Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in San Carlos from the En Primeur Club guide.
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Nayara Springs combines Costa Rican fusion cooking with a wine list. The hotel selection also includes resort poolside service and bungalow accommodation.
Nayara Springs in La Fortuna de San Carlos serves Costa Rican fusion fine dining à la carte. Costa Rican produce and tradition shape the cooking, while a wine list includes an extensive wine list alongside craft cocktails.
The Springs Resort & Spa at Arenal in La Fortuna brings poolside service into its resort hospitality. Natural hot springs pools and spa programming draw on the geothermal setting, with views of Arenal Volcano across the property.
Hotel Roca Negra in La Fortuna de San Carlos offers bungalow-style cabins within lush tropical gardens. The locally rooted property has wildlife in its gardens and views of Arenal Volcano from its surroundings.
The hotels represented here range from a hot springs resort to cabins and a motel-style property. Their settings include thermal pools, tropical gardens and forest.
The Springs Resort & Spa at Arenal is a hot springs property in La Fortuna, with thermal pools, volcano views and an animal sanctuary. Its hospitality extends to poolside service and spa programming shaped by the geothermal surroundings.
Bungalow-style cabins define Hotel Roca Negra in La Fortuna de San Carlos. The property places its accommodation among tropical gardens with wildlife, offering a locally rooted hotel setting and views of Arenal Volcano from its surroundings.
Monte Real Hotel in La Fortuna is a motel-style hotel with accommodation surrounded by lush gardens and forest. The property has a private frog garden and volcano views from its premium rooms.
La Fortuna de San Carlos has Nayara Springs, whose wine list includes an extensive wine list. The restaurant serves Costa Rican fusion fine dining à la carte, drawing on Costa Rican produce and culinary tradition.
There are no Michelin-starred restaurants in our San Carlos guide. This applies to the restaurant selection citywide: our guide includes 8 restaurants, with no Michelin stars awarded among the restaurants in that selection.
Nayara Springs offers Costa Rican fusion fine dining à la carte in La Fortuna de San Carlos. Its cooking draws on local produce and Costa Rican tradition, accompanied by an extensive wine list and craft cocktails.
The Springs Resort & Spa at Arenal in La Fortuna offers poolside service. The property's geothermal setting shapes its hospitality, including natural hot springs pools and spa programming, with Arenal Volcano views across the resort.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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San Carlos, Costa Rica
The dining program, led by Chef William Weiss, draws on Costa Rican produce and tradition in a setting where the jungle is as present as the food. For travelers combining serious hospitality with access to one of Central America's most active natural environments, it occupies a distinct position in the La Fortuna area.
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San Carlos, Costa Rica
Set against the volcanic profile of Arenal in Costa Rica's San Carlos region, The Springs Resort & Spa occupies a tier of rainforest hospitality where thermal pools, multi-level terrain, and attentive service combine into something closer to a managed wilderness experience than a conventional hotel stay. The property draws from its geothermal setting to shape nearly every guest touchpoint, from poolside service to spa programming.
San Carlos, Costa Rica
Hotel Roca Negra sits in La Fortuna, the gateway town to Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica's San Carlos region, where volcanic rock and cloud forest define the architecture of place as much as any building does. Properties here compete on their relationship to the landscape, and Roca Negra positions itself within that conversation. For travellers routing through the Arenal corridor, it represents a locally rooted alternative to the area's larger resort footprint.
San Carlos, Costa Rica
Monte Real Hotel sits in La Fortuna, the gateway town to Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica's San Carlos region, placing guests within reach of one of the country's most active adventure and nature corridors. The property offers a mid-range base for travellers oriented toward the volcano, hot springs, and surrounding rainforest. Practical rates and a central location make it a working option for independent travellers spending time in the Arenal zone.
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