“Beautiful place!”

The hotel and staff are wonderful.We enjoyed the ecological sanctuary right next door. We loved the view. The location is perfect for getting around town. You can walk to the grocery store. Taxis are also very inexpensive from this hotel location.

“Favorite spot in Monteverde”

We loved the hotel, the jacuzzi, the view, the guided night walk and the food. The staff was wonderful. We had only one complaint. Twice, we were asked to move from a table in the bar (after we already had our drinks and snacks) because it had been "reserved" for other guests. No indication of a reservation was on the table and there were no other places to sit. It made me wonder what was so special about the other guests that we were bumped for them. Other than that, the entire stay was wonderful.

“Fantastic stay in Monteverde”

Our Monteverde experience was exceptional and this was largely due to the wonderful staff and comfortable, convenient location of Monteverde Lodge and Gardens. The rooms were clean and offered all the amenities we needed to make our stay there easy. The staff greeted us warmly and were more than happy to help us arrange tours in the area. When our transport from Monteverde to our next location was delayed, the person at the front desk called our driver without hesitation to ensure there was not an issue. The hotel was peaceful and located within walking distance to everything we wanted to see and do in the area. The gardens outside of the hotel were amazing and perfectly suited to everything from a private wedding to a relaxing afternoon walk. When we return to Monteverde, we will definitely reserve our stay at Monteverde Lodge and Gardens.

“We'd return to Monteverde Lodge without hesitation”

We had a wonderful time. The staff was pleasant and attentive and gave us good advice on the activities in Monteverde. The food was very good and locally based, and the gardens are fun to wander in and see birds a butterflies. We'd go back in a heartbeat. The transition time (April) when the days are getting wetter is a good time to go, since it the Lodge and Monteverde in general are much less crowded. Be prepared for rain and some mud, and you'll be fine. The experience of the lodge and Reserve are worth the bad to nightmarish roads!

“Beautiful Lodge in excellent location”

On our arrival we were greeted with a welcome drink. The grounds were very well groomed and had some walking trails around the garden behind the resort. The rooms were very clean and all overlookied the garden. I cannot say enough about the staff. They went above and beyond helping us. The wait staff in the restaurant and the bar were extremely attentive and just could not do enough for us. We went at a very good time of year, as it was the end of high season and the hotel was not that occupied. We were in walking distance to town, which included a grocery store and plenty of good restaurants. We were also in walking distance of an Ecological Sanctuary that we really enjoyed hiking the trails there. We were surprised that there was no air-conditioning or TV, but did not miss either too much. We would highly recommend this resort.

“great stay”

The staff was warm and friendly. The food was superb. The hotel was very clean and had a good location. I highly recommend this hotel.

“Lovely lodge in Monte Verde!”

Everything about this hotel was a delight: rooms, food, staff, location were all excellent.

“Good hotel but over-priced”

We went to the Lodge in the Green season (when it rains every day, sometimes all day). Not surprisingly, there were very few other guests, only two on one night. This was the time the hotel had decided to use for redecoration (hammering) and repairs (jacuzzi out of action). It was unfortunate that they had not specified this before we booked or made some reduction in the costs. We complained and the absoulutely charming and helpful staff fell over themselves to compensate. They provided us, now the only two guests, with a candlelit dinner in the garden lit by flares as compensation. They could not have done more. The hotel itself is 'alpine'; i.e. lots of wood panelling. This makes the bedrooms very dark although they have bijoux balconies overlooking the forest (we were visited by white faced monkeys as we drank our tea). The restaurant and bar area has similarly luscious forest views and would be a great place to sit and chill out (when the decorators have gone). The meals we ate were exceptional and well worth the price. We reckon that the charges are 20% to 30% higher than neighbouring hotels and considerably more than the Arenal Observatory Lodge, our previous stop and a hotel of similar quality. However, it is an excellent hotel, in a good position with a friendly, helpful and efficient staff.

“Beautiful lodge”

Beautiful hotel in a lovely setting. We loved it. They organized monteverde cloudforest tour with an amazing guide for us. The receptionists in particular were outstanding. Brought hot popcorn whilst we watched a video., organized dinner reservations and were extremely friendly.

“ECR - Monteverde”

Nice but not inside the reserve. Location is not close enough to the reserve to experience the same nature.