Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin

Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin is the best Costa Rican eco-tourism lodge for adventure travel and nature lovers, located at the foot of the Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, near the town of Curubande, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica.


Hotel Hacienda Guachipelin is a truly ecotourism lodge for adventure travel and nature lovers. The hotel is surrounded by lush gardens with native trees, exotic flowers and many types of birds, and it has views to both the Rincon de la Vieja volcano and the Pacific ocean. Near the reception area, you will find our corrals, where real cowboys and ranch hands begin working in the early hours each day. Also there are many adventure activities that awaits the adventurer that comes to Costa Rica to do different things like horseback riding, canopy tour, tubing tour on the Rio Negro, and trekking among many other attractions.



Hacienda Guachipelin is a down-to-earth, yet comfortable hotel catering to nature lovers and adventure travelers.

There are 52 rooms: 30 Standard, 18 Superior and 4 Junior Suites coming in the near future.


From your room, you can enjoy, during the day, the views of the volcano and the hacienda, and relax at night with the real sounds of nature. Outside, wide and inviting verandas await for sharing afternoon chats with fellow travelers.

The Superior Rooms are bigger and more spacious, and they are located in the newer buildings of the hotel with better views of the area.

The Standard Rooms are located near the Reception Area, the Swimming Pool and the Bar, and the Cattle Corrals.

All the rooms have two beds, either two doubles or one double and one single. Its also possible to include an extra single bed upon request. Each room has a safe deposit box, and a private bathroom with hot water heated by the sun on solar panels.

Tours and Attractions

- Rio Negro Tubing Adventure
- The Canyon Tour
- Waterfalls Canyoning Tour
- Horseback riding
- Oropendola
- Waterfall
- Las Chorreras Waterfall
- La Victoria Waterfall
- Simbiosis: Volcanic Mud Springs & Spa
- The Red Pond
- Blanco River Pool
- Cattle Herding
- Mountain Bike
- Rincon de la Vieja National Park


Hot Springs and Mud Springs in Rincon de la Vieja National Park and Hacienda Guachipelin

A hot spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater. There are hot springs all over the earth, on every continent and even under rivers, oceans and seas. In our particular case, Hacienda Guachipelin, because of its closeness to Rincon de la Vieja Volcano, has lots of mud springs and hot springs.


Sustainable Development

We are focused on being a self-sufficient community, which uses energy production methods that are ecologically correct. For example, the water heaters use solar energy and electricity is produced by a water wheel.

The property comprises 1600 hectares of land, of which 700 hectares are set aside for the conservation of the tropical dry forest; 575 hectares are used as pastureland; and 325 hectares are being reforested with species in danger of extinction. Bio-Digestor.

Directions

If you come in your own car or rental From San José, drive to Liberia on the Interamerican Highway. From the main intersection in Liberia (you'll notice the three gas stations and Burger King), drive 5 kilometers north, towards the Nicaraguan border, and turn right at the entrance to Curubande/Rincón de la Vieja National Park/Las Pailas sector. It is 14 kilometers on a dirt road to the village of Curubande, and another kilometer to the gate at Hacienda Guachipelín.
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At the gate, you must pay a fee of $2 per person for the use of the private road. This money goes directly to the maintenance of the road and the parking area at the Las Pailas sector of the national park. Both the road and parking area are maintained by Hacienda Guachipelín. From the gate, continue to the first fork in the road and take a right, following the signs to Hacienda Guachipelín.

If you come by scheduled transportation

Several private companies provide transportation to hotels and tourist destinations around Costa Rica. These companies offer safe and reasonably priced transportation throughout the country. We can make all of the necessary arrangements to book you. Remember, you will still have to pay the $2 per person fee for use of the private road. If you are coming from San José, we recommend you take the Pulmitan bus line to Liberia. The Pulmitan bus line (# 506-222-1650) is located on Calle 14 between Avenida 1 and Avenida 3. Buses leave roughly every hour for Liberia between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. The trip takes about 4 hours. Our minivan will pick you up in Liberia and take you to Hacienda Guachipelín. We recommend that you contact us in advance to arrange and coordinate your pickup.

If you come by public transportation

If you are coming from any of the Guanacaste beaches, Monteverde or Arenal, and wish to use public transportation, we recommend you consult your local hotel to figure out the best means of reaching Liberia. We also recommend you contact us to arrange and coordinate a pickup in Liberia, from where we will be happy to transport you to the hotel. Once at Hacienda Guachipelín, we will work with you to insure your onward travel arrangements are made in a safe way.

Facilities

Breakfast Included, Restaurant, Internet Access, Laundry, Bar, Luggage Storage, Swimming Pool, 24 hour reception, Travel Desk/Travel Info, Bureau de Change, Bike Parking, Free Carpark, Gym, WiFi in lobby, Web access in lobby, WiFi in room, Air Conditioning, Breakfast