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Macaw Lodge

3.0 star property
Enjoy free breakfast at this 3-star Carara lodge

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Macaw Lodge

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Restaurant
Front of property
Family Bungalow
Restaurant
Reception

Overview of Macaw Lodge

Reviews
9.2

Wonderful

Popular amenities

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  • Parking includedParking includedParking included
  • LaundryLaundryLaundry
  • Free WiFiFree WiFiFree WiFi
  • RestaurantRestaurantRestaurant
  • BarBarBar

Explore the area

Map
Cerros de Turrubares, Carara, San Jose
  • Popular LocationCarara National Park28 min drive
  • Popular LocationRainforest Adventures Costa Rica Pacific Park47 min drive
  • Popular LocationJaco Beach74 min drive
  • AirportPuntarenas (JAP-Chacarita)76 min drive

Room options

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Family Bungalow | Balcony

Family Bungalow

  • 50 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Bungalow (Natural)

Bungalow (Natural)

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Bungalow

Bungalow

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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In-room safe, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Carara

In Carara .Stay at this Carara lodge and you'll be within 9 miles (15 km) of Bijagual Waterfall and 16 miles (25 km) of Playa Tárcoles. Carara National Park and Crocodile Bridge are within 16 miles (25 km).
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What's nearby

  • Carara National Park - 28 min drive
  • Rainforest Adventures Costa Rica Pacific Park - 47 min drive
  • Herradura Beach - 54 min drive
  • Marina Los Sueños - 56 min drive
  • Jaco Beach - 74 min drive

Getting around

  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 115 min drive

Restaurants

  • Rancho Shadday - 25 min drive
  • Restaurante Sady - 16 min drive
  • Paz del Campo - 18 min drive
  • Bar Bijagual - 15 min drive
  • pocho's bar - 4 min drive

About this property

Macaw Lodge

Enjoy free breakfast at this 3-star Carara lodge
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces.

A library, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Macaw Lodge . An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Carara lodge is smoke free.

  • 1 building
  • 12 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • Full breakfast (free)
  • Self-service laundry
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Computer for guest use
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
  • Bar or lounge
  • 1 conference room
  • Dining venue
Macaw Lodge offers 12 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Things to do

  • Yoga classes

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Eco-friendly toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Eco-friendly cleaning products provided
  • Energy-saving switches
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • LED light bulbs
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient showers only
  • Water-efficient toilets only

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children 12 and younger are not allowed at this property. All guests older than 12 are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 130 per vehicle (one way)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover, debit cards, and cash. This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher in each accommodation.

We should mention

  • Children 12 years old and younger aren't allowed at this property.

Property is also known as

Macaw Lodge Turrubares
Macaw Turrubares
Macaw Lodge
Macaw Lodge Lodge
Macaw Lodge Carara
Macaw Lodge Lodge Carara
Macaw Lodge an Authentic Ecolodge

Macaw Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 22 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 28 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jose Pablo

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jose Pablo

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Robin

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There is not much to say over and above What others have said. Stayed with my daughter for 2 nights, and enjoyed bathing in the pools above the waterfall, extensive and safe trails. Be really careful walking around the waterfall as help is a long way off if needed. A 24-hour chorus of wildlife seems to change every few minutes. The chocolate is absolutely fantastic. We slept in and had all of our meals in the lodge. The food was delicious and unique. With each meal was a different kind of freshly made juice. The staff are all very helpful and friendly, and are obviously just as happy to be there. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful place to get away from the crowds at all the national parks. It’s about an hour up a bumpy dirt road so i definitely recommend a vehicle with 4 wheel drive. The staff is very friendly and accommodating! They grow most of the food on site, and each meal is fresh and delightful. There are hiking trails and beautiful ponds and waterfalls. There are two outdoor yoga decks for self guided meditation. A special thanks to the manager, Fabiola, who went above and beyong to make us feel comfortable! This place is a hidden gem.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

eulabeans, New Mexico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful ecolodge, good birding
After the 50-minute drive from the highway, in 2d gear nearly all the way, I was hopeful that Macaw Lodge would provide everything we needed so that we needn't drive at all while there. This proved true. Staff was welcoming, coming out to meet us and carrying our luggage to our room. They were helpful and generous at every turn; Alvin found us out walking and offered a tour, with tastings, of the fruit orchard and vegetable gardens. The grounds are beautiful, with gardens thoughtfully planted. We purchased the full-board plan, and the food was very good and plentiful. Our room in the lodge was very comfortable, though if we were staying for longer than a couple nights, we'd probably want to rent one of the cabins to have a little more space. Our room offered large screened windows overlooking the ponds below, perfect for a couple of birders wanting to see birds coming to the pond. Birding was good right around the lodge, with a large variety of species coming to a couple of fruiting trees right above the parking lot. NOTE: the Googlemap directions linked to the website send you up Rt. 320 if you are coming from the northwest - this road is significantly rough, potholed, and slow going for much of the way. When we left, we asked a couple of fellows in the nearest town which way to go to get to a coastal town southeast of Jaco, and they directed us down a different road that was MUCH smoother and more pleasant, and came out at Jaco. Worth taking!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Small lodge, amazing grounds for relaxing.
Amazing gardens, beautiful hike to private waterfalls. Has some service issues. Refrigerator was out of order in our deluxe bungalow and kitchen was missing basics like towels, dish rack and utensils. No information was offered about this and it could not be fixed. Personnel is awesome. Food is not a la carte, but it is a pleasurable experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paradise
Absolutely amazing and wonderful place - the people, flora and fauna, the BIRDS, and waterfall spas and walks.

6/10 Okay

California Girl, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Only for special type of customer
This place is very remote. Super long drive over a slow bumpy road with lots of rocks. The staff does not speak good English and we had communication problems which made me feel badly since I am very courteous and try to be polite and humble, but they did not understand our questions. The rooms were nice but the beds and bedding not the best quality. The food was excellent, but you are limited to eating there, no other choices and it's pricey. The grounds are beautiful, they have the best waterfall! And a natural spa. It's a nice eco lodge, they aspire to be self sustaining and you can feel good about that.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017