- Pachira Lodge -

Hidden amongst giant trees and luxuriant gardens, on the forests banks of the Tortuguero Canals, Pachira Lodge is the epitome of a tropical jungle retreat with every modern convenience.

It is a comfortable complex of wooden thatch-roofed cabins, raised on stilts in the local style and surrounded by broad verandas with furniture for sitting and contemplating the surroundings.

From the delicate crosshatching of the gabled docks, to the elegantly appointed restaurant, complete with indoor garden, to wide torch lit pathways under the tropical night, everything about this lodge is geared toward the comfort and relaxation of the guests.

Pachira offers 44 rooms in 10 modules all but two connected by elevated covered, wooden walkways joining the wide verandas.

All rooms are large and airy, with high ceilings and lots of windows. Mint-green walls provide a delicate counterpoint to the glowingly polished hardwood floors and a welcoming arrangement of tropical blossoms that sits on la low rattan table, just inside the door, two queen –sized beds sport a bamboo backboard and are covered with a light floral-design bedspread matching a balance over the windows. A ceiling fan ensures lot of air circulation; there is a sitting area in the corner for reading a low table for luggage and open shelving suspended by ropes along one wall for storing personal belongings. (Open style closets are typical in Tortuguero due to the humidity) The bathrooms are beautifully appointed with the same pale green walls as the room and an excellent quality shower curtain, complete with balance. Floors are large, green ceramic tile and the shower walls are white ceramic. Over the sink is a bamboo mirror and small shelf. Lots of fluffy white towels.

Hotel Features: Phone, Cell phone, Fax, Fully screened restaurant with seating for up to 100 people in two lovely salons, Bar, Game room with billiard table and ping pong, Swimming pool