Hotel Lavas Tacotal - Arenal Volcano Region

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The grounds were beautiful! The view of the volcano from this hotel is outstanding. The first night we heard something running around in the room and were concerned that it could be a mouse. We even found droppings that we thought looked like mouse droppings but not exactly. It turned out that there was a gecko in the room and the droppings were from […] the gecko. This was the first place we stayed during our trip to Costa Rica so we weren't familiar with geckos before this. It turns out that if you stay in a hotel in Costa Rica, chances are you will be sharing your room with geckos. They were in every hotel we stayed in but we really enjoyed them and didn't mind having them in our rooms! After all, they eat a lot of bugs including mosquitoes! I felt the breakfast was great considering it was included. They had great fruit, eggs, ham, toast and then some Costa Rican foods - beans with rice and fried bananas! The only thing I wish they would improve on is the lighting. The light in our room was very dim, so at night we couldn't see well enough to read. Other than that, we loved this hotel and would stay here again if we are lucky enough to go back to La Fortuna some day. It is a few minutes out of town, but we actually prefer that. You can easily drive into town to eat but then get away from the noise and people at Lavas Tacotal. It is a little rustic, but clean. The staff were all very helpful and friendly. Read more

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I read the other reviews and figured that the worst hotel in paradise couldn't be bad. I was very wrong. They first tried to convince us that throwing a bed in the gym and pushing the equipment aside was an acceptable room. They were overbooked and it smelled like a gym. We got a better room, but still the AC was broken, and the balcony overlooked a […] courtyard FULL of teenagers screaming and yelling. It seems to be a stopover for a lot of school trips. I had a massage from a woman who clearly had no idea what she was doing, and it reflected perfectly on the quality of the hotel. For an extra $20 I could have stayed at a hotel up the street that was amazing. Don't waste your money on this place unless you are with a bus load of teenagers. Read more

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Location is good..place needs updating, not the cleanest..Lots of tours of students stay there..More of a Hostel feeling with very basic breakfest served with emphasis on quantity not quality to serve the students. Front desk help is poor as well as limited parking because the tour buses take up most of space. Would prob skip next time..very rundown […] feeling with limited perks..Pool is tiny and pretty rough..full of leaves. Fortuna right down street..so location is good..would book tours there..not with front desk.. Read more

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We loved the view of the volcano and the grounds had beautiful plants. Rooms were basic but beds were very hard but as we stayed at other hotels in Costa Rico we did not find a soft bed. Staff was very friendly!

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Hotel is fine for the price and the location is good for the activities in the area. However the lack of a hot tub made for less enjoyable evenings. The lower pool was heated, but just barely. Overall I would say the hotel was adequate and better than many places in Costa Rica, but don't go here expecting the treatment or facilities of the higher priced, […] more luxurious hotels / spas in the area. I would stay in other locations on my next visit Read more

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Funky but pleasant. Rooms are spartan, location is good. Lighting is bad!

Genuine Expedia guest review

We staryed 5 nights at this hotel as there was no vacancy with other hotels. This hotel definitely has one of the most beautiful views of the volcano, no doubt. However, the hotel staff is quite lazy. The first night our room had earthworms on floor in bathroom and there was no soap! The next day the room was not cleaned. Fortunately, we met the owner […] of the hotel, Fernando, who asked his staff to clean it up and gave us free drinks for the trouble. My other complaints are the quality of mattress (squeaky), un-harmful flies/ants in the room (they were nuisance), not helpful staff (they are not bad, just very lazy). The hotel is 10 kms from the downtown la fortuna. It was not an issue with us as we had car, but it could be an issue with others. I wish the hotel had good breakfast options. We went out for breakfast, lunch and dinner. If the Hotel management improves the service and some amenities, this could be a good hotel to stay. Read more

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The property looks nice from outside but it is very poorly managed and room maintenance was terrible. The rooms don't have the basic amenities like lockers, coffee makers, creams and shampoos. We stayed in one of the cabanas. There were this crawly bugs in the corners and one on our pillow. Apparently they climb to the ceiling and fall on the bed. Also, […] the bathroom was flooded from some leakage during the night so we got changed to another room and it had the same problems bugs and leakages. The shower doesn't work well. The hot water comes and goes. My daughter almost froze while taking a shower there since the hot water stopped after 2mins. The rooms were not cleaned and towels not changed for us. We booked this hotel although it did have bad reviews from other people because we could not find a room in the better reviewed hotels for the dates we were traveling. The pool issuper cold although it has beautiful views of the mountain. Couple of good things are the beautifuls tropical flowers surrounding the property and the views. We also liked the breakfast in the mornings. Read more

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The internet is hardly usuable and the beds are like sleeping on rocks, but so are most beds in Costa Rica hotels. We really never got functional internet and since we depend on it to run the business, that was a blow. We chose the hotel to be close to Tabacon and it is close, but we had to go back into town for good coffee and internet at the Rain […] Forest Cafe, so we gained nothing in being close to Tabacon. We changed rooms three times to find a working safety deposit box and since they push you not to leave anything in your car in Costa Rica, we needed a functioning safety deposit box. The staff was really nice but you can't do much if the facility is mediocre. We wouldn't have minded any of this if it was a cheap hotel, but at the price we paid, I expect more, but perhaps I shouldn't. Costa Rica prices are on par with the US for much less quality overall, a real disappointment in general. Read more

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very nice environment

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The room was fine, but we expected more for the price we paid during the high season. Room was nice, but nothing special. The hot tub was not working when we were there which really left little to do in the evenings. This was a large negative for us. Restaurant was again average but nothing special with prices a little higher than average. What we […] learned is -most- hotels will have a volcano view, even some located in town. This is not a unique feature of a hotel. With that said I would stay here again only if it was closer to town. With little amenities and only average food we found ourselves traveling to a day spa or town every day. The problem is because all the taxis start from town a one way trip costs $10 USD. La Fortuna has a lot of different restaurants and some cheaper places to eat. If you are doing a lot of activities and will not sit around the hotel much then you shouldn't have a problem. For us this hotel was not what we were looking for. Read more

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The room was just ok. Clean and more comfortable than our last hotel in Costa Rica. The resturant food is TERRIBLE.

Genuine Hotels.com guest review

Staff was friendly, hotel was clean, but there was nothing special in the nearby surroundings: the place is good for 1-2 two nights stay.

Genuine Hotels.com guest review

en términos generales muy bien lugar tranquilo pero el clima no permitió disfrutar del entorno,

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Красиваямухоженная территория видели туканов ,хороший завтрак отель хороший рекомендую

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MUY BUENA EL COLCHON UN POCO INCOMODO PERO SI REGRESARIA A HOSPEDARME EN ESTE HOTEL

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En términos generales bien; sin embargo al hotel le hace falta mantenimiento, mejorar el desayuno; que aunque viene incluido en el precio es muy simple.

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El Hotel es bueno, a pesar de que se nota que tiene tiempo de haber sido construiido está en buenas condiciones, los empleados son amables, educados y respetuosos, LA VISTA AL VOLCAN ES LA MEJOR.!!! Sin duda volvería al hotel en la proxima visita.

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Muy buena experiencia, los trabajadores del hotel súper amables. El restaurant sirve comida típica buena, deliciosa.

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Lo bueno, fueron amables dejandonos entrar antes de la hora del check in, y tambien nos cambiaron a una habitacion con vista al volcan. Lo malo: El televisor tenia la pantalla rosada todo el tiempo, mala imagen, el jacuzzi no lo pudimos usar porque el agua salia fria y el desayuno era un pinto que tenia el arroz semicrudo.

Genuine Hotels.com guest review

Staff was friendly, hotel was clean, but there was nothing special in the nearby surroundings: the place is good for 1-2 two nights stay.

Genuine Hotels.com guest review

Alprincipio tuve problemas con mis reservaciones a traves de Hoteles.com, pero el administrador muy amablemente se esmero en buscar e identificar a donde habian ido a parar las mismas y al final tuve un fin de semana excelente en el Hotel Lavas Tacotal.

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