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Gingerbread Hotel and Restaurant

3.0 star property

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Front of property
Dinner served, international cuisine
Bar (on property)
Double Room, Balcony, Lake View | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi
Romantic Bungalow, 1 Bedroom | Bathroom | Shower, free toiletries, towels

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Nuevo Arenal, 1Km Este Del Gimnasio, Arenal, Guanacaste, 50807
  • Lake Arenal
    13 min walk
  • Tenorio Volcano National Park
    20 min drive
  • Tronadora Arena
    37 min drive
  • La Fortuna (FON-Arenal)
    91 min drive

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Luxury Bungalow, 1 Bedroom, Garden Area | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Luxury Bungalow, 1 Bedroom, Garden Area

  • 250 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Romantic Bungalow, 1 Bedroom | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Romantic Bungalow, 1 Bedroom

  • 247 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Honeymoon Room, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Lake View | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Honeymoon Room, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Lake View

  • 250 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Family Room, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Lake View | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Family Room, 1 Bedroom, Balcony, Lake View

  • 250 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room, Balcony, Lake View | 1 bedroom, in-room safe, desk, free WiFi

Double Room, Balcony, Lake View

  • 250 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Arenal

With a stay at Gingerbread Hotel and Restaurant in Arenal, you'll be 0.6 mi (1 km) from Lake Arenal and 10 mi (16.1 km) from Tenorio Volcano National Park. .This bed & breakfast is 10.5 mi (16.8 km) from FlyZone Wakeboard School and 12.9 mi (20.7 km) from Cavernas de Venado.
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What's nearby

  • Lake Arenal - 13 min walk
  • Arenal Volcano National Park - 29 min drive
  • Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park - 33 min drive
  • Tabacon Hot Springs - 35 min drive
  • Arenal Volcano - 38 min drive

Getting around

  • La Fortuna (FON-Arenal) - 91 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Café & Macadamia - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪El Corral - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Selva Paraíso Souvenir & Coffee Shop - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Moya's Place - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante La Oropendola - ‬11 min drive

About this property

Gingerbread Hotel and Restaurant

Bed & breakfast with free breakfast, near Lake Arenal
Gingerbread Hotel and Restaurant offers 5 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. This Arenal bed & breakfast provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 5 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this bed & breakfast include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Gingerbread Restaurant serving guests of Gingerbread Hotel and Restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a library. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast each morning.
Gingerbread Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves dinner only. Reservations are required.

Languages

English, Hebrew, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Gingerbread Restaurant

Things to do

  • Library

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate bedroom

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Wheelchair accessibility

More

  • 2 floors
  • 3 buildings
  • Built in 2006
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation

Pets

Pets stay free

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 200.00 per vehicle (roundtrip)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

Property is also known as

Gingerbread Hotel Arenal
Gingerbread Arenal
Gingerbread Hotel Restaurant
Gingerbread Restaurant Arenal
Gingerbread Hotel and Restaurant Arenal
Gingerbread Hotel and Restaurant Bed & breakfast
Gingerbread Hotel and Restaurant Bed & breakfast Arenal

Gingerbread Hotel and Restaurant Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 8 out of 10 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 10 reviews" "
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9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful boutique hotel. Only 6 rooms. each individually decorated . Owner chef welcoming and very personable. Amazing tasting meal available as well as regular menu. Enjoy the included family style breakfast (for hotel guests only) while you watch Toucans at the feeders. Highly recommend stopping at Gingerbred!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Armando

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was quaint and well outfitted. The hotel location is beautiful and unique. The host was very hospitable, accommodating, and pleasant to talk to. The food is great and reasonably priced. The flowers, birds are a sight to see in the morning. If you want privacy and great accommodations at a great value, this is where to stay in Nuevo Arenal. It’s a short drive to Rio Celeste tubing or the Arenal Volcano.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, amazing food.
Wow, this hotel was great. The staff were super friendly, parking and WiFi were both great! However the best thing this joint has going is the food! It’s incredible, I know there are many hotels in the area but this hotel was exceptional.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
we were given a room in that was a separate l bungalow. it was very large with a king and queen bed. was air conditioned which is also uncommon.in Costa Rica. The breakfast was great and was included with the room. The restaurant has an awesome chef who completed culinary studies in Chicago.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Passionate cook/owner—amazing and unique place
Wow! Eyal and the whole (tiny) gingerbread hotel and restaurant was a highlight of our stay in Costa Rica. Eyal is truly a man with a genius for cooking—basically, imagine if Anthony Bourdain operated a restaurant and bed and breakfast, i.e., this isn’t the kind of place you ask for “more or less spicey”, you get what you get and what you get is amazing. Both dinners we had there (with my wife and kids) were arguably the best meals i have ever experienced. And eating and staying here is truly an experience—the birds, the howler monkeys, and Eyal himself, all come together to make this certainly the most unique place we’ve ever stayed. we were assigned the wine cellar room (?casita) which defies description in this format, but trust me it’s unique, comfortable and memorable, every touch is custom. if you don’t awaken spontaneously to the sound of howler monkeys and copious copious birds, set your alarm for 5:30 am, it’s worth it.

8/10 Good

Laurie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Creative place
Really enjoyed the property, our bungalow, and the food prepared from the chef. Very creative place!

10/10 Excellent

Chris, Bay Area CA.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Food
We stay here for It's central location and we just have to walk downstairs to our favorite restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jahnick, Quepos, Costa RIca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Lakefront B&B
We stayed at Gingerbread for three nights while looking for a home to rent in the Arenal area. Our room was lovely, with murals painted on the wall and ceiling. It was very quiet. We had a private balcony with a wonderful lake view. There were birds everywhere ... tanagers, aracaris, oropendulas, jays, robins, euphonias, etc. Breakfast was served outside on the covered terrace overlooking the lake, and each day featured a different creation by Chef Eyal. The restaurant was awesome for dinner as well, we enjoyed escargots, mussels, caesar salad and ribs among many other delicious dishes. We highly recommend this B&B.

10/10 Excellent

Hara

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Doris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort