Laurel Galán Hotels

"A/cs good, Room cool, great pool but would need more frequent cleanings.beautiful view "

"Une merveilleuse expérience ! Notre bungalow était absolument parfait avec une grande terrasse en bordure de la rivière. Une vrai immersion dans la forêt tropicale. Le personnel était extrêmement accueillant, serviable, attachant et très compétent pour suggérer les excursions à faire pendant notre séjour. Nous pouvions tout réserver directement avec la réception et les guides étaient géniaux notamment avec notre garçon de 6 ans lors de la randonnée de nuit et la sortie de 4h en bateau, malgré la pluie. La nourriture était délicieuse en plus. Gros coup de cœur pour notre famille !"

"We loved everything about this home and Magdalena is a wonderful host, great communication and helpful recommendations! The home was clean and beautifully furnished. The infinity pool and hot tub were clean and relaxing. The view is absolutely incredible, the photos don’t do it justice. Expect about a 35-40 minute drive to activities in La Fortuna and we would recommend that you rent a 4x4 SUV as some of the roads would be a bit challenging to drive on without one (Magdalena recommended someone to help us with the car rental and that process went very smoothly and very happy we went with her recommendation!) "

"Magical place, giving the full jungle experience. "

"We expected much more from this place, but of the five lodges we visited, this was the worst. Regarding the accommodation, we realized that the door could be opened with just a slight push, without even turning the handle, meaning anyone could enter the room even when the handle was locked. Furthermore, there was no water pressure for the shower, and the water had to be heated by a small heater built into the showerhead, but this gadget clearly didn't allow for temperature control; the water was either freezing cold or scalding hot. The room contained only two beds and a bedside table; there was no desk or table with a chair to set up a laptop and edit photos at the end of the day. As for activities, the only real draw of this place is birdwatching or photography, as there's nothing else to do in the area. We would have expected all the perches to be stocked with fruit and the hummingbird feeders to be full, but only one of the many perches had food, and the hummingbird feeders were all empty and were never refilled during our visit. They seemed more interested in selling us expensive paid tours: king vultures $75/person, macro with snakes and frogs $50/person, hummingbirds $65/person, small birds $30/person, bats $65/person. There are trails on the property, but they are not suitable for regular hiking boots and are extremely muddy; rubber boots are absolutely necessary. Considering the price of the overnight stays, we would have expected a little more from this place."

"My family and I loved our stay here, such a beautiful home, clean rooms, air conditioning worked great, the pool was great for family time and we loved taking the kayaks out on the lake. I wish we had more time at this place! "

"This was our first time in La Fortuna and we loved the location of this rental home. It was about 15 minutes from downtown and had amazing views with beautiful gardens. The pool with Arenal in the background was breathtaking. However, we didn’t realize that only the bedrooms in this rental would have AC with the main part of the house (kitchen and living room) being more like a screened in porch. The bathrooms also had vents with screens to outside. It was a cool concept, but made it feel more like glamping than we were going for. Temperature wise, it was plenty cool in the main part of the house during the day because there was a great breeze blowing through the house; but, it definitely made it louder because the home is on a very busy road with lots of large truck traffic that is Jake braking until very late in the evening (we still heard them past 10 PM after we were already in bed). The kitchen is also very small, really only having enough room for one person at a time to be cooking or doing dishes. That being said, we still would return to this place just because of the pool and the views. The other two units were occupied yet we rarely saw the occupants other than a couple of times at the pool, making it feel like we had the whole place to ourself. Just bring earplugs if you are a light sleeper!"

"Staff were very helpful and friendly. The location is around 20 minutes from La Fortuna so car rental was needed. Beautiful secluded spot with a gorgeous terrace and small roof dipping pool/tub (villa cacao). Room had everything we needed and was very clean. We loved the terrace, complete with coffee maker and fridge under the breakfast bar. Breakfast was included and lovely. It was made fresh to order every morning in the main reception area. Tipico and pancakes were delicious. There were a few noisy trucks but nothing that would stop us staying again. We also took part in the chocolate tour with Nelson. He was excellent with our very inquisitive 5 and 8 year olds and answered all their questions (there were many). Waking up to feeling like you were in the middle of the jungle every morning and seeing fireflies dance at night from the seclusion of our terrace was a highlight for our family and will always be a fond memory of our Costa Rica adventure."

"The whole experience was amazing. The staff are very friendly and accommodating the room was beautiful and spacious the grounds were beautiful and the food was excellent! Bonus was the howler monkeys off my balcony and a sloth on the grounds"