Rio Perdido
Named for a lost river, a hotel on stilts between two gorges in the dwarf forest of the San Bernardo lowlands.
Papagayo & Guanacaste · Costa Rica
A sense of the place
Why it's in the collection
Because there was a time when Costa Rica was truly wild, and this is one of the few places left to find it: a beautiful, protected landscape where the hotel is not the attraction but an extension of the geography, thermal rivers to swim in, canyon trails and bridges, and bungalows that are stylish, efficient and clustered close together to leave the forest alone.
- In the dwarf forest of the San Bernardo lowlands near Bagaces, inland Guanacaste, where the lost river of its name meets another between two gorges; independent house.
- Sustainably built stainless-steel bungalows on stilts, in natural wood and polished concrete, with a hammock on every terrace, linked by elevated pathways and trails; the thermal river and its pools; canyon trails and bridges; the restaurant over the gorge.
- Two MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 selection; holds four-star standing.
Good to know
- Address — Camino al Hotel Rio Perdido Lodge, Provincia de Guanacaste
- Telephone — +50626733600
- Number of rooms — 30
The neighborhood
Papagayo & Guanacaste
The Pacific north-west — the Papagayo peninsula's clifftop resorts and the beaches of Guanacaste. The zone also takes in Guanacaste's dry-forest hills, the car-free town of Las Catalinas, the river gorges near Bagaces and the surf at Tamarindo and Nosara; Liberia airport is under an hour away.
- The two gorges and the thermal river, at the door.
- The Miravalles volcano, forty minutes; the Guanacaste beaches, about an hour and a half.
- Liberia airport, about an hour.
“Named for a lost river, a hotel on stilts between two gorges in the dwarf forest of the San Bernardo lowlands.”
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