Tortuga Lodge & Gardens by Boena

Tortuguero… wow l’endroit par excellence pour se ressourcer.Ce lodge est l’un des plus parfaits. Après un voyage sur l’eau d’environ 1heure, on est accueilli par tous le personnel du Tortugua lodge and gardens by Böëna. Tout est rapide. Notre chambre nous attendait . Belle construction avec couleurs caraïbiennes. Walk-in et grande salle de bain avec douche à l’italienne. Air climatisé et ventilateur, on a le choix! Malgré mes problèmes de genoux, j’ai pu faire toutes les activités que le Lodge proposait.Nous avons fait :sortie en bateau pour observation d’animaux, du kayak.. wow,c’est un must(pour les gens qui craignent de ne pas être capable, c’est très facile),Nous avons escaladé la montagne,le cardio travaille mais pas de stress. La vue est incroyable,sur temps dégagé bien entendu.Il pleut à peu près tous les jours mais Le Soleil revient vite.Sur le site même du lodge il y a des parcours à faire le soir pour l’observation des animaux de nuits,avec des guides passionnés. Aussi, un arbre avec nids de Cassique de Montezuma. WOW!! De plus, J’observais un Trogon de Massena que je cherchais depuis le début du séjour et un guide est venu pour me donner des infos, ils sont vraiment d’une grande gentillesse .J’ai vu des Aras!! Ce site est fantastique. On s’assoit dehors et on observe! Les iguanes se promènent autour de nous! C’est à couper le souffle tant de beauté!!! Et, que dire des 3 repas compris dans le séjour, tout est délicieux et copieux. Merci pour ce séjour inoubliable!

The place & ppl are amazing. Food & selections are 5 star The tours are great The staff are lovely Would highly highly recommend!!!!

The hotel location is beautiful, although we didn't realise it couldn't be accessed by road, so please note that if you have a car you have to drive to one of the areas where you can get the boat taxis and leave your car behind. This, however, was a great way to get to the hotel. We had a room with a large balcony and lovely view, and our private tour the next day of the national park, with Elvis, was outstanding and definitely worth the money (although not cheap!). We saw so much from the water and would recommend it to anyone. There isn't anything to do at night, and dinner is from 6 - 8.30pm, but as most tours start from 6am this wasn't a problem as going to bed early is recommended. Beautiful, quiet location, with a free transfer to the local town, although only an hour is needed there as it is just a street with restaurants and shops. The beach isn't anything to write home about, as it is black sandy strewn with wood, so not somewhere nice to sit, but it is worth catching the free boat across the river to have a look at it, and this is also where the air ***** is for the plane if you are arriving from San Jose this way. The staff were lovely, the pool is a lovely added bonus and we enjoyed a couple of hours by it and swam in it too. I would highly recommend this hotel if staying in Tortoguero National Park, which is a must if visiting Costa Rica.

We spent an amazing 3 nights at the tortuga lodge. The room was lovely overlooking the river and we had our two teenagers in a separate room right next door to us which was perfect. The food was good but the service was really excellent ( big thanks and Pura Vida to Enrique and Luis in particular) The thing that made this a 5 star stay was the excursions and the tour guides. We saw all sorts of amazing creatures, animals and birds in their natural habitat which was truly incredible. Spiders, caimans, parrots, toucans, fireflies, lizards, herons. Spectacular. Eric and Juan our tour guides were so passionate, knowledgeable and good fun. Would love to come back here some day. Top tip - bring some looser fitting long sleeves tops and trousers and lots of bug spray for the rainforest

We had an excellent stay at Tortuga Lodge & Gardens! Very comfy beds, nice view, the tours, the staff, the food, the birds & wildlife at the lodge... Everything deserves a 5-star review! Only thing is if you are a smoker: it is prohibited everywhere on the premises (fine will be $500,-)

A lovely spot staffed by pleasant staff. Rooms (ours was upstairs) all have views of the canal and have air conditioning (if you choose to turn it on - and/or a fan. Food very good and staff friendly. Our arrival was at Canó Blanco and it is a good 1.5 hours to the hotel by boat from there. Our ‘induction’ was poor as it was rushed (guide was waiting for others to turn up and they did not) so hard to talk and enquire about the various activities on offer. That is the only thing that could be improved as the activities will vary according to your interests. The walks through the forest (alone or with a guide) are great (and DO put on deet at all hours!). The boat activities to look for wildlife lovely though we might have only done it once (rather than twice) if we had known more. We happened to get a private boat trip on one journey and that was lovely as we could spend more time looking at what interested us. Our couples massage on site was lovely. Recommended. I suspect we were lucky as the weather was perfect with just a drizzle one day. Swimming pool large enough to do some small lengths.

A fabulous resort adjacent the river and surrounded by lush gardens and forest. Our spacious room with comfortable bed overlooked the river. It was a peaceful retreat. The resort organised various adventures for us, including river cruising, kayaking and walks. Quality meals were served in a delightful outdoor setting. Staff were all great, but we’d like to specially mention Enrique in the restaurant who took great care of us and was always cheerful,