HOTEL MOUNTAIN PARADISE

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4.5

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1,810 reviews

#22 of 61 hotels in La Fortuna de San Carlos

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Home away from Home.

Full view

Property amenities

Free parking

Free internet

Pool

Free breakfast

Airport transportation

Couples massage

Concierge

Non-smoking hotel

Public wifi

Hot bath

Outdoor pool

Heated pool

Bar / lounge

Restaurant

Breakfast buffet

Swimup bar

Poolside bar

Shuttle bus service

Facial treatments

Foot massage

Full body massage

Massage

Dry cleaning

Laundry service

Room features

Private balcony

Room service

Safe

Flatscreen TV

Room types

Non-smoking rooms

Suites

Family rooms

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HOTEL CLASS

HOTEL STYLE

Park View

Romantic

Location

Full view

58Somewhat walkable

Grade: 58 out of 100

11Restaurantswithin 1 km

3Attractionswithin 1 km

Contact

La Palma De La Fortuna 7 KM Del Centro De La Fortuna, Carretera Al Volcan Arenal, Arenal Volcano National Park, La Fortuna de San Carlos 183-4400 Costa Rica

Getting there

Juan Santamaria Intl Airport77 kmSee all flights

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Nearby restaurants

8 minCentral American

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Nearby attractions

Natura Eco Park Costa Rica

10 minHot Springs & Geysers

Free Natural Hot Springs River

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10 minHot Springs & Geysers

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CEC131 wrote a review Feb 2021

Costa Rica185 contributions26 helpful votes

It's okay.

The location is nice, the grounds are well kept. The breakfast was good. We ate the other meals out because of the prices. The swim-up bar with the hot water pool was enjoyable for a little day drinking and night swim. You can tell the hotel has been around for a while because all the facilities are dated, it is not a bad thing, just the way it is. You would not use the word luxury to describe anything here but you would use the words comfortable and clean. Our room did not have amenities like a fridge or coffee maker. The bathroom did have a hairdryer and two showers. If you can, choose a room with a private pool, our room with the jacuzzi on the patio felt a little creepy. --- *Heads up, The entrance to the property is closed and there is no guard. When you arrive you must phone the front desk (phone numbers are on the guard shack) so make sure you have a working cell phone with you or someone will have to walk to reception and let them know you are at the gate.…

Date of stay: February 2021

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Ambassador182652 wrote a review Jan 2021

Chicago, Illinois90 contributions6 helpful votes

Lovely hotel

Pros: beautiful view of volcano, great location, spacious rooms, unique and spacious bathroom with waterfall shower - we loved our stay at the hotel Cons: nothing too major but they didn’t have a security guard due to short staffing (post covid/low occupancy) so you had to call the hotel to enter the territory which didn’t work for us since our phones were off, not a huge concern but inconvenience- maybe management can address. At check on staff was not super attentive or helpful but that changed the next day so I guess it depends who works that day. Breakfast is fairly simple but enough

Date of stay: January 2021Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Pam B wrote a review Dec 2020

Northbrook, Illinois11 contributions2 helpful votes

Pretty resort

We stayed here Dec 18-22, 2020. They were just starting to host tourists. The villa was very pretty and spacious with a tiny private pool, 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The master bath had a beautiful waterfall shower. There were some misses -- the furniture was not functional -- no dresser, tiny closets with high bars and high shelves that didn't work for really hanging any clothes, nowhere to sit inside and no kitchen appliances except a mini fridge (we had to request the room coffee pot that was advertised). Nowhere to put toiletries in the bathrooms. And there were squirrels or birds living in our ceiling. The staff were very nice, particularly the restaurant and bar staff. The included breakfast was very good but the dinner was not very good -- don't order the steak. We had a beautiful sunny day and saw the top of Arenal. We ate at Fortuna several times, Soda Vasquez a block off the main park was awesome! One of our best meals all week. Also go with the SKY group for ziplining and rainforest tour -- amazing! Bring lots of rain gear for the walk but we got lucky and the sun came out for the zip lining. Spring for the go-pro! …

Date of stay: December 2020

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Erin S wrote a review Dec 2020

Durham, North Carolina4 contributions1 helpful vote

Underwhelmed

We stayed at the Hotel Mountain Paradise for 2 nights and were quite underwhelmed with our experience. Lows: MANY biting ants at the entryway of our room, pool unavailable for a portion of our stay, broken jacuzzi at our room, no housekeeping service, no actual pond at the “frog pond”, and very few hotel staff (1 guy was running the pool bar, restaurant, AND reception one night). Highs: the 1 staff that was running everything was phenomenal - even though he was stretched thin, fantastic views, really cool shower in room, and incredible gourmet food. Overall, it was a decent experience. This hotel is listed as 4-stars, but I would rank it comparably to 3-star hotels. Great location, though!

Date of stay: December 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple

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Isaiah N wrote a review Dec 2020

12 contributions7 helpful votes

Loved it! Friendly staff, great location, very clean

We loved Mountain Paradise! The staff we incredible friendly and quick in responding to whatever we needed. The rooms were very big and spacious, and we loved the hot tub and big pack porch and the waterfall in the shower. The views from the restaurant and the pool of the volcano were incredible. They were very COVID friendly as well. Highly recommend!

Date of stay: November 2020

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