Hostel and Organic Farm in La Fortuna, Costa Rica

If you want to immerse yourself and get off the beaten path, you want to visit Essence Arenal in El Castillo as it’s an excellent Costa Rican experience. This is a small village located next to La Fortuna and it’s on the lake here. It overlooks the Arenal volcano and it’s on 22 hectares of forested land. It features amazing views so all our guests will have a wonderful experience while they’re here.

You can enjoy hot springs while you’re here as well as a nice waterfall in the rain forest. There’s horseback riding for you to enjoy, canopy tours, and many nature activities for you to experience at Essence Arenal. We welcome you to this area and are sure you’re going to have a great time.

Highlights of the Hostel Amenities

You’ll get great views of the lake, the volcano, and the El Castillo Valley. There’s a vegetarian restaurant that features cooking demos, as well as a Jacuzzi, and a yoga deck. Visit the organic permaculture farm, take a nap in a hammock, go swimming in the pool, or take a walk through the trails on our farm. We feature free Wi-Fi, laundry services, hot showers, and you can get a massage in our bamboo spa.

To satisfy all your hunger cravings we feature in on-site restaurant. This is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We feature dinner demo cuisines where you can participate with the chef to learn about our unique dishes that have a vegetarian twist/

Activities Around the Area

A free hot spring

At 7:00 AM is a morning yoga class

There’s waterfall jungle tours

We feature farm tours and rain forest tours on our property

Enjoy hammocks and swimming

You can swim in the volcano lake

There’s horseback riding tours you can take

There’s kayak tours

There’s a forest tour at night

You can go repelling or zip-lining if you’re adventurous

The restaurant and Demo Cuisine

This restaurant opens at 7:00 AM for breakfast. The plate of the day will cost you $4.50. There’s a fruit plate as well as coffee or tea.

This is a vegetarian restaurant. All the international cuisine, and a vegetarian food that is cooked each night features a different scene. We invite you to come to dinner and participate with the chef. He or she will demonstrate a part of the meal right in front of you. You can only find this concept in El Castillo La Fortuna Costa Rica. You’ll enjoy a wonderful three course meal with great views all around you.

Tours

There’s a canopy tour we’ll get a great view of the volcano, rain forest, and Lake Arenal. There’s a gondola which will take visitors up above the canopy and at the top you can fly down the zip lines or take the tram back down. This offers excellent adventure for everyone.

Conclusion

We look forward to seeing you at our hostel in La Fortuna, Costa Rica. There is something here for everyone that you’re going to enjoy your stay with us.

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