La Casona Río Fortuna
Food & Coffee · Arenal & La Fortuna · Food & coffee
The old country house of Costa Rican president Rafael Yglesias, from which settler families spread out to found the villages around La Fortuna. Today hosts Milton and Elieth welcome guests in the wooden casona with produce from their organic garden.
Before you go
- Tickets
- Better to book ahead
- Checked
- 2026-10
Contact & directions
- Location: 10.463694, -84.594913 — Google Maps · Waze
Secret spots nearby
- El Salto Rope SwingSwimming spot · FreeA deep jade swimming hole on the Río Fortuna with a rope swing hanging over it, a 15–20 minute walk from town.
- El Canto Waterfall (Catarata El Canto)Waterfall · about $14 · hidden gemA small waterfall reached by a steep, rocky road about 20 minutes from La Fortuna, far from the crowds of the main falls.
- San Juan Bosco Church & La Fortuna Central ParkLandmark · FreeLa Fortuna's white church faces the town park with Arenal's cone right behind it: the classic church-plus-volcano photo.
- Cascada de PasoWaterfall · hidden gemA waterfall near Peñas Blancas, Alajuela province.
- Cascada BasalticasWaterfall · hidden gemA waterfall near Peñas Blancas, Alajuela province.
- Bogarín Trail (Sloth Trail)Nature spot · about $20A family-run patch of regrown forest a short walk from downtown, famous for its resident sloths, plus herons, basilisk lizards and colorful tanagers around the ponds.