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Costa Rica Hotels|La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Nayara Gardens

Name: Nayara Gardens
Telephone: 888-332-2961

Costa Rica’s enchanting rainforest retreat

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Nayara Gardens is a tranquil, lush hideaway located in the famous Arenal Volcano National Park and within the vast Costa Rican rainforest. You are met with an expansive and gorgeous garden filled with parrot plants, rosy button gingers, delicate orchids and bright air plants in an array of pinks and purples.

Although many come for the views of the staggering 5,358-foot Arenal Volcano, it’s the luxurious eco-friendly rooms, authentic thatched-roof restaurants and the spa that really captivate. Nayara Gardens is a tranquil, lush hideaway located in the famous Arenal Volcano National Park and within the vast Costa Rican rainforest. You are met with an expansive and gorgeous garden filled with parrot plants, rosy ...READ MORE

Our Inspector's Highlights

The Costa Rica resort’s pool overlooks the rainforest and is surrounded by loungers and umbrellas (the swim-up bar has a thatched roof, too).
Perched on a cliff over the rainforest, the luxurious spa is in a league of its own. Treatments are held in outdoor spa bungalows and run the gamut from massages using volcanic mud to scrubs performed with Costa Rican coffee.
A personal host can assist with restaurant and spa reservations, excursion bookings and other special requests.
Nayara’s location in Arenal Volcano National Park provides you with ample opportunities to venture into the verdant Costa Rican rainforest — and there are myriad adventures to be had.
Horseback riding, biking, ATV-ing and hiking round out the heart-pumping activities in the area.

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The eco-friendly hotel offers tours of the Arenal Hanging Bridges and guided hikes along the Toucans Trail, which crosses a lava flow along the slopes of the volcano.
For an adrenaline rush, take an exhilarating zipline tour through the Arenal Reserve, go canyoneering down the rugged cliffs of the Pino Blanco waterfall or hit the nearby whitewater rapids in a guided raft tour.
Services such as a personal host and complimentary yoga come standard here.

The Rooms

The smallest rooms, the Casitas, are 855 square feet and are dressed in hardwood furnishings and locally crafted accents, such as hand-painted Costa Rican landscapes and hand-spun throw blankets.
The casitas offer luxurious wraparound terraces outfitted with hammocks and plunge pools where you can soak in the jaw-dropping views of either the volcano or the dense rainforest.
Rainforest Villas have more space and an elegant ambiance — it’s quite apparent as soon as your feet touch the rich marble floors in the bathrooms. The unique octagonal shape of the rooms allows in incredible natural light in the mornings and afternoons.
A plunge pool on the balcony provides complete romantic privacy with sensational vistas of the volcano. You can even listen to the sounds of the rainforest as you rinse off in a private outdoor shower.

The Restaurants

The food at Nayara’s four onsite restaurants easily breaks the stereotypes about Costa Rica’s rustic fare. Each dining location gives a different taste, look and experience.
For an authentic taste of Costa Rican cuisine, sit down in the open-air La Terraza al Arenal. The all-day restaurant’s menu exclusively uses locally sourced ingredients to create dishes that reflect the region’s culinary traditions but with creative twists.
Asia Luna serves Japanese classics in a brighter, more casual atmosphere, great for happy hour treats like mojitos, local craft beer and sushi rolls.
Nostalgia Wine & Tapas Bar keeps a menu of vino and small plates — think ceviche, charcuterie and Spanish-style crostini.

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Getting There

9 KM Oeste de La Fortuna de San Carlos, 21007, Costa Rica

TEL888-332-2961

TEL506-2479-1600

NEARBY AIRPORT(S)

SJO ((2 h 30 min)) LIR ((2 h 35 min))

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