Hotels in Rincón de la Vieja National Park
Around Aguas Claras, La Anita Rainforest Ranch ★★ (tel. 8388-1775 or 2466-0228; www.laanitarainforestranch.com) is a remote and rustic yet very cozy lodge, with a series of wooden cabins set on a working farm, on the edge of lush rain- and cloud forests. The area around the lodge is home to several hot springs, and this area also provides easy access to the seldom-used Santa María sector of Rincón de la Vieja National Park.
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Blue River Resort
Blue River offers one thing truly unique to Central America: dinosaurs. Dino Park, the brainchild of Israeli owner Daniel Apelboim, is a one-of-a-kind exhibit that opened in 2016 with 26 life-size, animatronic foam dinosaurs that move their bodies, gnash their teeth, and roar at…$$Around Town - Hotel
Borinquen Thermal Resort
This is the swankiest resort in the Rincón de la Vieja area. Individual and duplex bungalows are set on a hillside above the main lodge, restaurants, and hot springs. Rooms feature heavy wooden beds and armoires, high ceilings, and plush decor. All include a spacious wooden deck with…$$$Around Town - Hotel
Buena Vista del Rincon
Just up the road from Borinquen, the Buena Vista is a former working cattle farm that started offering lodging 25 years ago, when that was a novel idea here. The Ocampo family sold 12 milk cows to build five rustic cabinas with a restaurant in the middle, but as soon as they opened,…$Around Town - Hotel
Cañon de la Vieja Lodge
This place offers pretty much everything other area lodges offer except the long drive. Just 8km from Liberia on the paved road to Curubandé, Cañon de la Vieja (owned by the same Ocampo family that has the more remote Buena Vista Lodge) offers whitewater rafting and tubing on the Río…$Around Town - Hotel
Hacienda Guachipelín
A first-rate hotel, working horse and cattle ranch, and huge adventure center: What’s not to like? If you’re coming here anyway for one or more of the many activities, save yourself the drive back and spend the night in a well-appointed room on immaculate grounds for a surprising…$$Around Town - Hotel
Rio Celeste Hideaway
This remote lodge is located in a patch of dense tropical rainforest alongside the area’s namesake river. The lodge is one of the closest to the national park, and also has its own well-kept trail system along the Rio Celeste. All the lodgings are individual casitas (little houses),…$$

