Exciting canopy zip-linings, valley’s horseback riding, coffee plantation tour, unforgettable mountain bike ride…, these are all within close reach from Hotel El Viandante. As a service for our hotel guests, we offer extensive tour information and free reservation to save you time and trouble. Plenty of delicious restaurants, the Butterfly Garden, and the Frog Pond are also in short walking distance from the hotel.
Monteverde
Set atop the spine of Costa Rica’s continental divide, Monteverde is a world above the coastal towns that dot the country's famous shoreline. It is a place of cloud forests and coffee plantations, monkeys, mist, and friendly locals. The town of Santa Elena is small and quaint, filled with tasty restaurants and folksy artisan shops, while the nearby rainforest hosts a remarkable amount of biodiversity.
Welcome to the Cabañas Los Pinos Hotel, situated in the world renowned Cloud Forest of Monteverde, Costa Rica. The Monteverde area is the home for hundreds of plants, mammals, insects and birds such as the Resplendent Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) the Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) the Blue-crowned Motmot (Momotus momota) the Three-wattled Bellbird (Procnias tricarunculata) and many others. The Monteverde Cloud Forest is one of the finest bird watching areas in the world!
Arco Iris Lodge offers a tranquil tropical retreat close to the center of the village of Santa Elena, Monteverde. Accommodation is in well designed, comfortable cabins, constructed by local craftsmen using building materials from the surrounding area. Each of the twelve cabins offers a private bathroom with hot water and a balcony or terrace. The cabins are set among carefully preserved forest fragments and landscaped gardens where both ornamental plants and a variety of fruit trees abound, attracting many different species of birds and butterflies.
The Hotel Fonda Vela is located in beautiful Monteverde, famous for its rare and gorgeous cloud forest and friendly community. The climate is refreshing, often referred to as "eternal spring". The views of the Gulf of Nicoya from the hotel's 1,400 meter (4,200 foot) elevation are spectacular. Monteverde is an ideal destination for relaxing and enjoying the wonders of the tropics. A visit of at least two nights in Monteverde is recommended.
Located on a quiet, sunny place outside of Santa Elena Monteverde, surrounded of pine-trees and in a garden full of flowers.
La Colina Lodge, formerly known as the Flor Mar, is nestled in the tranquil mountains of Monteverde, Costa Rica. La Colina Lodge is surrounded by the Cloud Forest and the Quaker community. Our hotel is an ideal choice in accommodations being near such attractions as the Cheese Factory, Children's Eternal Rain Forest and away from the noise and bustle of the town.
Information and reservations for cabins and for bed and breakfast accomodations. Provides photos and map.