Hotel Magic Mountain SPA & Conference center

Gorgeous views of the volcano, nice balconies with a view, beautiful pool area. The food here was very good with great service - they provided table service and we were able to get water, coffee and drinks which was different from other Barcelo hotels here where there was virtually no table service at all. I appreciated the smaller property - less of a cattle call at meals, less lines.

The hotel room was clean but very old, especially the bathroom. The room and bathroom smelled bad and when we mentioned this to staff they immediately changed the filter in the a/c and sprayed the bathroom. The hotel really needs to be upgraded. However, that being said the food at the restaurant was great and so was the service. And the location is good too, close to restaurants and the downtown and about 20 minutes from Arenal volcano.

This resort sort of reminded us of some of the great places we stayed on our South Africa trip. Giving this accommodation a hinge rating of 4.4 The hotel is 22 years old and has 108 rooms. The hotel overlooks a semi active (occasional gas puffer) volcano “Arenal”. The last physical eruption was a minor event back between 1968 and 2010 and a somewhat significant eruption in 1958. We are on a OAT trip and will be staying here 3 nights

Incredible views of the mountain! The front office team is absolutely amazing and very accommodating! The two gentlemen are an asset to this hotel. The rooms are clean and comfortable. Their breakfast spread is the best in Costa Rica! Truly delicious and absolutely worth it!!

We stayed at Magic Mountain five nights early Dec. and had a great stay. Location is great with part of town walkable. Our room was front and center volcano view. Grounds are beautiful! We enjoyed the included breakfast buffet. Juan and front desk was helpful in steering us to EcoThermales for a wonderful soak and offered us great tips on the area. Greeters Frankie and Jason are friendly and helpful.

The images make this hotel look so much better than it actually is. The rooms are alright. Bathrooms are decent. My only gripe is that the lighting is all cold blue LED's. Even the lamps. I'm also not sure how to describe it, but the website images somehow make the rooms look so much better than they actually are - rarely do I encounter such a discrepancy.

We went to Hotel Magic Mountain Spa & Conference Center as members of a traveling group with CARAVAN. We only stayed for one day. The location is very convenient, the views are nice. The rooms were comfortable. This hotel has no fitness center. Nobody in our group was bothered by it except for me (I'm a gym rat, I admit :)

Amazing place.

Beautiful hotel with nice amenities

Comfortable but not super relaxing. White light everywhere and colorful flashing LED lights around the jacuzzi. Quite jarring. The entire hotel needs an urgent remodel. It looks very dated and old