Hacienda Baru
Costa Rica hotels

Hacienda Baru

Dominical, Costa Rica

Hacienda Baru is a comfortable lodge with a broad range of differing habitats nearby, making it an ideal location for people interested in natural history.

Price level: Lower range

Customer rating 86%

(Average for Costa Rica 91%)

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14 nights from £2065pp

Hacienda Baru, Costa Rica

Things to do

There are several self-guided attractions available at Hacienda Baru, including visiting the butterfly garden, the orchid garden, the bird watching tower and numerous nature trails in the grounds in the hacienda. Other activities away from the property include guided nature walks, guided bird watching, canopy tours and zip-lining.

Accommodation

There are 6 pool view Superior Rooms, all with a king and single size bed and a bathroom with hot water. There is a safe in all of the rooms and a front porch. 4 Superior cabins have 2 bedrooms, one with a king size bed and the other with one double and one single bed. There is a living room (where another bed can be added if needed), a screened porch, a kitchenette and ceiling fans in all rooms. 2 Economy cabins each have three bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room, screened porch and a kitchenette. There are doubles beds in two of the rooms and a single bed in the third. Again an extra bed can be put into the living room if needed.

Food

The restaurant 'El Ceibo' has a menu of primarily typical Costa Rican food, but does offer alternatives for those who want a break from rice and beans. It is an open air restaurant. Other restaurants would be a drive away.

Facilities

Facilities include a swimming pool, which uses an ozone purification system, a gift shop and a restaurant.

Childcare

Children are welcome at Hacienda Baru.

Reviews of Hacienda Baru, Costa Rica

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Although we enjoyed the trails here it was our least favourite place and 2 nights was enough.

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Lovely walks in the forest and the beach. Nice room and pool. Meals were not well organised and buffet was swamped by large groups. Not clear what was included in the evening meal option.

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Accommodation was excellent - food was adequate

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Two nights here was not long enough.

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The food was rather ordinary.

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Best place on the trip - great trails.

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Very nice accommodation. The pictures on the website did not reflect the ones we stayed in.

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Food and maintenance of rooms not as good as elsewhere, but super location

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Swimming pool was dirty for the 2 days we were there. Staff were the least pleasant. We had laundry done and it was delivered back to us wet (as we were leaving).

LOCATION

Hacienda Baru is in the South Pacific & Osa Peninsula region of Costa Rica.

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