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Turtle Beach Lodge

3.0 of 5
Cano Palma, Tortuguero 1, Costa Rica
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Turtle Beach Lodge
4.5 of 5 stars 134 Reviews
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Netherlands
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

Peaceful lodge in the middle of the jungle at Tortuguero. Never seen a hotel or lodge which had a more special entrance than this one: it takes a boat tour of at least 1 hour. Nice location, nice rooms. Guides are good and helpful. Tours are great! There are 3 tours included, but optional tours canmalso bedone. The optional night... More

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Basel, Switzerland
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13 reviews 13 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
39 helpful votes 39 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012
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The lodge is situated in the Tortuguero National Park and can only be reached by boat. The whole lodge is eco-friendly and has clean, spacious rooms with wooden walls. You can hear the animals of the jungle, since there are no glas windows! Only mosquito nets are protecting the windows and therefore you feel right in the middle of the... More

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Vancouver, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012
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person found this review helpful

I rented a car with my boyfriend and we went all over Costa Rica. Tortuguero Park and the Lodge were definitely the best of it for sure. We booked a 2 days tour from San Jose and wished we booked the 3 days tour. The bus ride from San Jose was very nice, a bit bumpy but the scenery is... More

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Scottsdale, Arizona
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

Spent 2 nights here with my wife and our 14 year old. The tours are great and our guide, Carlos Arceyut was awesome. He was extremely informative and very knowledgeable. Don't miss the opportunity to go kayaking in their waterways. The rooms were rustic and very basic. Food was good. More

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Utrecht, The Netherlands
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2012
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The Turtle Beach Lodge is one of the many "lodges" in that area, but it's location beats all odds. It is located 20-30 mn north of Tortuguero (by boat), between the Canal and the Caribbean Sea, so totally isolated. Knowing that, it is estonishing how the lodge is able to provide its guests with the amount of quality shown: accomodation... More

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billings, mt
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30 reviews 30 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012
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This is the only lodge in Tortuguero where you can take kayaks out by yourself and get to parts of the Tortuguero protected area that are seldom frequented by anyone else. It is the farthest away from Tortuguero itself. My husband and I kayaked 4 miles into the jungle by ourselves and saw a troop of 15 monkeys leap across... More

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Billings, Montana
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2012

First of all let me say that we loved the location as it has the Caribbean on one side and the canals of Tortuguero on the other. The accommodations are seriously spartan, which is really OK but pillows are not at all comfortable because they filled with chunks of foam. But the real problem is the food, which is just... More

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Ventura, California
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012
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Everything at Turtle Beach Lodge exceeded my expectations. The rooms were quaint, sleeping with the jungle sounds around me was much more comfortable than I had imagined. The surroundings are beautiful and the location was excellent with the gorgeous Caribbean shore in front and jungle in the back. Cruising through the jungle canals by boat was one of my favorite... More

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Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012
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people found this review helpful

The only way there is by boat! The last half mile is through a very narrow canal with jungle on both sides and completely over your head. Disney could only wish for this; it is real, not artificial. The grounds are amazing, clean with a great variety of plants and trees. The Caribbean Sea is 100 yards from your room... More

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Coral Gables, Florida
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012

I was there for a weekend. The place is beautiful. It is a piece of paradise. I really loved its quietness. You can listen to the waves breaking from the cabins. The food is great. Cabins are simple but they worth a try. If you love the jungle, solace, quietness... this is the place for you. Be sure to bring... More

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Cano Palma, Tortuguero 1, Costa Rica
Price range (per night):* 180 AUD - 357 AUD

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