The view from the terrace is fantastic. Birds and volcano. The staff is very friendly and helpful. There are more than one receptionist at work at the same time so always someone there to ask questions. The tours they offer really are cheaper than online. We booked Baldi with them and that worked fine. The place is right in town and at the same time on the outside. You can walk to the center in 7 minutes and at the same time it’s the last building in town so it has views in nature. No noise from the town at all (the town is nice but also has a lot of tourists so I thought this inside and outside location was great. Just nature sounds at night :-) I thought the prices of the location were very good for what we got. Fine little pool, you can have your own drinks there if you want. We were with our kids of 16,13,8 and stayed in 2 rooms next to each other. Breakfast could be ordered every morning ing if we wanted. We also had our own lunch in the restaurant. You’re allowed to sit there as they don’t serve lunch. So we had volcano view lunch with our own groceries. Would visit again. We did want to do the night tour with Armando which is free. But it’s only available if you book the sloth tour as well. So if you want to do it, book the sloth tour! We were maybe going to do it without the sloth tour but then it started raining very very hard so that didn’t work out in the end. But the guy is very busy, so if you want to be certain to get a spot, book the sloth tour :-)

This is a Really Good little mid-grade hotel with kind helpful staff, a breakfast with a view of the volcano and birds, roomy air-conditioned rooms with comfortable beds, and a lovely little pool being built now with a swim-up bar and beautiful hand-worked wood seating area, lounge with games & pool table (handy during rainy season). Good location to some nice sodas, mercados and bars, souvenir shops, and a Really Good sloth Tour with Armondo > we saw 7–including a Mom & Baby! Good pricing on tours, lots of help getting Ubers, taxis, etc. The back is against a small strip of jungle, there is a garden with flowers around the hotel, and some water features.. Travesia Restaurant in walking distance has some of the Best Food in Town (havent tried their restaurant for dinner yet, only breakfast which was good). Very Clean, with daily cleaning provided.

Could use some more chair cushions

If only I could have more time. I would definitely stay there longer. Armando showed us many animals in the bush every night. The restaurant was amazing too. And the room? Way ahead of my expectations. The staff was great.

We loved Hotel Xilopalo! It is set right in the jungle, but within walking distance to the hub of the town. Staff were absolutely fantastic in every way! Jose gave us a warm greeting upon arrival and gave us a personal tour pointing out all of the amenities before bringing us to our room. The rooms are large with a natural wood design and very reasonably priced. In the morning, we had coffee and breakfast surrounded by many types of birds and a beautiful view of the volcano. We did a night walk on the property as well as a sloth tour with Armando. We couldn't have asked for a better tour - we saw lizards, frogs, toucans, and several sloths. We would absolutely visit again!

This property is in a great location. Just a short walk into town but tucked away on a quiet street. The staff were friendly and very knowledgeable about tours available. I wish I would have booked through the hotel as they had better prices than what I paid directly to the tour company. Next time. The room was spacious and clean. We had a 3 bed family room with a small fridge. The AC worked great.

The bathroom was just ok. The shower water was cold to warm but never hot. The sink was more like a bird bath and was always filled with water. We did not find the pool area too inviting. It was very cozy, sheltered and off the parking lot. If it was out by the trees with a view of the volcano that would have been better but if you come for the adventures and to be out in the town, this place is perfect and a great price!

The place has a real cool vibe, like a youth hostel for grown ups. Lovely public area with swimming pool and outdoor couches, nice inside area with table pool and games. Staff is kind and happily shows the nature around and the additional booking possiblities. The breakfast area (btw breakfast was quite good) is super cool overlooking vulcano (difficult to see it though given constant cloud coverage) and many birds. The pond close to the swimming pool is also sweet with turtles, jesus christ lizard and blue jeans frogs.

I would recommend Xilopalo, lovely place. But the cool vibe also means lack of important detail, especially in the room. Ours was spacious but not very clean and would heavily benefit from some restructuring. Not a fancy hotel but a cool place if you like nature at the border of la fortuna

We had booked as a family to all stay in the same room but when we arrived we were offered the option to stay in two separate rooms for an additional $50. The communal space/restaurant had a fabulous view of Arenal volcano. It was the best place to have breakfast. The breakfasts were excellent but came at an extra cost. There was lots of wildlife to see in the surrounding gardens.

Unfortunately, the additional room ( which was separate from the main building, smelled strongly of damp and there was no coffee in the room. Our original room was in the main building and was much better but the bedding on one of the beds also smelled damp.

The hotel has beautiful hangout spots near the reception and pool. The restaurant on site also has an amazing view of the volcano. We stayed in the family suite and had a beautiful volcano view and a mini kitchen with a microwave and a small cooker. The family suite is spacious and beautiful - amazing value for the price. We truly enjoyed our stay and will plan to stay here on a future visit.

While the property was generally quiet, we could hear loud conversations in the hallway, but this was intermittent and only a very minor inconvenience/non-issue for us.

Lovely hotel! We had a huge room with 4 huge beds! So we had 1 each (our girls thought they were the comfiest beds they've ever slept in)! Lots of space which was great. The staff are very helpful and friendly especially Luis who helped with any queries we had. Really nice pool area with hammocks and lots of seating. In a beautiful setting amongst lots of tropical plants and trees. The highlight was definitely breakfast (delicious) which was in the most amazing room that was open on 2 sides so you could sit and watch the birds, it was stunning and so peaceful. We saw toucans on our first day which was fab! Also a great view of the volcano (well I imagine it would be a great view if wasn't cloudy!). The hotel is in a good location, away from the main drag so nice and quiet. Just a 5-10 minute walk to the main part of La Fortuna with lots of restaurants. Highly recommend doing the Sloth Trail with Armando, a trip that the hotel offers. We saw sloths (including a baby!), toucans, lizards (including an iguana high up on a tree) and poison dart frogs. It was the best tour we had so find time to fit this in! All in all a great stay at Arenal Xilopalo and would definitely recommend.

Great location, walking distance to the center of town. There is also a laundromat less than 5 minute walk from the hotel that was good and reasonable pricing. It's next to Soda Melania. Room was very spacious with nice sitting area too. It had air conditioning that worked very well. The shower is spacious with hot water. Staff was always available to help and booked several excursions. Breakfast at the attached restaurant was very good, western ham & cheese omlette for me, and french toast for my husband, with fruits. $9 USD per person. Had dinner there one night, it was very good, reasonable price too. As suggested by other reviews, the sloth tour with Armado is not to be missed!

The water pressure in the shower could be stronger. But glad we had good hot shower.