El Toucanet Lodge & Restaurante

Good accommodation

Pros: The actual lodgings were very good. Lots of space, lovely verandah, parking. Staff were very helpful and gave us ice each day. Breakfast was really good, I recommend the pancakes. We only ate evening meal once, mine was good but my husbands burger and fries were not hot.

Cons: I was surprised at the lack of hikes which was our main reason for being in the area. Also, despite sugar feeders galore the bird activity was not what I expected.

Great rural lodge with hummingbirds and rainbows.

Pros: Excellent restaurant, some of the best food we ate in Costa Rica. Lodges are in a very quiet location. Loved the views, the hummingbirds and the rainbows over the valley. Staff were very helpful, arranged birdwatching and quetzal tours.

Cons: Nothing.

Lovely location and lovely food.

Pros: Good choice at breakfast. Overall the food was good quality. The scenery was lovely and the balcony was nice. There was a nice hot shower and plenty of spare blankets.

Cons: The room was cold and there was nowhere to hang clothes.

Pros: This place is great to have a chilled out time and get out of the city to be in nature for a while.

Cons: The restaurant could have more options of food and be careful with the salt. The stones to go up to the cabins are slippery. The trail should be worked on to make it more attractive.

Pros: Beautiful view from the balcony of the cabin. Very nice location. The food was great.

Cons: No negative.

Exceptional

Pros: Wonderful room, spacious, with a comfortable bed and pillows. Rich breakfast and a super staff member, Michael, very helpful and nice. There is even an excellent restaurant and we ate delicious food. Very recommended

I would come back again for sure.

Pros: This is a really nice lodge with simple rooms and a really good breakfast. Staff was exceptionally good as was the dinner and dessert menu. The shower was very comfortable with nice warm water available on very cool mornings.

Cons: Just a bit more comfort in the room. For example, there was a very small mat or rug inside the door of the room on which to wipe your feet. However it was on a varnished wood floor and one could easily slip on it and fall hard. It would have been nice to have another at the side of the bed so that when you get up you are not on hardwood floors with bare feet.

Pros: Fabulous place to stay, a comfortable lodge in the middle of nature. The staff were so friendly. The food was good!

A delightful, quiet, well appointed hotel in the mountains. Well worth the drive.

Pros: El Toucanet is a delightful small hotel in the mountains with rustic cottages and a spacious, beautiful restaurant overlooking a garden. Moises, at the desk, was a gracious and caring host, as was the kitchen staff. Dinner and breakfast were excellent. Navigation is a must, as the hotel is about 30 minutes from the Pan American Hwy (Hwy 2) - absolutely worth the effort to get there. The sunny morning at breakfast with windows open and many species of hummingbirds feeding was most memorable.

One of the most atmospheric places we've stayed.

Pros: The staff are wonderful and helpful in every way possible. The lodges are so atmospheric, with stars galore at night and wood fires if the weather gets damp. The hummingbird garden by the stunning restaurant vista is bliss. The best thing I can say is that my wife and I both felt slightly bereft when we came to depart. Wonderful homely and peaceful place to stay and from the owner to every single staff we were made to feel warmly welcomed. Also, they helped us organise a quetzal tour which delivered us many of those beautiful birds.

Cons: Not much. The restaurant menu could have had a few more vegetarian options for dinner but it did have some and this was not an issue at breakfast so it's up to you if you want some variety to eat elsewhere for a night or two. We stayed for 4 nights which I think is more than most so likely something unnoticeable. Also the chef kindly cooked up a tomato soup on request so no complaints. The hot tub seemed a bit erratic, not sure if we worked it out properly or it's faulty but a hot bath was just as good anyway. Really nothing to detract from a fabulous stay but hopefully this feedback is helpful.