Rana Roja Lodge

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

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

The room was basic as noted in other reviews, and it does get hot and stuffy at night. That said, we really enjoyed our stay. My son LOVED the natural pool with slide and we saw a sloth, spider monkey and capuchin monkeys from the pool area. At night you could hear the sounds of the forest. Tour guide Antonio gave us an amazing canoe tour in the morning and night walk one night and tour guide Alexis took us out to look for turtles (which we saw in mid/late June). We also enjoyed hiking on our own on the national park trail. Owner was a fantastic help organizing everything. I also want to note that in Tortuguero the town my son was bitten by a dog and the owner helped us arrange getting out and to a place with rabies shots available within 24 hours of the bite, which took a lot of phone calls and extra effort. We stayed 3 nights, and I’d recommend at least two nights to enjoy the place. We loved it. Oh, and we had read reviews suggesting there wasn’t enough food provided here but we found quite the opposite. Food portions were huge and some meals we asked for two plates for three of us to avoid throwing some of it out. Basic Costa Rican fare but it was hearty and what we expected. Staff were friendly and helpful.