Hotel La Cascada

Montezuma


At the mouth of the river, en route to the waterfalls, this classic Montezuma hotel has 15 simple wooden rooms with flowy curtains and crisp white sheets. A huge 2nd-floor terrace faces the ocean and has hammocks perfect for swinging, snoozing or spying on the local troop of howlers (monkeys, not drunks). Owner Itza runs a clean, family-oriented operation.

The onsite restaurant, b.bar, is the perfect place to recover from your waterfall hike with a smoothie or by partnering a Costa Rican craft ale with a burger and yucca fries.


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