Fuego Lodge

Best garden I’ve ever been. Friendly staff, very oriented service. It’s central located, delicious breakfast and good vibe. We’ve been with friends and it’s really nice to hang out on the pool and enjoy the nature that surround the Area. Thank you!!

Set in beautiful gardens up a side road (with parking), this lodge is brilliantly located (if you have a car) to explore the beaches and villages of the southern Nicoya area. Our room was right opposite the warm pool, with loungers and tables and chairs. There was plenty of storage space for clothes, a fridge, kettle and coffee maker. The bed and pillows were comfortable and we slept well. Yes, there is a new apartment being built over the road, but the work is being done during the day and mostly by hand (it’s not like a massive construction site on the Costa del Sol!) and it did not bother us at all. The room stayed cool (with the A/C) and almost completely bug free (the door fitted really well). We enjoyed watching squirrels and humming birds just outside our room (No. 5 a quadruple room with two double beds). The breakfast choices were all delicious (we tried them all!) and the staff were friendly and helpful. Special thanks go to Ania, who gave excellent advice about our journeys to and from the lodge and who recommended some fantastic restaurants. The yoga deck was an added bonus, with daily classes; Carlotta’s flow in particular, was Devine.

I spent a wonderful week here. The room and grounds were in excellent condition. The staff was kind and helpful. The location was perfect, quiet and yet with easy access to everything in Santa Teresa. I look forward to staying here again on my next visit.

I booked two nights and ended up staying a week and a half. Felt so comfortable and welcome by the amazing staff and the serene atmosphere , just a five minutes walk from the rather noisy and dusty northern center of Santa Teresa. The hotel is centered around a lovely pool, where guests can make friends with other guests, surrounded by beautiful lush tropical gardens with squirrels, plenty of birds, and howler monkeys hanging in the trees high above. Rooms are clean and cool with A/C and most also have ceiling fans. The decor and amenities vary between the different room types. I recommend the rooms with 2 queen beds by the pool, they are the most modern. Breakfast is good, although not very big (which is what I prefer) and you can chose from about 7 different choices ranging from typical tico, or omletts , pancakes, fruit & yogurt to my favorite french toasts. Beach access is about a 10 mins walk, at the Selina North, with incredible very powerful surf (in season). Close by good restaurants include Eat Street, Somos Cafe further north, the local Pura Vida soda for typical food. Super Ronny#2 for groceries is very close and is open till late. My favorite think about the hotel is the friendly staff, who are happily to assist with anything. They are all lovely especially Ampi and Thomas at the front desk and the manager Barbara. Will definitely be back :)

Lovely hotel, great location, delicious breakfast, great rooms, super clean and tranquil. The beautiful pool area felt like a premium experience on a reasonable budget. Staff were really helpful when it came to arranging excursions and airport shuttles. My one complaint is that there are no reception staff at night and after 9pm you need a key code to get back in. This wouldn’t be an issue except that one night we got back after a power cut earlier in the evening and the keypad had stopped working even after the power came on. We were locked out of the hotel and it was doubly stressful as it was our last night and we were due to be picked up at 6:30am to be taken to the airport. So all our belongings, including passports, were trapped inside and we were trapped outside. We called the only contact number we had for any hotel staff and there was no answer - and it was only about 9:30, not the middle of the night. In the end I managed to climb into the hotel by scaling the 9 foot door in the perimeter wall and crawling through a small gap in the top of it, and letting my boyfriend in from the inside. However if this happened to a party that didn’t contain someone agile enough to climb the gate and small enough to fit through the gap above the door, it could have resulted in a night sleeping on the beach and a very expensive, long journey back to the UK if we’d missed our flight. I only bring this up so that the hotel are aware of it and can come up with a solution to the problem (maybe an emergency number that guests can call outside of reception hours) as it was an otherwise perfect stay!

What a cool and lovely experience. This was my/our first dance class ever, and it opened up a whole world of dance I didn’t know existed. My only regret is we didn’t start sooner. Nicolina is a dream. Awesome instructor, wonderful person. Cant wait to go back!