Set high on a ridge facing Costa Rica’s most active volcano, Arenal Observatory Lodge is a 3 Star mountain lodge, according to the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). It is also categorized as a 4 Band Ecolodge in a program sponsored by the ICT to rate sustainability.
After having lain dormant for over 400 years, Arenal Volcano erupted violently on July 29, 1968, creating a “lava landscape” for miles around its base.
The Arenal Observatory Lodge has thirty spacious rooms. All are comfortable and most have volcano views. The lodge is located 1.8 kilometers from the active crater of Arenal Volcano, and is separated from it by a deep river valley. The location was chosen by scientists from the Smithsonian Institute, who needed a close but safe vantage point from which to study the volcano.
Arenal Observatory Lodge sits on 870 acres of land adjacent to the Arenal Volcano National Park. The site contains 270 acres of primary rain forest with well-marked trails, 400 acres of reforestation projects, and 200 acres of working farm lands.
You can explore the lava flow trail and take night tours to
view the live lava flows.
Swimming pool and Jacuzzi, with a view of the volcano.
Arenal Observatory Lodge,
La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Arenal
Observatory Lodge, Costa Rica
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