San Lorenzo (Alajuela) Hotels

Pros: The entire staff was very nice and knowledgeable.

Cons: The Italian food was served without cheese

Pros: great view from the shower of the cloud forrest, you can relax while taking a shower

Cons: missed at bigger game room

Pros: Absolutely beautiful! Excellent staff! Great hiking trails, awesome view! Bird watching - saw Many including a toucan.

Cons: Food prices were high.

Pros: Villa Blanca is a beautiful, special place. The views are just stunning and I highly recommend walking down the road to appreciate them fully. The staff really make the place - everyone is so ...

Cons: There's no question that Villa Blanca is expensive. Better value for money would be great - it would have meant I could have stayed longer (which I wanted to!)

Pros: overall service!! the people, the food, the spa (you must take a massage!!!), the room, everything was so perfect!!

Cons: nothing

Pros: Serene location. All staff were welcoming and made the visit memorable.

Pros: A once in a lifetime opportunity to experience a cloud forest up close. Staff couldn't be more accommodating nor knowledgeable. Excellent, healthy food. Totally relaxing and removing.

Cons: Know where you are going. It's a cloud forest: two of our four days were totally fogged-in, as they should be in such a location. Fascinating to experience the reserve under those conditions. ...

Pros: We visited at the start of the green season and the site was fully staffed, we thought this was very impressive. Service was great. It was so nice to be greeted with a cocktail on arrival!

Cons: The road to get out to Villa Blanca needs some work and maintenance.

Pros: The best place we stayed in costa rica. Realy amazing!

Cons: The road isnt the best especially at night but it is worth it

Pros: We arrived very late due to unexpected problems during our ride and the hosts were awaiting for us with a big smile. They were friendly and very understanding with us. The breakfast was amazing and ...

Cons: Nothing, the price was slightly on the upper side for what we paid during our trip, but the organic and fresh breakfast and the friendly hosts made up for every dollar.

Pros: So good that we went back for another stay. See our other review

Pros: Very welcoming. Stylish property. Great location for those arriving at San Jose and then heading west or north.

Pros: The hostess, Helen, was a wonderful treat she was very accommodating and informative about the area. We really enjoyed our stay. The view is fabulous and nature abounds. Our traditional Costa Rican ...

Cons: The entrance sign on the road up to the B & B is just a bit too small and can be missed.

Pros: The owner was very gracious and greeted us with a smile and a hot cup of coffee. The breakfast was delicious with lots of local fruit to start with, and great scrambled eggs. She is a gracious ...

Cons: Our room had a lot of very large ants and I had to try to eliminate them before we could go to sleep. The room was smaller than expected as well.

Pros: The staff was very accommodating. Elaina (Helen) speaks very good English and made our stay very enjoyable. This facility is green for sure. Helen arranged a tour of a coffee plantation in Naranjo...

Pros: The kindness of the owner and the breakfast

Cons: The fact that there is no blackout on the windows and there are windows on 3 of the 4 walls

Pros: Excellent location with an amazing view over San Ramon. Warm welcome with a cup of tea.

Pros: The hostess

Pros: Breakfast was great. Loved the feeling of living outdoors. Room was spacious. Even had a hammock on the deck.

Pros: This is the perfect place if you want to avoid crowded and touristy spots and just want to be in contact with nature. Good value for the money. Lots of frogs and birds.

Cons: There are about 2.5k of unpaved road and you have to cross a river if you want to get to one of the parking lots. This is not really a big deal if you have the right car.

Pros: Nice place to stay with kids. Hicking around the property with Diego is worth doing. Beside the 'way too expensive' bug repelent that I had to buy at the front desk, we had a very good time...

Pros: Beautiful location in the rainforest. Very tranquil. The staff is amazing. We especially enjoyed Diego's jokes!! We took the morning birdwatching tour and saw several Toucans as well as many ...

Cons: The only issue we had was the beds were lumpy and not real comfortable.

Pros: The room was amazing. Big and great shower !

Pros: The property is amazing with its lush vegetation and beautiful rivers and waterfalls. Absolutely amazed by the flora and fauna at the resort.

Cons: The food was a little boring. Always the same style breakfast. The menu needs some update especially the breakfast choices. Even though it was included in our stay we started going to La Fortuna for ...

Pros: Loved the family atmosphere of the staff, the location.

Pros: To be in the jungle was a treat. Quiet and beautiful view We were able to get anything we needed on location. Beds were comfortable

Pros: Amazing location in the middle of the rainforest. You didn't have to leave the property to see wildlife. The staff were great and worthy of particular mention were our two nature guides Josh and ...

Cons: Initially we booked the Jungle room which was a bit gloomy and not that nice. We then upgraded to the cabin which was beautiful and a very different experience. The restaurant also lacked a little ...

Pros: location in the rainforest, hiking trail

Cons: Value for money was not as expected. For the price the amenities and conditions of the rooms was pretty basic. There is rustic, which is fine, but basic for the price paid was not as expected. Night staffing wasn't very receptive.

Pros: Staff were so helpful - oscar on reception was amazing and Alejandro and co in the restaurant were also such a pleasure to talk to. The grounds were so beautiful and nice to walk around, food all ...

Cons: Nothing really

Pros: Very nice hotel. Oscar and his wife are very nice and helpful. Beautiful hotel and rooms, very clean and a nice fresh breakfast.

Pros: The people working there are very nice, we got to see a sloth and touch it!

Cons: The breakfast was a small amount and for the breakfast that you can pay for was terrible, the rooms where small and no place to sit outside

Pros: The setting and area. If you want to do a lot from La Fortuna, its quite far away but you know that beforehand via their web site........

Cons: No relaxing chairs anywhere, missed that, especially in the rooms! Overall quite expensive compared to other hotels we have stayed in the past as we live in Costa Rica. Especially drinks in restaurant...

Pros: We stayed in the treehouse room. It was quaint, fun, and quite an adventure. It is shown in some photos, but I had actually thought it would have been different. But, it was fun, had a clean bathroom ...

Cons: The tree house was not a large or finished as the other cabins. But, it was a fun adventure. The location is not really La Fortuna, but is actually about 15 miles outside of the town.

Pros: Staff very friendly and want you to enjoy your stay. Was away from any major towns. Grounds are beautiful and they are still working to improve further.

Pros: Staff were so friendly and helpful. The beds were extremely comfortable. Every comfort of a four or five star hotel, yet a treehouse, rainforest experience. Breakfast was awesome with nice ...

Cons: Could provide Kleenex tissue in rooms for those with allergies.

Pros: I liked the tranquility and the service provided by the family! Their son and son in law were amazing and always went above and beyond to make our stay a great one!

Pros: Staff were extra friendly & helpful. AC was a delight to have to help dry out wet gear.

Cons: Construction noise from building new units.

Pros: Warm welcome, the room was comfy, nice view of jungle, the food was great! Great place to rest from the adventures!

Pros: Environmentally conscious, beautiful lodge with a wonderful location. Excellent accommodations for families. The farm tour is amazing.

Cons: It is a little ways out of La Fortuna if you are going for the typical tourist activities.

Pros: This property is amazingly beautiful, peaceful, productive, and full of plant and animal biodiversity. Great food. Relaxing pools and hammocks. Great views. Sloths. Biodynamic farm tour (free). Hiking...

Pros: Great programs at the site to pass the day. Amazing food onsite--very healthy.

Cons: We used Google Maps to get there with the PIN from within Booking.com. The gps directed us down an impassable dirt road and it took an additional hour to re-navigate. This was a known issue to the ...

Pros: A fantastic getaway for a few days. It's a long drive to the farm but once you are there you never want to leave. The farm supplies all of the food at the restaurant. All organic and delicious, ...

Cons: It's a long way from the volcano and tourist sites. This is also a plus if you don't want to see the volcano and do all of that. Amazing opportunities to bird watch and see wildlife.

Pros: The property is amazing, so gorgeous and you can tell the owners and workers really love this place. The pool was great for the kids, the rooms are spacious and comfy, there is a cool observation deck...

Cons: Breakfast could have been a little better. There was some yogurt drink that was left unrefrigerated that might have gone bad, would be better to have it in a bowl of ice or something.

Pros: Nice lodges, good service, house-maid products such as the ginger syrup, incredible mirador to observe surrounding nature

Cons: Shared terrace and bad soundproofing. Swimmingpool lacking of authenticity.

Pros: The meals were excellent. Loved the free breakfast. Most of the food is grown right on the farm. Loved the farm tour given by the owner. It was very informative and actually changed the way we ...

Cons: It is 30 minutes from La Fortuna. Wished it had a fridge in the room. There was a very small one that is shared by multiple rooms.

Pros: We loved every aspect of Luna Nueva - the jungle (!!!!), the facilities, the food was amazing and the staff were wonderful.

Cons: Nothing. Sorry, you want me to write more about what I didn't like but I have nothing to tell you.

Pros: Amazing and educational. Perfect location an Steven gives and incredible farm tour. The staff are fantastic and the food is great and all home grown. A perfect stop for the Fortuna region.

Pros: most peaceful place ever, and the people there are amazing...they are so passionate about what they do!

Pros: It was very aitentic orgsnic farm, all the personal are very frendly , the cabin and food was much beter that we expect . We enjoy the walking in the jungle explain us all rhe kind of fruts and vegetsbles and then all that we see it become in our brekfaat, including the fresh milk and eggs from their organic cows and chiken We think once you stay there you dont have to hire trails walking becouse there are several excelent and not turist way.

Pros: Our family travelled here tired after an overnight flight and were greeted with smiles, a free room upgrade and an easy check in. The restaurant staff were superb and went above and beyond to help us ...

Cons: The only thing that could have been better was a/c or a fan in the fitness facility.

Pros: feeding of the birds

Pros: Wildlife interaction and variety allow to enjoy nature without the negative impact of enclosures ,breakfast with the local birds will be a memorable moment

Pros: Location, comfort and cleanliness. - Refurbished rooms and bathrooms in some of the rooms! Nice touch. - Reception staff, very friendly.

Cons: - No internet in the restaurant. - Poor staff treatment during breakfast, it was more important for the staff to eat themselves than serve the guest. Had to go to the back to get their attention...

Pros: Location

Cons: Restaurant staff attitude and service. Very Limited breakfast. Many things not available, no orange juice, no tortilla, fixed limited menu's. No Internet in public areas, only in room.

Pros: Rooms and swimming pool.Dinner and its price.

Cons: Staff, breakfast. All prices are showing in $. We are in Costa Rica and have colones currency as oficial currency. We have not $ currency as official currency

Pros: Very nice staff. Good breakfast (available from 6:30 am onwards) and good dinner. Hotel is located in a wonderful surrounding with a lot of sporting facilities.

Cons: Safe box is not big enough for a laptop computer.

Pros: The breakfast was fantastic! We really appreciated the air conditioning, and the price of this stay. We felt that it was a great value, and we wished that we had planned for more than one night in ...

Cons: Our room could have had a few updates in decor, but we felt that the price of the room more than made up for it! A fantastic stay!!

Pros: We arrived in the evening and received a warm welcome. The place was amazing. Around the lodge we found a lot of frogs. The owner helped us with finding them and gave us a lot of explanation. A free ...

Pros: Nice location, beautiful ground and gardens - excellent breakfast!

Cons: Nothing - it was one of the top places we stayed in Costa Rica.

Pros: The food was very delicious. Their trails were filled with wildlife, and were great for novice hikers. We saw blue jean frogs, glass winged butterflies, hummingbirds, tucans​, and lots of other ...

Cons: The bugs were a slight inconvenience, that's the only reason for the imperfect rating, but for the most part as long as you are weary of them, you should be okay. The big nets they provide are ...

Pros: Beautiful surroundings, lovely hikes, great staff, amazing accommodations.

Cons: Drive up is long, but worth the view.

Pros: A really beautiful Eco-Lodge built into the rainforest run by friendly staff. Watching the birds from your balcony and go to bed with the sound of several frog species. The accommodation is basic, but...

Cons: It's a 3,5km dirt road drive uphill - a car with some clearance or 4x4 will be helpful.

Pros: We loved speaking with Giovanni in Spanish and English. He was a delight! Giovanni and Luis took care of us the moment we arrived until the moment we pulled out to leave. The food was absolutely ...

Cons: The only thing that could've been better is to be able to have a walking path through the jungle on the property. The good news is, they are in the process of doing just that! They already have a ...

Pros: Personalized service was great. Giovanni the owner assisted us in booking tours, spa etc. The breakfast is basically a la cart. You let Giovanni know what you like to have for breakfast the night ...

Pros: I loved the option of dinner, the hammocks, the friendly welcome!

Cons: The location was far from Arenal/La Fortuna and very hard to find! The bathrooms were also a bit too provincial for my liking and the price!

Pros: Lovely place, just very very far from everything

Cons: Owner was all smiles and offered to offer us rides to many places. It was lovely, until he asked for money for those rides when we checked out. Unacceptable way to treat clients - if he meant to ...

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Relax

Pros: They need a selection of desserts

Cons: They did not have a variety of menu

Pros: The beautiful grounds, extremely welcoming staff- Came for the hot springs and totally loved Our stay. Night time visits to the hot springs via a 400 meter walkway through the woods was magical

Cons: Only the bed could be a bit more comfortable:)

Cons: room was very basic, no telephone, no TV, hot springs were a disappointment

Pros: The walk towards the hot springs. The massage.

Cons: The TV was super old and it did not work in our room. No wify, no hot water. Too expensive for what it was.

Pros: Great staff

Pros: Good breakfast. We came to the hotel and it was raining. We asked for a closer room (to the reception) to the one I had reserved. They didn't had an issue changing the reservation without any ...

Cons: The place is far away from tourist destinations like La Fortuna. The bathroom was a bit run down.

Pros: Great place to relax

Cons: The walking distance to get to the thermal waters.

Pros: friendly welcome and instant key handling. Breakfast delicious. Hot springs included in room package

Cons: room a little small for three people, almost no possibility to hang something to the wall in room and bathroom as hooks are missing

Pros: They are very nice and the place is clean

Pros: The beds were comfortable, the shower excellent, the breakfast was tasty and abundant.

Cons: The bad score on location is just because we were doing things in Arenal, which was quite a distance from the hotel. Some things didn't work in the room, but they fixed them as soon as we ...

Pros: The owner and the staff,the breakfast

Pros: Very friendly personal, quiet hotel, super breakfast

Cons: nothing

Pros: Location high up overlooking Grecia is excellent. The nearby coffee plantations look amazing.

Cons: We expected more hiking trails from the property. The area would be excellent for walking. The hotel would also benefit from a pool area with outside seating and perhaps a spa facility.

Pros: Staff is really friendly. Food is wonderful and the views amazing..... make sure you also watch the sunrise in the morning. I know, it's early but if you're lucky you can do it while still ...

Cons: My navigation send me up the wrong road. correct road was not in my navigation, but is only 10 meters further up the road. Look for the sign at the main road.

Pros: Our arrival was quite late at night and we didn't know exactly where it was, but we called ahead and the staff was very helpful with directions and stayed up to welcome us (it isn't a big ...

Cons: Not much to be honest. There is very little to complain about except that it isn't obvious where the hotel is. There are two roads side by side, and since it is Costa Rica there are no names. It ...

Pros: The Pool

Cons: The bathroom is in the room

Pros: The room was really good and the food was also really good. The staff were welcoming and helped me as much as possible.

Cons: The garden was really small. No much possibility to see the huge biodiversity of Costa Rica

Pros: The staff was outstanding, very helpful and went out of their way to please you.

Pros: Food was excellent. Staff was great. They help us set up rides to La Fortuna, Zip Lining, and the San Jose Airport. This hotel would be a great place for someone wanting a full equestrian experience ...

Cons: A bit remote. On certain days the bar stays open quite late and the noise can make it difficult for guests to sleep. The The hotel is better suited for someone that has their own transportation as it ...

Pros: Room was very modern, comfortable and clean. Great large pool with a whirpool. Nice restaurant with a wide choice of grilled meats. Worth a longer drive from La Fortuna.

Pros: Restaurant and pool were nice. Staff was friendly and rural, equestrian ranch setting was quaint.

Cons: TV did not work. Some beds were not clean. Shower did not drain well. Shower did not have adjustable temperature and was lukewarm. No soap provided and bathroom door did not have handle/knob on ...

Pros: Greatly enjoyed the natural surroundings: the birds and butterflies & the hot spring waters.

Cons: From the nature standpoint, it rained for an entire day. From a structural standpoint you must be constantly climbing or descending steps. We were sent the first day to the lower portion where it ...

Pros: Great location with the hot spring river. Nice hiking trail following the river. More amenities than I expected. Wish I booked another night.

Cons: Not much view from room.

Pros: The staff was very nice, especially the bartender at the pool. The area is gorgeous, bit there's really nothing to do.

Cons: The property is so run down. The advertised as a spa but there was only one person to work it so couples selection weren't possible (and it was our honeymoon). The roof line had so many holes in ...

Pros: Great place to relax, nice view of the river in the back

Pros: Food was good, staff very friendly. The hot pools and scenery breathtaking.

Cons: A lot of steps to climb to get to our room.

Pros: spring waters in the swimming pool.

Cons: No air conditioner

Pros: The food in the restaurant was pretty good. .... But we felt rushed.

Cons: The service staff was rude, we had to change rooms due to the fan and AC not working, once in the other room, we found mold on the ceiling and the towels smelled like throw up. ..... I was born and ...

Pros: Pools and grounds were fantastic!

Cons: Can't have coffee until restaurant opens at 7 and no coffee pot, fridge or microwave in rooms.

Pros: Pools open late.

Cons: Bedroom blanket gave allergies and rashe's for three days. Pools were drained even though I was told theyou would be open all night.

Pros: Nothing

Cons: Dirty, dark room, no AC. Two pools with thermal water full of people. You can get much better hotel.

Pros: The path from the property which led through the forest to the river was interesting.

Cons: The property appeared to be in need of a lot of TLC. With no other guests staying at the time, the pools were out of use and breakfast had to be taken at a soda up the road. The price was very poor ...

Pros: The owners are very nice. The husband and wife duo make up the staff. The wife makes great breakfast. The guy is well informed about the area and is well travelled himself. They are a very ...

Cons: Our bed wasn't all that comfortable for $140/night.