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La Fortuna - Catarata Río Fortuna, Fortuna, Costa Rica

#4 of 18 B&Bs and Inns in Fortuna

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Review score

Based on 17 B&B reviews

9.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.5

  • Comfort

    9.6

  • Location

    8.8

  • Facilities

    9.4

  • Staff

    9.7

  • Value for money

    9.4

  • Free WiFi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: 15 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The place is beautiful and stunning. Inside and outside including the lovely people running it. The breakfast was amazing. ♡ Very nice water to swim in the river at the bridge in walking distance.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff is super kind and friendly.. they serve very good breakfast !!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean comfy and convenient

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 February 2024

    10
    Kind family with beautiful place
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing, just perfect.

    WOW!!! Just amazing!!! The host family is the kindest and extremely generous. There is currently one cabine (very clean and comfortable; 2 more cabins to be built in the future), a garden with a lot of fruit trees and medicinal plants, a small archeological museum, and a dining area beside a river with wildlife. The breakfast with local food was delicious and generous, and we could see toucans just beside. The family shared a lot of information with us about the area and their plantation. Again, just WOW!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A small comfortable house in nature but close to La Fortuna. By the small river, where monkeys shout, toucans and macaws are perched in the trees, turkeys are having breakfast, hummingbirds are making their nests in the garden. While sitting and drinking coffee in the terrace of the house, hummingbirds and various birds are constantly fly and chirp among the trees and flowers. Friendly and kind hosts, great breakfast. Wonderful time spent.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 January 2024

    9.0
    delightful b&b
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Delightful small b&b (it has just one room!), managed by a very welcoming family. If you have basic Spanish, ask Alan to introduce you to the local flora and fauna. You will also have the opportunity to eat the fantastic breakfast cooked every day fresh for you by his wife while looking at birds. The room is large, very clean, and it has a TV with Netflix, which we enjoyed in the evening when it was dark early. The place is a 20-minute (not particularly nice) walk from the village, but it is very cheap to get an Uber or a taxi, so we did not have any problems with that. In fact, we loved not being in La Fortuna, which is not a particularly attractive village, but in the countryside, close to a small rio and a patch of forest. However, if you have a light sleep, mind that it can get noisy at night, as there are many dogs in the area.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 December 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Amazing quiet place owned by a local family. Room was neat and comfortable. Delicious breakfast by the river the next morning. Recommend this place 10/10.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A nice cabin, well set up. Very clean, a little out of town so really need a car. Delightful owners keen to share history and wildlife, great breakfast.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2023

    10
    The best accommodation so far!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Unfortunately the host and his family doesn’t speak English but he still likes to talk and you will understand him with using hand and feet :)

    nice hosts and very good breakfast in an scenic environment! Even saw some monkeys and a frog before the breakfast Clean apartments Very good location if you have a car (3 min outside of the town)

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 February 2023

    10
    I enjoyed staying at this apartment a lot and would highly recommend it.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    + We really appreciated the flexibility of the owner and his son. In order for us to make an early start every day, they adjusted the time of breakfast quite substantially. + Our expectations of the aparment were high based on the pictures and we were definitely not let down. The room is very good size, nicely decorated, finished to perfection. Sufficient storage space is a big plus. + The apartment is surrounded by a lush garden.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 February 2023

    9.0
    While it wasn't quite what we expected, it was a very delightful stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    It is currently very small (just the one cabana so far, which has the advantage of feeling more like an airbnb than a hotel) and can be hard to find, though Allan has plans of adding more cabanas so I think it's recognizability will grow. There is no immediate front desk service; Allan and his family live off-site, but he is generally available by what's app. Be sure to communicate your arrival time so that you can coordinate check-in accordingly. He also does not speak much English, but he is very patient and friendly even if you don't know Spanish; we knew just enough to get by, and still had some very pleasant conversations with him (he loves to talk!), but I imagine this could throw some travelers off.

    The room itself was by far the nicest, most comfortable room we had during our trip to Costa Rica. The beds were comfortable, the design was pleasant, the shower got nice and hot, the wifi is great (there is even a large smart TV with Netflix), and the grounds are beautiful. Allan, the host, was extremely friendly and amenable, even when we needed breakfast at 4:30am. The breakfast was delicious, made by Allan and his son. He was also able to arrange a private taxi service to the SJO airport for cheaper than we had found elsewhere, and it was his other son who drove us; he was also very friendly and delightful to talk to, even with our limited Spanish. And Allan mailed our postcards for us!

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 8 February 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    beautiful garden and great location

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2023

    9.0
    Lovely family owned bed & breakfast
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The synthetic material of the bedding. Cotton sheets and a quilt would make for a more comfortable sleep.

    Allan and his family were excellent hosts. They prepared us a generous breakfast each morning and were nice to chat with. The room was very clean. The property is a few kilometres outside of town but it wasn’t bad to walk in and the proximity to the El Salto rope swing is nice.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 January 2023

    10
    Great place for your family
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There’s nothing I can tell that I didn’t like.

    I like this property as it is a family oriented place. You will feel as home. The owner Allan is awesome and make you feel welcome.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in March 2023

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