Monteverde Cloud Forest Lodge

• Free Wifi
• Situated in a regional park
• 20 rooms available
• Tours & activities available
• 3 Hours from San Jose
• The ideal ad-on to your diving trip

The Monteverde Cloud Forest Lodge lies on 72 acres of natural cloud forest offering beauty and wonders of Monteverde nature. Since the hotel is the middle of natural cloud forest, surrounded by natural fauna and flora; not significantly impacted by noise, traffic or nay form of pollution. The hotel is also only 10 minutes from the famous reserve which is one of the wildlife sanctuaries of the New World Tropics and is 4500 meters above sea level.

The hotel features single, double, triple and family rooms which are simple to enhance the mountain lodge experience. The rooms are cosy and comfortable and all have their own front porch perfect for relaxation. The gardens are carefully preserved with local animal life including butterflies that interact with visitors. These bungalow-style rooms are environmentally friendly with energy efficient lightbulbs and without the modern amenities such as TV and air conditioning that detrimentally affects the environment.

Recreational options include a canopy tour involving a zipline which is an exotic and exciting experience. A night walk tour is also offered which consists of a guided tour through the forest after sunset, which is when the wildlife is very active. You are likely to see and hear very different animals to those during the day, such as porcupines, agoutis and frogs as well as some insects and birds. Bird feeders are hung around the hotel to offer the delightful interaction of hummingbirds with guests to add to the spectacle Costa Rican beauty. Relax on your front porch, on a bench or, in the near future, by the fire pit, heated jacuzzi or playground.

The Motmot restaurant offers a variety of Costa Rican dishes using purely natural unprocessed spices and herbs in the meals. Bread is freshly baked, while homemade granola and delicious natural fruit jelly is also on the menu. The restaurant has a balcony which enables you to eat while simultaneously enjoying the surrounding Costa Rican wildlife. In addition to Costa Rican dishes, a range of other international dishes are also served to cater for all guests. Enjoy a cold drink or your favourite cocktail while spotting the blue-crowned motmot bird species that is common in the region.