This is an example of our preferred hotel, though availability is not guaranteed. If a given hotel is not available for your tour date, we will reserve you a room at a hotel of similar appeal and quality in the same area.
La Leona Ecolodge
La Leona Ecolodge, is a vacation spot that offers a unique experience for nature lovers and follows the philosophy of ecotourism and is a wonderful place to stay on a Costa Rica tour.
This unique Ecolodge protects over 90 acres of primary forest in its private reserve, combined with 340 acres more, that is protected by a Costa Rican family since 1976.
The Lodge
The unique design of the ecolodge invites you to enjoy the scenic beauty from the deck of your tent on your trip to Costa Rica. You can feel the refreshing ocean breeze, and enjoy a romantic and colorful sunset. At the same time you can experience the magic atmosphere of the surrounding tropical rainforest with all its sounds and aromas.
The tented camp stretches along the beach-front, providing spectacular panoramic views overlooking the Pacific Ocean; while you are in the heart of the rainforest.
This might be the reason why guests have expressed the lodge like ¨being in paradise." There is the exquisite combination of ocean and forest at the same place!
La Leona Ecolodge offers a variety of activities for experiencing the beautiful rain forest like guided hikes into the famous Corcovado National Park, horse back riding on the beach, local gold digging handicraft tour, and educational seasonal turtle watching, just to name a few.
Enjoy a relaxing siesta in one of the hammocks on the beachfront while listening to the sounds of the rain forest!
For La Leona Eco Lodge it is a privilege that you come to experience the complexity and the evolutionary work of nature. They feel you can be part of their goal to preserve the natural resources of such a pristine place, and to protect in a sustainable way, for future generations.
The Tents
Leona Lodge offers you twenty double and single tents stretching along the beach frontwith the view to the Pacific Ocean and the Corcovado National Park. At La Leona Ecolodge, you can feel, hear and breathe the refreshing ocean and sleep with the sound of the waves, in the heart of the rainforest! You will be inspired from the magical feelings of the tropical lowland rainforest while enjoying a spectacular sunset with a glass of wine from the deck of your tent.
The set up of the tents provide privacy, overlooking the wonderful blue ocean. They are built on wooden platforms, of 18 m˛, made with certified Melina wood, teak, and bamboo. The unique design of the tents, and their location, have a minimal impact on the surrounding flora and fauna, while the green colored tents and roofs blend perfectly with the green of the forest.
You can choose between tents with double and twin beds. All beds are equipped with quality mattresses. The double tents in the front row and two other tents have a unique private outside garden bathroom. For your comfort all tents are equipped with soft cotton towels. Additional single beds are available upon request.
Restaurant
The lodge's roofed open-air restaurant “Jardines del Mar” has an amazing view to the Pacific Ocean.
Guests can taste a great variety of traditional Costa Rican and international cuisine while enjoying the sound of the waves with its melodious rhythm and refreshing foam.
It is a beautiful and unique sight!
All meals at La Leona’s restaurant have the special touch of a local chef, who prepares the delicious meals for the greatest satisfaction of our guests.
Enjoy a special selection of local ingredients to provide the best meals served right in the middle of the jungle, just in La Leona Eco Lodge.
Private Reserve
La Leona Ecolodge is located on an extension of 36.5 hectares of primary forest adjacent to Corcovado National Park. For the lodge it is a privilege to have a tropical rainforest reserve, which they feel committed to preserve for the benefit of future generations.
At La Leona Eco Lodge reserve, a dense and evergreen forest, in its natural state and untouched by man, there is the opportunity of observing ferns, parasitic plants, palms, herbs, epiphytes, lianas, shrubs and the lush trees of the primary forest, such as: ajos, cedars, ficuses, surá. These are just a few of the silent witnesses that inhabit this reserve, in addition to the same variety and abundance of wildlife in Parque Nacional Corcovado: black howler monkeys, capuchin monkeys, spider monkeys, coatis, wild hogs, jaguarundi, toucans, macaws, ant-eaters, to name only a few of the many species of animals and birds which live on the La Leona Eco Lodge reserve.
