The view from the terrace is fantastic. Birds and volcano. The staff is very friendly and helpful. There are more than one receptionist at work at the same time so always someone there to ask questions. The tours they offer really are cheaper than online. We booked Baldi with them and that worked fine. The place is right in town and at the same time on the outside. You can walk to the center in 7 minutes and at the same time it’s the last building in town so it has views in nature. No noise from the town at all (the town is nice but also has a lot of tourists so I thought this inside and outside location was great. Just nature sounds at night :-) I thought the prices of the location were very good for what we got. Fine little pool, you can have your own drinks there if you want. We were with our kids of 16,13,8 and stayed in 2 rooms next to each other. Breakfast could be ordered every morning ing if we wanted. We also had our own lunch in the restaurant. You’re allowed to sit there as they don’t serve lunch. So we had volcano view lunch with our own groceries. Would visit again. We did want to do the night tour with Armando which is free. But it’s only available if you book the sloth tour as well. So if you want to do it, book the sloth tour! We were maybe going to do it without the sloth tour but then it started raining very very hard so that didn’t work out in the end. But the guy is very busy, so if you want to be certain to get a spot, book the sloth tour :-)

This is a Really Good little mid-grade hotel with kind helpful staff, a breakfast with a view of the volcano and birds, roomy air-conditioned rooms with comfortable beds, and a lovely little pool being built now with a swim-up bar and beautiful hand-worked wood seating area, lounge with games & pool table (handy during rainy season). Good location to some nice sodas, mercados and bars, souvenir shops, and a Really Good sloth Tour with Armondo > we saw 7–including a Mom & Baby! Good pricing on tours, lots of help getting Ubers, taxis, etc. The back is against a small strip of jungle, there is a garden with flowers around the hotel, and some water features.. Travesia Restaurant in walking distance has some of the Best Food in Town (havent tried their restaurant for dinner yet, only breakfast which was good). Very Clean, with daily cleaning provided.

Could use some more chair cushions

If only I could have more time. I would definitely stay there longer. Armando showed us many animals in the bush every night. The restaurant was amazing too. And the room? Way ahead of my expectations. The staff was great.

The property was very big and spacious. It was surrounded by lush jungle and many small wild animals. During the night the facility offered free night tours where you could walk around the property and see the many different wild animals that live in that area.

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The hotel is just perfect in every way, the stuff are so kind and helpfull, the guy that served in the restaurant is awesome and so kind! The room was very big with two double beds and clean. The pool area was great. The restaurant had amazing views of the volcano and there were many birds in the morning at the bird feeders the stuff put up. The locacition is perfect, 5 min walk from "the center", but hidden and sorounded by nature, it felt like being in the jungle. They also have amazing gardens where you can see many animals. They offer a lot of tours much cheaper than in other places and also tickets to the attractions in La Fortuna at cheaper prices than at the entrance. Sloth tour with Armando is a must, he is such a kind bloke, and very dedicated. The tour was supposed to be 1.5 h long, but we stayed for 3 whole hours. And he even took us around the hotel gardens at night on a night walk for free 3 nights in a row, it just doesn't get better than that! Thank you, Armando! I just cannot recommend this hotel enough, everything was just perfect!

That we had to leave!

The hotel is conveniently located in town so that you can walk to restaurants, stores, and the plaza in a few minutes. The view from the deck in the morning is gorgeous facing the volcano and you can watch the birds being fed bananas. Breakfast is delicious. Room was spacious but we unfortunately got the room under the restaurant so could hear the chairs moving daily in the morning. The front desk is great and helpful in booking tours that are cheaper than online, especially if you pay in cash. The cleaners are great and come daily. One time they even made my son an elephant towel.

Bring bug repellant if you're eating on the deck. My husband got eaten alive by mosquitoes when he wore shorts and didn't spray himself but I only got a few. Also, there is warm water in the shower but the system is tricky so don't expect it to be hot but warm. Try not to get the room under the restaurant.

This was a budget option for us, so we didn't expect it to be super plush, but the room was a full on apartment, which was awesome. We had a full kitchen and they gave us free coffee everyday. There was a living room, which was great because it rained a lot and my kids sat around and played cards. This hotel had an awesome breakfast area with bird feeders and we saw so many birds! It also has a view of the volcano, but we never saw it because it rained too much. Armando gives a great sloth tour, and if you take the sloth tour, he will also give you a night tour as a gift. We saw so many sloths and at night we saw poison dart frogs and red eyed tree frogs and lots of lizards right on the property. Xilopalo is also an easy walk to town for restaurants. We would definitely stay here again!

This hotel is in the best location in town. The breakfast bar has a view of the volcano when visible and there is a bird feeder to which an amazing amount of beautiful species of birds visit. The odd hummingbird flew by too. The breakfast was very good and the birds were an added bonus. Reception staff were great. Sorted out our tours and a problem we had with the aircon. The others were friendly and cheerful. Beds were comfortable and rooms clean.

A huge bedroom but no place to put clothes. A very noisy fridge which we unplugged. Thin walls with a noisy neighbour. Despite this we loved the place.

Everything. The location was perfect. In town but surrounded by jungle. The view from the breakfast room was amazing and every morning we saw lots of birds including toucans. One morning the volcano was out and it was mesmerising watching while eating breakfast. The breakfast was also fabulous as were the breakfast staff. In the hotel grounds we saw lizards and frogs multiple times. We went on a tour with Armando from the hotel (as others mention) and it was amazing value. We saw 12 sloths, some frogs and birds. It was raining initially when we went out so not much wildlife activity so we came home. It then fined up and so armando came and knocked on our door and asked if we wanted to go again and so we did which is when we saw so much. He also took us around the grounds at night and we saw lots of frogs. The staff here though are really what makes the place. So friendly and nothing is ever a problem. This hotel is amazing value for money especially if you don’t have a car as it’s right in town. Highly recommend.

Nothing. We got upgraded to a huge room with a kitchen which we weren’t expecting so it was fabulous. If there were a few more items in here ( ie a pot) we probably would have used the kitchen more so would have been great to just have a few more kitchen things potentially?

I have travelled to 25+ countries and stayed everywhere from luxury hotels to family run boutiques. This hostel showed me some of the most authentic hospitality I have ever experienced. The staff are so genuinely kind and helpful in a very natural way - they made me feel at home. The overall vibe is relaxed, friendly and warm, and they’re very passionate about ecotourism. The hostel itself based within an amazing tropical rainforest with exotic birds to watch close up all day long and the rooms are spacious and comfortable. I also did the sloth and night tour with Armando which was quite literally unforgettable, he even helped me take the most professional photos (on my iPhone!) of toucans, sloths, frogs at night, monkeys and more!! If I ever go back to Costa Rica I’ll be staying here for sure! Thank you Xilopalo, you made my trip to La Fortuna :)

Everything was perfect