we spent two lovely nights in the top of monte verde
in some hours of the day you can see the cahuita golf.a very nice scenery
in the other time of the days you lost your wife in the cloud forest
it doesn"t mater how many guests are in the hotel.you feel like you are the only guests
they have a good and fancy restaurant
the staff are very helpful
i recomend this hotel to my friends

My husband and I stayed at El Establo for two nights in January. From the time we checked in until we departed, we were treated with courtesy, kindness and professionalism.
Our room was spacious, with a stunning view of the valley, the bay and land beyond.
We were able to enjoy hiking activities, including a night walk through the forest with an excellent and charming guide.
The hotel made reservations for us to visit the Cloud Forest and provided information about numerous activities in the area.
The restaurant also provided an extensive menu.

You probably won't find a hotel with better views of Monteverde. Amazing! It's also in walking distance to the best restaurant in town (Sofia's) and an ice cream shop. Not so amazing - super thin walls (newlyweds reconsider) where you can hear your neighbors talking in normal voices & the shuttle service that's a MUST (hotel buildings are on steep incline) isn't always reliable even during normal front desk hours between 6 am and 10 pm. My husband and I got tired of calling the front desk without any answer so we jogged down for breakfast. We consider ourselves relatively fit, but if you had any mobility issues, I would advise against doing so. Jack & Jill won't be the only two tumbling down the hill!

The good. The view is fantastic, the shuttle service was fast and reliable and all the staff was very nice. Now the bad. You HAVE to take the shuttle, unless you are a billy goat. The lobby/reception is only open from 6am-10pm so if you have an issue your hooped. The rooms are very bare, not even a hook in the bathroom to hang a wet towel. Stains on the duvet. The "closet" was not a bar against a wall with 6 hangers. The walls are paper thin. Our room was on the second floor two doors down from the staircase and it sounded like everyone had to come through our room to get downstairs. At check in the front desk guy told us about the two restaurants on site, well look out because I tried to make a reservation at the smaller nicer resturant and they closed it on a Friday and Saturday night because there we not enough people staying in the hotel. Overall I would not stay here again or recommend it. Not a 4 star maybe a 3 at most.