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Mawamba Lodge

3.0 star property
Escape to an outdoor paradise where hiking trails meet waterways. Enjoy delicious meals and helpful staff that will make your stay unforgettable.

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Outdoor pool
Beach
Front of property
Exterior
Poolside bar
Surrounded by nature, Mawamba Lodge offers a tranquil retreat with cooked-to-order breakfast and lunch/dinner at the on-site restaurant. Take a boat tour or hike/bike through the area, then unwind at the poolside bar or relax in the garden.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Free breakfast
  • Laundry facilities
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Main amenities (12)

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Restaurant and bar/lounge
  • Outdoor pool
  • Free area shuttle
  • Pool bar
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Front-desk safe
  • Laundry service
  • Self-serve laundry
  • Limited hour front desk
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Feel at home (6)

  • Private bathroom
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor swimming pools
The current price is $185
includes taxes & fees
$164 per night
Mar 3 - Mar 4

Room options

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Standard King Room | In-room safe, bed sheets

Standard King Room

Highlights

Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
In-room safe
Daily housekeeping
  • 226 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Bungalow

Highlights

Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
In-room safe
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior King Room | In-room safe, bed sheets

Superior King Room

Highlights

Porch/lanai
Ceiling fan
Hair dryer
Private bathroom
Daily housekeeping
Located on the ground floor
Desk
In-room safe
  • 409 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Double Room | In-room safe, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
In-room safe
Daily housekeeping
  • 226 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
Tortuguero Canals, Colorado, Limon, 10980-1000

What's nearby

  • Playa Tortuguero - 2 min walk
  • Tortuguero National Park Office - 6 min walk
  • Tortuguero National Park - 7 min walk
  • Cuatro Esquinas Island - 9 min walk
  • Sea Turtle Conservancy - 13 min walk

Getting around

  • Tortuquero (TTQ) - 2.5 miles/4 km
  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 60.6 miles/97.6 km
  • Free area shuttle

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante Mi Niño - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Budda Café - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪El Patio de Tortuguero - ‬4 min walk
  • Bar Laguna Lodge
  • ‪Miss Junie's Restaurant - ‬9 min walk

About this property

Mawamba Lodge

Mawamba Lodge offers a great location, putting you within just a 10-minute walk of Tortuguero National Park. The restaurant is the perfect spot for a bite to eat, and after having fun at the outdoor pool, you can unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge. A poolside bar, a terrace, and a garden are other highlights. The helpful staff and walkable location get good marks from fellow travelers.

Languages

English, Spanish

At a glance

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Hotel size

    • 26 rooms
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Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
    • Contactless check-in available
    • Minimum check-in age: 21
    • Check-out time is 11:00 AM
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Special check-in instructions

    • Guests must transfer via airplane or boat to the property; guests must contact the property at least 72 hours before travel, using the contact information on the confirmation received after booking
    • The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM
    • Front desk staffed during limited hours
    • This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
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Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 21
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Children

    • No cribs (infant beds)
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Pets

    • Pets not allowed
    • Service animals welcome
WIFI

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
LOCAL_PARKING

Parking

    • No onsite parking
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Offsite

    • Free area shuttle within 4 kilometers
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Other information

    • Designated smoking areas

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast each morning 7:00 AM–9 AM
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge
  • Poolside bar

Traveling with children

  • Free local shuttle

What to do

  • Ecotours
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Boat tours

Services

  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Dry cleaning/laundry services

Facilities

  • Safe-deposit box at front desk
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • An outdoor pool
  • Banquet hall

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • No elevator (single level property)

Room amenities

Home comfort

  • Ceiling fan

Sleep well

  • Bed sheets provided

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower only
  • Soap and shampoo
  • Towels
  • Toilet paper

More

  • Daily housekeeping
  • In-room safe

Special features

Dining

Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in Regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Asante Sana - Onsite bar.

Fees & policies

Pool, spa, & gym (if applicable)

  • Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM

Policies

This property does not have elevators.
This property accepts credit cards. Cash is not accepted.

Also known as

Mawamba Lodge Tortuguero
Mawamba Lodge
Mawamba Tortuguero
Mawamba
Mawamba Lodge Tortuguero Hotel Tortuguero
Mawamba Lodge Lodge
Mawamba Lodge Colorado
Mawamba Lodge Tortuguero
Mawamba Lodge Lodge Colorado

Frequently asked questions

Does Mawamba Lodge offer free cancellation for a full refund?

Yes, Mawamba Lodge does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.

Is there a pool at Mawamba Lodge?

Yes, there's an outdoor pool. Guests have pool access from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.

Are pets allowed at Mawamba Lodge?

Sorry, pets aren't allowed, but service animals are welcome.

Is parking offered on site at Mawamba Lodge?

Sorry, there's no onsite parking at Mawamba Lodge.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Mawamba Lodge?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM. Contactless check-in is available.

What is there to do at Mawamba Lodge and nearby?

Have fun with onsite activities like boat tours and hiking. Additional recreation onsite includes ecotours. Enjoy a swim in the outdoor pool or use the lodge's other amenities, which include a garden.

Are there restaurants at or near Mawamba Lodge?

Yes, there's an onsite restaurant that offers Regional cuisine.

What's the area around Mawamba Lodge like?

Mawamba Lodge is located on the waterfront, a short 7-minute walk from Tortuguero National Park and 6 minutes' walk from Tortuguero National Park Office. Travelers recommend the lodge for its walkable location.

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Mawamba Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Exceptional

Great hotel with idyllic grounds
We loved Mawamba lodge, friendly staff, great location, lots of wildlife around and the hotel also organised our trips which were brilliant, boat ride and night walk, saw lots of birds, frogs, crocodile, agouti. The location and grounds are just idyllic
Trevor, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Amazing location, you do have to walk 10-15 minutes into town along a narrow footpath, we were fine but other guests may not want to, especially late at night, the track is dark.
2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Very great food and kind staff. Hotel is about a 15 minute walk from the town which is very nice. Being at this hotel makes you feel like like you’re in a little resort.
Debbie, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Amazing wildlife around the hotel. Could hear the ocean at night. The staff were so friendly and helpful. The tours were fantastic. Will be back!
Ada, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Clean and friendly. Good location: a short nice walk to the village and National Park.
Donatella, 2-night trip

2/10 Poor

Inflexible, even for Central America.
We had to change our reservations a few day before we arrived but couldn’t because of the hotels no change policy. We called but no answers. We messaged and they finally answered two days later. We asked for an exception. They said we had to do it through hotels.com. Hotels said we would have to ask the hotel but they couldn’t get a hold of them. Each said we had to contact the other until we missed our check in. All we wanted to do was get in later. In any event, make sure you don’t have to change your plans at all.
Thomas, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Absolutely stunningly beautiful. Wildlife abounds and will have you turning your head every 2 minutes to see a fantastic critter. Would stay again!!!
Jared, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Our tour guide for the night hike was great!
Kathy, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Very beautiful hotel!
Julie, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Very quiet and peaceful
Marie-Josée, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful property and lots of activities to enjoy. Can't recommend this property highly enough we had the best time.
Karen, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

My husband and I loved our time here. From the bus pick up in San Jose, the boat ride to the lodge and everything the lodge has to offer, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The lodge has so many activities to offer, we always had something to do. The food and drinks were delicious! The rooms were clean, however, the walls are very thin, so bring earplugs incase you have noisy neighbors.
Kariel, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

This is a little gem of a place. The rooms are basic but comfortable, the foods limited but for where you are, this is not surprising. The wildlife & staff really made it. The staff where really accommodating. In a two night stay in the property's gardens we saw, lots of iguana's, tocan's, green macaw's & a howler monkey. On the beach, we saw baby leatherback turtles & on a paid trek, green turtles nesting.
Emma, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great resort property with separate and private bungalows. Helpful and friendly staff. Nice restaurant.
Eric, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Mawamba lodge was a beautiful property! It looks prettier in person - photos don’t do it justice! The pool was great and much needed to just cool down a little bit! The staff was very attentive and the food was honestly pretty great. The only thing is, the weather is VERY humid and there is no air conditioning anywhere so be prepared. The bugs are pretty bad, bug spray is much needed! Regardless, this was a great place to visit and I have nothing bad to say about the property!
Michelle, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

We heard lots of birds during the day and got a lot of good pictures
Michael, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Great lodge at Tortuguero. Silent & clean and only a short walk from the village.

8/10 Very good

Beautiful beautiful location and lodge! Just very hot in the room during the day with ceiling fan not doing much… made the cold shower more welcome (no hot water).
Jessica, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

Needing Improvement: -No hooks of any kind to hang bath towels, pool towels, wet swimsuits, etc. -Safe was unusable with broken lock and unbolted -Reception desk staff and restaurant staff unfriendly; more Pura Vida -no AC -broken lamp but fixed after two days -not the best food; first day vegan options were limited (soup only) but later improved What we liked: -Beautiful large grounds next to the beach and walking distance along the beach to town -room looking at the river -Swimming pool -great shower -refillable water - nice kayaking tour with guide
Elizabeth, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

A luxurious, well-placed resort with very friendly and attentive staff. The ladies on reception were fab, as were the restaurant staff and the tour guides. The wildlife in the grounds is exceptional, and the design and decor of Mawamba is flawless. Loved it.
Emily, 3-night trip

8/10 Very good

Mawamba Adventure
Our stay was enjoyable. We loved the grounds, landscape, flowers, carvings, shrubbery and trees. The cabins would have been improved by having at least 2 chairs - inside and on the porch. We would have liked to have a posted schedule of tours, activities and times/info about these events.
David, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Absolutely amazing place in the middle of the forest! Yes, because of eco friendly and the place where the hotel is, there is no AC but a fan did OK for us in June. Also there is not an actual window but a screen But the hotel is very safe, had no issues and there are a lot of wild animals inside the hotel. they offered a free animal tour guide. Food and drinks in the restaurant were amazing and at good price. Amenities are very good. Beach was amazing and is walkable distance from town
Carlos, 2-night trip

6/10 Good

The good: lots of tropical animals around, nice pool, tours from the property, helpful staff, fairly secluded, nice view of the canal, good food and drink. The drawbacks: thin walls to the rooms, screen windows up high that don't cover, lots of jungle noise, no hot water at the sink, no WiFi in the rooms
Daniel, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

We loved our time at Mowamba Lodge. We had 3 nights here so plenty of time to relax in the warm pool and walk around the beautiful gardens. There are hammocks everywhere! The staff were very friendly and polite and the guides were very knowledgeable. We saw as much wildlife on the free afternoon tours around the hotel as we did in the National Park. The canoe trip was worth it though, to get into the smaller tributaries and more into the jungle. The village is worth walking into (15 mins along a sandy path). There are some great bars and restaurants here with cheaper prices than in the lodges. A water taxi was $4 per person back to the lodge.
Jo, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

A great start to our rainforest adventures
What an amazing location. The boat from La Pavona was great thanks to transportation Smith where we were able to choose better arrival and departure times than the lodges own which they told us a week before we arrived that we could not use. However this definitely did not distract from the great staff, friendly welcome, good food and excellent location. We walked into the village which is a must and had a good lunch at a soda. Our morning and afternoon trips into the rain forest were fantastic and the guide was outstanding. The evening walk was our least favourite but still worth doing. Would definitely recommend as a great place to go.
Marc, 2-night trip

General property information

Travelers Say
"The pool area is fine and will definitely meet your need for cooling down."
Reasons to Book
Outdoor Pool & Beautiful Rooms
Check-In Time
2:00 PM
Check-Out Time
11:00 AM