Name: Termales del Bosque & Hot Springs
Address: 7 kilometros al este hacia Aguas Zarcas, Quesada, Quesada, Quesada, 00011, Costa Rica
Rating: 8

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The hot springs were a wonderful and relaxing experience! The location of the springs is reached by a path through the forest. It’s like walking through the jungle and at the end reaching a glorious area of hot spring pools in which to relax. There’s a very rustic changing area and lockers, but also a bar with food. It was a hidden gem! I highly recommend it!

Day trip to the thermal hot springs

I have been coming here for the past 10 years every time I visit Costa Rica, which is 5x now.  It is my parents favourite place and they live in Peurto Viejo so the visit every few months. This beautiful place offers not only a 'jungle like experince in the thermal pool  area, but boosts of a great restaurant, too. The breakfasts are buffet style and feature some of the typical dishes. The menu has a wide variety of choices and chez Javier is amazing! 
The habitations are spacious and super clean, with room cleaning service provided daily.   The habitations have kitchens which are fully equipped to prepare whatever food you bring, as well as a coffee maker, stove, micowave, refrigerator/freezer. The grounds outside the habitation are maintained beautiful and provides a true tropical setting. There is furniture inside that can be moved outside to sit and relax on the pation, too.

And, getting to the pools themselves, the best part! There are 6 different hot pools, in varying temperatures.. They are all clean and well maintained, water is changed very regularly, with fast moving water passing from pools and passing through non stop. There is a bar, which sells drinks and limited  food items. The staff are very friendly and wonderful!  Their is also a spa service with  AMAZING  great prices! I loved my reflexology treatment and also the facial! Getting to and from the pool area does require walking down a long path, paved in stones, which is beautiful and in a jungle area, you can even see two types of  monkeys in the trees sometimes, and morpho butterflies!  It takes about 5 to 7  minutes to walk down to the pools and the way back is up hill.. This is and will always remain my favourite place to visit in Costa Rica.. The staff is so friendly and nice, we always feel so welcome and have the true Costa Rican warm hospitality! I will be back again. Pura Vida

Most beautiful and scenic place to relax and enjoy the hot springs!

Visited 12-23 as 2 couples 
Entrance with lunch was only $15 USD per person. No way you can get this much for that price anywhere else in the country. 
Hot springs have varied temps which is great. They are also labeled. 
Cold river to get into if you need to cool off as well. 
Lunch was really good. Main course with veggies and drinks and arroz con leche and coffee. 
All for $15. Great buy. 

Great place 

We went on a national holiday during the week in the morning, and pretty much had the place to ourselves. It is the thermal waters of Hotel Termales del Bosque, they are volcanic waters heated from Volcán Platanar. You don't have to stay at the hotel to visit the thermal waters. The hotel's sign is right on the main road between Ciudad Quesada and Aguas Zarcas. You turn off, and follow the signs to the thermal waters (don't stop at reception, you pay at the entrance of the thermal waters), which is about 1/4km driving on a dirt road (any car will be ok). It dead ends at a parking lot and the entrance to the thermal waters. The fee is 6,000 adults, 3,000 kids, open 8am-10pm. No water toys are allowed, nor cans of soft drinks. From the entrance to the pool area, it is a trail going through primary rainforest for about 5-8min walk. When you get to the end, it opens up at the river where there are two bridges, and the natural looking rock pools appear in sight. They all have signs stating the temperature of the pool in Celcius. Since it is surrounded by tall primary forest, only one or two pools are exposed to sun. All other ones are in the shade, with branches above offering natural sun protection. All the pools we went into have a reasonable shallow depth for toddlers, allowing my son who is 96cm tall to walk around freely without fear of drowning. There is a changing area, lockers (opcional, 1,500 colones, have to be paid for at start of trail entrance), restrooms, showers, and a small bar/food stand that serves basic items like french fries or soft drink or beer, with a handful of tables, all under a roof. Off to another area there is the new spa area, however I didn't try that on this trip. There is a stone structure before the pools that perhaps anyone would ignore, however you can open the door, and it is a sauna. However it didn't heat much it is a structure built above one hot water pool, so when you go inside you will see that the floor is made up of wooden slats, allowing view of the water below. As any Tico would say, this place is BBB, bonito, bueno y barato. This is my favorite thermal water.

Natural Bliss

Friendly staff. Fun daily hike with the ranch hand. My only lackluster review would be of the restaurant. Breakfast was A+. Dinner was just OK but we were there a night they had a buffet set up due to a big group. I’m not a buffet fan. We should have ordered off the menu and bypassed the buffet. 

Saturday night there was a discotheque across the highway which was playing some loud music. It eventually ended and we dozed nicely. 

If you want a real feel for Costa Rica, this is the place. We purposely decided the Arenal area hot springs was not for us. We wanted a more localized, authentic experience and we got it!

Wonderful experience ... ! Relaxed vibe, great walk/hike to the pools.

We stopped by simply to relax and all an all we did.  When we arrived we were told we could pay for the springs or a springs/lunch combo.  We opted for the springs only and proceeded to the area.  The attendant took our money and then told us to proceed down the path to the springs.  When I asked for a towel, those are only for people staying there, he did let us borrow one after I asked him if we could rent one.  (YOU ALL SHOULD RENT OR LOAN TOWELS).

The springs were nice and quiet apparently during the week is a good time to go and you have 4 or 5 different temps to choose from.  You work your way up but very relaxing.  The area was pretty clean and there is a bar area there with light snacks and restrooms are available.

After about an hour and a half we left and the 1/2 mile walk to get back to the top will assure you are dry.  The path is good and easy walking but it is a long way for those with limited mobility.

Good could have been better

Let me start off by stating the rooms at Termales del Bosque are moderately priced (we got a dinner, breakfast, room and entrance to Termales for about $70 US), so you have to consider what you are getting for the cost of your stay.  Yes, the rooms are lackluster - no fridge and the mattresses are thin, but you have Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and a shower.  The free breakfast is a traditional CR breakfast and we weren't provided any alternative options, which we  were ok with.  The Termales were  a lot of fun for us (we are healthy 50 year-olds), and the trek down the path (during the day) was just fine for us.  While there, we had a true Costa Rican downpour and watched as the river filled up and rushed by, but no worries, you are safe and sound and can return to your car (or room) with no problem.  This undoubtedly is a place that is frequented by locals and travelers alike.  We went during a weekday, so the pools were not very crowded and it was neat to experience what felt like an authentic experience.

Beautiful Property, Springs are Great, Rooms Lackluster

If you want the full tropical experience, visit this former farm turned into a hotel/hot springs spot.

You can just pay for the springs for the day, bring your towels, sip a cocktail and relax.

You must walk in the middle of the forest on your way in and out: have an umbrella or rain jacket at hand, since it rains often there.

Tip: if you are bringing children, it is better in the day time, as couples prefer the evenings there.

Hot springs near the city

Before the pandemic, this used to be my favorite place in all of Costa Rica to rest and relax for a day in wonderful hot springs… It's a shame that the effects of the pandemic on tourism businesses are still so strong: now this place is terrible, The infrastructure is not properly maintained, the bathrooms do not work, the locker rooms are damaged and dirty, the lighting does not work, etc. I hope that one day this place will return to the wonderful place it was before the pandemic. Also the food in the restaurant is of very low quality, I couldn't eat my lunch. I accept that the price for entering for a day (without accommodation) is VERY cheap, but I would prefer to have to pay more and have more appropriate facilities and better quality food.

It used to be my favorite place… not anymore.

Electricity service in the hot springs / forest is included until 9:30 pm. If you are in the forest around that time they turn off the light and you are completely dark in the middle of the forest, where only a bulb or two can shine on you. They do not distinguish or discriminate if it is a rainy day with dangerous animals to turn off the lights when leaving after the mentioned time, along a path of around 300m, a total risk to attend this hotel. Caution.

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El servicio de electricidad en las aguas termales / bosque se incluye hasta las 9:30 de la noche.

Si estás dentro del bosque alrededor de esa hora te apagan la luz y quedas completamente a oscuras en medio del bosque, donde solamente un foco o dos pueden alumbrarte.

No distinguen o discriminan si es un día lluvioso con animales peligrosos para apagarte las luces al salir luego de la hora mencionada, por un camino de alrededor 300m, un total riesgo asistir a este hotel.

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