Finca Luna Nueva Lodge, La Fortuna

Dining

The on-site restaurant serves meals sourced from the hotel's biodynamic farm, including ingredients like cacao, milk, and vegetables grown on the property. Guests can take a chocolate-making class where they grind cacao beans harvested from the farm, or join a tortilla-making workshop using freshly ground corn. The buffet dinner offers a different protein each night along with soups, salads, and homemade juices, all prepared with local and farm-grown produce.

Wellness

The Rainforest Spa provides massages and therapeutic treatments using organic local ingredients, such as a cacao massage that exfoliates and moisturizes the skin. Yoga classes are held in a dedicated pavilion surrounded by rainforest, and guests can also use the outdoor swimming pool and hot tub after a hike. The property offers sun loungers, pool toys, and a pool bar for relaxation between wellness sessions.

Activities

The hotel maintains 1.5 miles of hiking trails through primary and secondary rainforest, with two observation towers for spotting sloths, toucans, and howler monkeys. Guided night hikes reveal poison dart frogs, kinkajous, and tarantulas, while early-morning birdwatching walks with naturalist guides can yield up to 97 species on the property alone. Horseback riding, cultural workshops, and farm tours-including cow milking and honey collection-are available on-site.

Accommodations

The family bungalow provides a spacious layout with multiple beds and a private patio with hammocks, sleeping up to four guests. Deluxe rooms offer a separate outdoor seating area surrounded by flowering plants, and the Earth House features a unique bamboo headboard and screened windows for jungle sounds. All accommodations include air conditioning, private bathrooms, and access to a shared refrigerator for guest use.

Location

Finca Luna Nueva Lodge sits 20 km from Aeropuerto de La Fortuna, with a 45-minute drive to Arenal Volcano National Park and the La Fortuna Waterfall. The property adjoins the Children's Eternal Rainforest, a private reserve with additional trails and wildlife viewing. The lodge offers a shuttle service to nearby hot springs and hanging bridges, or guests can explore the farm's own regenerative agriculture systems instead of leaving the property.

Highlights

Dining: Farm-to-table meals sourced from on-site biodynamic farm

Wellness: Rainforest Spa with cacao massage and yoga pavilion

Activities: Night hikes, chocolate-making classes, birdwatching tours

Accommodations: Family bungalows and deluxe casitas with private patios

Location: 20 km from La Fortuna airport, adjacent to Children's Eternal Rainforest

Sustainability: Certified for Sustainable Tourism in Costa Rica