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Foresta Lodge

2.5 star property
Riverside adventure awaits at Rana Roja Lodge, where guests can splash down the waterslide or unwind on the garden terrace with scenic views of the flowing water

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Rana Roja Lodge sits right by the river, serving a breakfast buffet and Latin American dishes at its restaurant. Travelers enjoy meals with pool views or relax on the garden terrace. Families particularly appreciate the thoughtful additions of a children's pool and waterslide.

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

Room options

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Highlights

Balcony
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Daily housekeeping
Desk
In-room safe
In-room massage
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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Classic Room, Balcony, Garden View

Highlights

Balcony
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Rainfall showerhead
Daily housekeeping
Desk
In-room safe
In-room massage
  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds OR 1 Double Bed and 2 Single Beds
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About the area

Located in Colorado, Foresta Lodge is in a rural area and on the waterfront. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Tortuguero National Park Office and Tortuguero National Park.
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500 Mts West Tortuguero National Park, Laguna Penitencia, Colorado, Limon, 70206

What's nearby

  • Tortuguero National Park - 5 min drive - 2.5 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Sunrise Restaurant - ‬1 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Mi Niño - ‬1 min drive
  • ‪El Patio de Tortuguero - ‬1 min drive
  • ‪Coco Loco - ‬1 min drive
  • ‪Budda Café - ‬1 min drive

About this property

Foresta Lodge

Family-friendly lodge by the river
Take advantage of a free breakfast buffet, a terrace and a garden at Foresta Lodge. The on-site restaurant offers breakfast, lunch and dinner. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas, and guests can find other amenities, such as laundry facilities and a bar.
Other perks at this lodge include:
  • An outdoor pool and a children's pool, along with a waterslide
  • A local area shuttle, luggage storage and concierge services
  • Meeting rooms, coffee/tea in reception and tour/ticket information
Room features
All guest rooms at Foresta Lodge include amenities, such as safes.
Extra amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and free toiletries
  • Balconies or patios, ceiling fans and daily housekeeping

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available
  • Area shuttle (surcharge) up to 100 km
  • Beach shuttle (surcharge)
  • Shopping centre shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7 AM to 9 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Waterslide

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Waterslide

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a national park
  • On a river
  • Terrace

Spa

  • In-room massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 9 buildings
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1 PM; check-in end time: 9 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Guests must transfer via Boat to the property; guests must contact the property at least 48 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking
The front desk is open daily from 6 AM - 9 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 7 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets stay for free
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 2 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

Hotel Rana Roja Lodge Tortuguero
Rana Roja Tortuguero
Rana Roja
Rana Roja Lodge Costa Rica/Tortuguero
Rana Roja Lodge Tortuguero
Hotel Rana Roja Lodge
Rana Roja Lodge Lodge
Rana Roja Lodge Colorado
Rana Roja Lodge Lodge Colorado
Rana Roja Lodge Lodge
Rana Roja Lodge Colorado
Rana Roja Lodge Lodge Colorado

Frequently asked questions

Does Foresta Lodge have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is Foresta Lodge pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Foresta Lodge?

This lodge doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Foresta Lodge?

Check-in start time: 1 PM; check-in end time: 9 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Foresta Lodge?

Checkout is at 11 AM.

Where is Foresta Lodge located?

This family-friendly Colorado lodge is located on the waterfront, 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Tortuguero National Park, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Playa Tortuguero and Tortuguero National Park Office. Cuatro Esquinas Island and Caribbean Conservation Corporation are also within 6 miles (10 km).

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Reviews

Foresta Lodge Reviews

8.2

Very good

8.0

Cleanliness

9.2

Location

8.8

Staff & service

7.6

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 74 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 74 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 74 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 74 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 74 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

S

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Jungle immersion

Fabulous experience staying in the jungle. Accommodation basic but lying in bed listening to howler monkeys / frogs can't be beaten. Staff extremely helpful and the breakfast banana pancakes when we arrived via water taxi were amazing. Lots of places to sit out in the breeze looking at the river boats and bird watch
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The manager of this hotel Gisselle is absolutely amazing :) she goes above and beyond to make sure you have everything you need . The staff are all friendly and it’s stunning . Understand you are definitely going into a remote area and don’t expect more and you’ll be amazed at the rich culture and beautiful nature
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Penelope

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This felt like hostel style accommodation at hotel prices. Tired, old towels and gaps that insects could get in. No added extras. Lots of school groups and the day we weee there for breakfast (most times we missed it as out on early start trips) was poor. You can use the Evergreen swimming pool next door, it was nice to see wildlife (daily visit from the monkeys) and we enjoyed the water taxis into Tortuguero. I’d either pay extra to stay at Evergreen (cabins liked a lot nicer) or stay in town. The manager Giselle was lovely and we had an interesting chat about all sorts of things
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Alessia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Disliked: Staff & service
I called this place, emailed them, and even tried to reach them through Hotels.com to get specific instructions for my arrival as you have to take a boat to get to the lodge.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Laid back, welcoming ecolodge
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Glenn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It might not be as fancy as it's neighbouring Resorts but what it lacks in this makes up in Manager & staff friendly, going out of there way to make it a memorable stay. Can't thank the Manager enough, helping us out on tours, getting into town and also connecting us to the next destination, making it stress free and it's just a chilled resort, yes it's basic but we loved it, great little pool which Son made as much use of it as possible and well the wildlife around the resort was just amazing! Recommend this place highly
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carleen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very authentic jungle vibe
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Maxine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Situated in a very nice environnement, for a solo traveler a bit remote from town ,taking the water taxis became a bit expensive... Geraldo,the manager was great to help me organize things The buffet is a quite basic... All in all ,I had a nice stay
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

David

Disliked: Amenities
In the jungle. A very unique experience. Arthur was very helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property is unbelievable for wildlife. We had monkeys swinging over us, woke up to howler monkeys, saw frogs, lizards and geckos. The boat ride there was exciting as we saw caiman and lizards, and birds. We did feel a bit isolated there though as you need to take a water taxi to the village across the water. And the rooms were basic. Could use an update. Owners and staff were excellent and very friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

2/10 Terrible

Katie

Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Unfortunately this property is need of a face lift. It felt very old and tired. Our bathroom was filthy and the shower felt like it was about to fall off the wall. It was extremely over priced. The huts are over a swamp which, whilst very atmospheric in the rainforest, is also very smelly. The manager and his wife were both very kind and welcoming but it felt like they needed more support. I would not recommend staying here for the price they are asking.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Jason

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We did not have a good time here, though Giselle was friendly and helpful. 1. Apparently the hotel did not get our hotels.com reservation and did not have our rooms ready. We waited 1.5hrs for one out of our three rooms to be cleaned. 2. The rooms are very basic. The sheets were the thinnest sheets I have slept on. Pillows are lumpy. Rods we're rusty. It really needed updates. There was no hot water. It was clean, but it was old. Giselle brought fresh towels on day 2, which was very appreciated. 3. The pool is out of service and nobody told us. It was disappointing to arrive and see a roped off pool. If not for the pool, we would have booked elsewhere. Giselle said the kids could go in the nearby Evergreen Lodge pool, but not the adults. 3. The wifi did not work at all. We used Evergreen's wifi the first night. It did not work the second night. 4. Food was very basic. Giselle was nice and allowed us to have our included breakfast food at lunch time though. We decided not to have dinner here but go to town instead.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

carole

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Honteux

Cet hôtel est au milieu de 2 autres hôtels, l’evergreen et le Monkey, reliés par un chemin goudronné. Nous étions les seuls clients dans celui ci donc pas de buffet. L’hôtel est insalubre, aucune propreté, nous sommes restés 3 nuits et aucun ménage dans la chambre, nous avons dû nous sécher pendant 3 jours avec les mêmes serviettes à raison de deux douches par jour. La chambre est moite, très humide, ce qui rend le sol glissant.Aucun confort mais vraiment aucun. Ne vous fiez surtout pas aux photos sur les sites, elles datent de plusieurs années et ne sont pas du tout représentatives de l’état actuel. Ne vous fiez pas non plus au commentaires qui disent que vous pouvez profiter de la belle piscine du Monkey hôtel, ça c’était avec l’ancienne propriétaire je pense, cet hôtel bénéficie d’un point d’eau appelé piscine qui vu l’état ne vous donne pas du tout envie d’y mettre vos pieds. Quand je vois le prix que nous avons payé pour 3 nuits, je regrette vraiment cette réservation qui est en plus la plus chère que nous avons payé au Costa Rica car selon les photos nous pensions être dans un bel hôtel comme quoi les photos sont anciennes! Par contre, le réceptionniste Mario est exceptionnel, serviable. D’une extrême gentillesse et avec un super cœur, merci à lui sincèrement d’avoir été au petit soin pendant nos trois jours. Très bel endroit dans une jungle avec singes, grenouilles
Toilette
Douche
Douche
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Yvonne

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Der Hotelmanager war sehr hilfsbereit und freundlich, die Unterkunft allerdings unterster Standard. Da wurde gefühlt seit mindestens 20 Jahren nichts mehr gemacht. Uralte Dusche, Waschbecken, der Spiegel war so angelaufen, dass man nichts mehr erkennen konnte. Alles in allem ziemlich schäbig und heruntergekommen.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jorge

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ubicación fuera del pueblo, en una zona muy tranquila, con un embarcadero para poder llegar al pueblo. El personal muy atento, Gerardo nos atendió de maravilla.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arnold

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Schitterende locatie met veel dieren. Zwembad perfect voor onze kleine. Mooi in de jungle en veel apen, rode kikkers ara's en toecans gezien. Dichtbij park en dorpje met de watertaxi
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
O local é incrível, no meio da natureza. Mas o quarto era muito antigo, sem janelas (só uma tela e cortinas). Com a forte chuva, o frio e a umidade tomaram conta do quarto. O chuveiro não estava legal. O atendimento foi muito bom.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Gunnar

Liked: Staff & service
Die Lage ist wirklich schön, mitten im Urwald. Die Anreise erfolgt mit dem Boot zum hoteleigenen Anleger. Leider sind die Bungalows sehr in die Jahre gekommen. Wir hatten diverse Blutflecken von erschlagenen Moskitos an der Wand. Auf Bildern im Netz sind zum Teil 2 Pools zu sehen. Nur der Pool mit dem grünlichen Wasser gehört zum Hotel, der andere Pool ist der des Nachbarhotels, der nicht genutzt werden soll. Das Essen (Buffet) ist ok, wir sind zum Essen aber nach dem ersten Tag lieber in den Ort gefahren.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Maite

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Me gustó que estaba en plena selva. Lo que no me gustó fue las habitaciones, necesitan mucha reforma. El personal muy muy amable y atento.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Cherry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff recommended the perfect activities with an excellent guide. They also asked us many times of we needed anything and tried to be of service.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

2/10 Terrible

Jean

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
En un seul mot: défraîchi. Les Lodges sont dans la jungle, petite cabane rustique et désuète (lit, matelas, literie, serviettes, lavabo, douche et peinture datant des années 70 probablement). Les moitiés haute des murs sont tout le tour en fenêtres de moustiquaire (pas toujours étanches) sans aucune vitre ni volets. Des vieux rideaux tachés assurent l’intimité. Des fourmis sur les planchers, les murs et dans le lit, des moustiques très fin qui nous ont piqué dans la nuit, des mini grenouilles dans la douche. Imaginez l’humidité à l’intérieur, le cri assourdissant et incessant des singes hurleurs toute la nuit, sans compter les autres animaux. Le restaurant doit être avisé d’avance pour y prendre le repas du soir à 15$ US pour un spaghetti et un peu de poulet comme seul menu. Les rampes en bois du site sont pourries et la piscine sale et délabrée. L’entretien minimal n’est assurément plus fait depuis longtemps. Les safe des chambres ne fonctionnent plus depuis longtemps. Le personnel est courtois et fait son possible. ps: je m’arrête là. Le pire endroit où on a logé dans nos 2 voyages de 11 nuits chacun au Costa Rica.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Reshma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful grounds with much wildlife around. Free kayaks for use.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rustom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful cabin in the woods. Great staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

nakita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rana Roja is deep in the jungle of Tortuguero where you live simply. While the lodging and amenities are simple and not your typical, the lodge owner and staff were extremely friendly and accommodating. They provided a lovely breakfast, and dinner there was well thought out and very affordable. If we travel back to Tortuguero, we will stay here again. Watch out for the monkeys, they will break in and steal your snacks. Pura Vida!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022