2-Star Hotels in Cartago, Costa Rica

Located in Paraiso, Hotel Rinconcito Verde is in the mountains, a 4-minute drive from Ruins of Ujarras and 6 minutes from Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Limpia Concepción. This hotel is 5 mi (8.1 km) from Lankester Botanical Garden and 7.4 mi (11.9 km) from Las Ruinas de la Parroquia. Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and tour/ticket assistance. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM. Featured amenities include a business center, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite. Stay in one of 10 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private furnished balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms with showers are provided.

With a stay at Hotel Wagelia Turrialba in Turrialba, you'll be 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Catie and 8.1 mi (13 km) from Monumento Nacional Guayabo. This hotel is 12 mi (19.3 km) from Monumento Nacional Arqueológico Guayabo and 20.6 mi (33.2 km) from Turrialba Volcano National Park. Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as bicycles to rent. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, tour/ticket assistance, and a banquet hall. Enjoy international cuisine at The place, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 9 AM. Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite. Stay in one of 18 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.

When you stay at Hotel Pacuare Turrialba in Santa Rosa, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Catie. This hostal is 8 mi (13 km) from Monumento Nacional Guayabo and 9.8 mi (15.8 km) from Monumento Nacional Arqueológico Guayabo. Pamper yourself with onsite massages or take in the view from a terrace. Additional features at this hostal include tour/ticket assistance and a vending machine. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM. Featured amenities include express check-out, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite. Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 6 guestrooms, featuring heated floors. Rooms have private furnished balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include separate sitting areas and fans, and housekeeping is provided daily.

When you stay at Proyecto Nirodha Orosi in Oriental, you'll be in the mountains, within a 10-minute walk of Las Ruinas de la Parroquia and Dr. Max Peralta Jiménez Hospital. This hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Elias Leiva Museum of Ethnography and 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Cartago Sports Center. Enjoy recreation amenities such as hot springs or take in the view from a garden. At Proyecto Nirodha Orosi, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee. Free self parking is available onsite. Make yourself at home in one of the 3 guestrooms. Rooms have private patios. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.

With a stay at Hotel Las Brumas in San Rafael, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Our Lady of the Angels Basilica and Las Ruinas de la Parroquia. This hotel is 23.8 mi (38.4 km) from Braulio Carrillo National Park and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Cartago Municipal Museum. Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a 24-hour fitness center or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and tour/ticket assistance. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge). Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, Mi Tierra, or stay in and take advantage of the room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite. Stay in one of 30 guestrooms featuring plasma televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.

With a stay at Millar de Aves in San Isidro, you'll be 8.4 mi (13.5 km) from Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo Cerro de la Muerte and 9.5 mi (15.4 km) from Don Manuel Lake. This cabin is 13.7 mi (22 km) from Las Ruinas de la Parroquia and 14 mi (22.6 km) from Our Lady of the Angels Basilica. Make use of convenient amenities, which include a picnic area and charcoal grills. A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served daily from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM. Free self parking is available onsite. Make yourself at home in one of the 2 guestrooms featuring refrigerators. Prepare your meals in the shared/communal kitchen. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided.

On our secluded private 172 hectare Wildlife / Rain Forest Reserve 1200 meters above La Suiza, Turrialba, sits the "Bungalow" surrounded by peace, tranquility, birds and volcano views. Many guests in the past said they were so very happy just being in this beautiful quaint artistic wood crafted house appraising majestic views of the Volcan Turrialba & valley, Pacuare, Chirripo, & Talamanca mountain ranges + our own rain forest canopy. Hike, Ride, Swim, Bird watch, Fish, Relax !The spaceBeautiful Hand crafted wooden 3 bedroom spacious bungalow with panoramic views situated at the end of a rural road with no power lines or vehicles passing through. A solar panel for electricity. It can sleep 1 as it can sleep 6. Swimming at our private emerald pond surrounded by rain forest is an amazing experience that is just a 5 minute walk from the house! Horse back riding, guided hikes on our secluded and pristine reserve (where you will not see other humans besides yourselves and the guides ) and fishing are available at fare rates depending on number of participants. Amazing exclusive Pacuare River white water rafting trips can be arranged with experienced guides and are highly recommended. The Pacuare River is among the 10 most cleanest rivers in the world. The days are warm, but the nights are chilly. Open air bathroom ( cold spring water) ALL PHOTOS ON OUR LISTING ARE TAKEN WITHIN OUR PRIVATE RESERVE!Guest accessYou get the entire bungalow, and are free to walk anywhere on the reserve and swim in our pristine emerald pond. We want you to feel comfortable, private and safe. Guided hiking tours are recommended when going into rain forest or waterfall starting at $25 to $50 per person depending on where you want to go and how long of a hike. We can give a reduced guided hike group rate for over 5 people. On the long beautiful hike to our own private waterfall , we provide a pack lunch. Gracious horse back riding starts at $45 per person depending on how long and where you want to ride. Picnic lunches can be arranged as well as fishing in our Tilapia pond. Rubber at least mid calf boots are recommended or waterproof hiking boots. My husband, son, staff and I are close by for anything you might need and to customize your stay. All meals, guided hikes and tours are to be paid in cash.Other things to note1. We are at the end of a 6.5 km 4 wheel drive only road. It is best to come early in the day. We can arrange a 4 wheel drive taxi to pick you up if you do not have a 4 wheel drive vehicle in the small town of La Suiza at the bottom of our hill for $25.2. There are three supermarkets in La Suiza and three butchers. Make sure you do your food, beverage and ice shopping before coming up the hill. You don't wantto be having to make unnecessary trips down the hill taking you away from the serenity of the reserve. 3. The bungalow is set for cooking but with a few days notice, delicious all organic meals can be prepared and served at an additional cost of $20 /$25 per person betwee 1- 6 pm. Our own organic roasted chicken, our own butter baked whole organic tilapia, certifies grass fed grilled Costa Rican beef, creamy tilapia coconut chowder, shrimp and sausage paella, vegetarian or beef lasagna a la vodka or my handmade chicken or pork tamales are your choices. Please choose just one of the entrees for your group per meal ! Excellent South American wines, beer, cocktails are available for purchase at reasonable prices. Let us know what you like, and we will have it, and/or cook it for you. You also have the option to prepare meals yourselves and we can provide a cooler to store your perishables.About pets:No pets allowed.About checkOut:Check out before 11:00 AM.About children:Children allowed: ages 0-17.About checkIn:Check in after 3:00 PM.About smoking:Smoking is not permitted.Not inside the property.About events:No events allowed.

About pets:Pets allowed: less than 55 lbs per pet (limit 3 pets total).About checkOut:Check out before 2:00 PM.About children:Children allowed: ages 0-17.No traer lápices para que no pinten las paredes.About checkIn:Check in after 1:00 PM.About smoking:Smoking allowed: in designated areas.About events:Events allowed: family gatherings, birthday parties, weddings.Maximum event attendees: 30.

I am an environmental engineer and my wife is a nurse who chose beautiful Costa Rica as a place to retire and gather with family, friends and visitors. Our station provides a peaceful environment where you can relax, commune with nature, nurture your inner life, renew energy, interact with locals, experience organic farming, enjoy healthy delicious produce right from the garden in a lovely setting that is off the beaten track for most tourists.In English, Estacion Descansos means Station of Rest. You will love the pure air and year-round, spring-like temperature, with mornings and evenings in the upper 60's and 80's in the afternoon. Get ready for a light blanket at night with no need for air conditioning. Birds that surround the Station provide spectacular morning and afternoon concerts. The view from the main deck is breath-taking -- across a valley and Cachi Lake to a verdant mountain ridge 20 miles away. At night, the valley twinkles with lights from small settlements.The cabin has three levels, each level with a private bath. The total sleeping capacity of the station is 10 people; 4 on the lower level, 4 on the upper level and 2 on the central level. The dining and living areas are located in the central level as well as the main balcony and the kitchen which is part of the main balcony; allowing you to cook looking at the Cachi lake. The upper level has a small balcony (capacity of 4) for you to relax in the middle of nature. Superior quality water comes from the municipal aqueduct. Estacion Descansos has its own wastewater treatment plant as well as a complete rain water collection and distribution system for watering plants and minor cleaning. Laundry facility is also available but if you do not want to do it yourself, Irma, a local, will do it for you. Irma could also take care of the cleaning and cooking. Irma charges a hourly rate of $1500 colons which is equivalent to US$2.75. We grow organic produce including tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, green beans, celery, coriander, and more that depending on the season, you can pick, cook and enjoy. Ricardo, a local, takes care of the daily duties to maintain the station. Ricardo will welcome you and provide guidance about the Estacion as well as things you may need like towels, plates, silverware and so on. Adjacent to the house is a beautiful kiosk for meditation, yoga, tai chi or simply a good book and a nap in a hammock. The house has Wifi as well as a Bluetooth speaker so you can play music from your computer or mobile device.At the Estación, you can enjoy teas and aromatic herbs to improve digestion, relieve stress and stimulate sleep. You can harvest most of them right by the porch. Depending on the season, you can blend fresh fruit juice from oranges, bananas, lemon, lulo and mandarins that grow on the property. Aloe Vera (sabila) is planted by the kiosk. Ricardo, the property manager, can show you how to harvest the sabila to get the gel out to enhance your fruit juice. He can also advise you on the properties of various herbs for tea.Descansos works closely with people from the local community of La Flor to provide additional services to visitors, such as cleaning, cooking, laundry, haircuts, transportation and so onDescansos abuts Finca La Flor, our great neighbor. For a reasonable fee or donation, you can enjoy various activities at this organic farm and educational community, including Spanish classes, horseback rides, cooking, walking in the forest, meditating in a natural bamboo circle, feeding the horses, cows, goats, ducks and chickens. With a reservation, you can also take communal meals at Finca La Flor. Also, you can enjoy delicious dishes prepared at the farm, such as fresh salads, whole bread, goat cheese, etc. Additional information could be provided upon request. Please visit us at The Cartago Province and surrounding area offers many opportunities for interesting day trips, including the summit of Irazu (Costa Rica's highest volcano), national parks, thermal springs, water rafting, zip lining, coffee plantation tour and more. It is a region not yet over- run by tourists so you get an authentic Tico experience with restaurants and markets charging local prices.Descansos is a perfect place to vacation, rest, recover from medial tourism or simply enjoy one Costa Rica's most amiable, undiscovered settings.PURA VIDAAbout pets:Pets allowed: dogs less than 50 lbs per pet (limit one pet total).About checkOut:Check out before 11:00 AM.About children:Children allowed: ages 0-17.About customRules:Minimum stay: 2 days.About checkIn:Check in after 3:00 PM.About smoking:Smoking allowed: in designated areas.About minBookingAge:Minimum age to rent: 18.About events:Events allowed: family gatherings.Maximum event attendees: 10.