Arenal Springs Hotel

The overriding theme at Arenal Springs is laid-back and casual, whether you're dining at the open-sided Ti-Cain restaurant where traditional dishes are flambeed at your table as live music plays nearby, the smaller, more intimate 'Italian Corner', or at the swim-up sushi bar. Ensconced in garden bungalows, the spa offers soothing treatments using a signature coffee and pure honey massage cream and to further aid relaxation, there are a number of swimming pools and four hot springs, exclusively reserved for hotel guests.

Wooden bungalows are scattered throughout the garden and each houses a handful of suites. The interiors are all pillow-top mattresses, tropical motifs and artwork, and the spacious bathrooms are filled with amenities made on-site from red apple, aloe vera, honey and vanilla. The windows showcase fabulous views (but welcome blackout curtains mean you can sleep as long as you like), and French doors open onto a large terrace. The largest suites have two bedrooms, a living area, indoor/outdoor shower, and a spring-fed stone hot tub too.

Don your exploring boots for hikes into Arenal's forests, lava flows and caves, horseback ride to find the best viewpoints, or a enjoy canopy tour amongst the creatures that call the trees home. Your naturalist guide will be there to point out every curious animal or insect that crosses your path... You could also choose to canoe across Lake Arenal or raft along the beautiful Peñas Blancas River where crocodiles and turtles lurk. And, for the truly adventurous, there are night hikes and canyoning down the face of a waterfall.