The Pacuare River
A change of pace and setting between practices, with the river providing a completely different rhythm.
Bring your yoga retreat, wellness group or private practice community to a focused, restorative setting across 100 acres of mountain, river and rainforest. Practice, reconnect and recover — all on one private estate.
Hotel Rivel brings the Rivel Pavilion, practice settings across the estate, recovery, nourishing group dining and accommodation together in one private setting. Your group can move between intentional practice and real restoration without leaving the property.
The Rivel Pavilion is the primary practice space for yoga, meditation, breathwork and workshops.
Explore the spaces shaping your retreat experience across the estate.
The Rivel Pavilion is the primary practice space — a covered, open-sided Pavilion with a high ceiling, panoramic valley views and full protection from the rain, joined directly to the restaurant. It is media-enabled for music, guided meditation and sound-healing sessions, and shifts with the rhythm of your retreat, from energizing morning practice to quiet evening reflection.
Practice capacity, at least 30 practitioners
Fully covered from rain; open-sided
Enabled for music, guided meditation & sound healing
Valley and rainforest setting
The Pavilion is the primary practice space, not the only one. Across 100 acres, your group can move practice to private decks, poolside areas, riverside spaces, forest clearings and deeper jungle settings — changing the landscape as the retreat unfolds.
Quiet decks for small-group practice, meditation and early-morning stillness.
Open-air practice beside the water, with recovery close at hand afterwards.
Move further into the rainforest for sessions that feel truly remote.
Meditation and sound-healing nets or hammocks beside the river, where the sound of the rushing water becomes part of the practice.
A meaningful retreat needs more than time on the mat. Meals become part of the rhythm — moments to refuel, reconnect and slow down between practices. Dining can be planned around your retreat schedule, from early breakfasts and post-practice meals to relaxed group dinners.
Plan breakfast, lunch and dinner around the timing and energy of your retreat.
Shared meals in a private setting that give the group space to connect.
Refreshments can be incorporated around practice sessions and excursions.
Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and allergy requirements coordinated during planning.
Accommodation is planned around the group, with rooming for teachers, facilitators, participants and organizers coordinated as part of your retreat programme.
The strongest yoga retreats balance intentional practice with space to breathe. At Rivel, yoga, meditation, outdoor movement, meals and recovery can be planned as one connected experience rather than a bolt-on spa hour.
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 teacher and retreat group has a different intention. Use this sample as inspiration for how practice, meditation, nourishment, recovery and the wider estate could work together — your retreat is built around your group, not a fixed itinerary.
Give the group space to experience Costa Rica beyond the yoga mat. Explore our curated estate experiences and create moments of connection, discovery and perspective between practices.
A change of pace and setting between practices, with the river providing a completely different rhythm.
A grounded experience rooted in the land and culture surrounding the estate.
A trail through the estate's forest to a secluded natural pool — a natural reset between retreat sessions.
Explore the mountain terrain across the broader estate borders.
From the first morning practice to the final closing circle, every part of the stay needs to work together.
Private space for workshops, breakouts and teacher-led sessions, indoors and out.
Coordinate sessions, meals, recovery and downtime seamlessly.
Build genuine rest and reflection into the retreat rather than filling every hour.
Keep the practical details moving while teachers and guests focus on the practice.
The Rivel Pavilion holds at least 30 people for practice, and group size is shaped around your accommodation needs and retreat programme.
The Pavilion can be arranged for yoga practice, meditation, breathwork, workshops and collaborative sessions, with music and sound-healing enabled.
No — the Pavilion is the primary practice space, and sessions can also move to private decks, poolside areas, riverside spaces, forest clearings and deeper jungle settings across the 100-acre estate, including river-side meditation and sound healing.
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 yoga sessions, meditation, breathwork, workshops and retreat gatherings can be arranged.
Retreat bookings are handled directly with the Hotel Rivel team, who can provide the proposal, contract, payment schedule and invoice.
Yes. Yoga teachers, facilitators and participants can all stay onsite in the property's accommodation.
Sessions can move to the covered Pavilion and other covered spaces, with the schedule adjusted around the weather.
Group retreats are planned as multi-day stays, with a 3-night minimum.
