Maquenque Lodge

80 reviews

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  robinsy

  NORWICH, NORFOLK, EAST ANGLIA, ENGLAND · Couples · Mar 2026

  10/10

  Beautiful treehouse

  We had an amazing stay here as part of a 3 week trip. We stayed in a treehouse which was in the middle of the rain forest. The room was big and had a spa bath on the terrace. Our stay included a bird watching tour, nature tour, and boat trip which were spectacular. The bird watching particularly amazing. Breakfast was buffet style and views of the lake, toucans and other bird life plentiful around the breakfast are as well as coatis. Dinner was lovely with nice choices for vegetarians particularly the risotto. The river cruise was worth doing and saw lots of wildlife along the way. Would definitely recommend this lodge.

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  klynnstan

  Couples · Feb 2026

  10/10

  Great location

  A great start to our Costa Rica adventure. Although the weather was rainy and a bit chilly, we still had a great time discovering wildlife and enjoying the activities. All staff are so welcoming and helpful. A special mention to Marco and Billy for a fantastic river trip and Luis for an interesting night tour. The rooms are a bit dark but comfortable. One the whole, food is good but best part is the location.

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  146mariannaw

  Couples · Jan 2026

  10/10

  Perfect place to stay!

  The Maquenque lodge is a beautiful place to stay, in the middle of the nature. There are Hundred of birds, kaaiman, crocodile, frogs, snakes, spiders, Coatí's, Agoeti's and more.... We recommend de boat tour Rio San Carlos with Marco the guide en Joey de captain. You can make the reservation on the Maquenque lodge. They offer a lot of trips. We also did the nighttour with our guide Luis. The restaurant is also nice, de waiter Henry was very kind.

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  Alvis1250

  STOCKBRIDGE, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND · Couples · Jan 2026

  10/10

  An excellent lodge for all points of view.

  We had 4 nights here and found lots to do. Two nights would be far too little. We booked our various activities as private and believe this to be a good idea as the guides are both excellent and very attentive to your interests. The rafting trip and the boat trip to the Nicaraguan border were excellent as was our night walk - the first time we had ever seen an eel and a close up view of a few de lance plus baby cayman with their mother, probably less than a week old. At the Nicaraguan border, we were lucky enough to see both scarlet and great green macaws in an almond tree about 30 feet high, a wonderful sighting. You can se plenty round the lodge and its walks as well during the day. The lodge is very prettily situated. We had a cabin quite close to the restaurant with excellent AC, he only lodge we stayed in with this and hence the only one where you could dry things. My wife had originally wanted a tree house and we were rather glad we hadn't taken this option when the heavens opened, which they did several times! Nice views over the lagoon from our room. The feeders outside the restaurant were outstanding with everything from tanagers to toucans, and turtles enjoying the droppings. Food was very good with plenty of choice both at breakfast and lunch. The pizzas at lunchtime were excellent. Dinner was equally good in quality, but the menu was rather limited and we would have liked more choice in the evening. Another couple who had stayed there and who we met later shared that view. Overall, excellent wildlife, comfortable accommodation, excellent guides and very good food. What more could you ask for?

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  YORKSHIREFAMILYHOLS

  Couples · Jan 2026

  10/10

  Incredible Rain Forest Experience.

  Although the dry season has had very significant rain, that’s expected in the Rain Forest. This lodge is reached by a boat across the river and we strayed in an incredible tree house for 2 (or 3). The restaurant is very good but the tours are exceptional. We did night tour, morning bird watching tour, river tour and the sugar, chocolate and coffee tour. All were great but the last not to be missed. Just a wonderful place.