Hotels in Puerto Jimenez
As with most of the lodges in Drake Bay, the accommodations listed in this section include three meals a day in their rates and do a large share of their bookings in package trips. Per-night rates are listed, but the price categories have been adjusted to take into account the fact that all meals are included. Ask about package rates if you plan to take several tours and stay awhile: They could save you money.
In addition to the lodges listed below, options range from small B&Bs to fully equipped home rentals. Surfers, in particular, might want to inquire into one of several rental houses located close to the beach at Matapalo.
You can look into Finca Exótica Eco-Lodge ★ (www.fincaexotica.com; tel. 8828-0817), a delightful oceanview lodge with both private cabins and tented accommodations, and La Leona Eco-Lodge ★ (www.laleonaecolodge.com; tel. 2735-5705), a rustic lodge and tent-camp option on the outskirts of the national park.
This is a very isolated area, with just one gravel road connecting all the lodges, nature reserves, and parks. Almost all visitors here take all their meals at their lodge. If you want to venture away for some good, simple home cooking, head to Martina Hoffmann’s Buena Esperanza, right there on the main road at Carbonera, near Matapalo.
The listings below on this site are some of the best ecolodges Costa Rica has to offer, and most are pretty pricey. Bear in mind that the rooms have no TVs, telephones, or air-conditioning, the roads are not paved, and there are no towns to speak of. Consequently, there are also no crowds and few modern distractions. All of the lodges listed are between 40 minutes to a 2 hours outside of Puerto Jimenez, along a rough dirt road, with several river crossings.
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Agua Dulce Beach Resort
About 3km (almost 2 miles) south of the Puerto Jiménez airstrip, you’ll find this pretty hotel, just across a sandy track from a beautiful beach (Playa Preciosa, also known as Platanares) with some powerful surf. Unless you’re Michael Phelps, you might enjoy swimming in the cool blue…$$Outskirts
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Blue Osa Yoga Retreat & Spa
What better place to practice yoga or attain your teacher training than steps from the beach in the middle of the rainforest? The solar powered Blue Osa is a new age paradise where farm to table, mostly plant-based meals are served at communal tables and the eco-spa comes with a Zen…$$$Osa Peninsula - Hotel
Bosque del Cabo Rainforest Lodge
Among the most spectacular of the Matapalo ecolodges, Bosque del Cabo is perched some 152m (500 ft.) above the water on more than 303 hectares (750 acres), with neatly manicured grounds, multiple nature trails, a cool hanging bridge, and access to both the Pacific Ocean and the Golfo…$$$Osa Peninsula - Hotel
Botánika Resort
The former Crocodile Bay Resort, long a beloved destination for world-class anglers, transitioned into this Curio Collection by Hilton resort in late 2021. It’s the most modern resort on the Osa Peninsula, which has both pluses and minuses. One plus it it’s all encompassing: multiple…$$$Around Town - Hotel
Cabinas Jiménez
On the waterfront 2 blocks from town, this hotel offers 15 air-conditioned rooms with fridges and a deck with hammocks. Some cabins have kitchens and private decks overlooking the water, and there’s a private waterfront 2-bedroom, 2-bath house with kitchen and deck. Rooms and common…$Around Town - Hotel
El Remanso
This magnificent collection of rooms, private cabins, and duplexes is just past Cabo Matapalo, 22km (14 miles) from Puerto Jiménez. The 185-acre property, which uses only renewable energy, features a large main lodge and bamboo restaurant structure with a Pacific Ocean view,…$$$Osa Peninsula - Hotel
Iguana Lodge
Located on the outskirts of Puerto Jiménez, this beachfront miniresort is friendly and convivial. You’ll find rooms in a wide range of prices here. I prefer the second-floor units of the two-story casitas, although the “club rooms” are an excellent value. With a large, open-air,…$$$Outskirts - Hotel
La Chosa del Manglar
With 4 acres of gardens and trees beside the mangroves, this hotel offers up rich wildlife viewing right on-site. The communal kitchen and lounge are popular gathering places, and there’s a Ping-Pong table. The rooms come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, and are clean if somewhat…$Around Town - Hotel
Laguna Vista Villas
This “Rainforest Beach Lagoon” has a dazzling infinity pool surrounded by rich green rainforest on a peninsula overlooking a freshwater lagoon and Playa Carate, the southern gateway to Corcovado National Park. Managed by the attentive and trilingual Martine Racette of Ottawa, this…$$$Osa Peninsula - Hotel
Lapa Ríos
Luxury in the jungle doesn’t get much better than this. Built by owners John and Karen Lewis, this trailblazing hotel was one of the first to put ecotourism on the Osa Peninsula map. Rooms are spacious, private, and oriented toward the ocean, with high-peaked thatched roofs and open…$$$Osa Peninsula - Hotel
Luna Lodge
Among the most remote ecolodges reachable by road in the Osa, Luna Lodge is located up a rugged dirt track in dense rainforest above the tiny village of Carate, where the road ends 3km before Corcovado National Park begins. The nicest accommodations here are large bungalows with…$$Osa Peninsula
