With a stay at Fondavela Hotel in Monteverde, you'll be in the mountains, within a 5-minute drive of Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve and Friends Meeting House. .This hotel is 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Monteverde Friends School - Escuela de los Amigos and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Curi-Cancha Reserve.
What's nearby
Curi-Cancha Reserve - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve - 3 min drive - 1.1 miles
Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso Monteverde - 5 min drive - 1.6 miles
Monteverde Butterfly Gardens - 6 min drive - 2.0 miles
Monteverde Orchid Garden - 6 min drive - 2.2 miles
Getting around
La Fortuna (FON-Arenal) - 152 min drive
Restaurants
Laggus Restaurant - 7 min drive
Café Monteverde - 6 min drive
Las Riendas Restaurant - 4 min drive
Tree House Restaurante & Cafe - 6 min drive
Restaurante Sabor Tico - 6 min drive
About this property
Fondavela Hotel
Hotel with free breakfast, near Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve
Fondavela Hotel offers 24 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars and safes. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.
Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 24 guestrooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 6 AM to 9:00 AM.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 9:00 AM.
Fondavela Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
Free self parking on site
Food and drink
Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM
A bar/lounge
A coffee shop/cafe
A restaurant
Things to do
Outdoor pool
Family friendly
Outdoor pool
Conveniences
Limited-hour front desk
Guest services
Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance
Outdoors
Garden
In the mountains
Outdoor furniture
Spa
Massage
Spa services
Accessibility
No elevator
Tile flooring in room
More
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Private bathroom
Shampoo
Soap
Toilet paper
Towels provided
Entertainment
32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Limited room service
Minibar
More
Access via exterior corridors
Desk
Laptop workspace
Phone
Safe
Separate sitting area
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11:00 AM
Special check-in instructions
The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Access methods
Front desk (limited hours)
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
2 children, per adult, up to the age of 5 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Property payment types
Important information
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
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Fondavela Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.4
Very Good
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It’s a lovely property, beautiful gardens, excellent food. The staff is very friendly and helpful. We loved the pool and hot tub, and enjoyed the nature walk on the property. Wonderful trip!
If you want nature & tranqulity, this is a GREAT option. You see monkeys, various birds, and lizards around the property grounds. Only a 20 minute walk to Cari Canca bird reservation. Only complaint is they play loud music by the pool area which disrupts the peaceful environment. Lodging is large with high quality bathroom. Staff is kind & profession.
The food is substandard, the buffet is terrible taste-wise, and the spread is very small, given the hotel's small size.
Cleanliness is decent inside but not outside of the room.
Its overpriced for the value you get for the stay
Beautiful location, roads leading to the property is not in great shape but the rooms sure deliver. Food options were limited for vegetarians but they do have options
A lovely hotel with beautiful grounds looking across the could forest area. Heated pool was a lovely place to relax after taking trips in the surrounding areas.
Fantastic breakfast - staff at bar and breakfast were 5 star- so helpful and polite. Front desk staff was ok. Tv didn’t work and they told us a random excuse (tv’s working at the bar but not in the rooms?) - seems like many rooms didn’t have a tv that worked. Rooms were amazing - lots of space and clean. Towels provided for the pool. Again, staff at restaurant were A1.
Here you are in touch with nature. This was our 2nd visit to Fondavela. If we come back to Monteverde in the future, we will stayed with them for sure.
To be honest the restaurant it’s pretty descent but you can find better options outside the hotel.
Beautiful grounds with amazing people. The bed was awful, there is no hot tub, and the food is ok. To me is was a $150 a night room but with a few improvements would justify the price.
Nature around the hotel was great. We saw many tropical birds including toucans. Staff was very kind and helpful. We would highly recommend it.
Nihal
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
8/10 Good
Subhash
Traveled with family
Mar 11, 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The path to the rooms is not paved causing damage to luggage wheels. There are no other restaurants nearby for lunch or dinner. Very limited items for breakfast. Most of the staff were friendly and helpful.