The Pacuare River
A change of pace and setting between creative sessions, with the river providing a completely different rhythm.
Bring your dance intensive, creative gathering or community retreat to a private setting across 100 acres of mountain, river and rainforest. Move, create and connect — with the landscape becoming part of the experience.
Hotel Rivel brings adaptable creative space, accommodation, nourishing dining, nature, recovery and time together into one private estate. Your group can move naturally from rehearsals to workshops, from shared meals to performances and conversation, without asking guests to leave the property.
A dedicated Pavilion for dance, movement, rehearsals, workshops and performances.
Explore the spaces that can shape your creative experience across the estate.
The Rivel Pavilion gives your group a flexible covered setting for dance, movement, rehearsals, workshops, performances and community gatherings, with a flexible open floor, panoramic valley views and full protection from the rain. Music and media can be brought into the space, and the setup is fully customizable, shifting with your programme from focused morning rehearsals to evening showcases and shared celebration, all immersed in nature without leaving the estate.
Guests, depending on layout. Dance capacity may vary with staging, seating and equipment.
Flexible, fully customizable setup
Panoramic views and nature immersion
Fully covered, with music & media capability
A meaningful retreat needs more than time in practice. Meals become part of the journey — moments to refuel, reconnect, slow down and integrate. Dining can be planned around your retreat schedule, from early breakfasts and post-practice meals to relaxed evening gatherings.
Plan breakfast, lunch and dinner around rehearsals, workshops and performance days.
Shared meals in a private setting that give artists, teachers and participants space to connect.
Tea, coffee, refreshments and nourishing service can be planned around the flow of your creative programme.
Dietary preferences, vegetarian and vegan requirements, allergies and guest needs can be considered during planning, subject to confirmation.
Accommodation is planned around the group, with rooming for artists, teachers, facilitators and organizers coordinated as part of the wider creative programme.
The strongest creative gatherings balance intentional practice with room to breathe. At Rivel, movement, music, meals, nature, recovery and unstructured time can be planned as one connected experience rather than a series of disconnected sessions.
A quiet water environment to slow down and transition out of activity.
A focused heat experience designed for quiet recovery and time away from the pace of the day.
A slower, immersive heat environment that forms part of the estate's broader recovery sequence.
Private treatment space for scheduled bodywork and individual recovery sessions.
A place to pause between experiences, gather as a group, or simply remain in the landscape.
The surrounding rainforest and river become part of the recovery experience.
An open-air water experience extending the Spa into the surrounding rainforest landscape.
Every facilitator and retreat group has a different intention. This sample shows how arrival, practice, nourishment, nature, recovery and integration could work across a multi-night stay.
Give your group space to experience Costa Rica beyond rehearsals and workshops. Explore curated estate experiences and create moments of connection, inspiration and shared discovery between creative sessions.
A change of pace and setting between creative sessions, with the river providing a completely different rhythm.
A grounded experience rooted in the land and culture surrounding the estate — a natural source of inspiration.
A trail through the estate's forest to a secluded natural pool — a natural reset between rehearsals and creative sessions.
Explore the mountain terrain together and experience the landscape beyond the creative space.
From the first arrival to the final gathering, every part of the stay needs to work together.
A distinctive private setting for dance, movement, rehearsals, workshops and intimate creative work.
Coordinate rehearsals, meals, nature experiences, recovery and downtime seamlessly.
Build genuine rest, play and unstructured creative time into the programme rather than filling every hour.
Keep the practical details moving while artists, teachers and participants focus on making, learning and connecting.
The Rivel Pavilion holds 50–100 guests depending on layout, and dance capacity may vary with staging, seating and equipment. Final group size is confirmed according to your programme and accommodation.
The Pavilion is a flexible open floor that is fully customizable for dance, movement, rehearsals, workshops, performances and community gatherings, with music and media capability.
High-speed Wi-Fi is available throughout the property. Backup connectivity can be arranged if required.
Yes, backup power is available to help keep essential operations running.
Yes. Private dance intensives, creative retreats, group sessions and gatherings can be arranged, subject to the agreed programme and venue setup.
Retreat bookings are handled directly with the Hotel Rivel team, who can provide the proposal, contract, payment schedule and invoice.
Yes. Facilitators and guests can stay onsite in the property's accommodation, subject to availability and the agreed rooming plan.
The Pavilion is fully protected from the rain, so sessions can continue as planned while you stay immersed in the surrounding landscape.
