This hotel was perfect for me, without having to stay out of the town centre. The room was great! Lovely bathroom and a comfy bed. It was nice have the coffee maker too. The hotel has a nice little pool and the garden walkway down to the river is a nice touch. I saw lizards and dart frogs down there, as well as a massive iguana in a tree one evening. All the staff were very nice. One lady even kindly walked me to my tour van with her umbrella. The hotel breakfast is good! There is a good choice. All the staff there for both breakfast and dinner were very friendly and attentive. Travelling alone if was great to be able to take dinner there too & it’s very reasonably priced - try their Casado.

No complaints .. of course it’s a shame there was no sloth there at that time! But what can you do!?

Excellent breakfast (free) and great evening meal and drinks (great value and service). Very nice and safe room with good AC and everything else that you need, Great info from servers and office staff. I highly recommend the float trip on a raft (you will paddle some) with Canoa Aventura Tour Operators. Excellent bilingual drivers and guides including a complimentary coffee and chocolate presentation at the end with drinks.

La Fortuna streets and traffic are tough to deal with.

Breakfast was superb and healthy fresh food served with lot of options. The staff at the breakfast table & for optional dining served in Bamboo restaurant were very friendly and caring. The upper floor room had a panoramic view of the Arenal Volcano mountain from the balcony. The room was spacious and had a pleasant decor. The location of the hotel was convenient and in downtown central area of La Fortuna. The hotel wifi / internet speed was good and secure.

We had to take up our luggage by stairs to our upper floor room as no lifts were available. Also, there was no telephone or intercom in the room. No electric kettle or microwave oven was available in the room which was expected for similar standard hotels. No free bottled drinking water or tea was available in the room. The WC flush was not working properly.

A great first stop on our Costa Rican vacation. Our room was spacious and clean with a great view of the Arenal volcano from our balcony. The included breakfast had a nice selection and was yummy each morning. The hotel is in a great location, within walking distance to numerous restaurants, shops, and activities. Our favorite thing about this hotel was all the wildlife we saw on its grounds. From numerous types of birds, a sloth, and iguanas, it was a new animal every day. One of the restaurant's waiters (the younger one) kindly helped point out the sloth and a few other animals that were hard to spot. Another bonus was the AC in the room and the mini fridge! I will happily stay here again if I ever return to La Fortuna!

No big complaints. Our biggest issue was with the free Wi-Fi which was unreliable and only worked intermittently. Additionally, one of the main male waiters at the restaurant was a bit crabby, and we often felt bad for asking for extra things like butter or other things.

Amazing stay at Monte real! The staff were very kind and helpful. Facilities were great. Bed was nice and extremely big and fluffy pillows. Best shower I had the whole time in costa rica. walking distance to everything. Best part was all the wildlife we saw around the hotel. there were two sloths in the trees over the river, river otters catching fish, so many birds. We saw more animals around the hotel than we did on tours. 10/10 recommend

I loved everything. Thank you

Very comfortable, clean and well-kept. The rooms are spacious and have a fridge and a coffee maker, which we really liked. Rooms and facilities seem recently renovated, the pool is clean and nice to dip in if it’s hot. Very friendly staff, reception included. It’s located off the main through road but far enough not to get noisy. Lovely little back garden. Excellent value for money.

The hotel is just a short walk from the town centre and all the restaurants and shops. It is set in neat grounds and has a lovely restaurant beside a river (where we watched 2 otters fishing for ages one morning as well as two species of Kingfisher fishing). There was a sloth in the trees at the edge of the hotel too and a huge iguana. The staff were all delightful and very helpful. Whatever time of day we saw them they smiled and they work very hard indeed to ensure everyone is looked after. The frog garden is a bonus and so is the lovely clean pool. The room was spotless and very comfortable.

We could fault nothing and would happily stay there again.

Excellent location, walking distance to all restaurants, cute little river near by, we got to see a sloth. Breakfast was just OK, could be better. Plenty of parking available.

There was an error when I arrived and they gave me 1 bed instead of the 2 beds I had reserved, but the hotel fixed it for the following nights, we were moved to the correct 2 bed room.

Nice Hotel, the Staff was amazing - the reception, the restaurant service and the housekeeping! We saw different animals every morning (sloth, otters, various birds) and the staff showed and explained them to us. The breakfast was really nice and the pool as well as the hotel very well maintained.

There were some works taking place, but the workers tried to do their work without disturbances for the guests.

Great location. They have a river behind the hotel that you can watch while eating breakfast and there were otters playing in the river. The breakfast was really good and the staff were super helpful and nice. Also there’s a great Argentine empanada place just across the street.

Seemed a little expensive, but for the most part matched the prices around town for similar properties