Jungle Paradise on the Lake
About this house rental
Situated in Nuevo Arenal, this attractive house for $296 per night is a fantastic option for your next vacation. Welcome to your paradise on the lake. Privacy, beauty and relaxation, all the best Costa Rica has to offer. Our stunning lake view retreat will make you never want to leave. Come, relax with loved ones in this beautiful, lake view home, nestled on the hillside, with a full, panoramic view of Lake Arenal and it’s rolling green hills. The home is custom built and every aspect will leave you inspired. The home is just minutes from town, Arenal, where you can go shopping with the locals, book an excursion on the lake (wind surfing, swimming or boat rides), or grab a bite from one of the many local sodas. A 45 minute jungle drive will take you to La Fortuna, where you can do any number of excursions: jungle hikes to waterfalls, ATVs, zip lining, butterfly conservatory, waterfall rappelling, hot springs, water parks, cocoa and chocolate plantation, sloth conservatory, rafting, night clubs, restaurants and bars. So many things to do not far away, you’ll have trouble deciding what to choose, if you want to leave the house at all!! Come, see for yourself. Life is short. Live Pura Vida!
Amenities
Pool
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Laundry
Balcony / Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Garden
Map of Nuevo Arenal
Reviews
5.0/5.0
Outstanding(34 Reviews)
5.0
We had an amazing time! The house is beautiful, the pictures really don’t do it justice. The view is stunning, so peaceful overlooking the lake. We loved the balcony from the upper 2 bedrooms.
There is lovely landscaping in the yard, and many birds to listen to and watch.
The hot tub was so nice after a day of hiking. The house is well equipped for all of your needs, and communication was quick and easy.
Highly recommend staying here!
5.0
Beautiful place at the lake. Perfect for 3 couples. Small minor was that there is no airco. But al the doors and windows have screens so you can put them open for a nice breeze.
10.0
The house was amazing overlooking Lake Arenal. The surrounding area was nice, not too touristy. Driving to La Fortuna for excursions was a bit exhausting due to narrow curvy roads. No AC so if it had been much hotter we would have been uncomfortable. It was bearable. German bakery and Gingerbread restaurants were great!
5.0
The house was amazing overlooking Lake Arenal. The surrounding area was nice, not too touristy. Driving to La Fortuna for excursions was a bit exhausting due to narrow curvy roads. No AC so if it had been much hotter we would have been uncomfortable. It was bearable. German bakery and Gingerbread restaurants were great!
10.0
The house was great, the view was fantastic and Kristi the property manager was top notch and available whenever we needed her assistance. Thank you.
5.0
This house is absolutely stunning. The house and grounds were spotless. The property manager was friendly and helpful. It is a bit of a drive to La Fortuna and a very solid trek to Monteverde. Nuevo Arenal does have restaurants, grocery, coffee etc. The kids absolutely loved the pool, and we enjoyed the views from the patio.
5.0
The house was great, the view was fantastic and Kristi the property manager was top notch and available whenever we needed her assistance. Thank you.
10.0
The house was awesome and the location close to some great restaurants in Nuevo Arenal was perfect. Kirsten, our host, was terrific! Quick to respond to our needs and full of information. Our only minor issue was a couple of ant appearances but we’re in the jungle after all. Access to multiple activities and La Fortuna was also excellent. I would highly recommend this location and would not hesitate to visit again in the future.
5.0
The views of Lake Arenal were outstanding. The property is extremely nice and located in a private gated community. A little construction noise during the day, but that looked to be nearing completion and we were normally out on adventures.
Very easy 45 minute drive to La Fortunata attractions including Arenal volcano, mistico hanging bridges and a variety of hot springs. Did a day pass at Spring Resort and Spa which was very nice and many pools were empty during the day. Also went to La Leona falls for a tour with OffiTours. A bit of a drive but a beautiful location.
5.0
The house was awesome and the location close to some great restaurants in Nuevo Arenal was perfect. Kirsten, our host, was terrific! Quick to respond to our needs and full of information. Our only minor issue was a couple of ant appearances but we’re in the jungle after all. Access to multiple activities and La Fortuna was also excellent. I would highly recommend this location and would not hesitate to visit again in the future.
10.0
Great property. Amazing view. Would recommend
10.0
We loved our time in this spectacular house! It exceeded all our expectations and the only shame was the fact that construction in the nearby houses starts at 6am and goes on all day but we still loved being there! The views are incredible!!
5.0
Great property. Amazing view. Would recommend
5.0
We loved our time in this spectacular house! It exceeded all our expectations and the only shame was the fact that construction in the nearby houses starts at 6am and goes on all day but we still loved being there! The views are incredible!!
5.0
The property is stunning. I highly recommend this rental. The property manager is highly responsive.
5.0
The home was beautiful and clean. It’s in a great location. The view was breathtaking. The beds are a little small, so be prepared to get cozy ;-) The property manager was very responsive when I had questions or needed the hot tub turned on. Thanks for a great stay!
10.0
This house is gorgeous, nicer than the pictures. Kirsten was very responsive and easy to work with. If you want to stay in Nuevo Arenal, this is the place to do it. We used this as our home base to go on daily expeditions. Luckily my husband doesn't mind driving because something that is listed at 9 miles away took us 45 minutes to get to. The roads are very slow, winding and some are full of potholes. It took us no less than an hour every time we went to LaFortuna.
The restaurants nearby are all very good, there is no shortage of food markets and gas stations. The one activity we did locally was the Nuevo Arenal Night Jungle Tour by CRParaiso. It was great. We felt that this location provided a very authentic Costa Rican experience. La Fortuna is very touristy.
One thing to know is that there is new construction right next-door. They start very early and seem to be working all the time. The hammers, saws and blow torches drowned out the howler monkeys and birds. This is what we heard while sitting by the pool. It would have been nice to know this beforehand.
5.0
This house is gorgeous, nicer than the pictures. Kirsten was very responsive and easy to work with. If you want to stay in Nuevo Arenal, this is the place to do it. We used this as our home base to go on daily expeditions. Luckily my husband doesn't mind driving because something that is listed at 9 miles away took us 45 minutes to get to. The roads are very slow, winding and some are full of potholes. It took us no less than an hour every time we went to LaFortuna.
The restaurants nearby are all very good, there is no shortage of food markets and gas stations. The one activity we did locally was the Nuevo Arenal Night Jungle Tour by CRParaiso. It was great. We felt that this location provided a very authentic Costa Rican experience. La Fortuna is very touristy.
One thing to know is that there is new construction right next-door. They start very early and seem to be working all the time. The hammers, saws and blow torches drowned out the howler monkeys and birds. This is what we heard while sitting by the pool. It would have been nice to know this beforehand.
10.0
This property was beautiful, comfortable and had a million dollar view. Our teens enjoyed the patio and pool. The pool was on the cooler side but was fine when your body acclimated to the temperature. Jose warmed the hot tub for us daily the hot tub takes 3-4 hours to get hot. Just an fyi, the pool does not have a comfortable standing spot if you are below six foot. The design depth of the pool was odd but still we enjoyed it. The laundry area was very nice and every bedroom had a bathroom which was nice. We didn't care for the recommended restaurant, Moyas. We preferred the pizza 13 minutes from us on the way to La Fortuna. Also, the first night we stopped into The Gingerbread Restaurant and the arrogance of the owner was a turn off so we didn't stay. All in all. Great visit and wonderful place to come back to after four wheeling and tubing down the Rio Celeste.
10.0
This house was awesome! It had all the amenities & was super clean!
5.0
Beautiful property and view!!
This property was beautiful, comfortable and had a million dollar view. Our teens enjoyed the patio and pool. The pool was on the cooler side but was fine when your body acclimated to the temperature. Jose warmed the hot tub for us daily the hot tub takes 3-4 hours to get hot. Just an fyi, the pool does not have a comfortable standing spot if you are below six foot. The design depth of the pool was odd but still we enjoyed it. The laundry area was very nice and every bedroom had a bathroom which was nice. We didn't care for the recommended restaurant, Moyas. We preferred the pizza 13 minutes from us on the way to La Fortuna. Also, the first night we stopped into The Gingerbread Restaurant and the arrogance of the owner was a turn off so we didn't stay. All in all. Great visit and wonderful place to come back to after four wheeling and tubing down the Rio Celeste.
5.0
This house was awesome! It had all the amenities & was super clean!
5.0
Beautiful Home
This house was awesome! It had all the amenities & was super clean!
8.0
The house was very nice: well cared for, safe location, quiet and private. The pool was lovely with a beautiful view.
A few details to mention:
Cleaning: there was a ball of hair in the shower when we arrived. I think the cleaning crew just missed this. Also there was a terrible bad smelling chemical throughout the house. Kristen said it was for cleaning the floors but the smell was so strong it was difficult to be in the house at all before it aired out. We had to open all doors and windows to circulate the air and it was just better enough to sleep the first night.
Pool/Hot Tub: we are a family that likes a hot tub but are realizing they are hard to operate in Costa Rica. Getting the hot tub turned on each day at this property was a bit of an ordeal. They had a pool guy that came to help turn on the hot tub and my husband mostly learned how to do this during our stay but it was a lot to manage and sometimes stopped working and we didn’t understand why. This did not ruin our experience but was an extra hassle worth mentioning.
Kristen was awesome: very responsive and helpful in every way that she could be. Brought a new coffee pot when we realized the ones in the house were broken, booked dinner reservations, and suggested local hikes.
Overall this is a great house with really excellent people managing it.
4.0
Beautiful view, great property manager
The house was very nice: well cared for, safe location, quiet and private. The pool was lovely with a beautiful view.
A few details to mention:
Cleaning: there was a ball of hair in the shower when we arrived. I think the cleaning crew just missed this. Also there was a terrible bad smelling chemical throughout the house. Kristen said it was for cleaning the floors but the smell was so strong it was difficult to be in the house at all before it aired out. We had to open all doors and windows to circulate the air and it was just better enough to sleep the first night.
Pool/Hot Tub: we are a family that likes a hot tub but are realizing they are hard to operate in Costa Rica. Getting the hot tub turned on each day at this property was a bit of an ordeal. They had a pool guy that came to help turn on the hot tub and my husband mostly learned how to do this during our stay but it was a lot to manage and sometimes stopped working and we didn’t understand why. This did not ruin our experience but was an extra hassle worth mentioning.
Kristen was awesome: very responsive and helpful in every way that she could be. Brought a new coffee pot when we realized the ones in the house were broken, booked dinner reservations, and suggested local hikes.
Overall this is a great house with really excellent people managing it.
5.0
Breathtaking view
The pictures do not do it justice...absolutely beautiful.
5.0
The house and property were absolutely amazing.. all the amenities and more! The host was lovely and I would stay again.
5.0
Great location with a fabulous view, lap pool and hot tub. House is roomy and comfortable.
3.0
Owner can improve a lot. They need to learn about fairness and be more generous with the guests.
5.0
Lots of stuff to do around there
5.0
Amazing place
Lots of stuff to do around there
3.0
House is nice, owner is not looking to be fair. Beds and bedding was poor, tv doesn’t work. Kitchen.
Owner can improve a lot. They need to learn about fairness and be more generous with the guests.
5.0
This house is so beautiful
The house and property were absolutely amazing.. all the amenities and more! The host was lovely and I would stay again.
5.0
Great view and pool
Great location with a fabulous view, lap pool and hot tub. House is roomy and comfortable.
5.0
The house was amazing and exactly how it looked in the photos. Kristi welcomed us and showed us the property. I would recommend staying here again
5.0
Exceptional communication with the property manager, Kirsten and she was Very flexible on the check in time. The home and location was beautiful. There was confusing instructions with the hot tub and it needs time to warm up and then shuts off at midnight so just good to know in advance. They have a vey nice out door living space so they would benefit from a few more comfortable chairs outside as there was only two loungers and then a set of 4 smaller not so comfy chairs. There was a ton of space for our two families, four adults and 3 teenagers and the privacy of the property made it peaceful and relaxing. We had everything we needed and loved waking up to the sound of the howler monkeys. Temperature wise the home was very comfortable especially it does not require air conditioning. Overall we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would recommend this property.
5.0
We had a great time at Arenal in this beautiful home for over Spring Break. We wanted to get away to Costa Rica with our family of 5 and not stay in a big hotel and share a pool during the pandemic. So a pool was a must. It is situated in a nice gated subdivision with amazing views. Felt very secure.
Overall we loved it and would highly recommend!
Here is a quick rundown of the things we liked and things we thought were missing or could use work.
Pros:
-Amazing views
-Beautiful home, pool, and grounds
-Spacious
-Clean and well maintained
-Nice furnishings and amenities
-Close to town
Cons:
-No blinds/curtains in most of the bedrooms. Hard to sleep in if you don't have an eye mask.
-Small queen bed in master suite. Taller couples will be sleeping very close to each other.
-Hot tub heat needs to be turned on by caretaker daily. Probably done to save on electricity, but made it so it was not always heated when we wanted it.
-Jets don't work in the hot tub.
-No grill. We were really hoping to have a nice grilled fish dinner by the pool at the great outdoor kitchen space soaking in the views, but currently not an option. Looks like they had one in the past. Caretaker said they have ordered one.
-A few more pool toys and floats would have been nice.
-They had a TV in the living room and all the bedrooms but we could only get the living room to work. No Netflix or streaming services available...only limited Spanish language tv. So bring a firestick or Roku if you want to occupy the kids. We weren't there for TV anyhow to not too big of a deal.
Overall a great place and we would book it again.
5.0
Great property
The house was amazing and exactly how it looked in the photos. Kristi welcomed us and showed us the property. I would recommend staying here again
5.0
We stayed at this beautiful property for 3 days and absolutely loved it! The home has 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on top floor with daybed on balcony for more sleeping and master on main floor (all bedrooms have tremendous view of Lake Arenal). The home was very clean and spacious but where we spent our time if not sight seeing was on the fabulous patio with the amazing expansive view of the water below…the pool and hot tub were used each day as well. This is a gated community and we felt extremely safe the entire time there. We went to Mistico hanging bridges, LaFotuna waterfall and Tabacón hot springs ( all recommended) which were about 45 minutes away. Our favorite breakfast spot (LaBistro) was about 10 minutes away with an unbelievable view as well. Finally, we cannot say enough about the property manager, Kirsten. This was our first time to Costa Rica and we had lots of questions which she was quick to reply to and met us at the property to show us around. She was terrific to work with and made our experience there all the more enjoyable. We highly recommend this wonderful home and hope to be back:)
5.0
Amazing home and view of Lake Arenal.
Exceptional communication with the property manager, Kirsten and she was Very flexible on the check in time. The home and location was beautiful. There was confusing instructions with the hot tub and it needs time to warm up and then shuts off at midnight so just good to know in advance. They have a vey nice out door living space so they would benefit from a few more comfortable chairs outside as there was only two loungers and then a set of 4 smaller not so comfy chairs. There was a ton of space for our two families, four adults and 3 teenagers and the privacy of the property made it peaceful and relaxing. We had everything we needed and loved waking up to the sound of the howler monkeys. Temperature wise the home was very comfortable especially it does not require air conditioning. Overall we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would recommend this property.
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Nuevo Arenal?
The average price for a rental in Nuevo Arenal is $79 per night. This rental is $217 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Jungle Paradise on the Lake . For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Jungle Paradise on the Lake . Enjoy the water!
Is Jungle Paradise on the Lake pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Jungle Paradise on the Lake ?
We found 10 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, fireplace, and parking.
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