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Finca Luna Nueva Lodge
Researched and sourced by hand. Last reviewed 2026-08-16.
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Each pathway scores 0 to 3 on the quality of the evidence published, not on the quality of the property. Open a row for every claim and its source.
Air Quality1Claimed, 1 of 3.
Claimed1 of 3 · Filtration, ventilation and what the air is measured at.
- Claimed
One guest room, Casita Esplendor, is published as the only room at the lodge that is not air conditioned, ventilated instead through screen walls, with ceiling and floor fans available.
It is our only room that is not air conditioned, allowing us to use screens that permit the flow of breezes, the wafts of perfume from ylang ylang trees, and the myriad sounds from the forest.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Casita Esplendor. Checked 2026-08-16. - Claimed
The restaurant is published as an open-air dining area beside the swimming pool, with no enclosed dining room described.
Come join us for breakfast, lunch, and dinner in our open-air dining area next to our beautiful swimming pool.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Farm to Plate: Fresh Organic Dining at Its Best. Checked 2026-08-16.
What would move this score
- What filter grade is fitted to guest room air handling, for example MERV 13 or HEPA H13?
- What is the fresh air supply rate per person in a guest room?
- Are carbon dioxide, particulate or volatile organic compound levels measured, and are the readings published?
- Is there a mould inspection and remediation protocol, and when was it last run?
- Are there gas cooktops, fireplaces or other combustion sources inside guest rooms?
Water Integrity2Specified, 2 of 3.
Specified2 of 3 · Source, treatment, tested panels and how drinking water arrives.
- Specified
The swimming pool is published as ozonated and the jacuzzi as solar heated, naming ozonation as the pool sanitation method.
The lodge offers many different accommodation options, full service restaurant, a small gift shop, on- and off- site tours, Wi-Fi, an ozonated pool, miles of trails, a yoga pavilion, a bird-watching platform, bamboo tower, and a solar-heated jacuzzi.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Checked 2026-08-16. - Claimed
The lodge publishes that drinking water reaches guests from the tap and that it does not sell bottled water, without naming a source, treatment train or test panel.
The water from the tap is potable.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Checked 2026-08-16. - Claimed
The jacuzzi is published as fed from a spring and heated by solar, with no treatment step named.
Our retreat center also features a spring-fed and solar-heated jacuzzi and a spa staffed by a professional masseuse trained in many therapeutic modalities.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Who We Are. Checked 2026-08-16. - Claimed
The jacuzzi is separately published as chlorine free, an absence of a sanitiser rather than a named sanitation method.
We offer gorgeous yet cozy accommodations, on and off farm tours, a rejuvenating spa, a spacious solar-powered and chlorine-free jacuzzi, and a nourishing farm-to-table restaurant featuring organic fruits, dairy, and produce from our farm.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Yoga / Retreat Center. Checked 2026-08-16.
What would move this score
- What is the water source, and what treatment is applied before it reaches a guest room?
- Is there a published contaminant test panel, and which laboratory ran it?
- Is shower and bath water filtered, and to what specification?
- How are pools and spas sanitised, and is the chemistry published?
- How is drinking water delivered, and is it treated on site?
Light Rhythm0Not published, 0 of 3.
Not published0 of 3 · Circadian lighting specification, flicker, blackout and daylight.
We looked for published information on Light Rhythm and found none. That is a gap in the public record, not a finding about the property.
What would move this score
- Is guest room lighting tunable or circadian, and what specification is published?
- What colour temperatures are used in the evening, and are fixtures flicker free?
- Do sleeping areas have full blackout, and is it specified?
- What daylight access does a typical room have?
- Is exterior lighting shielded or reduced overnight?
EMF Harmony0Not published, 0 of 3.
Not published0 of 3 · Wired versus wireless topology, and what is measured where people sleep.
We looked for published information on EMF Harmony and found none. That is a gap in the public record, not a finding about the property.
What would move this score
- Are guest rooms wired for data, or is access wireless only?
- Where are wireless access points and smart meters placed relative to the bed?
- Have field levels been measured in sleeping areas, and by whom?
- Can a guest have wireless disabled in their room on request?
- Is any shielded cabling or shielding material specified in the build?
Materials and Textiles2Specified, 2 of 3.
Specified2 of 3 · Named materials, finishes, bedding composition and cleaning chemistry.
- Specified
The bamboo used for the lodge's reception building is published as cured by the Boucherie process, with the three preservative constituents named.
Brian cured it using the Boucherie process, which saturates the culms with a mixture of camphor, borax, and boric acid.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, The Imaginarium of Brian Erickson. Checked 2026-08-16. - Specified
The Casa de Barro guest room is published as an adobe earth-bag structure built from clay taken from the property's own farm.
Casa de Barro is an adobe "earth-bag"house made from the deep red clay found on our farm.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Casa de Barro / Earth Bag House. Checked 2026-08-16. - Specified
Bamboo lights, desks and bedframes in many guest rooms are attributed to a named maker, the bamboo craftsman Brian Erickson.
As you will in many of our guest rooms, where Brian's lights, desks, and bedframes will enrich your stay.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, The Imaginarium of Brian Erickson. Checked 2026-08-16. - Specified
The Dome Suite bed and coffee cabinet are published as black and blonde bamboo, handmade rather than manufactured.
From its luxurious black bamboo king size bed to its blonde bamboo coffee cabinet, every detail of our Dome was handmade by master artisans to give you a unique experience of the rainforest.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Dome Suite. Checked 2026-08-16.
What would move this score
- What are the mattresses made of, and are they treated with flame retardants?
- What is the fibre content of the linen, and is it certified, for example to GOTS or OEKO TEX?
- Which paints, adhesives and sealants were specified, and are they low emission?
- What cleaning and laundry products are used, and is the list published?
- Are there named low emission certifications on the flooring or joinery?
Food and Kitchen2Specified, 2 of 3.
Specified2 of 3 · Sourcing, on site growing, cookware, kitchen water and additive discipline.
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The farm's biodynamic certification by the Demeter Association was announced in the then owner New Chapter's own release, dated May 2006, which names the certifier but publishes no certificate number or audit result.
Luna Nueva, Costa Rican headquarters of New Chapter, Inc., has received official Biodynamic(R) certification by the Demeter Association, the international accreditation agency for Biodynamic Agriculture.
PublishedNew Chapter, Inc., New Chapter's Costa Rican Organic Spice Farm Now Certified Biodynamic(R) by Demeter. Checked 2026-08-16. - Specified
The agroforestry consultancy that manages the farm records, in a 2021 case study, that the farm held organic and Demeter biodynamic certification and grew ginger and turmeric for export.
FLN was one of the first certified organic and Demeter certified biodynamic farms in Central America, focused primarily on growing ginger and turmeric for export to the United States of America.
PublishedPorvenir Design, Syntropic Agriculture: Cacao, Costa Rica, Case Study. Checked 2026-08-16. - Specified
The kitchen is published as supplied with greens, vegetables, tubers, fruits, herbs and dairy from the property's own syntropic farm.
Our kitchen prepares delicious and healthy foods with the organic greens, vegetables, tubers, fruits, herbs, and dairy from our syntropic farm.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Farm to Plate: Fresh Organic Dining at Its Best. Checked 2026-08-16. - Specified
The crops grown on the farm are named individually: cacao, vanilla, black pepper, ginger, turmeric, allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon.
Today, Finca Luna Nueva grows cacao, vanilla, black pepper, ginger, turmeric, allspice, nutmeg, cinnamon, and more than 300 other tropical fruits, spices, and medicinal plants.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, What Regenerative Tourism Really Means. Checked 2026-08-16. - Specified
The consultancy's case study records the cacao varieties planted in the one hectare syntropic orchard on the farm: Buffalo 1, UF 613, UF 653, ICS 95 and R6.
500 cacao trees of the following varieties: Buffalo 1, UF 613, UF 653, ICS 95, R6
PublishedPorvenir Design, Syntropic Agriculture: Cacao, Costa Rica, Case Study. Checked 2026-08-16. - Specified
The same case study records that the orchard was designed in part to grow food for the lodge's kitchen, alongside export crops.
The more specific goals of the farm were to grow food for the lodge's kitchen, while developing a few export grade cash crops (turmeric, cacao, ojoche) over all time scales.
PublishedPorvenir Design, Syntropic Agriculture: Cacao, Costa Rica, Case Study. Checked 2026-08-16. - Specified
The dairy served at breakfast is published as coming from the property's own herd, managed on pastures described as free of synthetic inputs.
It maintains a holistically managed dairy herd on pastures free of synthetic inputs.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, What Regenerative Tourism Really Means. Checked 2026-08-16. - Claimed
Ingredients not grown on the farm are published as sourced from small scale farms in the area rather than distributors, with no supplier named.
We are committed to source most of our ingredients directly from small scale farms around the area, rather than through big distribution companies.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Farm to Plate: Fresh Organic Dining at Its Best. Checked 2026-08-16. - Claimed
The route from farm to restaurant is published as passing through a single named role, the Farm to Table Manager, who allocates the harvest.
All of the produce from our farm goes directly to Ariel's Kitchen where he designates what goes to our restaurant and what stays in his kitchen to be processed for our gift shop or tours.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Latest Finca Luna Nueva Updates (July 2023). Checked 2026-08-16.
What would move this score
- What share of produce is grown on site or sourced locally, and is it verified?
- Which cooking oils are used, and is the policy published?
- What cookware is used in the kitchen?
- Is kitchen and ice water filtered, and to what specification?
- Is there a published position on additives, preservatives or allergens?
Biophilic and Healing Design2Specified, 2 of 3.
Specified2 of 3 · Nature access, views, volume and natural material contact, designed with intent.
- Specified
The Casita Esplendor guest room is published with its architect named, Rolf Ruge, and with a stated design intent of opening the room to the forest through screen walls that swing open.
The famed Costa Rican architect Rolf Ruge designed this bamboo guesthouse to be open to the energy of the rainforest, with screen walls that literally swing open to a view of the forest.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Casita Esplendor. Checked 2026-08-16. - Specified
The bamboo furnishings of that room are attributed to a named bamboo craftsman, Brian Erickson, alongside the bamboo structure itself.
Complementing the bamboo construction are furnishings also created from bamboo, and we're thrilled that the great bamboo craftsman Brian Erickson once again worked his bamboo magic for us.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Casita Esplendor. Checked 2026-08-16. - Specified
The Casa de Barro guest room's materials are published as chosen so the building reads as continuous with the land, a stated design intent rather than an incidental finish.
The spacious circular structure was handmade by our farm team with local participation, and the building materials make it feel like this house is a natural extension of the land.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Casa de Barro / Earth Bag House. Checked 2026-08-16. - Claimed
The Dome Suite bathroom is published as opening fully to the surrounding rainforest from the bedroom through an arched connection.
The bedroom opens to an arched connection to a separate domed bathroom, where the shower opens fully to the glories of the rainforest.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Dome Suite. Checked 2026-08-16. - Claimed
The shared yoga pavilion is published as a bamboo structure with a hardwood floor set within the surrounding forest, with no species, supplier or grade named.
Our bamboo yoga pavilion features a beautiful hardwood floor and is set in the lush rainforest.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Yoga / Retreat Center. Checked 2026-08-16.
What would move this score
- Does every guest room have direct outdoor access or an operable opening?
- What is the published design intent behind the natural materials used?
- What are the typical ceiling heights and room volumes?
- Was the landscape designed with native planting, and is the palette published?
Sound and Sensory Ecology1Claimed, 1 of 3.
Claimed1 of 3 · Measured background noise, separation between keys, and scent load.
- Claimed
The Casa Luna room page discloses that the wooden building may transmit noise between rooms and lists three responses: insulation in the walls, floor carpeting and a white sound machine in every room, with no product, grade or measured level published.
We have placed noise insulation in the walls, floor carpeting and every room has a white sound machine.
PublishedFinca Luna Nueva Lodge, Casa Luna. Checked 2026-08-16.
What would move this score
- What is the measured background noise level in a guest room at night?
- What acoustic separation is specified between adjoining keys?
- How loud is the guest room air conditioning at its lowest setting?
- Is fragrance diffused into guest rooms or public areas, and can it be declined?
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Where you’ll be
San Isidro de Peñas Blancas, Costa Rica
10.3878, -84.5975 · Open the full map · © OpenStreetMap contributors
What is not publishedthe gaps we looked for and did not find
Light Rhythm and EMF Harmony have nothing published. On lighting, glazing appears in the record only in other terms: the Casa de Barro room page says thick clay walls and multiple windows help the room hold a comfortable temperature, and the Dome journal entry describes interior light radiating out through small glass cutaways at night. No circadian or tunable lighting specification, colour temperature, flicker performance, blackout provision or exterior lighting discipline is published. On electromagnetic exposure, the lodge lists wireless internet as an included amenity in guest rooms, which describes coverage rather than topology and is not a disclosure either way. No wired data provision, shielded cabling, demand switch, router or meter placement, field measurement, or option to disable wireless is published. On air, only one guest room is described in ventilation terms, Casita Esplendor, which the lodge publishes as its only room that is not air conditioned; the air conditioning fitted to the other rooms is not specified, and no filter grade, fresh air rate, carbon dioxide, particulate or volatile organic compound reading, or mould inspection protocol is published for any room. No combustion source is described inside a guest room. The chocolate workshop page says guests roast fermented cacao beans without naming the equipment, and the tortilla workshop page does not mention wood, fire or a comal. On water, no source, treatment train or laboratory contaminant panel is published for the drinking supply beyond the statement that the tap is potable, and the pool is named as ozonated with no chemistry reading. On food, kitchen and ice water are not specified beyond that same potable tap statement, no share of produce grown on site is published against any denominator, and no cookware, cooking oil, additive or preservative policy is published. The Demeter biodynamic certification is documented in a 2006 release by the then owner and again in 2021. Its currency could not be established: the Demeter register did not return an entry by any route tried, so the certification is recorded as held at those dates rather than as current. Of the lodge's own pages that could be read, six carry no Demeter wording and describe the farm as regenerative and syntropic, and one page that the search index still lists with Demeter wording now reads regenerative farmland. Five further pages of its own returned by a Demeter search would not load by any route, so no statement is made here about the site as a whole. On materials, no mattress composition, linen fibre content, textile certification, paint or adhesive emission class, or cleaning and laundry chemistry is published. On sound, the Casa Luna page discloses that the wooden building may transmit noise and names insulation, carpeting and a white sound machine as responses, with no product, grade or measured level, and no background noise level is published for any room. On sound and sensory ecology, the spa publishes that it uses aromatherapy oils in its treatments. Fragrance introduced into a treatment space is a disclosed sensory load rather than a published sensory practice, so it is recorded here and not scored, and no fragrance policy or opt out for guest rooms is published.
Other standards held
Useful context. A held standard does not move a pathway score on its own. It moves a score only through the evidence that standard publishes.
- Demeter Biodynamic certification, Announced May 2006 by the then owner New Chapter, Inc.; recorded again by Porvenir Design in 2021 and not restated on the lodge's current pages Awarded by Demeter Association. Source
- Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST), Level not published on the lodge's own pages Awarded by Instituto Costarricense de Turismo. Source
- Slow Food Awarded by Slow Food. Source
Regional context2 public figures about the area, none of which scores
Public data about the surrounding area. None of it contributes to the score, because a property cannot be marked down for the conditions outside it.
- Safely managed drinking water, Costa Rica: The World Health Organization reports 81 per cent of the population nationally, 80 per cent in urban areas, 81 per cent in rural areas using a safely managed drinking water service. This describes the country, not this property, and says nothing about what reaches a guest room here. It is recorded because it is the background against which a property's own treatment is worth publishing. Source
- Ambient PM2.5 and PM10 near San Isidro de Peñas Blancas, Costa Rica: Modelled ambient air over this location averaged 4.9 micrograms per cubic metre of PM2.5 and 8.4 of PM10 across the 720 hours to 2026-08-17, peaking at 18.3 PM2.5. The World Health Organization annual guideline for PM2.5 is 5. This is the outdoor air over the area, modelled rather than measured on site, and it is not a reading of the air inside any room. Source
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