Rana Roja Lodge

Rana Roja Lodge is an amazing and special place, hidden in the jungle where you can see and hear so much wildlife! The staff is friendly and helpful, the breakfast buffet tasty (classic Costa Rican) and the rooms decent. You will need to take a taxi boat to access Tortuguero village but it is not inconvenient at all. First of all it is quite nice to escape the town center, but also the staff can call one and they come in five minutes (and the quick boat ride on the canal is always cool).

We were in one of the rooms in the main building. Toilet seat was completely broken, curtains didn’t cover the entire window and were really old, bathroom shelf was falling off the wall. The entire room needed a coat of fresh paint. It needs a large scale makeover.

I booked and received a confirmation for a superior room via hostelworld. When we arrived at Rana Roja I was told I had booked a standard room and there were no superior rooms left. The standard room was ugly and very basic and the entire hotel is very run down. I would not go back. I would like to point out that staff was very friendly.