Hotel de Montaña El Pelicano — Hotel in Rivas

we stayed here intending to hike Cerro Chirripo and it was a good price in the vicinity of the trailhead. The staff was all very welcoming and friendly; the drinks and food at the restaurant were pretty good. I had expected a little more of the room based on photos; i'm not sure if it was the particular room we were in or just the way it goes. That said it was VERY rustic. that's fine by me, but it seemed it hadn't been given a GOOD cleaning in a bit. i don't mean to sound like a brat, but there were A LOT of spiders and webs all about. i get it, it's the jungle, but i feel like some of those would have been swept away in a cleaning. i also found the bed to be almost unbearably comfortable. |anyway, it wasn't all bad. we didn't get to use the pool due to a constant deluge, but it looked clean and nice, with adjacent bathroom facilities. the views from the grounds were quite lovely when the clouds cleared, there is a trail system that begins on the property and the restaurant/bar/reception area were incredibly cozy on the rainy chilly nights. the real trick is getting up the very steep, nearly one lane road to the parking, but that seems par for the course in the area. there are nicer places to stay, but they definitely could break the bank, and this one is just great for the...

Yes, this hotel has nice gardens and had a good location near the national park, but the rooms are simply awful. Ours had two beds and a small wood-burning fireplace in the middle of the room and that was it! This place has potential, but the utter lack of amenities (most of which cost very little) is shocking.||Here is only a partial list of what was missing from our room:||||No hand towels.||No cups for water.||Poor lighting. One single harsh bulb in center of the room. No bedside lamp.||Small wood burning fireplace was filthy with ashes.||Evidence of bat or rodent feces on the bed sheets.||No table. One single cheap plastic chair was brought for us to sit on.||No place to put suitcases or personal items except on the floor.||Wonky lock on the sliding glass front door that could easily be forced open. ||No blankets. Just thin sheets and a faded worn bedspread. ||No hooks anywhere to hang anything.||No waste basket. ||||I regret we spent the money...

If you like beautiful but also steep hiking trails and waterfalls, the location of this lodge is recommended. Because from here you can get among other things well to the reserve Cloudbridge, which offers two to three hiking tours. The staff is friendly. The rooms are adequate. Our room was equipped with a double bed and two beds on top of each other. The small bathroom has a shower (very hot water!) and toilet. There is a pool, which we used when the sun managed to shine through the clouds. Since this is an area with cloud forest and there are often clouds from noon, the temperatures are correspondingly lower in this location. In the evening you can wear warm clothes. There is WIFi, an open fireplace, a bar. A glass of Merlot costs about 3500¢. We (2 persons) have paid with dessert the one dinner 25000¢. If you want dinner here, as everywhere, ask first what is available...