Close to airport.Your stay at this Colorado lodge places you within a 10-minute walk of Playa Tortuguero and Tortuguero National Park Office. Tortuguero National Park and Cuatro Esquinas Island are also within half a mile (1 km).
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.
An outdoor pool, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Mawamba Lodge. A free area shuttle within 4 kilometers is available.
Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Colorado lodge.
26 guestrooms or units
Cooked-to-order breakfast (free)
Dry cleaning
Self-service laundry
Front desk (limited hours)
Front-desk safe
Tour and ticket information
Terrace
Garden
Smoking in designated areas
Bar or lounge
Bar by the pool
Dining venue
Mawamba Lodge offers 26 accommodations with safes and ceiling fans. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Languages
English, Spanish
Property amenities
Family friendly
Free area shuttle
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
No onsite parking available
Free area shuttle up to 4 kilometers
Food and drink
Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7:00 AM–9 AM
1 restaurant
1 poolside bar and 1 bar
Things to do
Boat tours
Ecotours
Hiking/biking trails
Outdoor pool
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
This property does not have elevators
No elevator (single level property)
Wheelchair-accessible pool
Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bed sheets
Ceiling fan
Bathroom
Private bathroom
Shampoo
Shower
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels
More
Safe
Policies
Check-in
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
Check-out before 11:00 AM
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
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome.
Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy. A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in. Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. Cash is not accepted.
We should mention
Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM.
Property is 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
Mawamba Lodge Reviews
Reviews
8.8
Excellent
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Overall we enjoyed our stay here. Pros: the room was very clean, the amenities (especially the pool) are really great, the staff are helpful, and the landscaping is beautiful.
Cons: the rooms don't have AC so it gets very hot during the day. the walls are very thin so you can hear your neighbors if they are packing loudly. The hotel is accessible by quick water taxi from tortuguero or by a 1.5 km walk on a dirt road. From la pavona, take a water taxi to tortuguero. Don't take the hotel's private transport service from la pavona which costs $30 per person. I feel like the water taxi service from tortuguero to the hotel should be provided by the hotel for free--they have the resources to do it, but they don't because they would rather nickel and dime you for everything.
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.
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.
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
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
10/10 Excellent
Jared
Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
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
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.
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.
El hotel es un poco caro para las prestaciones que ofrece, la calidad de las habitaciones no estaba acorde a lo que se espera en una zona de harto calor y muchos insectos.
La calidad del desayuno tampoco fue el mejor sobre todo considerando el valor de las habitaciones.
Se destaca y agradece la atencion de los recepcionistas la cual fue muy buena y con harta dedicacion.
This place is an oasis in the rain forest! Beautiful grounds and the staff and owner were the best! Water taxis and walking is how you get around. Ton's of wildlife and a great experience! I would call it "rustic elegance". Just one item that may bother others is there is no climate control in the rooms. That did not bother us since they all have ceiling fans, but it may be a consideration of some.
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).
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
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
8/10 Good
Timothy
4 Jan 2024
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Timothy
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023
6/10 Okay
Daniel
Travelled with group
24 Dec 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
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