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El Establo Mountain Hotel

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Based on 4 reviews
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Prices
Starting at $119 (USD) / night
Suggested Nights Stay: 4 to 5 Nights

Spend your days adventuring and your evenings being pampered when you vacation at El Establo Mountain Hotel. Natural beauty and day trips surround the property. The property itself features a full spa, two restaurants and many well-appointed guestrooms.

Overview

El Establo Mountain Hotel in the middle of Cloud Forest
El Establo Mountain Hotel in the middle of Cloud Forest

Established in 1991 and situated in the cloud forest of Monteverde, El Establo Mountain Hotel is a family-owned hotel that combines Costa Rican and Quaker cultures for a unique experience. Guests receive a wide variety of amenities during their stay, but many start at the spa.

Green Leaf Spa focuses on making guests feel and look amazing and healthy. Start with a deep tissue or hot stone massage while receiving a 30- or 60-minute aromatherapy session to relax you and prepare you for the rest of your day. Make your skin feel fresher by ordering an exfoliation session that uses tropical coconut, seaweed and sea salts or orange, and then move on to a body wrap with clay, algae or coffee, among several other options. Facials, pedicures, manicures and relaxing baths are also available.

After you spend the day at the hotel's gorgeous pool or on its tennis courts, you'll have probably worked up an appetite. Luckily, El Establo Mountain Hotel operates two restaurants. Las Riendas features buffet-style and a la carte items in a range of traditional Costa Rican flavors as well as many international options. Guests who prefer a more elegant setting will enjoy Laggus, a two-story building that features a lounge, a bar area, a dining area and two spaces for private dinners or meetings. The building's balconies provide the best views of the surrounding property, and the restaurant serves only the finest cuisine. A daily breakfast buffet is available for those who need to amp up their energy for the day.

El Establo Mountain Hotel provides 155 smoke-free guestrooms and a conference center as well. Free wireless internet is available in the lobby. Childcare is provided for guests who need it, and an airport shuttle is available to and from the hotel. Don't forget to grab a coffee or tea in the common area before walking around the beautiful on-site gardens. A safe is available at the front desk to protect your most precious belongings as you go about your day. Daily housekeeping rounds out the amenities.

Key Features

El Establo Mountain Hotel at Sunset
El Establo Mountain Hotel at Sunset
  • Only 4 km for Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
  • Private forest with trails and lake
  • Magnificant View to Nicoya Gulf and Cloud Forest
  • Certified for Sustainable Tourism
  • Baby sitting Available
  • Private bilingual guides
  • Bar/Restaurant
  • Shuttle Service & Parking
  • Guard 24 hours
  • Canopy Tour onsite
  • Gourmet Restaurant
  • Green Leaf Spa
  • Only Conference Center in Monteverde
  • Orchid Garden
  • Gym
  • Night Tour
  • Heated Swimming Pools
Prices
Starting at $119 (USD) / night
Suggested Nights Stay: 4 to 5 Nights

Amenities

Airport Transfers
Babysitting Service
Bar
Beauty Salon
Breakfast Included
Cable TV
Conference Center
Daily Maid Service
Family Friendly
Fitness Center
Flat Screen TVs
Gift Shop
Hair Dryer
Handicapped Accessible
Hotel near Forest
Internet Available
Jacuzzi
Laundry Service
Packages Available
Pool
Refrigerator in Rooms
Restaurant On Site
Room Service
Security Box
Smoke Free Rooms
Spa
Telephone in Room
Tour Desk
Wi-Fi Internet

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El Establo Hotel
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Rooms

El Establo suite
El Establo suite

El Establo Mountain Hotel's rooms provide the best view of the Gulf of Nicoya. Guests can choose from four different accommodations.

Deluxe Double - Two queen beds are perfect for as many as four guests in the Deluxe Double room, and a balcony or terrace provides the perfect spot to relax and enjoy the view. The large bathroom features a separate tub and shower. Rooms include rocking chairs, a safety box, cable television, and mini-fridge and more.

Junior Suite - Plush wall-to-wall carpeting is the first thing you'll notice in the Junior Suite, which includes one king bed. Relax on the balcony or terrace, which as one of the best views available. The large bathroom includes a separate bath tub and shower as well as a hair dryer. Other amenities are a safety box and cable television.

Suite - Also featuring wall-to-wall carpeting, these accommodations have one or two king beds with orthopedic mattresses. A sitting area provides a separate living space. Enjoy the view from a balcony or terrace before taking a long, hot bath in the separate tub. A coffee maker and cable television are included as well.

Honeymoon Suite - Lush carpeting and a king bed lead to the romantic atmosphere in the honeymoon suite. Use the coffee maker to make your morning brew and relax on the balcony or terrace, or relax in a long, hot bath before slipping into the provided robe. A sitting area rounds out the space in this room.

Prices
Starting at $119 (USD) / night
Suggested Nights Stay: 4 to 5 Nights

Activities

Tree Top Canopy Tour – This canopy tour is on property and it has 16 cables and a huge Tarzan swing. Defiantly worth checking out.

Night Hike - The hotel offers and amazing night hike that features virgin cloud forest with a few areas that endangered tree frons have found homes to breed. This is another one not to miss.

Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve - The most popular and arguably the best hiking in the area. It is best to wake up early and hire a guide for the hike in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.

Monteverde Butterfly Garden – A short distance from the hotel, Monteverde Butterfly Garden is open 365 days per year and provides an introduction to bug life in Costa Rica via tours through four unique gardens.

Selvatura Adventure Park - Spend your day on an extreme adventure at Selvatura Adventure Park. Go zip-lining, visit the hummingbird gardens and get up close and personal with the frogs and snakes of the country in the herpetarium.

Monteverde Frog Pond - Learn about the beauty and habitat of the frogs that are native to Costa Rica. You'll see more than 25 species, and night tours are available.

Tours Offered

ATV Riding
Bird Watching
Butterfly Farm
Canopy Tours / Zip Line
Family Friendly Tours
Hiking
Horseback Riding
Mountain Biking
National Park / Reserve Tours
Night Hikes
Serpentarium
Swimming
Wildlife Viewing

Rates

Prices Starting at $119 (USD) / night
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Location & Map

Monteverde / Santa Elena Map
Monteverde / Santa Elena Map
El Establo Mountain Hotel is located 2 km from the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on the main road

Customer Reviews for El Establo Mountain Hotel

Overall Rating
4.75 of 54.75 of 54.75 of 54.75 of 54.75 of 5
Based on 4 reviews

5 of 55 of 55 of 55 of 55 of 5
Jonathan
From: United States2/13/2018
 
"Amazing views of the costa rica mountains. Very luxury place with wide variety of colorful birds. The night tour was amazing, we saw crazy creatures. Lake restaurant simply beautiful with the best views.
My wife and I took the canopy tour and the staff is very professional and friendly.
Food buffet was delicious, typical costa rican food is amazing.
We will back late this year and probably stay here again."
 
Number of times you have visited this Hotel?
1
How friendly were the employees?
5 (very nice)
Would you stay there again?
Yes
Languages spoken at Hotel?
English
How many times have you visited Costa Rica?
1
 

5 of 55 of 55 of 55 of 55 of 5
Amanda
From: United States5/29/2017
 
"Monteverde is by far my favorite place in Costa Rica. Every time I visit your beautiful country I try to go to different places and I always do, but I always also include Monteverde in my trip.
I cant even think of any other place to stay there then Establo. Where do I start: the views, the birds, amazing food, comfy rooms, inside tours and its close to Santa Elena and the reserve.
Thanks for so many good memories, I will always love this place."
 
Number of times you have visited this Hotel?
3
How friendly were the employees?
5 (very nice)
Would you stay there again?
Yes
Languages spoken at Hotel?
Spanish, English
How many times have you visited Costa Rica?
More than 5
 

4 of 54 of 54 of 54 of 5
Maura
From: Costa Rica9/26/2015
 
"Tranquila, relajante y muy cómoda."
 
Number of times you have visited this Hotel?
1
How friendly were the employees?
4
Would you stay there again?
Yes
Languages spoken at Hotel?
Spanish
How many times have you visited Costa Rica?
Resident of Costa Rica
 

5 of 55 of 55 of 55 of 55 of 5
Daniel
From: Guatemala11/14/2014
 
"It's my second time in Costa Rica and Monteverde area is my favorite place to be. I know other hotels here but EL Establo is my favorite. Restaurant at the lake has the best views and atmosphere. Sunset from our room was breathtaking and I loved the night walk on the property. Canopy guides were friendly too. "
 
Number of times you have visited this Hotel?
2
How friendly were the employees?
5 (very nice)
Would you stay there again?
Yes
Languages spoken at Hotel?
English
How many times have you visited Costa Rica?
2
 

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