only added to the experience!

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