Tortuga Lodge & Gardens by Boena

Fantastic experience at the tortuga lodge and gardens! The place is lovely, gardens are beautiful, rooms are very nice and big. You feel like in a small paradise in the middle of nowhere , iguanas 🦎 are crossing the gardens every day, monkeys are jumping in the trees behind the hotel…no cars, no roads. You have paths where you can walk in the middle of the jungles (30 , 40 min walk). We booked the boat experience with the hotel (6:00am), 2h30 in a small boat navigating across the river, that was amazing! We saw monkeys , heron, caimans, toucans…. We will recommend this place with no hesitation 😀 Well done to all the staff and thanks for this great experience!

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 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.

The place offers really unique and relaxing experience. The grounds are beautiful, the staff is extremely helpful and accommodating. We loved the rooms though hard surfaces could use better cleaning and BR could use an upgrade. The ac was dripping pretty badly on the first day of our arrival but it was quickly fixed. The food, staff and their services were impeccable. My biggest disappoin**ent had to do with the steep fee charged for tours. We knew that direct booking through any hotel would be a bit more expensive but 3 times more felt simply exploitative. All the tours offer the same experience but you would pay a third or less booking with external providers. Additionally, there is no access to places outside the hotel except their services which were both quite expensive and limited in times. Also we were not aware that the last boat to get to the lodge leaves at 3:00pm. We had to change our flights to arrive a day early so we could make it on time from SJ. I wish someone would have informed us of this at the time of booking or on their site.

We stayed in three locations/hotels in CR. Tortuga Lodge was our favourite. The staff and service were exceptional. Always a smiling face. Nice touch to remember all our names. Very flexible. Food was excellent and nothing was a problem. Wish we had stayed longer. Thank you Tortuga for a wonderful experience. X

All of the staff were very helpful, friendly and made the difference. Food at the hotel was particularly good, tasty and very well presented.

Beautiful facility and wonderful staff who are so friendly and helpful. The food is excellent and plentiful. We only did two activities (extra charge) but both guides were outstanding. We highly recommend Tortuga Lodge.

We loved everything about our stay at Tortuga Lodge. If you're looking for a place that provides both luxury and adventure, this is it. I never imagined I would enjoy a 6:00 am boat ride in the pouring rain on Rio Tortuguero, but since I was comfortably ensconced in my hotel provided poncho, I could fully appreciate the bounties of nature in all of its glory. The abundance of wildlife, skillfully pointed out by our wonderful hawk-eyes guide, Luis, truly made this a unique and special adventure. The highlight of our visit was the 10:00 pm trip to the Caribbean side to see greenback turtles nesting. No photos allowed or necessary. This incredible experience seeing turtles emerge from the water and watching them dig a hole with their flippers and lay their eggs is seared in my memory. While I know our guide Luis had experienced this thousands of times before, his enthusiasm for each new wonder of nature for us made each sighting all the more special. The hotel staff was amazingly friendly and helpful. Kudos to the chef for our wonderful meals. All in all, we had a fabulous three days at Tortuga Lodge and hope to return again soon!