Pachira Lodge

A resort in the jungle! Sloths outside your room, what's there not to like. It's a 90 minute boat ride from the end of the road. What a way to start your stay. Lots of wildlife, boat tours etc. Excellent buffet for meals. Just in case you decide to go in the rainy season, get the best rain gear you can afford!

Day 1 in. The rooms are decent. The doors are quick to shut and I have to be mindful not to slam them! So far lots of animals even just at the lodge. The trail is great. I'm glad I did my homework and prepared for the rain, because we are having lots of it! I love the rain, so it's not a bad thing. Looking forward to the rest of our stay, and already thinking it probably isn't long enough...

This is a cool place to stay at Tortuguero; away from the town. It’s nicely maintained and the staff are very friendly. The pool is a great place to chill. The jungle sounds all night are great.|On the downside; you get eaten alive by the bugs. And the group tours have way too many people in them, which limits the chances of really enjoying nature.

This place was amazing! It is in such a cool location and you are smack in the middle of the forest. The rooms themselves are pretty basic and rustic so if you don't mind the bugs, since you are in the forest! The property had lots to offer with a pool area and bar, a beautiful walk through the forest with lots to see in there and boats you can take to Tortuguero not far away. The food here was excellent and the staff were all very nice and welcoming! I would highly recommend this place.

Looking at previous reviews I got a confused picture of this lodge. To address some of the negative comments; Rooms: well ours was wonderful (#206) AC worked well and view of the jungle and monkies great. Felt like a prison: uh, no, water taxi to the village readily available, just ask reception. So although nothing in walking distance if you wanted to go to village it was easy. Positive points were the pool and pool bar at reasonable prices. Transfer by boat was also enjoyable. Point that needs working on: we went on the early morning boat ride to the national park. This in itself was excellent with an informative captain and guide. However, although we boarded the boat at the unearthly hour of 05:30 we didn't get to the park ranger's post till 06:30 (yes an hour on boat and we only got shown a tree and the lodge's other facility). Now the bad point: for me the "school dinners" type catering was awful. Bland, repetitive, boring, lacking choice ...... I could go on. If you go make sure to pack some snacks to see you through. Sadly the "restaurant" where they do the transfers was the same. 3 stars is a bit harsh but 4 too generous. To become truly excellent add an a la carte restaurant (foreign visiteurs to Costa Rica booking a facility like this are not poor) and sort out your trip organisation.

I'm another person who really wanted to like this hotel, the journey to get there was quite spectacular checking in was fine and the hotel location is quite unique. The rooms are a good size but there was only one chair for our double room and no table, there was a small outdoor verander but no chair to sit on. You are staying in a rain forest and when you go out it can often happen that your clothes and shoes get saturated....and yet there is no facility for drying anything so after two days here many in our group of twenty left wearing, or with packed, wet and sodden footwear and clothes. Some in our group said that the shower head in their room had come away from the wall and I don't think any of the rooms has airconditioning but that may be because of some ecological standpoint. The restaurant was very basic, meal times needed to be strictly adhered to as within half an hour of the start time things would start running out, we were lucky if we got a desert and there was nothing about the restaurant that would make you want to sit and enjoy a glass of wine with your meal. My wife commented that it reminded her of some of the larger youth hostels she visited as a young woman.

An absolutely beautiful setting only accessed by boat, this is a must visit hotel whilst in Costa Rica.|The wildlife is incredible, the staff wonderful and all of the trips so worth doing. Often a punishing regime but do join in as you'll not regret it.|Wifi is strong throughout and bed very comfortable..|On the downside, this is a very basic hotel with no fridge, tv, tea or coffee making facilities (although the café is open early) and although there are cold water stations throughout, you will have to buy the first bottle and it's not cheap.|Food was tasty but extremely limited.|If you come for the wildlife, this is a life changing experience which is why I've rounded up 3.5 stars to 4.|We started our holiday here for 2 days and that was sufficient.

The lodge has a lovely property. What it is lacking is decent food choices. The cafeteria style setting with mass cooked food leaves a lot to be desired. None of the food was appetizing. I wish our trip planner would if recommended Tortuguero Lodge which not only has AC but an actual restaurant. If you read previous reviews you'll see the bad food is a common theme. The lodge responds over and over that they appreciate "this invaluable information" but they do not do anything about it. Pachira Lodge what are you waiting for?