Fondavela Mountain Hotel

It was originally recommended for us to stay at Sibu. I'm so glad we changed to Fondavela. I asked to change because of the price, location, and amenities. We passed Sibu and it seemed like it would've been fine but not as nice as Fondavela which happened to be cheaper even with the amenities. I loved the grounds, wildlife potential, the pool and jacuzzi, and the view. I liked that the location was closer to the areas we wanted to spend more time in. I wish we had had an extra day here. Staff were lovely! Bed was comfy. Our room only had one other beside it, which meant it was probably quieter.

We absolutely loved Fonda Vela! The rooms were wonderful with many windows to observe the beautiful vegetation and wildlife. The beds were comfortable. The restaurant was excellent, especially the waiters and other staff. We fell in love with the Monteverde area, and the cool temperatures. We hope to return.

This hotel had the BEST, most comfortable beds of our trip!

Nice place, a little sprucing up of rooms would seem to be in order, but it was very comfortable. Staff very helpful-assisted to retrieve my glasses that I lost at SelvaturA. Had I realized that it was so far away from the center of the city, I might have chosen a different hotel....but the surrounding landscape was very pleasant to stay in.

Service was excellent! Food was Great.

Lovely place. lots of wildlife around and in house jungle trail. Good restuarant

Nicely done. beautiful view. Comfortable. More than ample breakfast. Could not use pool as it was too cool.

Rooms are huge, but dark and feel more like cabins. They could use a refresh. The bathroom was small and had several trip hazards. They have a wonderful pool with 2 jacuzzies, but only 8 lounge chairs. By far not enough. And it's not for a lack of space. There is room for at least 20. Dinner at the restaurant was outstanding.

Yes,a most enjoyable stay.

After staying at Arenal Springs this was a bit of a "let down". However it was clean, the restaurant was wonderful, staff friendly and the pool area gorgeous.

The bar staff were the nicest people! We also met the owner, he was great. The rooms were nice but the bathroom very small for 4 women to share. A mirror outside the toilet area would be nice.

The restaurant/bar services and cleanliness were below expectations. The dining room had ants everywhere no matter where we sat; we were surprised they didn't spray. The food was good. Poor drainage and hilly dirt roads which made it easy to twist an ankle. They tried to be a 5 star hotel, but only managed a low 3 status. The best thing going for them was their staff which were very friendly and accommodating.

Grounds were nicely manicured, staff very nice. Not fond of restaurant. Rather remote setting, perhaps explore other accommodations.

This was not one of the better hotels. The hotel itself was good. The staff was not friendly at all and the service was mediocre. Also it was far away from the town and expensive to go back and forth. The restaurant at the hotel was v expensive.

helpful front desk

Only issue was distance from the activities we did--would have been nice to have a better sense of where we were relative to those activities, as our time could have been used more efficiently. Nonetheless, we loved the property, room was HUGE and had a great view, and we enjoyed the amenities (pool, restaurant--great breakfast!)

Huge rooms in this hotel had sitting area and nice views. We were late for breakfast one day and the staff brought food out for us even though we should have known the rules. Great spot.

This hotel was too remote from Santa Elana to make this experience enjoyable. Guests who are dependent on taxis to get around should not stay here. The room was musty and the bathroom was in need of repair. Although breakfasts were of good qaulity, dinner was extremely expensive and of very poor quality. Would not recommend PTW book guests without their own transport into this facility. Such guests should only be booked into facilities in the townsite.

No everything was great about this hotel except the Wi-Fi reception was horrible and I didn't get any they really need to improve this amenity immediately.

There were a few little glitches like wifi only working in the reception area but the staff was very helpful and welcoming and the grounds were beautiful.

it rained the entire time we were there, the dinner at the restaurant was not very good - if I was to recommend this hotel to anyone, I would recommend to eat elsewhere. It was a bit out of town, I would choose something closer to town and the restaurants.

Parts of this hotel were amazing and other parts needed upgrades. The pool was ice cold and the hot tub needed work but they got is working while we were there. The wait staff was great, very slow, tico time for sure. We were luckily not in any hurry while here. Stuck her for the hurricane. Beautiful hiking trail (dry creek trail) on the property. I walked it several times. The beds were not very comfortable at this location either.