La Fortuna Hotel Guide: Arenal Observatory Lodge

Professional Review

With perhaps the most remarkable and dramatic location of any hotel in the country, this hotel started life as an observatory for the Smithsonian Institute. Close to the summit of the extinct Chato volcano, with virtually eye-level views of the Arenal volcano crater a mere two km away, and windward of the prevailing lava flows, there is no better place in Costa Rica for witnessing Arenal's daily eruptions, especially in the evening. At the center of a private forest reserve within the volcano na

General Hotel Information

Phone:	506 2290-7011
Fax:	506 2290-8427

Number of Rooms:

45