Posada Río Celeste la Amistad

During our Rio Celeste visit, we’ve stopped by Posado La Amistad for a delicious traditional Costa Rican lunch. The Casado are delicious with great healthy variety like Plantains, salad and rice. The restaurant has a beautiful garden and even Wifi availability. Service was fast and friendly. The restaurant is a bit hidden/ offsite from the main road, but is a great option if you’re visiting Rio Celeste.

A great accommodation with even more wonderful crew! Thanks to Gerardina and her family our vacation felt like home. Great environment, lots of nature and very very tasty food! A smile is left by the communicative parrot Francini, who greets you with a "Hola!" upon arrival. But also many other animals (frogs, birds, dog Mini :) etc.) often made us smile and marvel. A super location to explore nature (national park), see tapirs or go off to wander through a maze :) We would come back anytime and will never forget Gerardina's family, thanks for everything! 💛

We didn’t stay at the hotel, but we did the horseback riding with David Tours. He was a funny happy guy and his English level was great (we don’t speak Spanish.) His horses are lovely, they are not scared of anything. The ride took place in a very difficult terrain, but the horses handle everything perfectly, so even if you’re a complete beginnere like me it is safe.

This budget accommodation is very comfortable. The cabin is nice and the window has a screen. The bathroom is clean and has soap. You should bring your own shampoo. The only issue I wanted to raise is that it got very noisy overnight on my second night. I stayed in the front-most cabin and I’m not sure if the noise was coming from the restaurant area across the way or the connected cabin next-door. My first night was quiet and everything was good. But there was significant noise at three in the morning and then there was something going on outside at 6 AM. It might be the case at one of the cabins towards the back of the property is quieter. Cabin nine looks like it is standalone say it would not have the issue of neighbors. The restaurant is nice, the service is very friendly (but I’m not sure if they actually speak English) and the walk down to the river in your nearby is pretty cool. If you do that, make sure to wear real shoes.

Prima kamer met een heerlijke warme douche. Kamers zijn schoon en het bed ligt prima. De service is perfect verzorgd, net als het ontbijt en het diner. De ligging is aan een zand/keien weg, maar is goed toegankelijk. De omgeving is geweldig en indrukwekkend. Met de paardentour zie je al het moois van de omgeving en de dieren. Met mooi weer kan je de Arenal vulkaan zelfs zien. Het idyllische plekje om de rivier te bewonderen kan aangevuld worden met een frisse duik in het prachtige water!