Ceiba Tree Lodge
Hillside terrace lodge with lake views and room service
About this stay
The hillside position is what sets the view here apart from lakeside properties: the terrace looks down over Lake Arenal rather than sitting at water level, giving a different vantage on the same landscape. Rooms are described as unfussy rather than styled, and pet-friendly policies extend to most categories, a genuine option for travelers with dogs. Room service adds flexibility for evenings spent on the terrace rather than in the restaurant, and Restaurante La Tortuga Arenal is a three-minute taxi ride for an alternative. Accessible rooms and full-service laundry support longer or mobility-considerate stays, and the airport shuttle covers the transfer from San Jose, which this property quotes as the longest on this list at over three and a half hours.
- Hillside lake views
- Pet-friendly
- Room service
- Accessible rooms
Our take
Ceiba Tree Lodge is the calm hillside stay I would choose for lake views from a terrace rather than a room at the waterline. It is pet-friendly with room service, has its own restaurant, free Wi-Fi and parking, and accessible rooms for a practical road-trip stop. Restaurante La Tortuga Arenal is three minutes by taxi. A 9.4 rating from 135 reviews backs it; I would not book it for a pool-centered resort stay.
- ✓Book a terrace-facing room for the hillside lake view, the property's clearest distinguishing feature.
- ✓Plan arrival timing around the longer transfer from San Jose, quoted at over three and a half hours.
- ✓Use room service for at least one terrace evening, it is a genuine amenity here.
Why we love it
- Hillside terrace with lake views
- Pet-friendly rooms
- Room service available
- Accessible rooms
Why guests love itI would choose Ceiba Tree Lodge for a quiet hillside stay with a view of the lake rather than a waterline one. The lodge has a restaurant, a terrace, room service and pet-friendly rooms, with free Wi-Fi and parking and accessible rooms available. Restaurante La Tortuga Arenal is three minutes away by taxi, so you eat on site or take a short ride. Rated 9.4 on 135 ratings, it fits couples and travellers with a pet who want a calm base in Nuevo Arenal.