We are a family of four ranging in age from our 9 year old daughter and 12 year old son all the way up to 55 year old Dad. Why here? Nature – The nearby cloud forests provide endless panoramas of nature and the Lodge arranged excellent tours for us of both Monteverde and Santa Elena Reserves and a night... More

Great people, surprisingly excellent food, and wonderful location. In addition to being a wonderful launching point for visiting the cloud forest and going out on a zip line, the hotel also arranged a wonderful night hike departing from the hotel itself. I'd recommend this without hesistation. More

The rooms were clean and well appointed with tranquil garden views. We would return again. More

My wife and I very much enjoyed our stay at Monteverde Lodge and Gardens. We had a beautiful second floor room with a balcony (room 201) which felt as though it was in the midst of the rain forest. The staff was uniformly lovely with genuine concern for the guests. Francini at the front desk was particularly solicitous and helpful.... More

Our room was a beautiful, smaller standard rooms, over looking the gardens and forest. We saw two agouti from our small balcony and a coati from the dining room. The hotel neighbors a private preserve were we watched coati feeding, oblivious to us after a thunder shower, and with nice over looks to the canyon below. Kind of a secondary... More

We spent 2 nights at Monteverde Lodge, and just loved the room and grounds. The way the room was set up made it feel like a sleeping porch. We loved it. The food was also delicious and the wait staff couldn't have been better. The photos I took walking in the gardens look like post cards. My only disappointments were:... More

One of the best assets this hotel has is their staff! so very friendly/patient and very willing to help you and accommodate the best they can. Francine was wonderful when we asked to be switched to a room with just one bed instead of two. She made it happen :) The rooms themselves were large and spacious with plenty of... More

We stayed at Monteverde Lodge and Gardens for three nights with our 14 month old son. It is a great spot with beautiful gardens and grounds. But the highlight of the trip for us was the outstanding waitstaff and service at the hotel. All of the employees treated our son like he was KING! It was hard to leave. The... More

A lovely hotel, hidden amongst the trees close to the centre of Santa Elena town. We stayed 3 nights in a second floor balcony room (definitely the preferred rooms). The rooms are immaculately looked after, although slightly on the small size. The food in the restaurant was really good - with an interesting dinner menu and breakfasts of a very... More