Costa Rica Eco Lodges is an independent guide to places to stay in Costa Rica where nature is the point: rainforest and cloud forest lodges, beach cabins backed by jungle, working farms and small private reserves. The guide has been online since 2011 and covers lodges in ten regions, from the Caribbean coast to the Osa Peninsula, along with longer guides to wildlife, national parks and responsible travel.
What we include
We look for lodges where staying there does some good: land kept as forest or reforested, conservation or research work, low-impact buildings, local staff and suppliers, and honest practices on energy, water and waste. Costa Rica’s official sustainable tourism certification, the CST, is one useful signal, and every profile says whether a lodge holds it. Some well-known places are larger resorts with a nature side; when that’s the case, the profile says so plainly.
How each profile is researched
- We check that the lodge is open and taking guests before a profile goes live, and we remove or redirect pages for lodges that have closed.
- Facts come from the lodge’s own website, the official CST directory, Costa Rica’s national parks service (SINAC) and other reliable sources, linked where each fact appears.
- Claims only a lodge makes about itself are written as “according to the lodge”.
- We don’t publish prices, because rates change too often to keep accurate. Each lodge’s own website has current rates.
- Photos come from the lodges themselves and are credited under each image.
Updates and corrections
Every article shows when it was first published and when it was last reviewed. We’re working through the guide’s older profiles and rewriting them from current sources. If you spot something out of date, or you’ve stayed somewhere recently and something has changed, email help@costaricaecolodges.com and we’ll check it.
Who writes the guide
Articles are written by named writers and by our editorial team. You can read about each of them on our writers page.
Contact
For corrections, questions or suggestions, email help@costaricaecolodges.com. Lodge owners can find out how to be considered on List your lodge.