Hotel Rivel Private Estate View
RETREATS & GROUPS

BRING YOUR PEOPLE TOGETHER
SOMEWHERE DIFFERENT

A private estate in Costa Rica for groups of 5 to 40. Bring your retreat, corporate offsite, training camp, celebration or private gathering together across 100 acres of mountain, river and rainforest.

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Three-night minimum · Private group stays · Exclusive-use options

EXCLUSIVE GROUP
STAYS FROM 3 NIGHTS
100 ACRES OF MOUNTAIN,
RIVER & RAINFOREST
A DIFFERENT KIND OF STAY

One private estate, shaped around your group.

Hotel Rivel is designed for groups who want more than accommodation. Bring your people together in one private setting, with spaces for gathering, training, recovery, dining, celebration and time in nature.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Exclusive-use options give your group space to gather, move and connect without sharing the experience with unrelated guests.

THREE NIGHTS TO SETTLE IN

Group stays begin at three nights, giving your programme time to unfold rather than feeling like a quick event.

ONE PLACE FOR THE WHOLE PROGRAMME

Lodging, dining, the Pavilion, recovery spaces and nature experiences come together across the estate.

YOUR PURPOSE

What are you planning?

Bring your people together around a purpose. From leadership and performance to wellness, celebration and creative connection, Rivel gives your group the space to build a programme that fits.

Corporate group in the Pavilion

Take the team far enough away to think differently.

Bring strategy, leadership, connection and recovery together in a private mountain estate, with flexible gathering spaces, group dining and support from arrival to departure.

  • Dedicated high-speed satellite internet
  • Private meeting spaces and breakout zones
  • Curated team-building itineraries
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BUILT AROUND YOUR PROGRAMME

More than a venue.
A complete group setting.

Bring your programme together across spaces designed for different parts of the experience, from focused sessions and movement to dining, recovery, celebration and time in nature.

Gathering space at Rivel
01 — GATHER

Meet, celebrate and come together.

The Rivel Pavilion gives groups a covered, panoramic setting for meetings, workshops, ceremonies, dinners, dancing and celebrations.

MEETINGS · WORKSHOPS · CEREMONIES · DINING · DANCE
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Recovery and spa by the river
02 — RECOVER

Reset beside the river.

From heated water and sauna to steam, massage and covered relaxation, recovery is built into the estate rather than added as an afterthought.

HEATED WATER · SAUNA · STEAM · MASSAGE · LOUNGE
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Group lodging and dining
03 — STAY & DINE

Stay together. Eat together.

Keep your group connected with onsite accommodation, shared meals and dining designed around the rhythm and requirements of your programme.

ROOMING · GROUP MEALS · DIETARY PLANNING · PRIVATE DINING
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Nature and outdoor trails
04 — EXPLORE

Take the programme outside.

Move beyond the programme space with trails, river experiences, birding, coffee and other nature-based experiences that can become part of your group's stay.

TRAILS · RIVER · BIRDING · COFFEE · NATURE
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Hotel Rivel Private Estate
YOUR GROUP. YOUR SPACE.

Make the estate yours.

With exclusive-use options, your group can experience Hotel Rivel as a complete private destination. Gather for meals, move between programme spaces, retreat to the river and share the estate without the distractions of a conventional hotel environment.

Private Estate Spaces
PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Create your own rhythm.

Your group can gather, dine, move and connect within one shared setting rather than moving between unrelated venues.

Complete group lodging and meals
COMPLETE

Everything works together.

Lodging, meals, programme spaces, recovery and nature can be coordinated around the needs of your group.

Group connected by the river
CONNECTED

Stay together throughout the experience.

Keep the group connected from arrival through shared meals, programme sessions, recovery and time exploring the estate.

SEE IT COME TOGETHER

A group stay can take many forms.

Use these examples as starting points. Your final programme can be shaped around your group’s purpose, pace and priorities.

Corporate team collaborating outdoors
CORPORATE OFFSITE

Four days to think differently.

4 DAYS / 3 NIGHTS

A focused offsite combining strategy, team connection, shared meals, recovery and time away from routine distractions.

DAY 1 — ARRIVE & CONNECT

Arrival · Welcome · Shared dinner

DAY 2 — FOCUS & ALIGN

Strategy sessions · Breakouts · Team activities · Dinner

DAY 3 — MOVE & RESET

Morning programme · Pavilion session · Recovery · Shared meal

DAY 4 — REFLECT & DEPART

Final session · Breakfast · Departure

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Your programme doesn't have to follow this format.

Every group is different. Tell us what you're planning and we’ll build the proposal around your group.

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THE NUMBERS MATTER

Designed around real group requirements.

From overnight guests and Pavilion layouts to dining capacities and recovery spaces, we provide the practical information you need to determine whether Rivel fits your group.

5–40 GROUP SIZE

The estate is designed for group programmes ranging from smaller retreats to larger gatherings.

35 Guests OVERNIGHT CAPACITY

Onsite accommodation capacity at standard and maximum occupancy.

50-100 Guests PAVILION CAPACITY

Flexible capacity depending on the programme and room configuration.

90 Seated · 130 Cocktail DINING CAPACITY

Capacity across seated, banquet, cocktail and service configurations.

SPACE BY SPACE

Different spaces.
Different possibilities.

Every part of the estate has its own capacity and configuration. We plan each space around how your group intends to use it.

OVERNIGHT

Accommodation capacity

How many guests can sleep onsite at standard and maximum occupancy, with rooming planned around your group.

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THE RIVEL PAVILION

Flexible configurations

The Pavilion can be configured for training, yoga mats, theatre, classroom, ceremony, banquet, cocktail and dance programmes.

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GROUP DINING

Shared meals at different scales

Dining can be planned around seated, banquet, cocktail and service configurations to suit the requirements of your group.

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SPA & RECOVERY

Designed for group rotation

Recovery spaces have their own capacities, with larger groups able to rotate through the recovery circuit as part of the programme.

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PLANNING FOR A LARGER GROUP?

Let's figure out the exact numbers.

Tell us your group size and dates. If your event requires more accommodation than the estate can provide onsite, we’ll build the appropriate lodging and transport approach into your proposal.

HOW IT WORKS

From first idea to group proposal.

Tell us what you’re planning, and we’ll use your requirements to understand your group, shape the right programme and prepare a proposal around your stay.

01
TELL US ABOUT YOUR GROUP

Start with the essentials.

Tell us what kind of group you’re planning, your approximate group size, preferred dates and the purpose of your stay.

GROUP TYPE · GROUP SIZE · DATES · PURPOSE
02
SHAPE THE EXPERIENCE

Tell us what you need.

Share your requirements for lodging, dining, programme spaces, Pavilion use, recovery, activities, transfers and other elements of your stay.

LODGING · DINING · PROGRAMME · ACTIVITIES
03
RECEIVE YOUR PROPOSAL

We build around your group.

Our team reviews your requirements and develops a proposal that brings the estate, programme and practical details together.

PROGRAMME · SPACES · DINING · LOGISTICS
04
PLAN THE DETAILS

Turn the proposal into a plan.

Once your group is moving forward, we can work through rooming, scheduling, travel, meals, vendors and the practical details of your stay.

ROOMING · SCHEDULE · TRAVEL · DETAILS
ORGANIZER SUPPORT

You bring the vision.
We help operate the experience.

From arrival and transfers to rooming, meals, scheduling and onsite coordination, our team helps bring the different parts of your programme together.

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ARRIVAL

Transfers & guest coordination

PROGRAMME

Scheduling & space planning

STAY

Rooming & dining

ON-SITE

Activities & day-to-day support