La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Nayara Tented Camp

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The takeaway

Choose this hillside camp for rainforest immersion without giving up a private hot-spring pool, particularly if you want room for family or friends.

About the hotel

Nayara Tented Camp occupies a reforested hillside near La Fortuna, where safari-style tents stand on stilts above the rainforest. The accommodation ranges from individual tents to connected family configurations and two larger residences. Private terraces hold plunge pools fed by mineral hot springs; some look toward Arenal Volcano. An open-air spa and on-site dining give the camp its own center of gravity, while guests can also eat at the neighboring Nayara Gardens and Nayara Springs resorts.

Choose it if

You want to soak in a mineral-fed plunge pool on your own rainforest-facing terrace.
You are traveling with children or a larger group and want connected tents or a residence.
You want access to dining across Nayara’s three connected Arenal properties.

Skip it if

You want to walk into La Fortuna: the camp is about ten minutes from town by road.
You need a specifically accessible tent; the hotel says it currently has none because of its clifftop, stilt-mounted construction.
You prefer not to make a long road transfer from an international airport.

The property

In photographs.

Guest discussion

What real people are saying.

Reddit excerpts · separate from Rex’s editorial judgment

Guests describe tents with volcano-view decks, hammocks, loungers and private hot-springs pools; one also praises the crisp sheets and stocked minibar. Privacy may vary, though: another guest could see into a lower treehouse’s closet and outdoor shower from their plunge pool. One guest singles out attentive housekeeping, while another found the food good but expensive, citing a $32 hamburger.

“We had a direct view from our plunge pool into the closet and outdoor shower of the treehouse below us - so privacy is not quite as robust as one would expect here.”

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“Nayara Tented Camp was absolutely perfect. Each tent is very private with its own hot springs pool. You can swim with or without swimwear. Kids are allowed at the Tented camp, but it was not a concern.”

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“The room is magical - absolutely perfect with an incredible deck, loungers, hammock and a view of the volcano. Crispy, cool heavy sheets on the bed and a full stocked mini bar.”

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“The food was expensive, but good. Coming from an NYC suburb, I am used to pricey food but $32 hamburgers are still hard to stomach.”

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“Housekeeping really stood out to us! They had amazing attention to detail.”

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