Lodges in El Pino

I absolutely loved my stay here! The staff were all super welcoming and lovely, the space itself is incredible and beautifully designed to incorporate nature, it really feels like a jungle oasis, with so many beautiful plants around, and the sounds of the birds and insects are incredible! You can really feel that a lot of love has been poured into designing and creating the lodge, and the river which it is nearby to is absolutely stunning, white water rafting was such a great wat to explore it! I cannot recommend this place enough :)

The location and set up is a total wow! We arrived in torrential rain and with really slippery paths to take our bags through but we still thought it was amazing. Our room (we think) had the best possible view (river, mountains and waterfall). It had a lovely hot shower and the kitchen was well equipped. Richard, the owner arranged our transfers and our driver Orlando even stopped to let us pick up supplies. In terms of food, we had some great vegan options and the ones we tried were all delicious. Cocktails too. The dogs that live there are gorgeous and love a cuddle. In the day time you can see large numbers of hummingbirds in the bar area. The grounds have a number of trails but we also went for walks outside and felt safe doing so. The pool area is inviting but was too cold for us in the weather we had. Overall, we enjoyed our visit.

This place is probably one of my best stays I have ever had. We expected rough conditions in the jungle, but this place has everything or actually much more than you need. The views are incredible! The activities are amazing and well arranged by the lodge (hiking and rafting). The food is the best, and for a very good price! For some reason some reviews talk about high prices, but compared to other places in Central America they are very affordable, especially if you take into account that this place is very secluded in nature. They even have fast WiFi! The best things about the place are definitely the home parrot and the natural swimming pools. You can do some cliff jumping at any moment! Another thing: book the hiking tour with their guide. The tour is not cheap, especially if you see that you can do the hike on your own for a small fee. But this is not the same hike, with the guide we did a much nicer hike with some real jungle experiences and much better views on the waterfall! Could recommend it!