For a honeymoon that leans toward quiet over crowds, Bajos del Toro is one of the better-kept options in Costa Rica’s highlands, and El Silencio Lodge & Spa is the property most built for it. Its casitas — private, with their own fireplace and hot tub — sit spread through cloud forest, and the restaurant works almost entirely from the lodge’s own organic garden.
Couples tend to spend mornings on the property’s waterfall trails and afternoons at the spa, which draws on local plants and the cooler mountain air for its treatments. The setting is intimate by design — this isn’t a large resort, and the lodge’s small scale is part of what makes it feel private.
Two to three nights works well here as a quiet middle stop on a longer honeymoon, bridging a beach stay with a stop near Arenal or the Central Valley.
