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Mawamba Lodge

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Outdoor pool
City view from property
Exterior
Ecotours
Superior King Room

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Tortuguero Canals, Colorado, Limon, 10980-1000
  • Playa Tortuguero
    2 min walk
  • Tortuguero National Park Office
    6 min walk
  • Tortuguero National Park
    7 min walk
  • Tortuquero (TTQ)
    24 min walk

Room options

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Standard King Room

Standard King Room

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Bungalow

Bungalow

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior King Room

Superior King Room

  • 38 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 21 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Tortuguero

With a stay at Mawamba Lodge in Colorado, you'll be on the waterfront, just a 2-minute walk from Playa Tortuguero and 6 minutes by foot from Tortuguero National Park Office. .This beach lodge is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Tortuguero National Park and 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Cuatro Esquinas Island.
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What's nearby

  • Playa Tortuguero - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Tortuguero National Park Office - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Tortuguero National Park - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Cuatro Esquinas Island - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Sea Turtle Conservancy - 13 min walk - 1.1 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante Mi Niño - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Budda Café - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪El Patio de Tortuguero - ‬4 min walk
  • Bar Laguna Lodge
  • ‪Miss Junie's Restaurant - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Mawamba Lodge

Riverfront lodge with free breakfast and area shuttle service
Mawamba Lodge offers 26 accommodations with safes and ceiling fans. Bathrooms include showers. 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 26 guestrooms. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Conveniences include safes and ceiling fans, 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 amenities at this lodge include complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a banquet hall. Guests can catch a ride on the complimentary shuttle, which operates within 4 kilometers.
At Mawamba Lodge, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 9 AM.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in Regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Asante Sana - Onsite bar.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Free local area shuttle up to 4 kilometres

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–9 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • Asante Sana

Things to do

  • Boat tours
  • Ecotours
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Tour/ticket assistance

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
  • No lift (single-level property)
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

More

  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests must transfer via airplane or boat to the property; guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking
The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

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
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

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; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Property is also known as

Mawamba Lodge Tortuguero
Mawamba Lodge
Mawamba Tortuguero
Mawamba
Mawamba Lodge Tortuguero Hotel Tortuguero
Mawamba Lodge Lodge
Mawamba Lodge Colorado
Mawamba Lodge Tortuguero
Mawamba Lodge Lodge Colorado

Mawamba Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 96 out of 169 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 46 out of 169 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 169 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 169 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 169 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kariel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My husband and I loved our time here. From the bus pick up in San Jose, the boat ride to the lodge and everything the lodge has to offer, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The lodge has so many activities to offer, we always had something to do. The food and drinks were delicious! The rooms were clean, however, the walls are very thin, so bring earplugs incase you have noisy neighbors.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

María

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Las instalaciones y el lugar es muy bonito, lamentablemente mi experiencia con el servicio fue terrible.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Needing Improvement: -No hooks of any kind to hang bath towels, pool towels, wet swimsuits, etc. -Safe was unusable with broken lock and unbolted -Reception desk staff and restaurant staff unfriendly; more Pura Vida -no AC -broken lamp but fixed after two days -not the best food; first day vegan options were limited (soup only) but later improved What we liked: -Beautiful large grounds next to the beach and walking distance along the beach to town -room looking at the river -Swimming pool -great shower -refillable water - nice kayaking tour with guide
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jared

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely stunningly beautiful. Wildlife abounds and will have you turning your head every 2 minutes to see a fantastic critter. Would stay again!!!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dominic

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Sanae

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ジャングルでの貴重な経験
カリブ海にもトルトゥゲーロへの村へも徒歩で行けて便利。 バンガローは新しくて網戸もあり、部屋の中では蚊に悩まされる事もなかった。 部屋には冷蔵庫もテレビもクーラーも無いが、シーリングファンで波の音を聞きながら眠るのも、部屋の前のハンモックで鳥の鳴き声を聴きながらゆっくりするのも良い経験となった。 庭も手入れが行き届いていて快適。 レストランでの食事も美味しかった。 ホテルへの往復の船もとても素晴らしい体験。
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carlos

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely amazing place in the middle of the forest! Yes, because of eco friendly and the place where the hotel is, there is no AC but a fan did OK for us in June. Also there is not an actual window but a screen But the hotel is very safe, had no issues and there are a lot of wild animals inside the hotel. they offered a free animal tour guide. Food and drinks in the restaurant were amazing and at good price. Amenities are very good. Beach was amazing and is walkable distance from town
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great start to our rainforest adventures
What an amazing location. The boat from La Pavona was great thanks to transportation Smith where we were able to choose better arrival and departure times than the lodges own which they told us a week before we arrived that we could not use. However this definitely did not distract from the great staff, friendly welcome, good food and excellent location. We walked into the village which is a must and had a good lunch at a soda. Our morning and afternoon trips into the rain forest were fantastic and the guide was outstanding. The evening walk was our least favourite but still worth doing. Would definitely recommend as a great place to go.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jo, Eastleigh

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved our time at Mowamba Lodge. We had 3 nights here so plenty of time to relax in the warm pool and walk around the beautiful gardens. There are hammocks everywhere! The staff were very friendly and polite and the guides were very knowledgeable. We saw as much wildlife on the free afternoon tours around the hotel as we did in the National Park. The canoe trip was worth it though, to get into the smaller tributaries and more into the jungle. The village is worth walking into (15 mins along a sandy path). There are some great bars and restaurants here with cheaper prices than in the lodges. A water taxi was $4 per person back to the lodge.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Kathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our tour guide for the night hike was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Andres

Esperaba Mucho mas
El hotel es un poco caro para las prestaciones que ofrece, la calidad de las habitaciones no estaba acorde a lo que se espera en una zona de harto calor y muchos insectos. La calidad del desayuno tampoco fue el mejor sobre todo considerando el valor de las habitaciones. Se destaca y agradece la atencion de los recepcionistas la cual fue muy buena y con harta dedicacion.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rimmy

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Marie-Josée

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quiet and peaceful
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Derek and Kim

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is an oasis in the rain forest! Beautiful grounds and the staff and owner were the best! Water taxis and walking is how you get around. Ton's of wildlife and a great experience! I would call it "rustic elegance". Just one item that may bother others is there is no climate control in the rooms. That did not bother us since they all have ceiling fans, but it may be a consideration of some.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful beautiful location and lodge! Just very hot in the room during the day with ceiling fan not doing much… made the cold shower more welcome (no hot water).
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Wilmington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We heard lots of birds during the day and got a lot of good pictures
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mawamba Adventure
Our stay was enjoyable. We loved the grounds, landscape, flowers, carvings, shrubbery and trees. The cabins would have been improved by having at least 2 chairs - inside and on the porch. We would have liked to have a posted schedule of tours, activities and times/info about these events.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The good: lots of tropical animals around, nice pool, tours from the property, helpful staff, fairly secluded, nice view of the canal, good food and drink. The drawbacks: thin walls to the rooms, screen windows up high that don't cover, lots of jungle noise, no hot water at the sink, no WiFi in the rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gina

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great resort property with separate and private bungalows. Helpful and friendly staff. Nice restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A luxurious, well-placed resort with very friendly and attentive staff. The ladies on reception were fab, as were the restaurant staff and the tour guides. The wildlife in the grounds is exceptional, and the design and decor of Mawamba is flawless. Loved it.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

ram

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023