Tortuga Lodge & Gardens

Extremely lovely grounds with multiple trails to explore. They let you borrow the rubber boots for free and it’s perfect early morning or dusk activity. Food is amazing. Extremely fresh and wonderfully prepared. Enrico and Andy were super sweet staff. Andy even let my husband watch sports games on his own cell phone! That’s above and beyond! Checkin staff was ok could be a bit more friendly. Tours booked via hotel is a bit overpriced. Hotel far from town $8pp water taxi one way so it adds up. Overall love the experience! Will stay here if we come back…

Tortuga Lodge is Amazing!!!! Not only the hotel itself, but the servers (Michael and Enrique) and all the staff. The food is great. And Tortuguero is beautiful Highly recommended. We also did the Hatching Tour and the Boat Tour. I am Costa Rican by the way

Whether you are an experienced eco-tourist or a first time visitor to Costa Rica, Tortuga Lodge is a perfect choice. From the moment you arrive, you are treated like family by everyone on the staff. Picked up at the airport by a friendly boat captain, who takes your bags and settles you in for the brief boat trip across the canal, where you are greeted by smiling friends-you-have-yet-to-meet, offering a refreshing welcome beverage and a cool towel to clean your face and hands (the airstrip can be a bit dusty, so both were most welcome). The delightful campus contains everything you can hope for, whether you want to relax by the pool or experience a challenging rainforest hike--as well as special experiences you can sign up for, like a wildlife boat tour with an expert ecologist who will point out for you the fascinating local wildlife and the beautiful array of bird species. Forgot your binoculars? Pura vida!! Tortuga Lodge thinks of everything. If you are there at the right time, you can sign up for a trip to the beach with a turtle expert who will show you the nests and even coach you whilst you witness the struggle of baby turtles to make their way from the nest to the sea. At night, you can drift off to sleep with the sound of howler monkeys and the gentle wind through rushing through the nearby rainforest jungle, and wake to a delicious breakfast prepared by an expert chef using local ingredients. I recommend the Gallo Typico - the breakfast hailed by the Blue Zones diet as the key to a perfect dietary start to your day. But literally everything on the menu is delicious, served with attention to aesthetics and presented with a smile by a caring and attentive server. I am a very picky traveler. I can't think of a single thing I would change about Tortuga Lodge and my time there, except maybe to stay a lot longer next time. Whether you are going for a romantic getaway or to spend time with friends or family, you really can't go wrong here.

The lodge was our absolute favourite place to stay in Costa Rica. We booked a couple of nights stay for our honeymoon and we were absolutely blown away! The rooms were amazing, so modern and clean and really felt like luxury! We stayed in a suite (after a lovley upgrade) and found it absolutely amazing - really didn’t want to leave! However the most amazing part was the experience - the staff couldn’t do more for you if they tried, they were so kind and friendly and really made our trip so special, the highlight of our honeymoon! The hotel is surrounded by wildlife also- it has its own trail and tours. I’d really recommend doing the night tour and the boat tour as you see so much wildlife (crocodiles, monkeys, sloths, toucans, frogs, iguanas). The pool area is beautiful aswell, felt like paradise! The lodge is on the edge of the river, so if you’d like to explore the village a taxi boat will need to be booked, but the hotel will be able to do that for you. Couldn’t recommend more to wildlife lovers, who are after a slice of heaven in tortuguero! Would visit again in a heartbeat!

My husband and I decided to travel to Costa Rica for our 10-year anniversary, and we couldn't have picked a better first stay during our time in the country. Tortuga Lodge is amazing. The rooms (we stayed in an Evelyn Suite) are comfortable, cool with great AC, roomy, and come with an excellent view from the balcony with a swing lounger (great for reading). The food and service are absolutely 5-star! We met so many wonderful individuals. Our naturalist guides (Juan, Luiz, and Marco) truly appreciate the wildlife around them, and kudos to Juan for sharing his evident passion for nature with us. I can't say enough how perfect every experience was during our excursions. Highly recommend!