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2.5 out of 5
Villa Fortuna Hotel
700 metros este del Banco de Costa Rica, La Fortuna, Alajuela (province)

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8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 34 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 34 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Denise, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
3 nights in Fortuna
Clean room with one double and 2 single beds. Had safe in room and small fridge. Enjoyed shared kitchen with free morning coffee available. Refreshing pool with loungers available to relax. Staff very nice. Good value for price.

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The shower at villa Fortuna was the best one we encountered at four different locations in Costa Rica. Very hot and great water pressure. We used the shared kitchen for breakfast which worked well. Kids enjoyed the pool. Staff were helpful organizing a private guide at the hanging bridges and suggesting local attraction sat check in. Soda Visquez is the best for great food and prices.

6/10 Okay

C Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good place in very good location
This is a decent small hotel. The location is very good. About 1km from the center of La Fortuna and about 100m from a large grocery store. No free breakfast, but the shared covered outdoor kitchen was very convenient and had all you need to make your meals on site if you want to save money.. Service was very good.

10/10 Excellent

Gigi, montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to centro Fortuna for excursions
Nice experience with my son and his girlfriend staff was so nice

6/10 Okay

Noah

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Great view and clean pool ! Great value
Friendly staff, clean pool and grounds. Bed a little uncomfortable but in the eve of hurricane Otto they were very helpful and calm. Would go back.

2/10 Terrible

Katie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location was ok since we had a rental car. It was on the outskirts of the main La Fortuna downtown so I don't recommend it to people without a car. I am not sure if it was just our room, but the room was infested with ants, we can hear the people "talking" in the next room loud and clear because the wall is so thin, and the bed was so uncomfortable that back hurt so much after one night. We couldn't bear to sleep the second night since the ants were crawling into our beds and wanted to leave at the crack of dawn but there was no management to help with check out nor were we given any instruction as to what to do in the event we have to leave early in the morning.

8/10 Good

Gustavo, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice, budget friendly facilities
Hotel was less than a 5 min walk to a supermarket, and less than a 10min drive to downtown. Facilities are simple and to the point, there's a shared kitchen and mini-fridge in every room.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to town
only bad thing is it is close to a main road. Otherwise, top notch.

8/10 Good

Richard, New Hampshire

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Nice room and pool, coffee, no breakfast, quiet setting, helpful staff.

10/10 Excellent

Paul, U.K.

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A lovely find
Hotel in lovely setting, very clean & tidy. Pretty gardens, staff really helpful & coffee available every morning. Close enough to town amenities.

8/10 Good

Dave & Ellen, Winnipeg, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First time to Costa Rica
Having never been to Costa Rica we were pleasantly surprised by the terrain, the many different weather experiences and of course the friendly and helpful people at all the places we stayed. We started our vacation in La Fortuna, then after (5) days moved up to the Rincon de la Vieja region in the rainforest and finished off in Tamarindo along the Pacific coast. There wasn't enough time to explore further but we've had such a positive experience we will be making Costa Rica part of our winter escape plans in the future.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Paper Thin walls (Don't stay here)
Pros: Convenient location, pleasant staff, nice grounds, decent beds. Cons: Dimly lit worn out rooms. It is very, very loud. The walls are very thin and you can hear everything your neighbors are doing. Also, it is on the highway out of town so all the cars are accelerating down the highway and at night the local kids race their cars with big exhaust pipes and motorcycles back and forth here. I can't over stress how loud it gets after dark. I had reserved 5 nights and left after the first night since it was obvious we would get no sleep here. Hotel refused to give me any sort of a refund for the remaining 4 nights. Called Expedia and they called hotel and still did not even get any partial refund. We moved to Hotel Lomas Del Volcan for our remaining 4 nights and it was spectacular. More money, but 100x better.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Just what you need
If you are looking for 5 star luxury, this is not the place for you. But if you plan to see the sights and just want a comfy place to sleep at a reasonable price, this is your hotel!We really enjoyed our 2 night stay at Hotel Villa la fortuna. The rooms are definitely very simple but clean and comfortable. AC worked great, hot water shower had great water pressure and the morning coffee in the common gazebo was delicious! Friendly helpful staff and even reasonably priced laundry service made this place just right. I definitely recommend.

8/10 Good

Patti, Connecticut

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good bargain
This is a good basic hotel. A few minutes walk to town.

10/10 Excellent

Pat & Chris, Eugene, OR

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Easy walk to La Fortuna
Nice pool by convenient well stocked shared kitchen. Quiet area opposite side of town from hot springs. Friendly, helpful staff.

10/10 Excellent

sheila

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Nice Family Hotel
The hotel was quiet and peaceful. Two couples travelling together with two rooms side by side. Large rooms, great chairs and table on front porch. Pool was lovely and clean. Pool towels available at the office. This place is family run, and everyone works. The outdoor kitchen was used by us for all meals and we shopped at the grocery store about 100 yards away. We found it a welcome oasis after the business of near Quepos. We took the Arenal volcano exploration walk, highly recommend it, and we were picked up and dropped off at our hotel. Beds were very comfy and air conditioner worked very well We also had a fridge in our rooms where we kept our own food. They fed birds in the morning and we enjoyed watching the birds and eating our breakfast under the outdoor gazebo. We all LOVED the coffee , it was Britt and was so delicious you didn't even have to add anything else. We feel comfortable in places that make you feel almost like you are at home!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, Dallas TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location just out of town, good value for the basic amenities... this is not a resort which is why we stayed here. Great home base for day trips around the area, friendly staff.

8/10 Good

Terence, hartford, ct

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Little quiet place
It is a nice place well kept a little bit of a hike to town our room was small for four people but adequate the pool looked nice hot tubs have been filled in very quiet spot.

10/10 Excellent

David, Kelowna, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved La Fortuna
the room was very clean and served us well. It would have been nice if the common area allowed us to stay past 9:00 pm to play cards in the lights but they shut down early. It was convenient to many great adventures.

10/10 Excellent

Josh, NY, NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
My friend and I stayed here for a few nights 2 weeks ago...and one thing that stood out was the amazing staff that runs the hotel, which absolutely made a huge impact on our trip. Antonio and Yvelda are the nicest people and really go out of the way for their guests. They help you navigate through all the different touring options, and are easily available and accessible. Even when we were no longer staying in La Fortuna, we actually called Antonia from a different city to ask for his help!! The place is cozy and has a warm and "homey" environment in which guests will gather together in the evenings by the kitchen area (where pple can cook their own food). Theres not much to do in La Fortuna at night so this element of the hotel certainly added to our experience. The rooms were clean and beds were comfortable and it had AC as well as TV. I would highly recommend this place to anyone who is looking for an affordable, clean, and friendly location to hang out after a long day of hiking and touring.

6/10 Okay

margaret, Ontario Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Comfortable Stay
We stayed for 2 nights. It is an older place but is well kept up. The rooms are basic, very clean and the beds comfortable. It"s nice that you have your own patio to sit on. It a little ways out of town but we had a car so it was just a few minutes. There is a grocery store near by and a good restaurant around the corner. There is traffic noise in the morning, but a lot of the hotels are near the road.There are various birds on the grounds. The owners are very nice, friendly and helpful. I would stay here again.

10/10 Excellent

Colin, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A delight to stay
This is the most fantastic place to stay. It's good value, has very friendly and helpful staff and is so clean. It's also only 5-10 mins walk into the centre. There is a supermarket just along the road and as there is a fully stocked kitchen it is easy to get supplies and cook for yourself. The gardens and pool area are a delight with humming birds, fly catchers and lots more. Will certainly return. Highly recommended.

8/10 Good

Jim, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice. Clean and comfortable
Please do not advertise freebreakfast and charge for it. Otherwise a wonderfull place.

4/10 Poor

Vanessa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

8/10 Good

Markus Antero

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great service, nice room and pool
We stayed 2 nights at Villa Fortuna. Anthony in the reception was very welcoming and gave us great tips. He even gave us keys to the shared kitchen when we wanted to make an early breakfast before hiking to Cerro Chato. The room was nice - had a refridgirator too. The ceiling is high, which was nice. The outdoor pool was a great addition as well. Wifi worked so-so. The shared kitchen could use some cleaning and maintenance (refridgirator door doesn't close). The towels smelld to mold which wasn't that nice. Overall, the hotel was nice - we could park right infront of the door, service was nice and the pool a great addition!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Maria, Gothenburg

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Perfect locationG
Perfect place 10 minuter walk from restaurangs in centrum. Simple but clean rooms with refridgerator and a/c. Nice outdoor kitchen where evertbody sat. Nice atmosfeher. Straff in reception helped with bokning of all tour. Free coffe served at 7:30 and supermarket just nextdoor. We had a great time there.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Because we went to hot springs for few days, I had a lot of clothes to wash and dry. The laundry service was inexpensive and properly done. The staff at reception was friendly and willing to help with anything. The location was great just few min from most of hot springs and restaurants located in La Fortuna and Arenal Volcano Park area. If you are looking for a hotel just to sleep in. I highly recommend this hotel. If you are going to stay a long while in the hotel, be aware that the air conditioning system is quite old so that you may feel hot from time to time. Overall, my stay at this hotel was satisfactory.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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Rigtig godt hotel og sødt personale
Rigtig godt hotel med en dejlig stor terrasse og stort værelse med alt hvad du behøver. Personalet var søde og hjælpsomme. Der var et lækkert stort fælleskøkken. Det bedste hotel på vores rejse rundt i Costa Rica. Vi kan klart anbefale dette hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Christy, San Jose

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
SIn quejas
Excelente

8/10 Good

alexis, france

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pas mauvais mais pas excellent non plus
L'hotel est un peu à l'ecart de la ville qui reste cependant accessible à pied(5 min) mais par contre à coté d'un supermarché ce qui est tres pratique. La gerante est tres gentil et les chambres sont propre. Par contre les murs sont en "cartons" et l'on vie avec les voisins ce qui n'est pas terrible, la literie est moyenne et la salle de bain minuscule.

10/10 Excellent

Marta, Grecia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful service
We had a very nice stay. Good location if you have a car-close to downtown, waterfall, hot springs. Very friendly and helpful service from Anthony and his wife, the maid, and. the cook. Sorry I don't remember all the names.We will definitely stay there again.