Hotel La Rana de Arenal

Pros: Rooms had great views of the lake and birds. Rooms were clean, bed was comfy and had a chair and some storage space. Chairs outside on the veranda to see the views and wildlife. Staff friendly and helpful though spoke limited English. Seeing the birds at the feeder table was amazing. Lots of plants and able to walk round the grounds. Food was good with big portions.

Cons: No hot water in the shower both days.

perfect!

Pros: Everything! The owners are lovely, the place is so beautiful and relaxing. The food is delicious. Everything is excellent. Highly recommend. I enjoyed it so much here

Cons: Everything was excellent. There was no problem.

Nice place to visit, beautiful location

Pros: Beautiful place, great Lake View… Peaceful and nice people

Cons: Everything was ok

Pros: Views were amazing Wild life on property amazing Clean Comfortable Affordable Food at the restaurant was excellent

Cons: No ac Hot water wasn't working

Beautiful setting, super relaxing, and birds everywhere!

Pros: This hotel is a bird paradise. The eccentric owner feeds them all day long, right beside the patio tables. He even offered to drive me into town when I had to visit the bank! My stay was wonderful and relaxing, enjoying the birds and gorgeous grounds. I definitely plan to return.

Cons: Without access to a car, staying here is not practical, unfortunately, as it is about an hour from the town of La Fortuna, with no shuttle or bus access that I could find.

100% recommended

Pros: The views from the room were just incredible! The staff welcomed us nicely and was flexible with the checkin times. It was quiet and we could see a lot of beautiful birds in addition to the lake. The room was comfortable.

Cons: You can’t fully close windows so you hear all the animals during the night but that was part of the experience!

Nice, comfortable place but the food is overpriced.

Pros: Nice little room. Bed was comfortable. Nice shower. Great parking for the bikes as the property is down a steep private drive and so not visible from the road. Nice chairs outside of the room with a fantastic view to the lake. Great location away from it all.

Cons: It would have been nice to have facilities to make tea or coffee during the day. The restaurant is good and the food is nice but it’s overpriced. Breakfast was great but it too is very over priced. There’s nothing around it (which is great) so you don’t have much choice but to eat there.

Pros: Incredible place to stay to see the birds at breakfast. Good restaurant. Good rooms. Great views. Plenty of parking. We stayed two extra days. As the owner says, why pay for the national parks when you can see more bird life here in one hour at breakfast - we had good weather when we stayed - it might not be the same if it rains

Cons: We recommend this place to everybody we meet ,- just beware breakfast is an extra and it is better to pay in cash to avoid a substantial surcharge on card pay

A magical spot to observe birds, Lago Arenal and nature at its best.

Pros: The breakfast was plentiful and delicious - a huge plate of varied fresh fruit, a platter of toast and fresh breads, jams butter and eggs as you like them with copious refills of delicious Costa Rican coffee. All this was served on the outdoor balcony where the host is feeding fruit on a platform to the birds who flock to the site. You see more birds up close and personal the you will see in all your visits to the national parks. A true jewel of an inn.

Cons: Nothing.

Little piece of paradise, for a great price.

Pros: Beautiful, quiet place, beautiful views, beautiful jungle waterfall and swimming pool. Eat your breakfast with the birdies. Fish dinner was delicious.

Cons: Wi-fi in my room wasn't good, but it was fine around the corner. Shower wasn't that hot, but it was adequate.