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Hotel Cerro Lodge

3.0 star property

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Outdoor pool
Balcony view
Exterior detail
Exterior
Shower, free toiletries, towels, shampoo

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Room service
    Room service
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Pet friendly
    Pet friendly
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
3 km sobre la Calle Vieja a La Barca, Intermedios de Tarcoles, Lagunillas, Puntarenas
  • Crocodile Bridge
    10 min drive
  • Jardín Pura Vida
    25 min drive
  • Catarata Manantial de Agua Viva
    25 min drive
  • Tambor (TMU)
    244 min drive

Room options

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Desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Triple Room

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

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Desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Quadruple Room

  • 401 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Quadruple Room

  • 400 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room

  • 400 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

  • 301 sq ft
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

POD single capsule

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, blackout drapes, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Triple Room

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

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About the neighborhood

Lagunillas

Located in Lagunillas, Hotel Cerro Lodge is on the riverwalk, within a 15-minute drive of Crocodile Bridge and Carara National Park. .This lodge is 10.3 mi (16.6 km) from Jardín Pura Vida and 10.3 mi (16.6 km) from Catarata Manantial de Agua Viva.
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What's nearby

  • Crocodile Bridge - 10 min drive - 4.1 miles
  • Carara National Park - 12 min drive - 5.6 miles
  • Jardín Pura Vida - 25 min drive - 10.4 miles
  • Mantas Beach - 36 min drive - 14.9 miles
  • Playa Guacalillo Bird Observatory - 42 min drive - 13.7 miles

Getting around

  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 59 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante El Jardín - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Rústico Lapas - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Antigua Hacienda - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Soda Nidia - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Vista Mar - ‬18 min drive

About this property

Hotel Cerro Lodge

Riverwalk lodge with a 24-hour front desk and an outdoor pool
Hotel Cerro Lodge offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries and blackout drapes/curtains. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the lodge include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 25 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this lodge include complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a picnic area.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at Lapaz, a restaurant which specializes in Regional cuisine, or stay in and take advantage of the room service. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, laundry facilities, and a water dispenser. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Lapaz - This restaurant specializes in Regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee: USD 12 for adults and USD 6 for children
  • A restaurant
  • Private picnics
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Lapaz

Things to do

  • Bicycle storage
  • Ecotours
  • Fishing
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a national park
  • On a lake
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • 100% renewable energy
  • Annual offsets purchased for at least 10% of carbon footprint
  • At least 10% of profits reinvested in community and sustainability
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • At least 80% of food locally-sourced
  • At least 80% organic food
  • Banquet hall
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Humane treatment of captive wild animals
  • Local artist showcase
  • Local culture and ecosystem education
  • Locally-owned and organized tours and activities
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • No plastic water bottles
  • Reusable cups
  • Reusable tableware
  • Water dispenser usage encouraged

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Bulk dispensers for toiletries
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Water-efficient showers
  • Water-efficient toilets

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 10 per pet, per day, plus a deposit of USD 100 per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total pets
Pets cannot be left unattended
Restrictions apply; for more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 12 for adults and USD 6 for children
  • Pet deposit: USD 100 per stay
  • Pet fee: USD 10 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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 credit card, debit card, or 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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a security system

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Hotel Cerro Lodge Tarcoles
Hotel Cerro Lodge
Cerro Tarcoles
Cerro Hotel Tarcoles
Hotel Cerro Lodge Lodge
Hotel Cerro Lodge Lagunillas
Hotel Cerro Lodge Lodge Lagunillas

Hotel Cerro Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 153 out of 278 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 85 out of 278 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 27 out of 278 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 278 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 278 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Nazilya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Road to get there was very hard to drive on and full of rocks and potholes. Bathroom was a separate room that was outdoors, covered by a wall of thin tarp and trees. It was a cool concept but I feel like people can hear you use the bathroom and flush the toilet. Also there was wildlife and bugs since it was outdoors. Restaurant was pretty good and staff was nice!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jose Alfredo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente lugar, definitivamente recomendado una experiencia, gratificante el personal muy amable Regresaría sin duda
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

James Todd

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful with a friendly staff and pretty macaws
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

LUC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rhett, Thousand Oaks

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Traveled with family
At check in, they took a photo of everyone's passport, which seems sketchy. Even children under 18. With a cell phone. I understand they need to write down the passport number of everyone, but taking a photo was weird. We found a scorpion in the bathroom, so be careful. Beautiful grounds and animals around.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Jimmy

Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Advertised to have good internet connectivity. Internet connectivity is terrible and disconnected intermittently
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Pablo

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Tuvimos una buena estancia de 1 noche. La comida es espectacular, la atención es muy muy buena. El lugar es súper bonito, con vistas extraordinarias, se pueden ver lapas rojas al alcance de la mano. La habitación que nos tocó es vieja y estaba descuidada. Además el baño tiene un espacio abierto que da a afuera de la habitación, lo cual me parece riesgoso, ya que se puede meter un animal y causar daño al visitante.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mckenzie

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place to stay! In the jungle, bedrooms have AC. Pool is small but everyone was cool and respected each other’s space. Restaurant was really good and had so many options. Got to see some monkeys and tucans as I ate.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a really good experience here. The location secluded and is great for wildlife viewing. The food was good and they kept the facilities clean. I thought the staff was outstanding. Ceasar was very good and arranged transportation and coordinating some activities for me in Jaco.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fourth time at Cerro Lodge. Always a pleasure.
Always amazing. Our fourth time there.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A wonderful place to stay
This place is a hidden gem! Located in Tarcoles, about 30 minutes from Jaco, this property is surrounded by the lush jungle and has gorgeous macaws coming over frequently to snack on fruits and seeds at the restaurant patio. The on-site restaurant serves a delicious breakfast and dinner and there’s also a nice pool where you can cool off on a hot sunny day. Staff is very friendly and welcoming. I couldn’t recommend this place enough!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

GRACE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff are very welcoming and helpful. We saw a lot of wildlife around the property more than in Carara Nacional Park. Around 4:45am howler monkey starts making noise and then tons of birds. We saw about 15 Scarlet macaws nearby the lodge.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria Lucille

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Grateful for the staff very accommodating
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brayan, Heredia

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to enjoy nature.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Honorine

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice lodge
Great place in the middle of nature. We enjoyed the pool after a very hot day. The room is very comfy with a nice outdoor bathroom. The buffet breakfast was a good surprise.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Uladzimir

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Cons: 1) Our bungalow was full with red ants - hotel just shared with us chemical spray and we spent a few hours spraying all areas with ants in our bungalow. And still at night they comes to our beds. Very inconvenient. 2) The road to the hotel from the main highway is too bumpy and hard to pass if you have small car. 3) Bathroom is included to the bungalow but technically it is open for outside and you are taking a shower and doing all other things outside with insects. Pros: 1) Friendly staff. 2) Good breakfast with nice views. 3) Very natural experience and good quality beds and rooms equipment.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Noelia

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was an excellent choice! Rooms are nice, beds are comfortable. Hotel is located 10min from Carara park. They offered us the Tarcoles cocodrile tour and it was amazing!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Grandma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, clean, easy, reasonably priced
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Janice

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Some atttention needed
The facility needs some refreshing. Pool chairs were mismatched and broken or missing pads, condiments at the restaurant were empty for the whole time we were there, and towels were thin. On the plus side, the bungalos had comfortable beds and the outdoor showers were an interesting surprise.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ann

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome rustic cabins a unique experience
Clean comfy bed and stunning views. Macaws and monkeys visit the dining area in the morning. So comical when a monkey stole the bird’s breakfast right in front of us.Staff told us about a shortcut to The crocodile bridge so we took that easy walk and saw these amazing creatures too. Very interesting shower set up water could have been a bit hotter but wasn’t too cold and I know it’s better for environment. It’s fairly far from Jaco but that suited us found Jaco too busy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

Pei Hong, Rockville

Traveled with family
Reserved a two beds room and got a 1 bed room.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

nancy, corvallis

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A safe location off the road near Tarcoles. The area was high and dry when we visited in February. They arranged a guide for tour in nearby Carrara NP.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Craig

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was ok. I have to say that like other reviews the pizza at restaurant was good, but that was about it. Though the server was trying, she forgot almost every item we ordered and had to ask for each thing multiple times. The room was fine, and the private but outdoor shower and toilet was a unique feature. If the shower was not freezing and only dribbling out I might have enjoyed it. With nothing to do in the area after dark we attempted to watch the tv, but it did not work. We did see macaws and monkeys up close around the restaurant which was a highlight.