This was a Swiss style cabin built from wood, simple yet gorgeous.

The breakfast was amazing and so huge. Fresh fruit, amazing eggs, homemade granola and homemade jam - just spectacular!

No luxury but a great value. Clean rooms, very friendly staff and really good food. It's in a quiet location but easy to get to.

Yes, De Lucia has some drawbacks as have been written here. Walls are paper thin (we were lucky and I think we were alone there for both nights), the rooms are small and a bit musty, nothing to write home about. However, the point of being in this town is to be outside doing things, so we really spent minimal time in the room and passed out upon coming home. Good things: cheaper than many places, and it is a very pretty and quaint woodwork structure with lots of plants and rooms facing a large second floor balcony. The staff was also incredibly nice and helpful-- the man at the desk when we were there whipped out a map of all the local activities, with prices in US dollars, and suggested the ones he thought we'd like. We follows his advice and picked up awesome zip lining and horseback riding excursions! The hotel is much like staying in a clean, simple cabin while doing outdoorsy stuff... no pool, jacuzzi, internet, or any frills. NOTE: the De Lucia Restaurant across the street provides the breakfast buffet, which was my favorite out of all our hotels! Delicious fresh fruit, coffee, OJ, muesli, gallo de pinto, toast, and the MOST amazing marmelade of some sort that I've ever had. We also ate there for lunch and dinner and it was our favorite dining experience-- huuuge, cheaper lunches and our last night we had an awesome steak dinner with local wine and fantastic coconut flan! The place is a big family affair, and also mostly woodwork, and tourist buses are often seen there as it is a known hidden gem. But back to the hotel-- it's at least a 1/2 mile walk downtown, although downhill. Walking is tricky since there is very little sidewalk. Also coming back uphill is very,very steep. But the staff will call cabs in the drop of a hat. I would agree this is NOT a posh place, but cozy and earthy and almost worth it just for the restaurant! Best for single couples, more versatile and active travelers.

We stayed at the De Lucia Inn Hotel for one night with a small tour group (12 people).

The room doors only stayed shut when locked. Our room smelled musty. I killed at least ten different types of bugs and spiders during our short stay in our room. Upon arrival there was also a cigarette butt in the toilet and a used bandaid in the shower.
There was no air conditioning.

The hotel has a restaurant across the road where we ate dinner and breakfast. I thought that it was some of the worst food that we had the entire time in Costa Rica.