“Great place to stay in a beautiful mountain location”

Beautiful location and great views from the room. Cabins felt luxurious and were clean. Beds were comfortable with warm covers and extra blankets in the closet. Breakfast was really good and restaurant overlooking the mountains. Friendly staff.

“Good accommodation”

The actual lodgings were very good. Lots of space, lovely verandah, parking. Staff were very helpful and gave us ice each day. Breakfast was really good, I recommend the pancakes. We only ate evening meal once, mine was good but my husbands burger and fries were not hot.

“Great rural lodge with hummingbirds and rainbows.”

Excellent restaurant, some of the best food we ate in Costa Rica. Lodges are in a very quiet location. Loved the views, the hummingbirds and the rainbows over the valley. Staff were very helpful, arranged birdwatching and quetzal tours.

“Great lodges and food”

The room was comfortable and the breakfast was lovely

“Lovely location and lovely food.”

Good choice at breakfast. Overall the food was good quality. The scenery was lovely and the balcony was nice. There was a nice hot shower and plenty of spare blankets.

This place is great to have a chilled out time and get out of the city to be in nature for a while.

Beautiful view from the balcony of the cabin. Very nice location. The food was great.

“Exceptional”

Wonderful room, spacious, with a comfortable bed and pillows. Rich breakfast and a super staff member, Michael, very helpful and nice. There is even an excellent restaurant and we ate delicious food. Very recommended

“I would come back again for sure.”

This is a really nice lodge with simple rooms and a really good breakfast. Staff was exceptionally good as was the dinner and dessert menu. The shower was very comfortable with nice warm water available on very cool mornings.

Fabulous place to stay, a comfortable lodge in the middle of nature. The staff were so friendly. The food was good!

The balcony view was awesome!

“A delightful, quiet, well appointed hotel in the mountains. Well worth the drive.”

El Toucanet is a delightful small hotel in the mountains with rustic cottages and a spacious, beautiful restaurant overlooking a garden. Moises, at the desk, was a gracious and caring host, as was the kitchen staff. Dinner and breakfast were excellent. Navigation is a must, as the hotel is about 30 minutes from the Pan American Hwy (Hwy 2) - absolutely worth the effort to get there. The sunny morning at breakfast with windows open and many species of hummingbirds feeding was most memorable.

“One of the most atmospheric places we've stayed.”

The staff are wonderful and helpful in every way possible. The lodges are so atmospheric, with stars galore at night and wood fires if the weather gets damp. The hummingbird garden by the stunning restaurant vista is bliss. The best thing I can say is that my wife and I both felt slightly bereft when we came to depart. Wonderful homely and peaceful place to stay and from the owner to every single staff we were made to feel warmly welcomed. Also, they helped us organise a quetzal tour which delivered us many of those beautiful birds.

The restaurant is very atractice and cozy and the food is good, We also recieved good service from the waitress.

“Excellent accommodation for nature lovers”

Excellent breakfast/dinner, homemade ice cream (avocado). The staff was extremely friendly and helpful.

Beautiful and peaceful!

“We have stayed here several times and have always enjoyed it's laid-back , relaxing atmosphere.”

Breakfast was sufficient and tasty; however, they should ask how you like your eggs and not just automatically bring them scrambled---both my husband and I prefer them fried. The coffee was good and you can have refills. Service is efficient but it would be helpful if breakfast would start at 7:30 instead of 8 ( for those who have business meetings or wish to start hiking earlier.)

great lodge in a nice environment. especially the hummingbird garden is beautiful. the restaurant is very good and has vegetarian options. would heartily recommend to do the birding tour that the lodge provides ($30 pp). the guide Oscar is very knowledgeable and friendly, and we were able to spot the beautiful quetzal, emerald toucan and more

“I think I’ve said it!”

everything! really friendly, helpful staff. good breakfast. big, comfortable room with a lovely balcony and stunning view over bird filled trees. being up in the mountains it was cooler than the coast and drier so, as a Brit, it was like a gorgeous sunny day at home. perfect. thank you

“We can definitely recommend the lodge if you are looking for a lovely place to stay in the middle of nature and the moun”

Everything! Diego and the team took great care! The view was amazing, we had three fantastic days at the lodge and some great advice was being provided while looking for different activities!