Hotel Roca Dura — Hotel in Rivas

This hotel is very unique with rock and wooden rooms. There is a beautiful wooden restaurant upstairs with good large portions of food and views of the mountain and river. There is a trail that goes down through a bamboo forest to the a crystal clear river below. The hotel is very near Chirripo and Cloudbridge. Some of the rooms are very pretty while others are dark. They leave the rooms open so we peaked in each one. Unfortunately, we reserved #3 which had the right number of beds for our family and was bright and beautiful and we were moved to a bigger but much darker and less cozy room because the guests in our room had decided to stay longer. This was our only disappointment with the hotel. Otherwise, the stay was fine and the people who worked there were very nice...

We arrived at the "Roc" after not being able to ascend to a home that we had rented up the mountain (hurricane washed out road I guess) on New Years day. Night was approaching and the place was't open but Louis opened up for us, cooked dinner and set us up with rooms. Talk about hospitality, even with the language barrier, warm as could be. ||Don't expect the best shower, lighting or beds here but do expect the most unique accommodations and ambiance anywhere. Think rustic cabin/underground cavern/19th century/creepy thriller movie rolled into one. Wood, rocks and stone everywhere. The food was excellent at a very fair price and the bar area was filled with character. If you like adventure with a twist this is a can't miss. If the shower was better it would be...

|Hotel Roka Dura is a small family owned hotel located high above the Chirripo Pacific River. Warm friendly staff and unbeatable vistas from the restaurant.||The rooms are artistically eclectic and built on different levels of the the stone cliff above the river. All rooms have pvt bathrooms and if you’re lucky you may even get a room with an exposed rock wall. ||Falling asleep knowing you are surrounded by an abundance of monkeys, tropical birds and other exotic animals that call the jungle mountains and rivers their home is truly what makes staying there a magical experience.||An opportunity not to miss.||Highly...