Lauraceas Lodge

Fantastic stay!

Pros: Gorgeous setting in the valley, with individual cabins beautifully furnished. Staff are fantastic and always helpful, informative and thoughtful. Food in their restaurant was delicious, really well-presented and timely. The grounds are lovely, full of hummingbirds, and their tropical garden is a hidden gem for birds and chilling.

Cons: Just worth bearing in mind that it’s in a valley, some of the cabins are up the hill a little way. And it’s cooler than other parts of CR - for which the hotel provides blankets and throws, so it’s fine.

Beautiful place, lovely food but chilly

Pros: Lovely spacious room in a beautiful location. Food in the restaurant was great - particularly the grilled trout with very well prepared vegetables. Nice to wake up to the sound of the river just yards away.

Cons: It got very cold at night and while the 3 blankets plus a duvet kept us warm in bed, the small fan heater could not prevent the high-ceilinged room from being freezing in the morning. Service in the restaurant was slow - but freshly prepared food delicious, just don't book your table for less than 45 minutes before you actually hope to eat!

Nice property shame about the quetzals

Pros: Clean modern room and dining area, helpful staff good food. Nice off site garden.

Cons: Bedroom was very cold at night. Quetzal tour was awful; a dozen people in our bus converging with 100 others by the road hoping for a sighting. Though we saw one afterwards the whole experience was not good.

Highly recommend

Pros: Such a peaceful location. Lovely modern accommodation. Very good restaurant. And we also enjoyed the quetzal watching tour we booked through them. (I contacted them after the room booked, in advance of our stay to book the activity.) Ps. The room is cold at night but they provided more duvets and blankets than we needed. In fact it was great to sleep in a cold room after all the tropical locations we visited prior. And it was great to fall asleep to the sound of the little river that runs nearby.

Idyllic mountain stay

Pros: Fantastic location and facilities including incredible botanical gardens completely free. The cabins were super cosy, stylish and spotless , fitting perfectly into the surrounding landscape. Very authentic mountain feel was special

Cons: There was no heating, and the time of year we stayed it was very cold at night and the morning. The option for heating would have been nice.

Beautiful lodges with fabulous restaurant in a stunning location.

Pros: Gorgeous lodges with fabulous picture window views to the Savegre River and the cloud forests. We enjoyed the Quetzal spotting trip despite it being very early. Breakfasts were wonderful and we also enjoyed the dinner menu. Beautiful presentation for all the meals and drinks.

Cons: Nothing to dislike, but as it gets cooler in the evenings, I’d suggest providing hotel slippers for guests. There are plenty of blankets but the floor was cold. The coffee and tea facilities are lovely but a creamer would be a welcome addition.

Beautiful and luxurious retreat in the midst of the cloud forest

Pros: We had a wonderful stay at Lauraceas Lodge! The food was absolutely delicious, and we felt so comfortable and well taken care of throughout our visit. The rooms were always warm and cozy, with a touch of luxury that made our stay extra special. It’s a perfect place to relax and enjoy the beauty of Costa Rica.

Perfec

Pros: Best beds in Costa Rica! Very friendly staff in the restaurant. Helped us to get a quetzal guide where we did see them! Restaurant food is good for a good price. The room was beautiful and more then worth of the money.

Cons: Nada

Cosy, family-run boutique hotel, worth a longer stay

Pros: We arrived late at night in a taxi after our car had broken down. The taxi crept down the steep hill in the dark and fog at 10-15kph. It all felt very ominous, but we were very warmly welcomed at the hotel and we arrived just in time for dinner before the kitchen closed. Food was fantastic, sevice, impeccable and the rooms were spacious with certainly the most comfortable bed I had slept in, during our vacation in CR, possibly more comfortable than our bed at home. Seeing the valley in sunlight the next morning was fantastic and we were only sad that we had not decided to stay for another night...!

Cons: Everything was great, just didn't like leaving!

A great place to see the Quetzal, highly recommended!

Pros: The bungalows are built in a traditional way and surprise at the same time with a modern and very comfortable interior. The Lodge comes with its own huge garden (like a park) full of wonderful flowers and birds and offers a path for the visitor to enjoy the beauty. Lauraceas Lodge offers birdwatching tours and especially one to see the Quetzal with an experienced guide, who is the owner of the lodge. Breakfast and dinner were really tasty and the staff (partly members of the family) is really friendly.