Volcán Lago Vista
El Castillo · Lake Arenal
Sleeps 7 · 3 bedrooms · 2 baths
Floor-to-ceiling windows over Lake Arenal, with the volcano framed in nearly every one. Twenty minutes to Arenal Volcano National Park, six miles to La Fortuna Waterfall.
Arenal · Costa Rica
Where the forest meets the lake
Two private homes in the Arenal highlands. A resort taking shape around them.
We bought twenty-five acres at the end of a quiet road in the Arenal highlands. There is a forest next door with ten waterfalls in it. We are building a resort here, and two of our homes are already open to guests.
The homes
Two houses, open now
Casita Catalina
La Fortuna
Sleeps 5 · 2 bedrooms · 1 bath
A quiet house with volcano views, steps from the resort grounds and the trails of El Bosque de Tío Victor.
Opening 2027
The resort is coming
On the twenty-five acres we are building a boutique hotel: a twelve-bedroom house, three six-bedroom bungalows, a pavilion for over fifty guests, a restaurant, a spa, a natural swimming pond, and a pool. It is being built for weddings, corporate retreats, and groups who want the whole place to themselves.
We'll let you know when dates open.
Or write to us directly at hello@canopiesofarenal.com
The setting
Forest, lake, and volcano, all at the door
Ten waterfalls and three miles of trails
El Bosque de Tío Victor, the family-run reserve at the end of our road, is a short walk from the property.
A boat on Lake Arenal
Fishing excursions and days on the water with a captain who knows the lake.
Twenty minutes to the volcano
Arenal Volcano National Park, hot springs, ziplining, and La Fortuna are close by.
The family
Run by one family
A few years ago our family bought twenty-five acres at the end of a quiet road in the Arenal highlands, next to a forest with ten waterfalls in it. We did not entirely know what we were going to do with it. We are still figuring some of it out.
Since then it has become a family project in the literal sense. One of us handles the permits and the accountants in San José. Another picked out the tile. We fly down to decorate the houses ourselves before guests arrive, and we argue about paint colors over text message like everyone else.
When you stay here, someone in our family knows your name is on the calendar. That is the whole difference.