Cabinas El Quetzal

Great

Pros: Very friendly and helpful staff. Beautiful location. Great breakfast. Comfortable beds.

Cons: Very cold at night. Some construction noise.

Pros: Stunning location. Lots of birds around the property. The cabins are clean and luxurious. It was cold at night so the were extra blankets were nice. The decks off the back overlook the river. The staff are great. They recommended fantastic restaurants. Try the local trout. The breakfast at the property was the best we had in Costa Rica! We also went on the quetzel tour in the morning which didn't disappoint. It was given by the owner who knows loads about quetzels.

Excellent value property overlooking the river in San Gerado de Dota

Pros: A lovely light room with great views from the balcony and the benefit of being able to park right outside. We appreciated the good facilities in the room including fresh coffee and a fridge. Great to watch a variety of hummingbirds and other birds by the cafe. Very helpful information when we arrived about local walks and places to visit.

Perfectly located, good value, family run property where everyone made me feel welcome.

Pros: Excellent location alongside Savegre Rio in the heart of the bird watching habitat, with personalised, high quality guiding available from a family member (Carlos - excellent). Small, clean, comfortable rooms with duvets to keep out the cold. Very helpful staff. Simple but tasty breakfast prepared for us after our dawn quetzal watching tour was over. Recommend as a good, family run option for independent bird watchers as an alternative to some of the larger properties in the Savegre valley.

Pros: Very basic cabins but lovely and clean. Excellent location for birds watching. Lovely staff.

Loved it.

Pros: Lovely setting, with the river flowing below our rooms, many birds and excellent hummingbird feeders. Seeing a quetzal fly past us as we sat on our balcony was very nice!

Cons: Cabinas et Quetzal only serves breakfast, and the nearest restaurants are 1-2 km away. It wouldn't be a problem if you are there with a car, but if you don't have a car it's difficult - after dinner you either have a longish steep walk in the dark, or you have to organise a driver to give you a ride home. The staff at Cabinas organised this for us, but you have to make a special request to make it happen.

It was truly magical! It‘s been the best stay in Costa Rica so far.

Pros: The location of the property is excellent, located right at the river. It is very clean and the bed is super comfortable. If we had known, we would have stayed longer.

Pros: Good location for birders. More than 10 species of birds are around their feeder. Quetzal is watched close the lodge. Room is clean and comfortable. Breakfast was very good

Cons: Even though almost all the roads to the property is paved, road condition is a little bit hard.. At night it was very cold, so be prepared.

Pros: We had two cabins, one for our teenagers and one for us. Both were wonderfully spacious and comfortable with balconies overlooking the garden and river. It was cold at night but the beds had thick duvets and extra blankets were provided. This is such a beautiful place, with a balcony where they feed the hummingbirds and numerous other birds - you could sit there for hours watching them. The breakfast was delicious. It is owned by a family and they were all super friendly. We recommend getting up early to do the quetzal tour. They have obviously put a lot of effort into making this a fabulous place. We stayed an extra night as we loved it so much.

Cons: Nothing.

Fantastic for birders, great place to see the Quetzal

Pros: The central bird watching balcony was great and comfortable with beautiful views of birds and river. Very caring and friendly team of workers. The cabin was clean and comfortable. The breakfast was fine

Cons: I'd love if there was a kitchenette in the room and a pot for tea preparing. Shower hot water weren't very stable. The way down to the river could have been more organised. Reading lights near the bed could have been a nice improvement.