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Hotel Magic Mountain: Traveler Reviews

3.5 of 5
La Fortuna Rd., La Fortuna de San Carlos, Arenal Volcano National Park 00000, Costa Rica
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Rating summary
  • Sleep Quality
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Location
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Rooms
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Service
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Value
    4.5 of 5 stars
  • Cleanliness
    4.5 of 5 stars
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Boston, MA
Top Contributor
57 reviews 57 reviews
20 hotel reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
67 helpful votes 67 helpful votes
“Loved this hotel and hope to return”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 16, 2008

I booked this through Costa Rican Trails (would never use again) and thought this hotel was terrific. It happened that they had two groups there (when checking I thought "ugh" as the buses unloaded) but without my asking, they upgraded us to a junior suite away from the groups. Dinner at the restaurant was wonderful and one of the best quality and priced meals we had while in La Fortuna. Breakfast was a buffet one day (wonderful) while the groups were there and off the menu the other days. The staff was great, arranged any tours we wanted, were always friendly and able to answer questions. The cosmo from the bar was the best I've ever had-bar none. We are planning to return to Costa Rica again and will hope to stay here a few nights.

  • Liked — the setting was gorgeous when the clouds lifted from Arenal volcano
  • Disliked — there were two large groups while we were there but it wasn't too bothersome to us.
  • Stayed January 2008
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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ON, Canada
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
“Clean, Convenient”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 26, 2008

Great location. Easy to get to all of the activities. Very clean and "american" type hotel. No complaints, but not a party place. I went with 3 other 20 somethings who were just looking for adventure - no parties for a few days and this place was great. Amazing view, great pool, internet. Definitely recommend.

Stayed February 2008
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Seattle
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Great place”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 13, 2008

I had a great time there...although I was traveling solo and in my late 20s there were a lot of older people. I felt like I was in a retirement home. Sorry...but there were bus loads of tour buses.

I loved the place overall though. It was clean, a good place to end where i could put my feet up. The staff was always so nice and so helpful...

i would recommend this place to anyone

  • Liked — the staff
  • Disliked — only one computer for internet and no near by pay phones
  • Stayed January 2008, traveled solo
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Vienna
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23 reviews 23 reviews
15 hotel reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
29 helpful votes 29 helpful votes
“Very Very Nice”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 8, 2008

Very nice hotel
Very nice and helpful reception excellent staff
Very nice pool - Two whirlpools - Excellent heated pool bar
Very nice views of the Volcano – all rooms had a view
Very clean
Very nice, elegantly decorated rooms, well taken care of
Excellent room service
Very nice food
Breakfast a little slow, felt sorry for the two ladies cooking the eggs
Pool towels a bit thin
Comfortable pool chairs
Very organized, professional staff
Strange restaurant set up
Hotel still being finalized
Spa and Bar to be finalized – Construction work did not interfere with the holiday
Located about a 15 minute walk from the main town

The volcano does not erupt every night. We naively were lead to believe that it did. We spent two nights waiting for the show but nothing happened.
Baldi hot springs is very nice and apparently less crowded than Tabacan, and also a third of the price. – Recommend to book with the small tourist office located just at the bottom of the hill before entering the town. Young man, very informative offered the lowest prices on all tours. We paid 19usd to enter Baldi.
Baldi consist of several hot spring pools…some were a little too hot. Beautiful gardens at the top of the Theme very nice food.
Seemed popular with the older generation
Very easy place to travel around and to see the local environment
The hanging bridges tour, very nice, be prepared to walk a lot (2-3hrs), wear good shoes. Don’t expect to see any animals apart from birds and ants as well as the occasional ant eating animal.

  • Stayed January 2008, traveled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Central New Jersey
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Wonderful Hotel near town”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed December 20, 2007

This hotel is exactly a $2.00 USD ride from La Fortuna town center which makes it great for those that don't have a car to get somewhere nice for dinner in Costa Rica outside your hotel.

The hotel is VERY clean, no carpeting in rooms every room has a balcony with a table and chairs. Breakfast was great, clean friendly wait staff. Depending on how crowded the hotel is will depend if the breakfast is buffet or A la Carte.

The only thing that was slightly odd was that the front desk is unattended from 10 pM - 6 am. there is still a security guard out in the front to control what cars and people come into or out of hotel grounds, but no front desk, found this out when trying to set a wake up call at 11 PM.

I would DEFINATELY stay here again, although I assume once the word on the street is out at how amazing this place is, it'll either shoot up it's prices or it will be hard to find a vacant room.

  • Liked — Cleaniness, close location to La Fortuna, Volcano View
  • Disliked — No front desk from 10 PM-6AM
  • Stayed December 2007, traveled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Also Known As:
Magic Mountain Hotel
Hotel Magic Mountain Costa Rica/Arenal Volcano National Park
Address: La Fortuna Rd., La Fortuna de San Carlos, Arenal Volcano National Park 00000, Costa Rica
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Region: Costa Rica > Province of Alajuela > Arenal Volcano National Park > La Fortuna de San Carlos
Amenities:
Bar/Lounge Free Breakfast Free High-Speed Internet Free Parking Kids Activities Restaurant Room Service Shuttle Bus service Suites Swimming Pool Wheelchair access
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Hotel Class:3.5 star (3.5*)
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