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Lapa Rios, Matapalo 
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Matapalo , Puntarenas
Costa Rica
Tel: 506 2735 5130
info@laparios.com
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Concierge.com's insider take:

One of the country's finest eco-wilderness lodges, built on a ridge 350 feet above the Pacific on the Osa Peninsula (also home to Corcovado National Park). The 16 huge bungalows have wooden floors and thatched roofs, expansive decks with amazing ocean views, and spalike bathrooms. Don't be surprised if you've joined by a few wild visitors while lounging outside, such as toucans, howler monkeys, three-toed sloths, and huge Morpho butterflies. Animal lovers come here for rain-forest hikes, bird watching, ocean kayaking, and horseback riding on deserted beaches, plus yoga classes, massages, lazing in hammocks, and eating improbably good food (included in the rate) at the Brisa Azul restaurant; most go home vowing to return.

From the readers of Condé Nast Traveler:
Tracts of rain forest surround this lodge, affording "incredible views of trees and the Pacific." Environmentally sustainable and built with native materials, the exterior "blends in wonderfully with the environment." Bungalows have bamboo and "eco-plain decor," a private deck, and two showers (one with cold water, the other with solar-heated warm water). Briza Azul serves organic papaya chicken relleno.

(16 rooms)
—2009 Gold List
Overall Score: 89.9
  • Food: 84.6
  • Location: 92.3
  • Design: 92.5
  • Rooms: 90.2
  • Service: 89.7

Also appeared in the Gold List in 2008

Amenities: Beach, Pool, Water sports

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Best Resort in Costa Rica

My family and I have stayed at Lapa Rios twice. The first time we only stayed for a few days. But we loved it so much we decided to return the next year and spend... more

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