one of my favorite Costa Rica experiences! What a lovely place and what a great healthy home cooked meal. This family run hot spring is a beautiful relaxing paradise at the end of a long dark driveway after entering a wooden gate with no signage. You'll feel like your going to a speak easy and may even be concerned your at the wrong place! It is directly across the street from Baldi Hot Springs. We went 2x! Can't say enough how much we enjoyed it.

We loved going from hottest to coldest. I thought there were more than the 5 or 6 there. It was really crowded... That was the only thing I didn't enjoy... but I guess the secret's out. Everyone knows this place. My husband loved the hottest one... I couldn't stand it after 5-10 minutes. I enjoyed dunking into the coldest one for a little bit. We could order drinks by the springs. No need to bring money in because it was all honor system. At the end you tell them what you ordered by the pool and at dinner. I loved the trust there.

The food was completely unexpectedly delicious. I recommend the chicken in orange sauce. It was not dry and chewy as chicken normally is cooked. They had tortillas with rice and beans and there was salad with corn, lettuce, avocado and cauliflower. We each had a pitcher of pineapple and some other kind of fruit juice. They also gave us a little cup of rice pudding with slivers of almond and coconut... I should've asked for seconds... The food was extremely enjoyable.

Word of caution: The shower was cold water.... No need to bring soap or shampoo... You don't want to stay in the shower longer than 5 minutes... some don't even take a shower.

So the sequence is:
Make reservation. Pay. They tell you what time is dinner.
Bring slippers and swimsuit. They give you a towel and key for locker. Purt everything in locker. Bring camera if you wish... bring the towel if you wish (not recommended cause you'll get it wet and then you have nothing to dry yourself with after shower) and wear your slippers.
Sit for 1 hr to 11/2 hrs. There is a clock by the bar. When it's close to your dinner time, get out, take a shower, and bring your stuff out... sit on the rocking chairs and wait for someone to call you.
Bon apetit!

This was a great experience toward the end of our vacation last week. After hiking, shopping, swimming, surfing, horseback riding, canopy tour, and canyoning all week, our bones were a little tired! These hot springs were wonderful. We had to wait three days to get a reservation, so I would definitely recommend planning this ahead of time. We were there on a Wednesday night, and it was definitely not crowded at all. I appreciated the honor system from the bar, so you don't have to have cash with you. We did not have to wait for drinks, and they were delicious. I was there with my two young adult children and three of my siblings. After reading reviews on this website, I had no interest in going to Baldi or Tabacon. There was a beautiful hydrangea garden near the desk where you check in. The only criticism I could make was the beef was not very good. I would definitely order the chicken. But the rest of the dinner was delicious. I thought it was fairly priced, and would definitely recommend Eco Thermales.

We decided to visit Eco Thermales hot springs because it was significantly less expensive than Tabacon. It was beautiful, relaxing and not very crowded. Cost was $41 per person and included a great lunch.