Evergreen Lodge

Absolutely phenomenal. We could not recommend this hotel more. The service is beyond anything we have experienced - genuinely kind and helpful staff. The hotel is brilliant for allergies and being vegetarian or vegan - they made me meals I could eat that were delicious. The grounds were beautiful - we saw all 3 monkey species, blue jean frog, bull frog, iguanas and more - all within the hotel. The rooms were also beautiful - monkeys outside the window. We also did the turtle tour through the hotel, and the guides worked unbelievably hard (Fransisco was SO knowledgeable). We were so grateful for their skill, hard work and preserverance, which meant we saw a turtle! Thank you for the best stay - we will never forget it

We stayed for 2 nights on a Riviera Travel tour, enjoying the 90 minues boat ride to arrive in paradise! As an eco lodge, do not expect 5 star luxury, but you are in the rain forest, and that takes some beating. The humidity is high, so the rooms smell a little damp. Good food, plentiful and well cooked. All staffvery friendly and helpful.

Great accommodation set right in the heart of the rainforest. As soon as they pick you up in their boats you will be looked after by one of their guides. The accommodation is like tree houses but on stilts with 360 views of the rainforest. Don’t worry about the mesh windows, it is all part of the experience. It is sturdy mesh, nothing is getting in. Just don’t leave your door open if you are scared of bugs! The forest was loud at night with the sounds of wildlife but all 4 of us including our kids slept through it, must be the natural air! The accommodation and everywhere is spotlessly clean. Food was great and plentiful. You will be involved in several tours and trips all included in your stay, with some optional extras if you choose. My top advice is to come prepared for the rain. We knew it would (you are in the rainforest after all!) but we didn’t expect just how much. It was pretty constant and very heavy at times. Invest in a good raincoat. They provide ponchos and their boats are covered.

Evergreen Lodge is a beautifully isolated place to stay when exploring this area of Costa Rica. Accessible only by a 90 minute river trip which is memorable in itself. The grounds are full of wildlife and the food was very good for such an isolated lodge. The rooms were lovely with private bathrooms. The water for a shower was generally ok but you have to remember the nature of a property like this. Staff were very friendly and helpful and the lodges are distributed in a way which makes for privacy. The bar by the river is a great place to have an evening drink before your early start the next day. The tours from this venue are excellent. A great place to experience the diversity of Costa Rica.

Stayed here as part of a tour group. I was worried about potential night time noice being in the middle of the jungle with no glass on the windows, however, a lot of the area has been cleared out. Vegetation immediately and under the cabins was cleared away. Woods in the US make more noise. Had some nice manicured landscape areas. The howler monkeys that were way high up in the trees did wake me up at 5am. Didn’t see much wildlife on the property except some nocturnal crabs, howler monkeys way up high above and one capuchin monkey. As far as I know it didn’t have a trail through any jungle area just board walk around the cabins etc. The food was ok, horrible desserts. They liked to use way too much bad cooking oil when making an omelet. The shower felt like it contained sand in the water, really grossed me out. Wi-Fi didnt work properly. It wouldn’t let me connect to my VPN.

The best way to think of Evergreen Lodge is as a hub for exploration of Tortuguero rather than a place to visit in its own right and from this perspective it is very good. Travelling to it by river is part of the whole is experience and the tours are very well organised. You are assigned a guide, who you stay with for each trip, and you get to know them well. The guides are knowledgeable and friendly and we saw a very good range of wildlife. The Lodge staff helpful and friendly and the lodges clean with the basics that you need. The meals are plentiful and canteen style: starters of fruit and salad, two or three main options including something cooked freshly (e.g. omelette) and a dessert with tea/coffee. You queue up and staff serve you your choice. You are assigned a table at the start of your stay and we found that helpful. We had a lunchtime departure and without us asking, we were given an early lunch. We knew before arrival that the lodges did not have glass windows and there was something almost magical about being absorbed into the sounds of the rainforest and the Howler monkeys (albeit at 4.30am.) What I was surprised and a little disappointed about was the closeness of our lodge to the others in the same area. This meant that you can clearly hear regular level conversation from people in other lodges and noise from breakfast being prepared in the restaurant. Also, although the lodges are slightly offset from each other, it is possible to see into your neighbouring lodge, so the curtains, which allowed some privacy were welcome when changing. The map of the grounds was slightly confusing and we would have appreciated clearer information about facilities, for example, on the last day we found 3 bar areas in the grounds, but were not clear if they were all open and the times.

The boat trip to this hotel was worth the experience alone, with the opportunity to see and photograph an abundance of wildlife. cabin style accommodation, with a porch and rocking chairs for relaxing. Usual buffet style breakfast, including fresh made omelettes. Clean and well maintained, friendly staff, and uncomplicated stay.

We spent three days and two nights here and enjoyed three inclusive tours as well as a fourth additional Canoe tour. ||Food was excellent, service impeccable and the room was extremely comfortable.||The tour guides worked so hard and showed us wildlife and facts we would never have seen or known without thier expertise and experience. ||Fully recommend this location. Relaxing and exciting. Perfection.