Monteverde Costa Rica hotels
WHAT THE GUIDE BOOKS SAY ABOUT US
Costa Rica Handbook by Christopher P. Baker
3rd Edition, Jan. 99
"The modern Monteverde Lodge is the most outstanding hotel and also a good bargain. A cavernous entrance foyer leads up to a spacious and elegant open-plan dining room with a soaring beamed ceiling, and a cozy bar with leather chairs from Sarchi around a open hearth, which has a log fire blazing at night. Chessboards and backgammon are at hand. The bar looks down on a large Jacuzzi (open 24 hours) enclosed by a glass atrium that complements the redbrick and timber lodge. Wraparound windows offer wonderful views over the landscaped grounds and forested valley.
Rooms are spacious and elegant, with large windows, two double beds, and well-lit bathrooms stocked with fluffy towels. Snacks are served in the bar at 5p.m. Smoking is allowed in the bar and a designated smoking wing only The lodge, which is set amid beautifully landscaped gardens, is very popular with birding and nature groups. Transportation to the Cloud Forest Preserve is offered with notice. Cuisine is superb. Recommended" (Pg. 472)
Frommer's Costa Rica 99 by Eliot Greenspan
1999 edition.
"...the Monteverde Lodge is one of the most upscale hotels in Monteverde. It's located 3 miles (5km) from the preserve entrance in a secluded setting near Santa Elena. Guest rooms are large and comfortable and have angled walls of glass with chairs and a table placed so that avid bird-watchers can do a bit of birding in the morning before even leaving their rooms. The gardens and secondary forest surrounding the lodge now has some gentle groomed trails and is also home to quite a few species of birds. This lodge's most popular feature is a large hot tub in a big atrium garden just off the lobby. After hiking all day, you can soak your bones under the stars.
The hotel's dining room offers great views, good Tico and international food, and excellent formal service provided by bow-tied waiters. Meals will cost an additional $35 per person per day. The bar adjacent to the dining room is a very popular gathering spot, especially with the many groups that use this lodge. There are regular evening slide shows focusing on the cloud forest." (Pg.223)
Costa Rica Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit
by Rob Rachowiecki Lonely Planet Publications
Hawthorn, Australia
1997
"The Monteverde Lodge is five km from the reserve and is the most upscale hotel in the Monteverde area. A progressive recycling policy, a solar energy system, and a procedure whereby sheets and towels are changed on guest request (just as at home) rather than every day, are noteworthy environmentally sound aspects of an upscale hotel . The 27 rooms are larger than most, and have picture windows with garden or forest views. Apart from a smoking wing, most guest rooms and the restaurant have a nonsmoking policy. There is large lobby graced by a huge fireplace and, adjoining the lobby, a huge solar-powered but nice and hot Jacuzzi which will allow up to 15 guests to soak away the stresses of hiking steep and muddy trails. The grounds are attractively landscaped with a variety of native plants, and a short trail leads to a bluff with an observation plattform. The bluff is at the height of the forest canopy with good views of forest and river ravine."
Costa Rica: The Rough Guide by Jean McNeil
2nd Edition Jan 99
"Longest-established and most experienced of the major tour operators, it has superior accommodations in Tortuguero, Monteverde and Corcovado, a superlative staff of guides and tremendous resources. You can drop into the somewhat chaotic downtown office and talk to a consultant about individual tours." (Pg. 25)
Costa Rica Guide: Open Road Publishing
by Paul Glassman
7th Edition 98
"Monteverde Lodge, 27 rooms. This is one of the most substantial hotels in Santa Elena, a jumble of clapboard siding, Plexiglas bubbles, triangular min-pediments, humdrum brick-and-reinforced concrete interior, and high-tech steel-and-glass greenhouse that would suit the Musee Pompidou-altogether an architectural hodge-podge. But the rooms are the best equipped in the area, wood-paneled, with terrazzo floors, desk, good mattresses, full tiled bathroom, and outset windows. Features include a whirlpool in view of the lobby. And, whatever the aesthetic, the design is intended to bring the outdoors indoors while keeping out the elements, which purpose is accomplished; and the operator, Costa Rica Expeditions, is environmentally conscientious. Inclusive packages are offered..." (Pg. 293)
Costa Rica Pocket Guide by Berlitz
1st Edition Nov 98
"Monteverde Lodge: an upscale hotel surrounded by groomed gardens and cloud forest, with overview of the valley below. Close to both Santa Elena and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Rooms are comfortable, with large windows that let nature in. A large Jacuzzi near the lobby lets hikers soak out their aches and pains. Wheelchairs access. 27 rooms. Major credit cards." (Pg. 136)
"Open daily form 6 A.M. Sunsets and views of the surrounding forest are excellent from the dining room here. There's a small nightly selection of Costa Rican and Continental dishes on the menu, all of them tasty. Whether or not you are staying here, reservations are recommended. Major credit cards." (Pg. 143)
The new Key to Costa Rica by Beatrice Blake and Anne Becher
14th Edition, Jan 99
"Monteverde Lodge is located on a road to the right at the entrance to Santa Elena. The lodge is spacious, beautifully designed, and comfortable. It features an indoor atrium with a large Jacuzzi. The grounds include a botanical garden. A multimedia slide show incorporating sounds of the rainforest is shown several times a week ($5) (Pg. 294)
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