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Tirimbina Rainforest Lodge

3.0 star property
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Standard Double Room | Garden view
Gift shop
Hiking
Interior detail
Deluxe Room | Terrace/patio

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
1 Km al norte del Cementerio, de la Virgen de Sarapiquí, La Virgen, Heredia, 41002
  • Costa Rica Nature Pavilion
    5 min walk
  • Serpentario
    2 min drive
  • Tirimbina Rainforest Center
    13 min drive
  • San José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)
    79 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Economy Room, Shared Bathroom

Economy Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

La Virgen

When you stay at Tirimbina Rainforest Lodge in La Virgen, you'll be on a river, within a 5-minute drive of Costa Rica Nature Pavilion and Serpentario. .This lodge is 26.6 mi (42.8 km) from Poás Volcano National Park and 5.1 mi (8.2 km) from Tirimbina Rainforest Center.
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What's nearby

  • Costa Rica Nature Pavilion - 5 min walk
  • Tirimbina Rainforest Center - 13 min drive
  • Laguna Río Cuarto - 33 min drive
  • La Paz Waterfall Gardens - 50 min drive
  • Poás Volcano National Park - 83 min drive

Getting around

  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 79 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Rusti Ticos - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Soda Marielos - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Pizzaria La Terraza - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Pollo Ranchero - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪pizerria el tronco - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Tirimbina Rainforest Lodge

Riverfront lodge with a restaurant and a bar
Tirimbina Rainforest Lodge offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature safes and complimentary toiletries. This La Virgen lodge provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Cribs/infant beds (complimentary) are also available. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 25 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This lodge also features gift shops/newsstands and tour/ticket assistance.
At Tirimbina Rainforest Lodge, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Tirimbina Rainforest Lodge has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free off-site parking

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Free cots/infant beds

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Towels

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Contactless check-in available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6:30 AM - 9 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

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 and cash
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Tirimbina Rainforest Lodge Sarapiqui
Tirimbina Rainforest Lodge
Tirimbina Rainforest Sarapiqui
Tirimbina Rainforest
Tirimbina Rainforest
Tirimbina Rainforest Lodge Lodge
Tirimbina Rainforest Lodge La Virgen
Tirimbina Rainforest Lodge Lodge La Virgen

Tirimbina Rainforest Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 58 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.8/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

ram

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In the heart of national forest/ research Centre. Brilliant experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Zuleyma

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All of the employees were extremely friendly and helpful. The rooms are comfortable and close to everything you need. The breakfast included with the room was a great way to start every morning and the food was very good. Additionally, it's great to have the park entrance right at the back of the motel. Once you have breakfast you can head out onto the suspension bridge and hike several of the trails. The place is very, very clean everywhere. I would recommend this place very much.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Tirimbina surroundings are beautiful and the access to the trails was amazing! Was very happy to have on site dining and the breakfast was great. The room walls are very thin and the accommodations are basic.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
trails and wildlife
This is a great place for people who live to walk trails and view wildlife. Staff were nice. There’s a safe in the room. It was quiet at night. The only complaint I have was some mold in the ceiling. It didn’t look healthy. There were other rooms without mold that I’d stay in next time. Staff were nice about offering for me to move.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

TREVOR, PORTLAND

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The grounds are beautiful, lots of wildlife.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jugem, Victoria,BC

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved the rustic charm of Tirimbina. Being on. Biological reserve was a highlight of my Costa Rican tour. Lots of animals and birds . Calm atmosphere. Staff was wonderful at pointing out any creatures they saw. Having access to the hiking trails was a big part of our adventure. I look forward to returning .
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Zoe, Somerset, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing suspension bridge where we spotted massive iguanas in the trees. Great self-guided trails. Room very clean and lots of facilities. Lovely balcony. Would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Petra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful rainforest ecological lodge
The lodge is fantastic and wonderfully ecologically friendly - and the staff are knowledgeable and helpful for visitors to the rainforest park and beyond! the place is clean and comfortable and well maintained, with air con if you absolutely need it, and the accommodation is a great value. I missed the biologists talk about bats, and I did not see any frogs, but they loan you boots and an umbrella for walking in the rainforest. The whole reason to visit is the rainforest reserve.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A really great place to see wildlife in Costa Rica
Tirimbina far exceeded our expectations. We booked a basic cabin (other rooms are available) and the bathroom was next door. The restaurant served good food from a limited menu and it was also possible to get food in the nearby village. We stayed 3 nights and took 3 guided tours which were excellent. The guides were very knowledgeable and all the staff were really friendly and helpful. If you want to experience the wildlife in Costa Rica this is within a 2 hour drive of the capital and well worth a visit.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lai Wah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice area. Nice people. But the rooms are old.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Classic rainforest lodge.
This place is a classic rainforest lodge. The rooms are basic, but very clean and everything works. The lodge food was pretty good at breakfast. That was our only meal there. There is a very long hanging bridge that leads you to several trails in the forest. Hardly anybody was on the trails... so if you want solitude it’s easy to get.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A beautiful location, fantastic staff (especially the guides) and a range of really interesting tours to make sure guests gain the most from their visit. The rain forest is stunning, teaming with wildlife and eady to access from the lodge.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasantly surprised
Tirimbina is a research facility located on extensive grounds with tropical plantings, colorful birds and a variety of wildlife. The best reason to stay here is to have the opportunity to explore Tirimbina's vast rainforest accessed via the longest suspension bridge in the region. We spent two days just roaming the excellent trails and saw a good number of birds and wildlife. There are a variety of room types offered, some with no a/c & a shared bath, but we booked the deluxe room with a/c and were pleasantly surprised at how clean, quiet and comfortable it was, with a nice hot shower and a lovely semi-private patio. The entire staff was very welcoming, especially the lady who checked us in and the included breakfast buffet the next morning was delicious with a nice variety of foods. Tirimbina is one of the better hotels in the sarapiqui region and we would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overall the place is great. It is not fancy, but the environment is incredible and the people that work there are very nice and helpful. The only issue is with the bridge to the hiking and site seeing areas. If anyone in your party has even a slight fear of heights they will be unable to experience much of what makes this place so special. That isn't the property's fault, as there is a large river one needs to cross, but it is something to be considered if anyone in your group has such issues. Wifi worked fine and again, the grounds are incredible.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
The accommodation itself is simple but perfectly adequate, but what makes the stay really special (and excellent value) is the FREE access to the national park with lots of birds and animals. The restaurant was also very good with an excellent breakfast (included) and well cooked, tasty and good value other meals. Roof walks on high bridges was a notable feature.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

helen, telford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Close to rainforest
Was very close to rainforest therefore you expect a few bugs and we did have some ants in our bathroom. Room was clean and comfortable. Food was good. Can't beat location though if want to be close to wildlife.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Staff & service
Basic room in great location
Loved the rainforest walks. The restaurant was fine. We stayed in a room with bunk beds and shared bath. Was OK.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Normand, Mission, BC

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Time at Tirimbina
Enjoyed the forest. Had fun walking the trails. Saw quite a few howler monkeys at close range. Chocolate Tour was amazing. Jasmine was a great guide. Bird Tour was wonderful. Steve did a great job. Appreciated his knowledge and sense of humour. Super guide. That is a happy place. All staff was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Average hotel, I was expecting more. the price is very expensive and the breakfast was ugly and stale.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Rosie, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable lodge in the Rainforest
We stayed in one of the garden rooms which was very clean and comfortable. The water pressure/temperature and air conditioning all worked very well. David checked us in and showed us to our room - his customer service skills could not be faulted. You can sit on the small patio outside the room and watch a vast assortment of birds (including Hummingbirds). Be sure to do a couple of the tours, we did the Chocolate Tour, which was excellent, fun and informative. We also did the Bat Program which was just amazing. Our tour guide for both tours was Jazmin and she was excellent - very passionate about what she does, very knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The food was tasty and fresh. The location is wonderful - cross the suspension bridge and you are in the Rainforest!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tirimbina
Excellent 2 night stay. The rooms were simple but we knew that going in. The bridges, jungle, and property were awesome. Thanks to the entire staff, esp. Steven who took us on a fantastic guided tour.

6/10 Okay

Sylvie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The breakfast wasn't good.

6/10 Okay

Colorado Girl, Boulder CO

Disliked: Room comfort
Bare bones
The location of the lodge and access to the trails is amazing. The rooms are the bare basics. My family and I decide to look at it as camping. We were fortunate enough to have two people for four bunkbeds so we could double up the mattresses. We had bunkbeds in the room, fans, and one overhead light. The security was very good in regards to our car while parked overnight and during the day. The breakfast was not very good at all and in fact they ran out of food before it was due to be closed. We decided to not eat there for any other meal. There a much better restaurants in town. The facilities were somewhat clean, but the shower heads did not heat the water in the shared bathrooms. The next time I would go for the hikes and hanging bridge but not actually stay at the lodge.