El Toucanet Lodge

The view from our room was absolutely amazing! The sounds of the wildlife and river was amazing from our terrace. Our room was great and a cool rustic feel with beautiful wood, the bed was comfortable and warm, Also the shower was hot as can be which was great as it was very cold out. Breakfast was great and the coffee was phenomenal. Highly recommend staying here.

My wife and I own a small birding tour company called Epic Nature Tours. We have brought several tours to El Toucanet Lodge in the last few years and every stay has been fantastic. They have an incredible variety of hummingbirds coming to their feeders (we saw 9 species at the feeders on theost recent trip) as well as spotted wood-quail calling every morning around the lodge and lots of song birds in the trees. A drive up the road gave us close to 70 species of birds, and a Quetzal tour in the Copey Valley is just you and the guide and the Quetzals, not the hundred + bird enthusiasts clogging the road for a look at a Quetzal in San Gerardo de Dota. The food is also amazing!

Good place to enjoy birdwatching as well as jut relaxing. A good place to get out of the warm weather. PROS: Very quiet and cool weather. Love the stream that runs under the little bridges. The breakfast was good. Many extra blankets available in the room. Restaurant looks new. CONS: American Express not accepted. Had to booked on ******* due to this. Had to book a different room online, family room for 6p with fireplace, because that was they only one that would come up as available, reception told us to book it online, but they would still give us a smaller standard room for 3p. The price was cheaper for a bigger room online than if you paid in person for the standard room. The price is pretty high for what you receive. Simple bedroom with a bathroom that needs urgent remodeling. The bathroom looks so outdated, you can even see the pipes under the sink... Some lights did not work in the room, the cheap white bulbs really kill the nature ambiance. At check in they said the restaurants closed at 8pm, but when we went to eat around 7:15pm, the restaurant was already closed, they said they closed it at 6:30 because no one had come to eat. So we were forced to skip dinner. there is nothing around, so you have NO other options. Keep in mind this was in high season (January) on a Saturday night. Very basic hotel room $130 USD for 1 night... Price is too high for what you get. No discount for CR residents

As a birder, there are lots of birds in the area. You can do well just walking up the road. Food served for breakfast and dinner was very good! Not much else nearby for lunch or dinner options. It is a quiet, rural area, which I loved.