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Arenal Paraíso Resort & Thermo Mineral Hot Springs

3.5 star property

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Hot springs
2 restaurants, breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine
Reception
Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Couples treatment room(s), sauna, hot tub, hot springs/mineral springs

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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La Palma, La Fortuna, Alajuela, 21007
  • Place, Go Adventure Park
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Natura Eco Park
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Los Lagos Hot Springs
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, La Fortuna (FON-Arenal)
    ‪17 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room

7.8 out of 10
Good
(31 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Superior Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(24 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

Villa

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Mountain view
  • 182 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Double Beds

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About the area

La Fortuna

Located in La Fortuna, Arenal Paraíso Resort & Thermo Mineral Hot Springs is connected to the convention center, within a 15-minute drive of Arenal Volcano National Park and Lake Arenal. .This family-friendly lodge is 5.8 mi (9.3 km) from La Fortuna Waterfall and 7.9 mi (12.7 km) from Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park.

What's nearby

  • Go Adventure Park - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Natura Eco Park - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Los Lagos Hot Springs - 4 min drive - 3.2 km
  • La Fortuna Waterfall - 19 min drive - 11.1 km
  • Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park - 21 min drive - 14.4 km

Getting around

  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 167 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Shangri-La Gardens - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Virgita Ristorante - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Soda La Palma - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Coffee Time - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Lemnos Wetbar - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Arenal Paraíso Resort & Thermo Mineral Hot Springs

Arenal Paraíso Resort & Thermo Mineral Hot Springs offers 118 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. These individually furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas. 42-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

This La Fortuna lodge provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Irons/ironing boards, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Mayin Spa has 7 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Swedish massages, and facials. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and reflexology. The spa is equipped with a sauna and a hot tub. There are hot springs on site.
Make yourself at home in one of the 118 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including hot springs, an outdoor pool, and a sauna. Additional features at this lodge include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Enjoy international cuisine at Roxi Snack Bar, one of the lodge's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe. Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this lodge consist of a conference center and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Roxi Snack Bar - This poolside tapas bar specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Oscars Steak House - Overlooking the garden, this steakhouse specializes in Regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available. Open daily.
A complimentary grocery shopping service is offered and guests can order late night fare from room service (during limited hours).

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A swim-up bar
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Oscars Steak House
  • Roxi Snack Bar

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Ecotours
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Horseback riding/rentals
  • Hot springs
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Ziplining

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • In-room cot
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Free grocery shopping service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In a national park
  • In the mountains
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 7 treatment rooms
  • Aromatherapy
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Deep-tissue massages
  • Facials
  • Hot stone massages
  • Hot tub
  • Hot/mineral springs
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Reflexology
  • Sauna
  • Swedish massages

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift (single-level property)
  • Pool access ramp on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Late-night room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop workspace
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

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; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Arenal Paraíso Resort & Thermo Mineral Hot Springs Lodge
Arenal Paraiso Hotel Resort And Spa
Arenal Paraíso Hotel Resort Fortuna
Arenal Paraíso Resort & Thermo Mineral Hot Springs La Fortuna
Arenal Paraíso Hotel Resort La Fortuna
Arenal Paraíso Hotel Resort

Arenal Paraíso Resort & Thermo Mineral Hot Springs Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 475 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 302 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 133 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 50 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 40 out of 1000 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
N/A
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

JAYMIN

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is excellent, and the highlight of the resort is definitely the hot springs—very convenient and relaxing! The breakfast and restaurant were also great. The only downside (and sometimes a noticeable one) is the interior. It felt quite old-fashioned (not in an antique way), and the washroom was very basic with older-style fixtures like the faucet and shower. Still, we really enjoyed the hot springs and the food!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Janardhana Swamy

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hit springs in the resort are a huge plus. They are not crowded as well. You have different hot springs with different levels of temperature as you prefer. Main drawback is that the cheapest rooms are located right beside the highway and it's very noisy during the night.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Isaak

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was clean, we got fresh bed sheets and fresh towels everyday, the staff was very friendly, breakfast was good, we enjoyed the hot springs,
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

mariana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Everything as expected. Clean room(room maintenance everyday) Nice garden and volcano views. Staff was friendly didnt have any issue . One down side there is no coffee table on balcony only 2 chairs. Relaxing hot springs sometimes overcrowded. Breakfast buffet was ok with a lot of food selections.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

mary

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alberto, Clovis

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The cabin was very comfortable and clean. The resort team was very friendly and helpful. We enjoyed the hot spring pools. The breakfast has a big food section. We will recommend this resort to our friends.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

Riley

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Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karoly

Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

james

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The room had a smell that wasn’t great. But appeared exceptionally clean! The resort is very big and we unfortunately got put at the farthest unit from all the activity areas…but with that said. The staff was amazing, food was fantastic! And the swim up bar and thermals where awesome
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Tara, Tacoma

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Wendy Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Todo bien , lo único es que algunas termales no estaban en uso .
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

James, West Jordon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall, a great place to stay. The breakfast buffet had a large assortment of food options: something for everyone. The thermal hot springs were great; hottest at the top and gradually getting colder heading back to the bottom area. My only complaints; the bathroom window was missing a window slat and bugs and little lizards would come in through it, and the roof of our unit was metal so the rain storms were really loud.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Madeline

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dennis, Aguada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was super ..
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mitra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent stay at Arenal Paraiso Resort

This hotel is very customer focused with very clean surroundings. The hot springs was impressive and family oriented.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cristian

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Glenni S Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Property is average. Very convenient to visit Arenal.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Beatriz

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Food was not the best, plus the thermal water pool looked green and murky. It didn’t looked like the other thermal waters around the area. The room was nice but some how not well maintained. I found a spider web around the light next to the bed and bathroom mirror was little dirty on the first day. After that, the lady who cleaned the room did a great job on cleaning the room. The whole facility is beautiful.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Holly, Parksville

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
We stayed for 5 nights and loved the location as it was quiet but close enough to drive to La Fortuna and to activities. It was very quiet all the time, which is exactly what we were looking for. The grounds are absolutely beautiful with a view of the volcano too. Not all the hot springs were open and not sure why but the ones that were, were so great. We enjoyed them in the day and after dinner. The pool was refreshing! The breakfast buffet was pretty good and had quite a few vegan options. We did have to ask for soy milk daily but we were glad they had it. We bought some granola at the grocery store and had it with the other items available. We had a superior room and feel this is where the hotel is not doing so great. The rooms are old and tired and really need updated, especially the bathrooms. The chairs on our deck were mouldy and really unusable. The rooms smell musty and are always damp, which isn’t really that surprising since it’s a rainforest but I think some extra cleaning and closing gaps in the doors and windows to outside could help with the dampness and also the bugs. The staff were friendly and always helpful. Overall, our stay was good but we wouldn’t stay here again, especially for how expensive it was.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eithne

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful view of the volcano from the grounds and hot springs.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leo

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025