Kiwi House

Location: Santa Elena, Monteverde Costa Rica, cr

Star Rating: 8.1 Stars

Property Type: Apartments

About this Property

Important Information

Policies

Check-in: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Check-out: 11:00 AM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Terrace
• Non-smoking throughout
• Free wired internet
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Internet access
• Covered parking

Rooms Available

• One-Bedroom Apartment

  Boasting 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom, this apartment has a living room and terrace where you can relax. The apartment's kitchen is available for cooking and storing food. Featuring a balcony with garden views, this apartment also features a washing machine and a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 2 beds.

  Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)

  • Kitchenette
  • Washing machine
  • Private bathroom
  • Kitchen
  • Terrace

Guest Reviews

• Sanchez (10/5): - Orden y aseo
• MIchelle (9/5): Comfortable and convenient. - Comfortable and cool, kitchen had everything we needed, it was close to restaurants and stores as well as the natural reserve. It was a bit difficult to get to but Ok one we figured it out.
• Niklas (10/5): - Der Gastgeber war super hilfsbereit und hat für uns viel organisiert. Die Unterkunft ist geräumig und gut ausgestattet.Wir durften sogar die Waschmaschine nutzen. Es war ein super Preis Leistungs Verhältnis. -
• Norbert (9/5): -
• Matias (10/5): - Esta muy bien equipado, tiene estacionamiento propio . La ducha buenisima
• Armiche (10/5): - Muy cómodo.
• Pascal (8/5): -
• Philip (8/5): Good value for a place with many amenities - The kitchen was well supplied. We really appreciated the washing machine and clothes line. The owners have thought to supply many little things. It was a quiet neighborhood. It was good value. We appreciated a parking spot but it was a bit steep to park on.
• Anitha (5/5): Consider Alternatives for a More Comfortable Stay - Close to restaurants. We weren’t expecting American-style conveniences, but the cumulative impact of these issues (see below) makes it difficult to recommend this place to others. There was ongoing construction at a neighboring property, which created noise and dust and disrupted our midday rest after early morning activities. It also gets quite warm during the day, and the single fan wasn’t sufficient to keep the space comfortable. On one of the days, the water supply was temporarily cut off due to the construction—although it was restored within a couple of hours, we couldn’t use the bathroom or kitchen during that time. On one of the days, the water supply was temporarily cut off due to the construction. it was restored within a couple of hours, we were unable to use the bathroom or kitchen during that time. The host was not very approachable and came across as abrupt, with limited responsiveness beyond asking us to “have patience.” Many of these issues could have been offset by a warm, welcoming host—we’ve experienced some wonderful hospitality in Costa Rica—but this was quite the opposite. There was also only one roll of toilet paper provided, which we ran out of and had to substitute with kitchen tissues. Parking is on the street a couple of blocks away, likely due to the narrow alleyway access, and it appears the host manages multiple properties along the same street and may allow parking close to one or more of his properties. Note that, the washing machine is an older model that requires manual switching between wash and spin cycles, and the spin function wasn’t very effective—resulting in more effort than expected.
• Jennifer (7/5): -
• Isabelle (7/5): - Petite maison autonome et tout équipée à deux pas du centre ville de Santa Elena. Pratique pour venir visiter Monteverde. La construction est un peu rustique et on entend énormément le vent qui souffle en permanence à Monteverde. Les portes et fenêtres ne sont pas adaptées. Par ailleurs la fenêtre de la chambre ne se verrouille pas et n'a pas de volets.
• Kate (10/5): - - Our host, Jose, went above and beyond to arrange a shuttle and tours for us, recommending a new night walk tour that we thoroughly enjoyed. - The house was comfortable and spacious. - Kitchen was well equipped for cooking simple meals.
• Høy (9/5): -
• Ilona (10/5): - Jose war immer sehr hilfsbereit und hat alle Infos vorab gesendet. Nach unserer Ankunft haben wir eine Einweisung anhand einer selbst erstellten Karte von Monteverde und Umgebung bekommen. Mit allem was man dort unternehmen kann. Jose hat uns Tickets für treetopia organisiert und unseren 2 Kindern hat es sehr gefallen. Das Haus war groß genug und mit allem ausgestattet. Es war sehr sauber. Nichts.
• Ian (9/5): A nice, clean and quiet apartment just out of town. The host - José - is very nice and really goes out of his way to pro - The property is in a very quiet location around 10 minutes walk out of town.
• Yahm (9/5): A cute apartment for Monteverde - The apartment itself is very comfortable; perfect for a couple with a lot of stuff. The kitchen was spacious enough to cook and I really appreciated the full fridge. The location was great since the downtown area was such a short walk away. It did get a little warm sometimes, but it wasn't terrible since Monteverde is in the highlands. Jose was very nice and helpful providing us with resources to make our stay memorable. N/A
• Maria (9/5): -
• Leake (10/5): Great family adventure in the cloud forest!!! - The property was very clean and well equipped! The host Jose was very helpful with getting us settled in and educated about the area and all of the activities available. He also arranged tours and all of our transportation needs!!! Highly recommended!!!
• Raul (7/5): very nice and reasonable place to stay in monteverde - comfortable, with everything we needed for a day in monteverde
• Jack (9/5): Great home in Monteverde - A whole home with two large beds, a kitchen and bathroom. Absolutely perfect for a stay in Monteverde - our host was super knowledgeable about the area and all of the excursions in Monteverde, giving us lots of helpful information. A quite steep 10 minute walk over to the town centre, but not a problem for us.
• Walter (9/5): Superb - Very nice and helpful host
• Dave (9/5): Superb - Spacious, clean with everything you need
• William (8/5): Very good - Nice small apartment, with kitchen
• Kim (9/5): Good value for spacious apartment - The apartment is spacious with a dining table and 4 chairs. We love that it has a full size refrigerator instead of a mini fridge. It has 2 large beds in the bedroom. Jose also arranged for a midweek cleaning since we rented for one week. The shower is tepid, not hot. We took our showers after 9 am or later so it’s fine.
• Lea (3/5): Irritating stay. - Possible to walk to the town centre and the accommodation is quite spacious. It has parking. When we were arriving and needed some assistance and the host was very nervous and kind of rude on call but we didn’t take it personally. But it only went down… Later on we got the feeling that he tries to squeeze us for every single dollar and even tried to charge us more (we paid in cash). He converted the currency at the wrong rates. We confronted him but he was stubborn and defensive about it. The accommodation itself… kitchen was horribly dirty, especially the pots. They were too disgusting to be used. And the door didn’t close so we had to use furniture to keep it closed at night. Everything else was decent.
• Ana (5/5): Centric but needs a little more love - Good beds No basic toilet trees, the tv was not working.
• Jamie (10/5): Jose was so helpful over the 3 days. Facilities were great & location was a short walk into town. - Location, value for money, facilities, clean & tidy & owner was very helpful
• Christiana (8/5): A quaint, clean, conveniently located property with a fantastic host. - Location was convenient and it was easy to walk into town. The property was immaculately clean and the kitchen was thoughtfully arranged with all needed implements. Our host was welcoming, helpful, and responsive. He helped us book tours with a wonderful tour guide company, Three Brothers. Parking was provided. We never were able to shower without tripping the circuit breaker at least once despite following advice given by host. Screens in the bedroom windows would have been nice so we could sleep with the windows open. Listing stated there was one full and one king bed but room contained only one full.
• Femke (9/5): Superb - Really clean and neat apartment with everything you need!

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