Name: Quetzal Inn
Address: Santa Elena Costa Rica, Santa Elena, Santa Elena, Santa Elena, Costa Rica
Rating: 7

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Comfortable room, right by the patio.  Great food.  Super helpful staff.  In central Santa Elena but far enough back from the street to be quiet and bucolic.  Staff were able to set us up with excellent activities (night hike, waterfall hike) in the Monteverde area.  Reserve early--we had 2 nights and would have stayed 2 more but they were full.  Highly recommend!

A lovely spot

The people working at the hotel were lovely, and the food was great (they had a few gluten free options too). The grounds were also lovely. The rooms were simple and clean, except for the amount of bugs coming in from 2-4 holes in the bottom of the shower where the tile grout was gone. 

We did ask management to put cocking or something around the bottom of the shower (where there were clearly coming from) but nothing was done. They said it was from the rainy season, but the problem was, the bugs were coming in as we were showering. And not one or two.... a swarm of them. So every time we 'd shower, it needed to be fast and with shoes on.

**Please note - this was our 4th time visiting Costa Rica, and we've experienced lots of hotels and understand that in CR there are bugs, especially in the rainy season. We don't leave food or sugary items around and always check our shoes for spiders and scorpions before we put them on. 

The restaurant was very delicious and breakfast was included. I was hoping for more gluten free options in the evening, but not to worry - most restaurants in the area offer gluten free options (including one just in front of the hotel).

Overall, the hotel itself was simple and decent. Would be a great place for someone to go if you are on a budget (which we were).

We'd probably not come here again, especially as a family, due to the amount of bugs that were in our room. For the price we paid ($70/night), I can't expect more than what we received. If they took care of the bugs, I probably would have rated it higher.

Simple and Clean

This place was an incredible find that saved our trip! We came to visit Monteverde and decided to stay at an Airbnb. It turned out to be the thing of nightmare and after 2 nights we fled and found this amazing gem. Quetzal Inn’s staff welcomed us with open arms and the most helpful and friendly staff we encountered throughout our trip. The location is great, right in the middle of Monteverde, but in a little corner where it remains quiet and peaceful. The rooms were clean, spacious, and the hotel was beautiful with hammocks, and plenty of common spaces to hang out. I would recommend this hotel without any reservations to anyone looking to spend some days in Monteverde!

Amazing Hotel saved us from Night
Are AirBnB

Went to visit the restaurant here with the family.  Really nice place with surprisingly authentic Italian Pizza.  The medium is more then large enough for an adult or 2 kids.  Friendly English speaking waiter (owner?) And correct price.  Would definitely recommend. 

Great Pizza

We (family) stayed at the same time as  a large group of bird watchers.  The walls are very thin and they were up before dawn, very loud.  The Inn itself is very friendly, but they were friendly to the birders because they were such a big group.  Place is not pristine, but basic.  It was the lowest cost of anywhere in the vicinity and we got 2 rooms.

Don't stay with bird watchers

Booked through booking.com... got to the hostel....dark... shady... only two good things were its location and the super friendly person in charge, Mr Sergio. Other than that... oh my!!!... hot water... good luck... tried to move the warm-hot switch when I realized wires had no insulation whatsoever.. yes..in the shower.. when you are all wet.   Bathrooms were disgusting... with no hot water in the vanity..... when we wanted to check out, even though they said they had credit card capabilities.. they don't..... so.. they wanted cash...we had no cash... big mess.... had two pictures taken of my credit card and then we left... to never go back....

Had the disgrace of staying in this Hostel

We stayed here just in beginning of tourist season, so it was quite slow and not too crowded. The manager on site, an American called Rick was very nice and helpful. Upon arrival we wanted to change rooms because of a whole in the wooden floor (on our earlier travels we had some problems with unexpected "guests" in our hotel room so we didnt want to take a chance) and that was no problem. 

The surrondings are nice, a small garden, a clean indoor seating area (where breakfast is served) and a large kitchen where you can prepare your own meals. As we were backpacking and Costa Rica, or at least Monteverde, is a bit more expensive then our other destinations in terms of food/drinks in restaurants we enjoyed cooking our own food and spending our money on discovering the rainforest instead. The rooms are nothing fancy at all, but hey, you are just sleeping there, right? You are in the rainforest so you get what you expect. A fully wooden room with two beds, a chair and a bathroom. Not very hot water in the shower, but didn't bother us too much.

We recommended the place to some friend of ours, and when they visited a month later they thought it was so so. Maybe because Rick was not there at the tie, he added much to our stay with his fun ways and helpful tips.

And oh, if you are lucky, the monkeys will come to visit around breakfast so you can feed them right out of your hand :-)

/Emma & Anders

Nice price, good location

I stayed at Quetzal Inn in August of 2012 while traveling in costa rica for 3 weeks. We covered a lot of destinations during that trip and this was by far the best value. Clean, affordable rooms in a great location with breakfast included. It was my understanding at the time that there had been a recent change in management.  We were a party of 4 seeking 2 rooms. Sergio showed us a few options before settling on two rooms towards the back of the property with huge picture windows and private patio/balcony. Perfect setting; set back far enough from town to find peace and quiet and wildlife in the trees all around. We also had the pleasure of a private night hike with Sergio as our guide. Absolutely amazing! He is a biologist with a wealth of knowledge and a super easy guy to talk to. I hope to find him again on our next visit! 

Best value on our entire trip!

The family are lovely but it stops there.  Bed linen old and ill fitting, lights - bare bulb and dim, walls very thin, generally run down and it could have been so much better.  Towels with holes and very thin.   Spend your money elsewhere and get value.  No cupboard or chair in room.  Pillows very small and lumpy.

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