Peace Lodge

Great

What a beautiful lodge. Well maintained, great hiking trail and staffs were all helpful. The drive at night was a big scary, due to the narrow and twisty roads, along with rain and fog. Best to drive up before dark .

Stopped by this resort in 2007 to walk the Falls Trail, had to comeback & stay. Spent 2 nights for a group of 7 in JULY 2026. We had a Deluxe King Room & the Monarch Lago Villa which has 3 bedrooms. Everyone loved everything. The charm of the property is amazing. Aside from the animal exhibits and trails, we participated in trout fishing, butterfly experience & watching the feeding of the big cats. All those activites are included for overnight guest. We all did and highly recommend the nightly Frog Tour for $10pp. We eat all our meals on-property, the food & service was great. We did not do the lunch buffet to avoid the "daily-fee" guest who come to walk the waterfall trails and eat at the buffett. In our 3 day/2 night stay , there was a period it rained and I mean rained " Hard" for almost 38 hours straight. No joke....we had never experienced that in our lives. The weather radar showed Red Cell wave after wave hitting us. This led to cancelling our tour/hike of Poas Volanco National Park ( 30 min drive ) & staying 100% of the time on-property. While this stay was the start of our 11 nights in Costa Rica & basically the only time it rained for more than an hour at a time, we all felt that the rain made the Peace Lodge more magical and had it rained like that at any of our other stops/accommodations, it would have been a MAJOR damper on the trip. The cold water pool by the Trout Bar was a favorite and there are umbrellas everywhere to be used if it rained.

About an hour from San Jose and STRONGLY recommend at least 1 or 2 nights coming to or from. This is an extraordinary experience. The casitas are over the top, but the 5 waterfalls hike, the Aviary, Frog experience, Big Cats and Butterfly house will blow your mind. It is all rescued animals given the best experience that could be created. I will find a way to visit there EVERY time I go to Costa Rica.