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Reviews of Catarata Eco-Lodge

2.5 out of 5
Catarata Eco-Lodge
1 Km South From Z-13, La Fortuna, Alajuela

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 48 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 32 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 85 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 85 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Owen

Liked: Staff & service
The view was amazing. There’s four breakfast options all of which were ok. The staff was very friendly. There were some ants that would come into the room but they never went on the bed and did not bother me (your in the jungle what can you expect?).For the view and price it is definitely worth staying here.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Danniel, Miami

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice property. AC could be better.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Hope

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Grounds are beautiful and close to most activities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marc, Quebec

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
In a quite area but a short Uber ride to town. The gardens are lovely and the staff very friendly and helpful
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Carmen Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I guess customers service needs to be more friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful grounds . . . fast and great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Colleen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alejandro, Hallandale Beach

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a pleasant stay in this property, garden is well kept and Arenal volcano view is fantastic, the room was rustic but have AC, TV and Hot Water although it is missing a Safe (I removed 1 star because of this) I'd like to mention the reception lady (Ivannia) was very nice and helpful and always assisted us with all our needs..

10/10 Excellent

Sixin

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Melissa

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very unique interesting and nice hotel
Really nice hotel with a pleasing asthetic, rooms were mostly clean with few issues, we originally got the wrong room but staff were happy to switch us without issue. The pool could use more light as it was almost entirely dark by 5pm
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gargi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing view of arenal volcano from the room, friendly staff and good food. Location is perfect and quiet yet close to town.

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property great friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Janette, Roseville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small, quiet place. Pretty landscaping. Friendly, helpful staff. Good breakfast. They contract with a few tour companies in the area. I signed up through the hotel to do three tours and had a great experience with all of them. (They provide pick up and return from the hotel which was very convenient as I was there without a car.) There is a parking lot if you do have a car.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

8/10 Good

Lesley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Établissement au calme et proche de la nature. Il y a de nombreuses plantes et oiseaux en plus d'un petit sentier dans la foret. La piscine est bien appréciée des enfants! Les chambres sont juste correctes et manque de charme. Les blocs de 3 chambres sont très près les uns des autres et on entend bien les voisins. Le restaurant est OK, sans plus. Globalement le séjour est bien, mais ne correspond pas à la réputation de ce lieu que l'on voit dans les commentaires plus anciens.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very beautiful property. Unique layout and landscape.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff are very friendly, even prepared me to go breakfast when i didn't have enough time. It's a quiet place with pool and cool hammocks in front of each room. Recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

FresHoope, NL

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I will stay again when I go back to Arenal. Staff was really friendly, they recommended very nice places to eat at. It is also located very close to town and to the thermal waters. I really enjoyed it!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Quiet and tranquil location, attentive staff, good breakfast and a clean room... perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Shiva, Phoenix, AZ

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Great natural location, close to the volcano, set in between trees and beautiful plants. However property is old, and bathrooms are small and old and need updating.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good Value, Nothing Special.
Catarata Eco Lodge is clean and safe, but didn't blow me away. The service was really good, but the rooms are beginning to show their age. The location is good, being so close to La Fortuna Waterfall. Overall, a good value.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
- limited variety of breakfast options - in our privately located room, the internet didn’t work at all and worked poorly on my friends devices. - :) very friendly staff - :) beautiful and well maintained place
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kristen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jodanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Simple but Beautiful
Loved the area and the property was nestled in the rainforest. A hammock for each room was a nice touch as was the free breakfast. However dissenting travelers will find the rooms a bit "rustic" and you definitely need to have access to a car.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
An ok place for a short stay
Location a little hidden from main road. Good overall facilities and nice installations except for inside the rooms which are outdated and old.

8/10 Good

Lawrence, Orlando

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice location close to everything in La Fortuna. Staff very friendly and Hotel well kept. Breakfast menu needs a few more choices. Over all nice property
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Soroush

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel, good location, great staff!!!!
Good hotel, especially for the price. The staff are very nice and friendly, and help you with booking activities in the area. My room was ok, not great, not bad. It was clean and comfortable. The location is such that I didn’t get any road noise at all, yet I was close to everything. Nice stay overall! I would book again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Dear Guest Thank you for your comment about Catarata Eco-Lodge. We hope to see you again on your next trip to Arenal Area. Pura Vida!!

10/10 Excellent

paul, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
wonderful stay
Excellent. Beautiful hotel in a peaceful, relaxing environment almost at the base of the volcano.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
We enjoy the place. It has a lot of nature and delicious food

6/10 Okay

Naomi, NY

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A fine hotel
The hotel was pleasant and in a good location for our needs (close to Arenal). It was hard to find by car, even with Google maps. The room was fine and the grounds were clean and pretty, though there were ants crawling everywhere in the room. I wish the breakfast ran a little longer (ends at 9am), because I accidentally slept late and missed it. Overall, it was fine and luckily pretty cheap.

10/10 Excellent

Yovanis, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I love to stay here, very quite.
Great stay

6/10 Okay

Jason, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness
Just o k
The map shows the hotel in town but its actually 3k outside of Fortuna then down a pretty bad dirt road for about 1k. They then gave us a room to the very back of the property which is a long walk with 2 kids and luggage when its raining, while many of the rooms to the front were vacant. Near our room there was a communal kitchen and there was partying until 1 am. Wifi was not available at the rooms and the bed's springs were easily felt.. The locks on the door were a joke to say the least. The door knobs were the only looks on the door and they looked very old.. The pool is nice but cold.. I found the night watchman to be very nice and knowledgeable although he could not get the party in the back to quite down..

10/10 Excellent

PRISCILLA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excelente
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Klara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die freundliche Lodge liegt in einem traumhaften Garten mit Pool und Blick auf den Arenal-Vulkan. Rezeption und Restaurant sind im Freien unter einem Dach mit Blick ins Grüne und auf eine Futterstelle für Vögel. Die Zimmer haben eine große Fensterfront zum Garten und ein weiteres Fenster über dem Bett. Das Bad ist zweckmäßig. Wir haben nur einen Safe vermisst. Das Personal ist sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jean-paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
très bon séjour
bungalows très agréable dans un beau jardin quartier calme en périphérie de La Fortuna belle piscine bon petit déjeuner
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bcr

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Me gusto
Me gusto mucho, un buen hotel para pasar en pareja, falto un poco de servicio de restaurante por que no siempre estaba abierto pero por el resto excelente, como la Fortuna es un lugar de muchos restaurantes se pudo disfrutar mucho y conocer bastante
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bram

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Erg fijne locatie met goed personeel. Genoten van de faciliteiten. Ontbijt beviel ook erg goed! Zeker tevreden. Zou het iedereen aanraden!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Súper hermoso
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Melanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Schöne kleinere Anlage mit einem tollen gepflegten Garten. Die Zimmer sind einfach aber ausreichend ausgestattet, die Betten sind bequem. Das Frühstück war sehr gut.