Fantastic location, private cabins, quiet, and within the cloud forest. Saw many birds and animals on the grounds. Loved the local hydroponic garden! Easy walking to local bakery and restaurants.
Some of the accommodation is a little tired, while still being comfortable. The real stars are the wonderful staff, who are all extremely knowledgeable about local natural history and very helpful. The grounds are well kept and we saw agouti and armadillos along with many different birds
Great service, friendly atmosphere. Great food.
Los Pinos was an excellent stay. Our cabin was beautiful with rainforest views on each side, and staff was very friendly. They were very helpful in planning our activities around Monteverde, and Los Pinos itself was easy walking distance to many restaurants, shops, and bars.
This place is gorgeous. We were warmly greeted and guided to our cabin. The cabin is well equipped with a kitchen, ample shower and lush green gardens. Just a walk doe. The street are the restaurants and market. It was like a dream.
Beautiful hotel, all individual cabins, rustic but with comforts of home!!! Very friendly staff, wish we could have stayed longer!
The cabins were very, very clean and the family which owns the hotel are extremely kind. We stayed there in October 2015 and in one morning we were late in getting ready for a tour. Without us even asking, the gentleman at the from desk drove his cart to our cabin to pick us up and drive us quickly to the awaiting tour bus. They were extremely kind during our whole stay and if I ever stay in the city again, I will stay here.
Nice and romantic cabins with full kitchen and comfy bed. The place is very clean but a little outdated. Also, there no A/C in the small cabins nor a TV which for the most part is not necessary as is very chilly in the mornings & afternoons. However, I heard that the family cabin are fully equipped. Closely located to the downtown of Santa Elena (10-15 min walk about 5 in taxi $3). At the reception Rafael was very friendly and help us book all of our tours and taxis and provide us with tips for public transportation and places to eat.
Absolutely amazing wish we had stayed here the whole trip. Great price. Really cool self-sustaining community. It has its own solar power as well as a purified spring water safe for drinking and hydroponic Greenhouse gardening that you can purchase vegetables to cook back in your cabin.
Maybe one of the most peaceful places in all of Costa Rica.
Adorable pioneer in the Monteverde tourism scene back in the 80s. Now with huge vegetable gardens.
Very friendly staff.
A small reserve to wander around and hydroponic gardens on site that you can buy food from.
Good food options nearby and a relatively short distance to a lot of the activities in the area.
We enjoyed our stay at Los Pinos for 3 nights. Highlights included the on-site nature trail, the helpful staff in the office, and the cabin itself (very cozy and romantic). Things to note: There were only 3 channels available in English. The hydroponic garden that claims to be "free" is not. The guys at the top will ask you to pay. The cabin has no A.C., but this is NOT a problem (it cools down at night).
I definitely recommend staying here if you're headed to Monteverde.
We are at Los Pinos as I write this. We have a family cabin and it is perfect. The location is awesome and the staff we have interacted with so far has been outstanding. The cabin exceeds our expectations and they have three hydroponic green houses that we can harvest fresh veggies for our meals and snacks. There are lush gardens, birds and creatures throughout the grounds. It is everything they advertise it to be. Not an over the top luxury hotel, but an awesome, comfortable, home away from home with a great location and super courteous staff. We strongly recommend this great place!