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12 February 2018
Casa Alquimia is a nice place for people who want to know more about Monteverde - very friendly and helpful hosts Tarsicio and Marianela who give good clues what to visit and how people live and think. As an european guest I felt a little bit like in an chalet in the Alps - and the altitude is similar (about 1600 m). Because there is one room for breakfast it is easy to get in contact with other guests. Only 5 min. the street above there is the fine pizzeria Tramonti. It is recommended to make a reservation. Also only 5 min. away is the entrance to the "Bosqe", a small primeval forest where you can hear (and with luck see) howler monkeys. They offer guided walks for bird (and insect) watching and night tours. Skywalk and Cloud forest are not far away, by car reachable in a few minutes.
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08 January 2018
Great host and setting.
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13 November 2017
I arrived for a 2 week stay to astonishing conditions and worst of all - endless dishonesty. The condition of my room was terrible but I would not have left just because of no towels, no soap, dirty bathroom mat, major dust and cobwebs on light, and electrical wiring problems I left due to serious mold damage which made me caught continuously. Tarsicio speaks English enough to get by, but when filing a complaint with booking (dot com) I had to wait 45 minutes for an agent to use a Spanish translator to talk to him. His wife didn’t speak any English at all to me. Casa Alquima tried charging me 70% of a two week stay after I notified them of the health problem at 6am next day that their house had. I walked to town and looked at 6 places (all with no mold damage) and ended up at a very clean place with very honest hosts for nearly the same price. Tarsicio tried to claim that almost all places have mold and that that somehow made it okay. Dishonest, terrible experience. I would not recommend this place to anyone. A significantly poor representation of the country and black mark on my trip.
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14 June 2017
Very homey. Tarsicio and Marianela are so helpful and hospitable. Great homemade marmalade at breakfast. I am home-stay client.
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25 March 2017
Very homey. Tarsicio and Marianela are so helpful and hospitable. Great homemade marmalade at breakfast.
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10 March 2017
Lugar tranquilo, la casa es sencilla construcción de madera todo muy limpio, atención personalizada para sentirse como en casa, buen desayuno personal sumamente amigable, ideal para conocer personas de Todo el planeta.
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