Lapa Rios is a first class rainforest lodge with a spectacular hilltop setting. Bungalows are situated on a terraced bluff with well-maintained stairway-trails down from the reception and hilltop restaurant. Be prepared for some hill walking! Lapa Rios Lodge offers accommodations in total harmony with its surroundings. Open air bungalows are fully screened with large verandah, private tiled bath/shower and comfortable beds with mosquito netting. There is a swimming pool, gourmet restaurant, full bar and three story observation catwalk.

The 1,000 acre Lapa Rios Private Rain Forest Reserve is a wildlife corridor and protective barrier for Corcovado National Park. Supported by the Ecolodge, the reserve is home to thousands of species of trees, plants, birds (over 320 identified species), insects and mammals in Central America 's largest remaining tropical lowland forest. Uncrowded trails lead you through a rainforest wilderness with rivers, waterfalls and pools for swimming. Resident naturalist guides have years of experience guiding in the reserve, expertly pointing out the fascinating ways that animals and plants co-exist in the rain forest. Listen and watch for birds, rustling on the forest floor, or fruits falling as monkeys and parrots feed in the canopy above. Guests at Lapa Rios can also enjoy the beach and explore tide pools, visit the botanical gardens, unwind with a private massage, float in the cooling swimming pool, or spend the day relaxing and bird watching from their verandah.

Set in a private nature reserve spread over 1,000 acres of Central America's last remaining lowland tropical rainforest in Costa Rica, Lapa Rios Ecolodge overlooks the pristine point where the Golfo Dulce meets the wild Pacific Ocean, making it the destination that matches every one's idea of paradise.

Lapa Rios was built by John and Karen Lewis as a private nature reserve. A Minnesota couple driven by a vision, John and Karen liquidated all their assets to finance the purchase of a large tract of rainforest and to build the small supporting tourism project. Today a conservation easement elaborated by The Nature Conservancy and Cederena ensure that this rainforest will be preserved into perpetuity. The Lapa Rios reserve is connected through a corridor with Corcovado National Park on the Osa Peninsula.

Lapa Rios is built in harmony with the surrounding forest and beach environment. The main lodge and bungalows line three ridges connected by walking paths and steps. Built over 350 feet above the sea, Lapa Rios catches the cooling tropical breezes. The main lodge, housing the restaurant and bar, soars 50 feet and is built of local, natural materials. Palm thatched roofs meet a three-story hardwood circular stairway. Climb to overlook the forest canopy and breathtaking ocean vistas. Comfortable, locally made bamboo furniture adds to relaxation in this tranquil panorama of nature.

Warm wooden floors invite bare feet to walk. Soft nets cascade over two bamboo queen size beds casting a magical romantic mood. Classic bamboo furnishings are elegantly arranged, while sporadic splashes of green orange and red garden arrangements color this simply beautiful setting. Unleash your thoughts while resting on your private wooden deck, only getting up to pamper your skin with refreshing water from your own secluded garden shower. Newly remodeled bathrooms invite you on a sensory journey, featuring a dual showering experience. On one side, a stone-laid floor massages your feet as you shower under a soft, rain-like cold water shoot that gives you the unique sensation of showering in your own private waterfall.

The bathroom speaks light and spaciousness all around, while a lovely bay window, carved into the shower's wall, adds vital peace and comfort to this invigorating showering experience. And as you shower, gaze out onto the endless ocean listening to the quiet symphony of the rolling waves.

Life speaks a simple language here, giving us the peace to look within ourselves and find an innocence forgotten, letting us embrace the magnificence of this wilderness adventure.