Agnes
8/10
Poland 🇵🇱
Quiet place in mountains
Pros: Totally quiet place and spacious hose surrounded by plants.. nice view
Cons: Lack of furnishings. In a house for six people, there's no wardrobe, no dish drainer, no mirrors, no shelves, no clothes hangers, no salt, and the dryer doesn't work. Such simple things would significantly increase comfort. Also road marks where to find the house.
Monika
10/10
Poland 🇵🇱
Amazing stay on coffee plantation
Pros: We truly loved our stay at Hermida’s place 🤩 we were welcomed and hosted like a family. The food is freshly prepared and delicious, the coffee they make and sell is way better than in other coffee plantations or shops, so you must definitely buy few kg of whole beans coffee to take home :) You don’t need 4x4. Regular car will do just fine :) What we liked the most? The family atmosphere, the food, cosy and clean chalet right on the coffee plantation, amazing view from huge windows, the cleanliness of the place.
Cons: We loved everything 🤩
Noy
10/10
Israel 🇮🇱
Amazing view, amazing family
Pros: Living in the jungle, a short drive from town. Big windows to great views of a family owned coffee plantation. The living room area is like a studio with a small kitchen, 2 big beds and a sofa bed + a seprate bedroom with 1 double bed. The best thing is the family who owns the place, so nice and welcoming. You can add breakfast for 8 usd pp (or 6 for kids) and a traditional dinner (14 usd pp). Great food. 4x4 is a must.
Cons: It's basic but the added value of great hosts and great views makes up for it bigtime! Don't hesitate, just book before someone else will :)
Paul
9/10
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Welcoming homely retreat in the heart of the Monteverde forest
Pros: The house was simple but very clean and well organised and surrounded by various fruit, vegetable, coffee plants. Above all, the staff were very welcoming and friendly, while the breakfast (included) and dinner ($14) were both wonderful home-cooked feasts!
Cons: It was confusing trying to find the property as there is no sign for ´Monte Santo y Café’. On Google Maps it is marked as ´Coffee House´ and the sign says ´Lluvia de Gloria’…
Anna
10/10
Poland 🇵🇱
Pros: Amazing modern house in quiet area, far from touristic place. Fantastic coffe plantation around the house, kids enjoyed walking around every day. Family driven business, warm welcome. Highly recommend plantation tour. My kids did not want to leave. This is the place to truly enjoy pura vida!
Pia
10/10
United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Beautiful surroundings, authentic, great service!
Pros: Beautiful wooden house in midst of green, lovely birdwatching from the windows, comfortable beds and lots of space. Allan was a great host - gave us a very interesting tour of the farm and his team cooked most delicious dinners for us in the evenings. We loved it here!
Maxim
8/10
Netherlands 🇳🇱
A real farm stay
Pros: Ok, the host is a fantastic guy. He made food for us. Best we had in Costa rica. The place has enough beds to sleep an army. View is truly amazing.
Cons: We had a storm overnight and wind would come straight through the door. So it was quite noisy. We did insulate it with some towels so it was okayish. Also their water ran out and our shower also stopped working. Careful not to go LEFT at the road at the end of the property. Our car got stuck there. My bad ups.
Céline
9/10
Belgium 🇧🇪
Nice!
Pros: It’s a farm, you stay in a separate house that is very spacious. It has 1 large bathroom, bedroom with double bed and baby bed and a spacious kitchen with a coach and 2 double bed. We did not cook but eated at the farm for two diners and two breakfasts. We have also taken a farm tour with two and it all costed around 280 dollars. It felt liked we where home at Costa Rica with Allen, the owner. Would recommend!
Cons: You need a 4x4 to get there and for the driveway
Roland
8/10
Austria 🇦🇹
Farm house experience within coffee mountain
Pros: Simple property, but spacious and clean Apartment includes 3 double beds a kitchen area and modern bathroom facilities Host offers a very insightful tour around the garden, where you will find dozens of fruits, herbs, coffee, etc. (extra price of $25 pp) Owner serves optional breakfast & dinner with local products Motmot and tucan birds spotted in front of the apartment.
Peter
9/10
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Lovely place and lovely owner. And the coffee she grows is excellent
Pros: This is a working finca where they grow coffee and other fruit. You will fall in love with Ermida before you fall in love with her place. She is also a fountain of knowledge. definitely want to come back and spend time here
Cons: Bit difficult to find. booking.com directions are close to useless. Ask for geographic coordinates. All rooms were booked and there was a bit of a mixup with a guest staying longer which meant we were given a room at the back which was a bit dark.
