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Reviews of Hotel Heliconia - Monteverde

3 out of 5
Hotel Heliconia - Monteverde
Cerro plano, Monteverde, PUntarenas

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 63 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 15 out of 63 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 63 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 63 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 63 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Nadia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views and grounds. Great location and very spacious. Our kids loved the loft space in the rooms and beds were comfortable. Staff was very friendly and helpful. On site restaurant was very good and breakfast included made an easy start to our days.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Heliconia Hotel on 4 Apr 2024
Dear Nadia,Thank you for sharing your experience and for rating your stay at Heliconia Hotel. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the beautiful views and grounds, as well as our convenient location and spacious accommodations. It brings us joy to know that your kids loved the loft space in the rooms and found the beds comfortable. Our staff strives to provide friendly and helpful service, and we are glad to hear that they met your expectations. We are also pleased to hear that you enjoyed our on-site restaurant facilities and that the included breakfast made for an easy start to your days.We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back in the future for another memorable stay at Heliconia Hotel.Warm regards,Diego Montero

6/10 Okay

Allyson

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was run down compared to other places we stayed. There was no heat/air conditioning and no way to open windows. It was just average.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Heliconia Hotel on 6 Mar 2024
Thank you very much for choosing to stay with us at Heliconia Hotel and for taking the time to share your feedback. We truly value your visit and appreciate your thoughtful comments. Rest assured, we take all feedback seriously and will share your review with our team to continually improve our services and facilities. Our utmost priority is to ensure the satisfaction of our guests, and we hope to have the opportunity to exceed your expectations in the future. Should you have any further comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. Thank you again for your valuable feedback, and we look forward to welcoming you back to Heliconia Hotel soon.Best regardsDiego Montero

10/10 Excellent

Kris

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, close to downtown, friendly staff and clean room.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Heliconia Hotel on 20 Feb 2024
Dear Kris,Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive feedback! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay at Hotel Heliconia. It's great to know that you appreciated our excellent location, friendly staff, and clean rooms. We strive to provide a memorable experience for all our guests, and we're delighted that we could exceed your expectations.We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back in the future for another fantastic stay!Warm regards,Diego Montero

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was super friendly and the view was amazing! Short drive to Sante Elena where there are shops and restaurants.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Heliconia Hotel on 14 Nov 2023
Thank you so much for your positive feedback! We're delighted to hear that you found our staff super friendly and enjoyed the amazing view. It's great that our location provides easy access to Santa Elena with its shops and restaurants. We appreciate your visit and hope to welcome you back in the future!Best regardsDiego Montero

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Heliconia Hotel on 11 Aug 2023
Dear Bruce, We're glad you enjoyed your stay at Hotel Heliconia! Thank you for your kind words.We hope to see you soon!!Pura vidaDiego Montero

10/10 Excellent

Julian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous view of Monte Verde area
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Heliconia Hotel on 11 July 2023
Dear Julian,Thank you very much for choosing Heliconia Hotel for your vacation. It was a pleasure to have you as our guest. We are delighted to hear that your stay met your expectations, and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back to this wonderful cloud forest very soon.Best regards,Diego Montero

10/10 Excellent

JOAQUIN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Limpio, habitación amplia para una familia de 4. Tranquilo. Linda vista. Bien ubicado. Buena atención. Gracias
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Heliconia Hotel on 18 June 2023
¡Gracias por su excelente revision a nuestras instalaciones estimado Joaquin! Nos complace saber que encontraste nuestro hotel limpio y que la habitación fue espaciosa para su familia. Nos alegra que disfrutara de la tranquilidad y las hermosas vistas que ofrece el Hotel Heliconia. Además, nos complace que nuestra ubicación y la atención que recibiste hayan sido de su agrado. ¡Gracias por hospedarte con nosotros y esperamos verlos de nuevo en el futuro!Pura vidaDiego Montero

10/10 Excellent

Esteban

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Josué Badilla on 27 Apr 2023
We appreciate your positive review and are thrilled to know that you had a fantastic stay with us.

2/10 Terrible

Mariano

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Be careful, they tried to ask for more money from us AT CHECKOUT. Terrible service and a really bad experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Josué Badilla on 20 Apr 2023
Hello Mariano,Greetings from the cloud forest!We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to address your recent stay with us and clarify some details about your reservation. As per our records, your reservation was made for two people. However, we noticed that you arrived with additional guests. As our room rates are based on occupancy, there was an additional charge for the extra guests.We apologize for any confusion that may have arisen from this situation, and we appreciate your understanding. If you have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.Thank you for choosing our property, and we hope to welcome you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Geoffrey

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
wonderfully situated. Very nice wooden work. Very good beds.
Response from Diego on 21 Feb 2023
Dear Geoffrey, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experiences of your recent visit to our resort, we were so happy to see you again. We truly appreciate your generous words about the hotel.It will be an honor for all the staff to have you back and offer you our sincere hospitality.Pura vidaDiego Montero

10/10 Excellent

isidoro, trujillo alto

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
very well cared. beautiful place. nice rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Diego on 2 Aug 2022
Dear friend, Thank you very much for your excelent review! We truly appreciate your generous words about the hotel. We look forward to the opportunity to welcome your return to Costa Rica Pura vida Diego Montero

8/10 Good

Christian

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Diego Montero on 28 July 2022
Dear Christian, thank you very much not only for making Heliconia Hotel your vacation destination, but also for sharing your experiences with us and with other travelers. We appreciate your review and hope that you are already planning to visit us again! Best regards Diego Montero

10/10 Excellent

Keary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One night in Monteverde
We arrived late and were received with the same enthusiasm as the first customer of the day. Our rooms were clean and comfortable and the property was immaculate. Our breakfast was absolutely amazing! We loved the charm of the hotel and the staff was very accommodating. Close to everything as well.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Diego on 24 July 2022
Dear Kearly, thank you very much for taking the time to share your experiences of your recent visit to our park, we are very happy to see you again. We sincerely appreciate your generous words about our facilities and highlighting the great service of our staff. Pura vida Diego Montero

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great overall experience. Beautiful and peaceful location.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Diego on 1 July 2022
Thank you so much for your wonderful review of our facilities. We were delighted to hear that you enjoyed your visit and we look forward to welcoming him back very soon.

6/10 Okay

Keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
It was a different experience
When we checked on, the person working the desk spoke to me as if he had an attitude. I did not feel welcomed. The needs were not comfortable and the pillows were flat. At night, it got really cold because there is no heat in the rooms. We tried to reserve the jacuzzi, but was later told that the heater was broken. I was going to plan a proposal while in the jacuzzi, but that fell through. thought about checking out a day earlier.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was no telephone inmy room, and light did not work well.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were clean, the staff friendly, breakfast buffet was good...BUT oh my god the parking near impossible to find if you come in at night. Stayed in 500’s section and took forever to find parking for the area (had to drive to sign that said Art something and then another sign that had name of different hotel and holy cow if you went wrong way and had to reverse to turn around on very narrow gravel road) ... if you don’t have a car or drive in during the day it’s alright.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from jacky on 1 Jan 2019
Thank you for your message. We will be working in your comments.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views, nice large room. Had to drive to breakfast as we were far away from the restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from jacky on 1 Jan 2019
Thank you for visiting Hotel Heliconia and for your commehts

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible mattress. Room was clean. Staff was nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
room was cold! but porch was nice!
we had a glassed in porch which was wonderful - however the weather was VERY cool and windy and there was no heat in the room. There were small ants in the room and on the porch that swarmed any food or sweet thing left out. The room was on the third floor with no elevator - this would be a concern for anyone not able to climb steps easily. Also the uphill/steps from the reception area to the room would be difficult for those who were not in really good shape....
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018
Response from Hotel Heliconia PR on 3 Apr 2018
Thank you for taking your time to give us your feedback. In reality, we make sure to try to accommodate our every guest's needs when assigning them rooms. Monteverde is a rural destination, thus none of the multilevel hotels in the area have an elevator. Also, the weather has always been cool due to our altitude. Global warming has been making this more acute in recent years and your comments are making us evaluate to put some heating in the rooms, something that is not available elsewhere in Monteverde. Thank you once again for your feedback and we hope to serve you again in the future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Shower stream was weak and shower head in poor condition. Very little hot water. Had to rush not to run out of hot water
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Jacky on 9 Jan 2018
Dear Customer Regards from Hotel Heliconia. Thank you for your comments. Our manager will be checking this point. I hope you have the oportunity to return the hotel againg.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good lodge-style hotel near Monteverde
Convenient lodge-style hotel close to Monteverde. Staff was very helpful with arranging tours.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Jacky on 9 Jan 2018
Dear Customer Thank your for your comments about Hotel Heliconia. We are so happy to know about yor experience at the hotel.

6/10 Okay

Hugo, SJO

Liked: Room comfort
Nice place but simple.
Confortable room. Nice bed. Great view from the top of the mountain. Breakfast is too simple with little options. Fruit was not fresh. Nice location in Monteverde. Difficult to climb the hill for people with dissabilities.
Nice rainbow
Great view

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old property,slow staff, elevated access to rooms
Very old fashioned room. Staff is slow but friendly. Location is great..in the middle of city..so close to tours and all activities.

8/10 Good

Mason, Florida

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Spacious rooms with a view!
Hotel Heliconia is conveniently located in Monteverde not far from the Cheese Factory or Santa Elena. The most surprising thing by far was the size of the rooms and the space! Our room had a glassed-in sitting area with table and chairs and a separate bedroom. The bedroom included two king-sized beds and a loft with a queen-sized (?) bed. You could easily sleep six people there with room for the kids to run around like crazy people. ;) The shower was very large and the finish of the room generally was typical Costa Rican, lots of tile and wood. Parking was easy, but the hotel was a little difficult to see at night (no lights pointing at the sign). Nice place with tons of space!

8/10 Good

Rod, Minnesota

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great view at a great price.
Nice hotel. Rather plain rooms but well kept. We stayed in the upper building (the one in the picture with the green roof). It is a long walk from the office but what a view!!!! You can see to the gulf of Nicoya beautiful sunrises and sunsets from the deck right out the room door.
View from the room
Another view from the room

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, Dallas

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Hotel near Cloud Forest
The hotel was in a good location and our room was large. I was disappointed that there was not a hair dryer or wifi in the rooms.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was really cold and no hair dryer

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff were extremely accommodating and friendly. Would have been comfortable if they had WIFi access in the rooms as there were times when the weather was not favourable to walking down the hill to the main reception area. Yes, there was good shuttle service but one does not always want to depend on that.

8/10 Good

Sam, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warm and cozy atop the mountain of Monteverde.
Staff was excellent and made all of our arrangements for our daytime and nighttime adventures. The room gave us a woodsy, cabin-like feel, which was fitting considering you're about 4500ft above sea-level.

4/10 Poor

L

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Meh
The hotel is a bit away from the town centre. The room was spacious, but the matress and pillows felt from the last century. Breakfast was terribly slow and cold. Overpriced.

10/10 Excellent

Alicia Sunscape, Springfield Illinois

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful
This place is remarkable! Up in the elevations of Monteverde the views are spectacular. Peaceful like being in the Heavens. The Staff is inviting.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was not ready at check in time. First room smelled like urine so they took us to another room that had not been cleaned. Then they gave us a suite, which was nice, but up a super steep hill and very far away. We had three sleepless nights because of the sound of the wind howling. We left two days early and they refused to refund any money. Breakfast was not good.

10/10 Excellent

Bill, Alexandria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Huge and wonderful room with loft for two children
Beautiful room overlooking large valley. Close to Monteverde cloud forest, the Cheese Factory, CASEM Cooperative and Stella"s Bakery. Interior of room is entirely finished in rich woods. Our room had a King bed and two single beds in a spacious loft. Large soaking tub for two as well as large shower. Very clean, would definitely stay again.

10/10 Excellent

YoYo, Atlanta, GA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Huge Beautiful Room with Awesome View
We were blown away by the size and beauty of our room. We had two king size beds and a queen bed upstairs. There was a closed in patio, where one could entertain and an open balcony with a beautiful view. The staff was very helpful and let us know of all the activities that we could do during our stay. The staff was also very responsive to our needs and requests. We could have stayed in our room for the whole stay and enjoyed ourselves.

2/10 Terrible

Travelmama, Costa Rica

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst stay ever
After a long 3 hour drive up a bumpy, dirt road we arrived at the hotel at time of check in and they argued that the room wasn't ready and that I had not prepaid for the room(which I had) and charged us even more without the Hotel.com discount and were rather rude about it. The Hotel was on a busy corner with lots of noise and traffic. The jacuzzis were drained. The toilet leaked all over the floor when flushed (which my husband fixed). The doors of the room would not close properly so the wind and mosquitoes came in and kept us awake. It was unfortunately the worst night of our Costa Rica vacation.

2/10 Terrible

Paul, Chicago

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Scorpions and Bad Smells
We stayed at the Hotel Heliconia for two nights. It was definitely overpriced for what it was. The room was very basic, no TV, heat, or air conditioning. There was wood paneling everywhere. The most noticeable thing was the smell, which was a general dank scent. The beds were very old, the sheets and the bed cover seemed to have been ~50 years old and probably contributed to the smell. The pillows were lumpy and we found bugs in the bed. The walls were paper thin and the windows didn't fully close. There were also no screens, so bugs could freely enter your room whenever they wanted. In fact, we found a live scorpion crawling up the shower curtain while taking a shower. We immediately packed up and left, leaving the scorpion in the bathroom. It might still be there now!

10/10 Excellent

Max, Bloomington, IN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
INCREDIBLE!
This is an amazing place to stay. Every direction you look has an incredible view. The room we had was giant and very nice. Very professional and friendly staff. Convenient location near everything. There is also a restaurant with delicious food. Will stay here again in the future.

6/10 Okay

Liz, Houston,TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Basic friendly hotel
great location, friendly staff, awesome breakfast, but very basic rooms.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was just great
I found 3 star hotels in Costa Rica are perfect. They are very nice, clean and the staff was awesome. The room was very nice. Animals out your front door. The buffet type breakfast was delicious. My only problem was we could only stay for one night:( next time I want to spent more time in that area. The hotel had a great location. Very close to town and the park esp if you have a car. Get ready for the drive into montaverde. It's a rocky dirt road for many miles. I would try and do it in the day time ( we didn't of course) but that would be a lot easier and the views are just amazing. We drive out of the area in the daytime and it was a lot less stressful.

10/10 Excellent

tina, arenal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great place great staff
Very helpful and very nice people!

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excelente servicio al cliente ! La habitación muy espaciosa !
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Heliconia Hotel on 23 Aug 2023
¡Gracias por su excelente evaluacion! Estamos emocionados de escuchar que disfrutaron de nuestro excelente servicio al cliente y de la espaciosa habitación. Su comentario es muy apreciado y esperamos recibirlos nuevamente para otra maravillosa experiencia en el futuro. Si tienes más comentarios o sugerencias, no dudes en compartirlos.Pura vidaDiego Montero

10/10 Excellent

Philippe

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Muy buen estado.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Diego on 4 June 2023
Saludos estimado Philippe, muchas gracias por su recien visita a nuestras instalaciones y compartir tan excelente review, estamos muy contentos de haberlo recibido y saber que su estandia fue una experiencia inolvidable nos llena de mucha alegria y motivacion para seguir creciendo y haciendo momentos unicos, esperamos poder verlo muy pronto en el Hotel HeliconiaPura vidaDiego Montero

6/10 Okay

Yan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
L’insonorisation était déficient. On entend les voisins, le vent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Diego on 9 Aug 2022
J'apprécie votre séjour parmi nous et d'avoir pris le temps de partager vos expériences. C'est grâce à des commentaires constructifs comme le vôtre que nous nous améliorons, et vous pouvez être sûr que nous examinerons vos commentaires avec notre équipe. Nous sommes impatients de vous accueillir à nouveau dans un proche avenir Pura vida Diego Montero

10/10 Excellent

Philippe

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Muy ordenada. Muy buenas vistas
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Diego on 14 July 2022
Estimado Philippe, muchas gracias por su maravillosa revisión de nuestras instalaciones. Nos encantó leer lo mucho que disfrutó de su visita, esperamos poder darle la bienvenida muy pronto. Pura vida Diego Montero

10/10 Excellent

Gustavo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Diego Montero on 9 May 2022
Dear Gustavo , Thank you for visiting us and for rating us 5 star . All the staff is proud and happy about your nice words. We all send you many greetings and hope to see you again. Thank you. Diego Montero

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Vi bokade detta ***hotell Redan vid incheckning började problemen, ingen nyckel på plats, efter en stund fick vi en reservnyckel. Väl uppe på rummet blev vi stående med väskorna i handen. Var detta ett rum på ett ***hotel Suite Gulf Wiev? Åter i receptionen och sa att vi inte var nöjda med rummet, blev vi erbjudna ett nytt rum till nästa dag. Bara tanken att sova en natt på rummet så bestämde vi oss för att leta annat boende. Hittade ett nytt ***hotel till ett betydligt lägre pris och betydligt högre standard . Dom erbjöd utan vi fråga att hämta oss och vårat bagage. Åter i receptionen informerade jag personalen att vi checkar ut. Utan att fråga varför eller erbjuda oss någon kompensation checkade vi ut. Detta hotel var av standarden ett *-**hotell möjligen i nivå av ett motell vi motorvägen Rekommenderar absolut ingen att boka detta hotell som utger sig och tar befallt för ett *** hotell.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from GU on 28 Feb 2020
Thanks for your feedback. I´ll send this to the person in charge.

6/10 Okay

Victor, cartago

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
En general bien, pero la habitacion tenia un olor no muy agradable, el jacuzzi no funcionaba. No tenian mi reserva lista. Ademas la foto de la habitacion que reservé no coincide con la que me dieron.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from GU on 28 Feb 2020
Buenas tardes Gracias por sus comentarios. Se los haré llegar a la gerencia.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No funcionaba inodoro, la recepcionista muy lenta, no funcionaba teléfono en la Habitación,no funcionaba la bañera
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from JACKY on 5 Jan 2019
Buenas tardes. Gracias por habernos permitido servirle. Muchas gracias por su comentarios para poder mejorar.