P.O Box 7-5717, 05717 Nuevo Arenal, Costa Rica
#5 of 16 hotels in Nuevo Arenal
Guests' ChoiceBased on 83 B&B reviews
9.2Cleanliness
9.5
Comfort
9.4
Location
9.3
Facilities
9.3
Staff
9.8
Value for money
9.4
Free WiFi
9.6
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 17 May 2025
Helen
United StatesThe walk up to the restaurant was uphill a little, which was a challenge for me, but the beauty of the B and B grounds made up for it.
We stayed in the Butterfly Room. it was lovely. Breakfast was very good. Monika and Rob, the hosts, were very friendly and helpful.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 30 March 2025
Cynthia
United StatesThe walk from the rooms to the breakfast is beautiful. The breakfast was served on a patio overlooking the property. There were humming birds and toucans to watch as we enjoyed our breakfast and chats with the other guests. There is an adjacent store that sells locally made products as well. There was homemade soap in the bathroom.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 24 March 2025
Beatrice
Canadabedding
Beautiful spot to enjoy a lovely breakfast inside or outside on the deck!
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 18 March 2025
Robert
CanadaThe location was beautiful and the breakfast was good. We also had dinner there and the jaeger schnitzel was absolutely delicious!!
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 13 March 2025
Miriam
GermanyRob and Monika are just amazing people. This place is so nice and beautiful, we really loved to stay there. I would strongly recommend to everyone to stay there of you are around the Arenal area. We hope that we come back again.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 12 March 2025
Ian
CanadaThe hosts were friendly and easy to engage in conversation. The breakfasts were excellent. They were tasty and fresh. The grounds were spectacular with abundant birdlife and wild flowers. I wouldn't hesitate to return to Lucky Bug.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 11 March 2025
Brian
United StatesLiked everything about it!
Fantastic and accommodating owners Rob and Monica. Beautiful well-kept grounds. Food in the restaurant is 5-star!
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 4 March 2025
Frank
United StatesNil
Clean and peaceful, surrounded by a hillside. Lovely easygoing hosts. Rooms are within one structure and in excellent shape. Great location for breaking up a long drive to La Fortuna.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 1 March 2025
Mihaela
RomaniaComfortable, nicely decorated, spacious room. The views from the balcony are great and although we were not very lucky with the weather, we really enjoyed our stay at Lucky Bug B&B. The hosts are really friendly and helpful.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 26 February 2025
Alberto
United StatesBeautiful spot, location off the main Street, fun watching all the birds at breakfast and hosts were helpful and interesting to get to know.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 26 February 2025
Malgorzata
PolandVery beautifull place to relax away from noise and crowds. Amazing garden, just inside jungle. Very tasty breakfast, with Animals like tucans, hummingbirds and other birds, ducks, ...Friendly and nice host.Good place to visit lake, volcano , jungle and other.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 24 February 2025
Elizabeth
United StatesThis is a beautiful property just outside of town and about 30-40 minutes from La Fortuna (on a good road!) It is filled with gorgeous plants and birds, very tranquil. We could hear howler monkeys and birds early in the morning! The capacious rooms each had bathrooms with beautiful hand painted tiles and wonderful rainforest soaps. I don’t know if they had AC, but the fan was completely adequate to keep us cool at night. Monika makes fabulous, generous omelets and the mango juice is to die for. Our sons (22 & 24) were in heaven. There was also the best gift shop we encountered on our trip- really an art gallery but with moderately priced souvenirs as well. A highlight of our week!
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 21 February 2025
Mary
CanadaThe setting, beautiful serene gardens.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 21 February 2025
Teri
United StatesI can't think of a thing.
Beautiful, unique rooms, gorgeous setting, wonderful breakfast, and really nice hosts!
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 17 February 2025
Dennis
CanadaThe road going by can be a bit noisy when a vehicle without a muffler goes by.
Beautiful area,
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 12 February 2025
Laurel
CanadaWe would have preferred a later checkout, but everything else was amazing.
The room was unique with lots of artistic touches. The grounds were beautiful with lots of birds. We enjoyed watching the bird feeder over breakfast where there was a flock of collered aracari (a type of toucan). The food and coffee were good and the breakfast area overlooks the pond. We arrived a day late due to problems with our flights and the hosts kindly did not charge us for the day we missed.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 11 February 2025
Alberto
United StatesNothing
Beautiful environment, great attention, helpful with suggestions, and birds galore
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 31 January 2025
Beatrice
FranceThe beds ( single and king size) are very springy. Therefore the nights were restless and our back hurt.
The hosts were very friendly and helpful, the lay out of the property is beautiful and functional , the rooms were very spacious and spotless.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 28 January 2025
Ginny
United StatesA suggestion only. Allow guests to upgrade breakfast to Monika's French toast. It looked scrumptious
Beautiful property, just stunning. Comfortable bed and linens. The birds.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 4 January 2025
Gilberto
United StatesN/A
I like the setting and the service
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 2 January 2025
Jane
CanadaNo worries ; )
The room was a nice size, lots of room to do yoga for two people, well furnished and creatively decorated~ We loved the bright colourful art in the room, bathroom, hallway, and at the cafe and gallery where we had breakfast. For lovers of art, this is the best place. Also for those who love nature, the rooms have a beautiful view {with balcony} of the beautiful garden and grounds, a small lake, and over to the hill where the cafe and gallery are, and equally the view from that terrace is very beautiful too, with iguanas up in a tall tree near the lake! Breakfasts were good in the terrace with many hummingbirds and other bird life too.
Stayed in November 2024
Reviewed: 31 December 2024
Jason
United StatesThe property is simply beautiful. The flowers, trees and lake attract a wonderful variety of birds. We saw more type and number of birds from our porch than we did in any other place we stayed in CR.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 29 December 2024
Sailorj7
United StatesMattress on the bed was a little uncomfortable.
Monica & Rob were so nice & hospitable. Breakfast was delicious & seeing all the birds was the highlight of my trip to Costa Rica!
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 14 December 2024
Rachael
United KingdomNothing
Good location by Lake Arenal
Stayed in December 2024
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