Arenal Paraíso Resort & Thermo Mineral Hot Springs

Loved our stay here! 10x better than I remembered. New pavilion by the pool, is perfect with reasonably priced cocktails. Breakfast was fabulous, and dinner was really good to, a little more expensive, but service made up for it the price. Zipline at the hotel, and the hanging bridges are also highly recomended.

Not so good, bugs everywhere in room, rocks in the natural springs hurt, the pool bar is filled with algae-noone goes in it. Small food selection.

What I really like about this property is that you have the hots Springs in the same hotel you don’t need to go anywhere else if you don’t want to, really like the attention and the service. The breakfast is THE BEST.

The hotel over all is very nice, I loved all their pools of hot springs brought from a near by river. Breakfast could be better but it was good. The beds made a lot of nice which kept waking other people up when going to the bathroom at night. Good at restaurant was a bit over price but was very good. Over all I would go back for the hot springs! PS: you can arrive before check in and stay after you check out using the hot springs so take advantage of that!

First off, the staff here are amazing and very friendly. There are many improvements happening on the grounds (resurfacing around the pool, new bar patio area, etc.) so it's clear they're mindful of the need to update. Hopefully they get to the rooms (the standard ones, I can't speak to the others). We had a standard room (cabin) that was very "campy". Shower doors were frosted plastic, bathroom tile was kitchy and outdated, there was no towel bar (only a single hook), no soap tray or ledge (set your soap and razor on the floor I guess?), and only two towels even though it's a room for four. Beds were decent compared to other places in CR (not saying much there). Mini fridge was rusting. Most of the standard rooms have road noise and views of the power lines with Arenal in the background. The most abundant wildlife was the occasional bird and a fascinating trail of leaf-cutter ants. We enjoyed the hot springs. When you get too hot, just move to the next cooler one. Although some hot springs were closed for cleaning they opened again the next day, and the majority were always available. Breakfast was good, though sometimes crowded due to bus tours. WiFi was as described, strongest in restaurant and lobby. Grounds are beautiful, and we enjoyed the walk to and from the lobby, hot springs and our cabin. We would definitely stay here again. Looking forward to seeing more updates.