Eco Lodge Resort and Costa Rica rent a car
Watch the natural beauty of Costa Rica most active volcano at Eco Lodge Resort & Hotel in Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica. Nearly every day guests are able to witness ash columns in the daylight and a spectacle of orange lava flows and explosions in the dark from across Lake Arenal. For 13 years, Eco Lodge Resort has been providing guests with a home base from which to enjoy and explore the surrounding landscape.
Guest amenities at Eco Lodge
When you rent a car in Costa Rica and book a room with Eco Lodge Resort, you'll be able to choose between two options for your stay. Their 22 garden view guest rooms offer cozy woodwork, a telephone, and a private shower. Their 14 charming cabins all offer views of Arenal Lake and Arenal Volcano. They'e also equipped with a coffee maker, telephone, shower, safe, and a private terrace or balcony. All guestrooms are non-smoking.
Eco Lodge Hotel has the added perks of free internet access, free parking, and multilingual staff. Their arcade/games room makes this a great choice for families.
Food and drink
Eco Lodge Resort onsite restaurant will lure even guests who rent a car in Costa Rica and could go elsewhere for their meals. Their buffet of national and international favorites is served in a sunny room where you can watch birds feeding in the fruit trees outside. The cost of both garden view guest rooms and cabins includes breakfast, and guests can feast on the lunch buffet for $11 or the dinner buffet for $12. For those who rent a car in Costa Rica and plan to spend their days away from the hotel, the restaurant also sells box lunches for $9. Relax in the evenings with a drink at the bar and a game of pool, cards, or chess.
Meet the Maleku Indians
When you rent a car in Costa Rica and stay at Eco Lodge Resort, you'll be able to meet the Maleku Indians. This indigenous community of 600 people lives only 30 kilometers away from Eco Lodge Resort in 2 communal huts known as alenques.?You can spend an afternoon visiting with them and learning about their traditions, food, and culture. As a souvenir, you can buy their handmade crafts. Their primary source of income comes from tourists.
What can you do at Eco Lodge Hotel
From Eco Lodge marina, you can spend the day paddling on Lake Arenal in a kayak or canoe, or take a boat ride and do some sport fishing. For those who prefer to stay on land, see heliconias, arborescent ferns, bromeliads, and orchids in their natural habit when you walk 12 kilometers of trails through the 250 hectares of rainforest owned by Eco Lodge Resort.
Want to take a closer look at Arenal Volcano? It a convenient 1 hour drive from Eco Lodge Hotel. A day at the beach is only 2 hours away as well.
Rent a car in Costa Rica and drive
When you rent a car in Costa Rica at the Juan Santamaria International Airport, or at either of Avanti other locations, you'll be able to enjoy an easy 3 hour drive to reach Eco Lodge Resort.
Take Route 1 until you reach Route 35. Turn right at Route 35. Take a left at Route 4, and then another left at Route 141. Finally turn right onto Route 142.
Garden view rooms at Eco Lodge Hotel start at $65 and cabins at $80. For more information on exact rates or for reservations, please visit www.ecolodgecostarica.com. You can also call them toll free from the United States or Canada at 1-866-211-0956.