Rancho de Lelo Ecolodge

The Property was amazing, driving in we saw hundreds of parrots just before reaching the driveway. We also saw a white faced monkey at the edge of the soccer field. There were several friendly dogs that lived there. The pool was very refreshing, the water was from an underground spring and it was constantly moving. It felt great after a hot hike and my daughter loved it. The family vibe of the place was great and the food was terrific. They were also very helpful booking tours.

The hotel was not in town. It was a good 25 to 30 minute drive into town on a pretty rough road. The road was breathtaking, but it was far from town, making it hard to pop back into town for dinner or rest between activities. I didn't realize it was that far, but I loved the property, so although there was lots of driving it was still nice. There was also one night that the big German Shepard barked all night. Other guests complained and the dog was quiet the next night so maybe it was a one time thing.

Beautiful place run by a family. Good for kids. Good food, super nice staff. Environmentally friendly. Relaxing.

It's away from the town center, so you need to drive on a bad road for 15 min (most of the roads are horrible around Monteverde). So, while the place itself is very relaxing, you need to take an uncomfortable 20-30 min. drive to attractions.

Lovely rustic house in the woods, with lots of birds and wildlife. It was very clean, and the host family is wonderful. My children liked playing with the family dogs who roam around the property & my son played soccer in their soccer field. We had a great dinner with tilapia from their own pond, and a glass of wine. Location is very quiet and perfect if you want to wake up to one thousand birds chirping and not the sounds of cars and traffic. I recommend driving an SUV with AWD to get there. The roads are decent but it’s nice to have the extra clearance. The host family was incredibly helpful with recommending sights and things to do.

There is no AC. The weather was unusually hot when we visited so the first night we could have used it.

This is a hidden gem. The family is very warm and welcoming and provide excellent service. The room was well furnished and very clean. Breakfast was outstanding and their dinner was very good also.

This lodging is in a gorgeous valley. There were rainbows over the valley every day, and the property is, itself, quite pretty, though not really much of a farm at all. I think it's a stretch to call this a farm stay. Good thing for us that others might hate: Many, many dogs on property, and they will be all up in your business all the time - in the restaurant begging for your dinner, barking at you when you walk around the property (large shepherds doing that, which I know would freak some out), wandering into your lodging as you're bringing in luggage.The pups were friendly, and my daughter loved playing with the small ones, but if you're not a dog person, this is not the lodging for you. Staff was very friendly, food was decent (though nowhere near the best we had in CR)

The lodge screwed up our reservation and then were dishonest about it. We booked one of the cabins with double bed, bunk bed, and balcony. When we arrived, they told us they were "upgrading for free" us to a room with a kitchen because the neighbors were too loud at our original room. Except the upgrade was clearly NOT at all an upgrade - it was a dark, dungeonlike room with no balcony and not remotely like what we had booked. Also no bunk bed, which was one of the things my kiddo was really looking forward to. When I went back to tell them this was unacceptable and we wanted our original room, they confessed that they had overbooked and could not give us that room. They had moved us to the room we had (even though we weren't the last booking) because we happened to only have three people and that was the number of beds in the new room, while other folks had four in their party. At that point, they agreed to only charge us the (much lower) rate for the room we actually got, but they should have done that from the start instead of trying to pitch it as some kind of upgrade. It was also frustrating that they hadn't contacted us in advance to tell us they were overbooked - we would have found different lodging if we had known we were not getting our original room, but by the time we were there and checked in, we felt kind of stuck since it was dark. Note that the property is in a valley ~20 minutes from Monteverde on steep, narrow, winding dirt roads. If this is going to freak you out, definitely do not choose this property. I don't think this is very clear from the listing. Definitely do not do the drive at night for the first time! See note above re: dogs. Do not stay here if you don't like dogs. Also note that the pool is very cold and quite small. It tends to be quite cold up in Monteverde, so we didn't end up using the pool at all.

It is a beautiful spot, in nature, really quiet. Best part is the service and the family, they are so nice. The food is good, great portions and fresh fish. There also is a natural pool which is wonderful to cool off.

Rooms are traditional. Although the location is very pretty it is a little bit of a drive, so you’ll need your own car.

Lovely accommodation and wonderful super friendly owners. Great access to monteverde parks. The staff was super helpful with great recommendations.

Location was difficult to find. There are 2 routes to the cabin from Santa Alena. The shorter route is very bad and rocky. The longer route is not as rocky. Consider renting a 4WD if you go there. I rented a Nissan Qashqai and it was struggling to uphill on certain parts of the route. CVT transmission had a hard time coping with the steep incline. The resident welcome committee of several dogs, including 2 German shepherds was very welcoming. Host Baetrice was very nice. Food was great for dinner and the included breakfast served with a platter of fresh fruits.

Nothing at all.

Staff were very friendly, we had a beautiful view from our bungalow. Really nice family run place. Lovely, friendly welcome from all the dogs. Breakfast was good.

Only complaint would be not having any comfortable chairs on the balcony, just wooden stools, not great for sitting on for long periods of time.

Breakfast was provided and was excellent. The options were hearty with fresh fruit and fresh juice with coffee. The host family is lovely and accommodating for early morning tours. They have a beautiful farm and the Cabanas are very nice.