HACIENDA LODGE GUACHIPELIN

Rooms: 28

Location: Rincon de la Vieja, Guanacaste.

General Services: Hot water • Laundry • Parking • Credit Card

Facilities: Bar • Restaurant • Swimming Pool

Outdoor Attractions: Tours • Rent a Bike • Bird watching • Horseback Riding

HOTEL DESCRIPTION: Located at the foot of the Rincón de la Vieja Volcano, near the town of Curubande, in the province of Guanacaste. The Hacienda borders the popular Rincón de la Vieja National Park.Since 1985, Hacienda Guachipelin has also been hosting a steady flow of visitors, helping them enjoy the natural beauty of the ranch and the neighboring national park. Natural hot springs, virgin forests, jungle waterfalls and volcanic mud pots are just some of the many attractions tourists can enjoy during a stay at the Hacienda.together with its strong involvement in ecotourism, Hacienda Guachipelin continues its traditional work of raising cattle and horses.

The hotel has 34 rooms: 30 standard rooms (1-4 pax) and 4 rooms (1-2) in the old "casona." All of the rooms have private bathrooms with hot water.
The rooms are housed in simple buildings, with wide and inviting verandas for sharing afternoon chats with fellow travelers. The dining room and reception area are housed in a building over one century old, part of the original Hacienda.
The hotel is surrounded by lush gardens and has views to both the volcano and the Pacific ocean. Our lookout provides a 360 degree view and spectacular sunsets. Just off the hotel, you will find our corrals, where real cowboys and ranch hands begin working in the early hours each day.

For over 100 years, Hacienda Guachipelin has been a working ranch. In 1975, Tomás Batalla Esquivel, a renowned cattle and pure bred Spanish horse breeder acquired the property. In recent years, don Tomás' children have joined their father in his efforts to further the family legacy.

The property comprises1600 hectares of land, of which 700 hectares are set aside for the conservation of the tropical dry forest; 575 hectares are used as pastureland; and 325 hectares are being reforested with species in danger of extinction.