Costa Rica. Costa Rica Family Vacation

Accommodations

Where you stay and who hosts you on a Wildland Adventure should be as memorable as what you see and do each day. So, we use the most charming accommodations that offer exceptional personal service and locally-flavored culinary delights. We carefully select each luxuriously appointed boutique hotel, native-style lodge or simple village guest house to reflect indigenous culture and the beauty and fragility of the natural surroundings. Following is a selection of our favorite accommodations in Costa Rica.

Hotel Bougainvillea

About thirty minutes from the international airport in the suburb of Santo Domingo is Hotel Bougainvillea. This attractive three-story hotel is set in beautifully landscaped grounds with paths winding through tropical flowers and garden benches. Spacious rooms offer two double beds, TV, and a balcony. Other amenities include a swimming pool, tennis court, and restaurant. [...]

Arenal Observatory Lodge

The Arenal Observatory Lodge is surrounded by montane rain forest. The main lodge has a bar, restaurant and terrace with views of the volcano and Lake Arenal. It is a five minute walk across a suspension bridge from the main lodge to the pool and twenty-four superior rooms, all of which feature private bath and a full window view of the volcano. Access to the facility is over an un-maintained, bumpy gravel [...]

Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel

Set on a 3,000-acre dairy farm and surrounded by pristine tropical cloud forest Villa Blanca combines a unique country-style hospitality with a profound respect for the surroundings of El Silencio de Los Angeles Biological Reserve. Staying at Villa Blanca is like being magically transported back over 100 years to a quaint Costa Rican farm village, with a romantic wedding chapel famous for its ceiling of [...]

Villas Si Como No

Villas Si Como No is an environmentally friendly resort featuring solar panels, energy efficient air conditioners, farm-grown wood, and a water management system.. Each villa consists of two to six deluxe hotel suites with ocean views, balcony, private bath/shower, air conditioning and ceiling fan, kitchen or wet bar. The pool, Jacuzzi and water slide are contoured into the jungle terraces. The bar and [...]

Hotel Parador

Enthroned atop a majestic bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean and surrounded by 400 acres of lush tropical rainforest, Hotel Parador is located in a remote area of Manuel Antonio within minutes of Manuel Antonio National Park. It’s elegant Mediterranean – style architecture, modeled after the Traditional Spanish Paradores and quaint European “boutique hotels”, has today made the [...]

"I have been on many tours with various tour groups but I have never been more pleased with the way every single detail was handled on this trip, with the best guide in Costa Rica. We all loved every minute of it, and the way it was all arranged for us. We took advantage of every single thing that was offered and the kids of course had a great time. We are happy to recommend Wildland to anyone who even thinks about Costa Rica." - Lois Victor, FL

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