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Lovely Villa in LakeGardens, Beautiful Lake View, Huge Selection of Tours Nearby

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2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 4500 sq ft

Popular amenities

Parking available
Dryer
Kitchen

Explore the area

Nuevo Arenal, Guanacaste Province

Lake Arenal
‪13 min walk‬
Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park
‪36 min drive‬
Tabacon Hot Springs
‪38 min drive‬
La Fortuna (FON-Arenal)
‪57 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Outdoor play area

Garden

Dining area

About this property

Lovely Villa in LakeGardens, Beautiful Lake View, Huge Selection of Tours Nearby

With a beautiful view of Lake Arenal, our LakeGardens cute villas have so much to offer! The house itself is set within large gardens in a small, safe gated community overlooking the mystical Lake Arenal. The property is tropically landscaped and there are many exotic tropical plants . These make it a perfect place for bird and wildlife watching.

Fully equipped VILLAS, full size kitchen, large pool, beautiful gardens, lake views. Located between two volcanoes, Arenal and Tenorio and by 30 kilometers long freshwater lake. Small, intimate complex of five villas, family atmosphere. Very relaxing, surrounded by the nature.

Arenal, mystical lake. Sometimes cloudy, sometimes sunny and hot. Always a totally beautiful natural paradise. Adventure, nature .. and luxurious comfort when staying in the private, safe and exclusive Lake Gardens villas. For lovers of nature, wildlife and peace, this is the oasis to be found. We offer the perfect location next to Lake Arenal and between two active volcanoes and national parks: Arenal Volcano and Tenorio Volcano / Río Celeste. Explore during the day and enjoy our hotel amenities in the meantime.

We offer:
-Accommodation in private, secure and independent villas.
-Fully equipped kitchen, which includes gas stove, oven, coffee maker, rice cooker, refrigerator, all utensils...
-Two rooms, capacity for up to 5 people
-Large private porch space where breakfast is served (optional)
-Access to the garden with lots of birds and tropical flowers.
-Large pool with romantic night lights
-WIFI all over the place, TV with Netflix
- Safe box
- Property of 6,000 square meters, closed and secure
- Meals can be ordered and delivered to your patio or pool deck
-Property / staff totally friendly
- Information about the region, tours and maps.
- Walking distance to Lake Arenal and the city of Arenal with many restaurants, bars, sodas, supermarkets, bank, pharmacy, gas station, etc.
- Total relaxation!

Guest access
We are located in safe, gated property, behind the gate with a code entrance. We have private parking to which leads the paved driveway (4x4 is NOT needed).

Property manager

Marcela

Languages

English, Spanish

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Pool

Kitchen

Dryer

Free WiFi

Outdoor space

Lake view

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

A car is recommended for transport to and from this property

About the area

Arenal

Located in Arenal, this villa is on a lake. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Arenal and Tabacon Hot Springs. Travelling with kids? Consider FlyZone Wakeboard School and Wellness Park Costa Rica. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Nuevo Arenal, Guanacaste Province

What's nearby

Lake Arenal - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
Arenal Volcano National Park - 31 min drive - 26.1 km
Tronadora Arena - 35 min drive - 27.6 km
Mistico Arenal Hanging Bridges Park - 36 min drive - 28.6 km
Tabacon Hot Springs - 38 min drive - 32.1 km

Getting around

La Fortuna (FON-Arenal) - 96 min drive

Restaurants

‪Café & Macadamia - ‬13 min drive
‪El Corral - ‬9 min drive
‪Selva Paraíso Souvenir & Coffee Shop - ‬13 min drive
‪Moya's Place - ‬3 min walk
‪Restaurante La Oropendola - ‬14 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Lovely Villa in LakeGardens, Beautiful Lake View, Huge Selection of Tours Nearby have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Lovely Villa in LakeGardens, Beautiful Lake View, Huge Selection of Tours Nearby pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Lovely Villa in LakeGardens, Beautiful Lake View, Huge Selection of Tours Nearby?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Lovely Villa in LakeGardens, Beautiful Lake View, Huge Selection of Tours Nearby?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Lovely Villa in LakeGardens, Beautiful Lake View, Huge Selection of Tours Nearby located?

This family-friendly Arenal villa is located on a lake, 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Lake Arenal, and within 9 mi (15 km) of FlyZone Wakeboard School and Tenorio Volcano National Park. Cavernas de Venado is 11.7 mi (18.8 km) away.

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.4/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Jordan F.

1 Jan, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice quiet getaway near lake

We really enjoyed our experience here. Nice quiet property. Very beautiful and well located.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lynne R.

4 Mar, 2024

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Green and lush.

The property was beautiful! Good for we bird watchers.

Stayed 28 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Darcy L.

20 Mar, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful

Great and beautiful

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark H.

15 Mar, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Small, tranquil place

This was a pleasant, minimalist unit. Good communication with Marcella. It was just enough for our day trip exploring.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy R.

23 Jun, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Property

This is an amazing property! The Property Manager is incredibly welcoming and responds to communications quickly. On top of that, she sent us lists of restaurants/activities as well as pictures of the resident wildlife so we would know where to look. We'll be back for sure!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dameon L.

27 Mar, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing in Paradise

This is a relaxing and calming place to watch sunsets, observe wildlife outside your door and to swim in the pool. There are plenty of activities to do for the day within a one hour drive. We stayed a week a loved it. We would have preferred a way to cook our own meals (i.e BBQ).

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laura C.

8 Apr, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

LOVED this place

This place is such a gem. It was even more beautiful than the pictures in the listing. The little homes are surrounded by tropical trees and colorful plants. We heard howler monkeys each morning and saw toucans flying in the nearby trees. The house had everything we needed and felt private. The pool was very clean and well maintained. Breakfasts were delicious and made to order. Amazing communication from the owner, with a lot of local recommendations and help when we needed it. I'd 100% recommend this vrbo!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah W.

13 Apr, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Trip to the Areanal area

Marcela is a wonderful and helpful hostess. Communication prior to our arrival was clear and punctual, and she quickly responded to my request for a change of reservation dates. The property is ideally situated for day trips to La Fortuna and multiple natural areas and activities. Marcela provided a number of recommendations for activities we could do on our own (we had a rental car) and-or with a guide. The option for daily morning coffee and breakfast, as well as an evening meal the evening we arrived is an added bonus. All of the staff and service were wonderful and I would definitely stay here again if we revisit beautiful Nuevo Arenal!

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Donna S.

29 Apr, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Setting

The setting for this unit is beautiful. The pool was wonderful. The kitchen was not as well stocked as we would have preferred as we planned to do most of our own cooking. The listing stated a continental breakfast was included which was no longer the case. However, Marcela honoured the listing which we very much appreciated and the breakfast was amazing! She was wonderful to deal with. The howler monkey that visited every morning was a pleasure to watch. We enjoyed this lovely quiet property.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul L.

20 Jul, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Don’t skip this place!

We stayed 4d3n and it was one of the best vacay we had. Marcela was very informative and let us know recommendations of restaurants and things to do. The place is very nice, tucked in a hill with beautiful greeneries. We saw monkey, iguana, lots of other animals and flowers. Nuevo Arenal is less than 5 min away, and there are numerous restaurants to try, from cheap to rather pricey. It was raining the whole time we were there so one day we were stuck with nothing to do. Worry not! Her place is very comfortable and she provided netflix and wifi. And we were able to cook breakfast too. Would’ve swam in the pool if it weren’t raining cats and dogs. La Fortuna is less than an hour away, and we were able to do some fun stuff there too.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Gerald S.

9 Mar, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Beautiful view and surroundings but

Lake Gardens has a gorgeous setting, pool, bird feeders which helped make up for some shortcomings in the actual accommodations. Our major disappointment was in the size of the kitchen which was not really a full kitchen (2 burners and small fridge) and lacked a few resources; part of the problem also was the lack of lighting in certain areas and receptacles that would not hold a 2 prong plug properly. There are 2 full size beds but not 2 bedrooms which might be a problem for 4 adults, we did okay but it was cozy. Our mistake in not looking at the layout more efficiently. For a couple wanting a great, lazy, do nothing holiday and the chance to wake up to the sounds of howler monkeys and birds it will fill your dream ideas but be prepared to go out for dinner.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Cécile S.

2 Feb, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Relaxant

Nous avons beaucoup apprécie. Deux commentaires toute fois. L’annonce devrait préciser qu’une des chambres contigue à la cuisine n’est pas fermée. Déception à l’arrivée. Aussi les équipements de cuisine peu adaptés et insuffisants ; surprenant étant donné la qualité de l’hébergement.

Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Svenja B.

31 Mar, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Thankyouu

We enjoyed our stay at Marcela’s place a lot. Marcela and her family were very friendly, always available and helpful with everything The nature and the view was amazing. We saw howler monkeys very close and hummingbirds were always around, too We had a great time. Thankyou very much Marcela. Svenja, Dori and Steven

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jean C.

10 Feb, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful

Beautiful property!Few mins from all amenities. Great host … welcoming and caring . Enjoy our stay!

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie Y.

29 Jul, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome Arenal

My daughter and I enjoyed our stay, rental had beautiful grounds., plants and flowers everywhere! We had everything we needed and plenty of room, enjoyed sitting on front patio for breakfast every morning! Loved seeing daily birds, even had a visit from the turkeys! Heard howler monkeys every evening and morning!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lisa D., Verdun

9 Apr, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful property and helpful host

We had an amazing week in Nuevo Arsenal staying at Lake Gardens. Not only is the property convenient to all the major attractions but the villa was a holiday in itself. The property was clean and well stocked with a pool to cool down in after a busy day. The host was incredibly helpful and kind, giving us info on local attractions and Google maps to help us find them. We simply did everything Marcela suggested from attractions to restaurants and had the best holiday ever!! We would highly recommend this place. And you must try the wonderful breakfast, delivered to your veranda.

Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth W.

16 Mar, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cute cabin in a beautiful garden

The property was as described and the host was lovely.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Shelley Jantein J.

18 Jan, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A little gem!!!

Location was great walking distance to many things including the lake. We really enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Colleen M.

26 Mar, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved it!

It was amazing. The property managers were outstanding!!! 5 STARS all the way! We could not have enjoyed ourselves any more. The breakfasts were very special. It's such a wonderful place.

8/10 Good

Helene D.

31 Jan, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Birder’s paradise

Fantastic hostess! Kind, friendly, helpful and she offered us a great breakfast every day.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Melanie W.

23 Mar, 2019

Great place and view! Marcela did everything to make our stay great! Especially for the kids

Thank you so much Marcela!!!!!!!!🙏🏼

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

costel n.

19 Mar, 2019

Very nice place

We love this place,Marcela helps us with everything, breakfast is very good ,lots of birds around the property, very nice place to stay.

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gregg N.

19 Feb, 2019

Great stay, great people and incredible breakfast

Marcela was an incredible host. The French breakfast was almost worth the rental cost by itself. Most mornings we saw Toucans on the property along with numerous other birds. A perfect base camp to explore the lake Arenal area. We will definitely stay here again if we are in the area. A great value.

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rick C., Henderson

18 Feb, 2019

Great place

The hostess, Marcela was very accommodating, view was spectacular, house was very comfortable and clean. Excellent restaurants in town.

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

chris t.

27 Jan, 2019

The view is spectacular!

This is a nice, new home close to town. It is a gated property. Marcella was easy to work with and gave us lots of ideas on things to do. There were a couple of minor maintenance issues that were addressed by the owner quickly. The funniest thing was that there were no wine glasses, but there are now courtesy of the Super Compro down the road. The view in the picture isn't quite as pretty as it is in person when it is truly amazing.

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019

About the host

Hosted by Marcela

Why they chose this property

Daily freshly baked pastries such as croissants, strudel, pain au chocolat served to your private balcony, along with a fresh tropical fruit salad and rich costa rican coffee in the French press.

Many tropical birds such as toucans, parrots, hummingbirds. oropendolas... howler these seen on daily basis right from your veranda.

Bautiful swimming pool by a rancho and space for socializing.