Frommer's Review
This sprawling 12-hectare (30-acre) resort on the banks of the San Carlos River just outside the farming community of Muelle (28km/17 miles from La Fortuna) makes a good base for exploring this area and offers terrific bird-watching. The Tilajari offers some of the more luxurious accommodations in the region. Most rooms have views of the river; others open onto rich flowering gardens. All have a private balcony or terrace. Large iguanas are frequently sighted on the grounds, and crocodiles live in the river. There's also an orchid garden, a tropical fruit-and-vegetable garden, a medicinal herb garden, and a well-maintained butterfly garden. The large open-air dining room has both formal and informal sections and a bar.
Tilajari is quite popular with Tico families, especially on weekends. This is a great place for your kids to have a chance to interact and play with their Costa Rican counterparts. The lodge arranges tours of the region, including trips to Caño Negro, Arenal Volcano and some hot springs, and Fortuna Falls, for around $60 (£30) per person. Trips into the nearby rainforest (on foot, on horseback, or by tractor), can also be arranged, as can gentle floats on the Peñas Blancas River. Tennis is quite popular and important; the hotel frequently hosts local tournaments.
Tilajari is almost directly between La Fortuna, Aguas Zarcas, and Ciudad Quesada, and there are roads leading here from each of these towns.
Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; large pool; 6 lighted tennis courts (2 indoors); exercise room; Jacuzzi; sauna; bike rental; game room; tour desk; laundry service
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before
planning your trip.
