La Quinta Lodge

La Quinta was established in 1993 by a Costa Rican family. They first acquired the property when it was an operations center for a surrounding orange farm. The main house was turned into the lodge’s front desk, lobby and dining room and the adjacent houses were remodeled to serve as the lodge’s rooms. Along with these changes, a reforestation project, that aimed to protect and strengthen the populations of native flora and fauna, was launched. This eco-lodge was nationally certified by the Costa Rican Tourists Board’ Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST) as a sustainable lodge. La Quinta earned the maximum qualification of 5 Leaves. The CST is a comprehensive program that categorizes and certifies each tourism
company to the degree they comply with the model of sustainable tourism. La Quinta strives to have little to no negative impact on its
immediate environment. Every effort is taken to co-exist harmoniously with our surroundings. Our twenty acres are composed of regenerating agriculture, a reforested area with native trees, an old-growth forest on the riverside and tropical gardens. We will always treat our environment with the utmost care and responsibility, and would greatly appreciate your help in upholding these practices while you are visiting. We hope you enjoy the natural beauty of this lodge.

Nature Information

In addition to the natural forest and stream buffers the lodge is proud of its Heliconia and ornamental flower gardens. Our organic garden
and orchards complement the delicious fresh fruits and vegetables served at all meals. The La Quinta butterfly garden provides a habitat for many different species of Costa Rican butterflies. It includes both larval and nectar plants which provide nourishment for the butterflies throughout their
life cycle. The butterfly garden provides an opportunity for our guests to photograph, enjoy, learn and interact with the butterflies.

The La Quinta butterfly garden provides a habitat for many different species of Costa Rican butterflies. It includes both larval and nectar plants which provide nourishment for the butterflies throughout their life cycle. The butterfly garden provides an opportunity for our guests to photograph, enjoy, learn and interact with the butterflies. The Poison dart frog (Dendrobates pumilio) as well as the green frog (Dendrobates auratus) can be spotted quite easy at La Quinta frog garden. Very active during daylight hours because of the lack of any predators these frogs don’t stay still very long. They can be seen walking, hopping, jumping and climbing or just sitting in a bromeliad. A map of the 20-acre La Quinta property identifies the trails that you
are encouraged to use for a 20 or 30 minutes self guided walk. The trails lead you to:

The Library
The Butterfly House
The Frog Land
The Vegetable Garden
El Patio: Farm to Table
The Reforestation Project
The Ponds Area
The Sardinal River

Restaurant Information

Meals include delicious fresh fruits and vegetables, many from our own garden, often rice and beans and main courses carefully prepared
by the chef and co-owner Leonardo Jenkins. Costa Rican coffee is available all day long. Cooking classes can be scheduled at the front
desk, pending availability. A typical dinner could be a buffet that includes:

Natural juice
Salad bar with 12 ingredients: lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, hearts of palm, carrots, onions, sweet corns, beetroots, eggs and 2 kinds of
dressings.
Two or three grilled meats: chicken, beef or pork
Six sides: rice, beans, a buttered vegetable, vegetable omelet, plantains or potatoes, a diced vegetable, tortillas or bread, dessert,
and coffee or tea.
Lounge by one of our two pools that are completely immersed in the rainforest. The perfect opportunity to spot a troop of howler monkeys hanging from the trees or a scarlet macaw taking flight.

Other Services Available On Site

WIFI
Guided Tours
Transfers
In house attractions
Cooking workshops The Ponds Area Sardinal River

Rooms Information

La Quinta has over 50 rooms in bungalows with concrete walls to ensure privacy. Our rooms are surrounded by tropical gardens rich in
heliconias, gingers, palms and flowering trees. We also offer wheelchair accessible rooms. All our rooms have private bathrooms, hot water, clean fresh towels, air conditioning, a ceiling fan, a walk-in closet, a hairdryer, a safety box, and a beautiful porch facing the gardens with hammocks and rocking chairs, from where you can enjoy the view of our native flora and fauna.