Except for the ugly monstrosity of a hotel next door which appears to represent the future disneyfication of La Fortuna/Arenal, we loved pretty well everything about El Silencio. Each room is a spacious cabin with a roomy shower and good beds. Minor complaint on the beds is that they l(ike every other hotel with the exception of only two hotels where we stayed (Posada el Quijote and Issimo Suites) had flimsy small pillows. Beautiful gardens, a lovely view of Volcan Arenal (when it chooses to show itself). A nice pool and extra bonus a hot springs pool at the back of the property (my wife and daughter did encounter a small red snake in the pool which cut their hot springs time short but that is nature and why you are in Costa Rica). There was a bar by the pool.
Great breakfasts, wonderful hosts and servers, tours arranged, Tiki the chihuahua and the parrot all made our 4 days wonderful.
El Silencio is what La Fortuna can and should be at its best. Magic Mountain and whatever the thing next door will be called are not.







