Pueblo Antiguo Lodge y Spa (thermal pools day pass)
Day Passes & Hot Springs · Guanacaste · Thermal pools day pass
A small country lodge on a 42-hectare forest estate in La Sierra, near the old Abangares gold mines. The day pass gets you thermal pools (one with hydromassage jets), two cold-water pools, forest trails, a natural lagoon and a hot spring, with a bar and restaurant by the pools.
Before you go
- Entry
- ₡3,000 for residents · same day-pass price for residents and foreigners (2023)
- Tickets
- Better to book ahead
- Facilities
- food
- Checked
- 2026-10
Contact & directions
- Phone: +506 8344 3769
- Location: 10.282929, -84.928819 — Google Maps · Waze
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