Hotel Volcan Verde

We loved our stay at Hotel Volcan Verde. This hotel used to be known as Arenal History Inn up through about three months ago. It's near downtown La Fortuna, and tons of restaurants and shops are within an easy walk. With that being said, the hotel cabins are just off of the street enough that you feel like you are in a different world. (FYI, many hotels in this region, some of which are very pricey and opulent, are nowhere close to the downtown of La Fortuna.) There is also tons of parking spots near the cabins. Each cabin was beautifully appointed, with mini split air conditioning, excellent beds (Queens) and bathrooms, and a refrigerator with complimentary bottles of waters and juice boxes. EXCELLENT WiFi. Randy (the hotel manager) was great! WhatsApp communications with him were always fast and productive. He was able to set up many things for us in advance of our stay. Breakfast was complimentary (served between 7-9am), with excellent options ranging from local cuisine, to cereal/pancake options for picky eaters. Under special circumstances, you can order breakfast the day before and be served at 6:30am. The pool was under repair during our stay, so in exchange for the inconvenience, we received vouchers to the hotel's excellent (and extremely popular!) restaurant. He also helped set up discounted rates for a day pass at Baldi Hot Springs (just up the road from us, about a six minute car ride). All told, this was a great place to stay in La Fortuna!

Overall, ok to stay a few days to explore La Fortuna. Rooms are outdated and desperately need a bit of a refresher. Bed is very comfy. As in a lot of hotels in Costa Rica, the rain sounds 100x worse when inside the hotel. It gets super loud and wakes you up. We got a voucher for a cocktail because the pool was being painted and couldn’t be used. It was pouring rain, we wouldn’t have used it anyway, so it was a very kind gesture. Really don’t recommend having breakfast in the restaurant. Coffee was the worst we had in Costa Rica.