Hotel Poco a Poco Monteverde Review

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If you’re looking for a comfortable and convenient hotel in Monteverde, check out Hotel Poco a Poco. This hotel has more amenities and services like a standard city hotel but with a touch of cloud forest flair.

We stayed at this hotel for 3 nights and you can read our review below. Want to stay at Hotel Poco a Poco? Get 5% off using our promo code “mytanfeet” on their booking page!

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Hotel Poco a Poco Monteverde

Location

One of the best things about Hotel Poco a Poco is the location. It’s a 1 minute drive or ten minute walk to downtown Santa Elena.

It’s right across the street from the Monteverde shopping plaza that has a large supermarket, restaurants, the bus station and clothing stores.

Property

Hotel Poco a Poco has a large property with various sections. There is the lobby and reception which is near the pool, spa and restaurant.

On the other side, they have a short trail through the forest and they also have their own garden and meeting rooms.

Their rooms are spread out throughout the property, some tucked away in their building and some tucked away in the different parts of the property.

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Hotel Poco a Poco Monteverde

Hotel Poco a Poco is one of the few hotels in Monteverde that offer air conditioning in their rooms. They have a mix of rooms with and without air conditioning at different price points.

Another detail about Hotel Poco a Poco is that they have a covered heated pool, Jaccuzi and their own spa.

These amenities cater more towards travelers who wish to have services like one would find in a city hotel but in a rustic mountain area.

heated pool
Heated pool

However, just because they have a pool, spa and air conditioning doesn’t mean you won’t feel like you’re in the cloud forest.

They have beautiful gardens throughout the property with big trees and pretty flowers.

You can commonly hear toucans and monkeys from the surrounding forests and you can walk through their on-site forest trail to refresh yourself.

Restaurant

We ate at the hotel for lunch and the food is delicious. Prices aren’t outrageously expensive and the food was fresh and flavorful.

I had sea bass with vegetables and wild rice and Yeison had chicken cordon bleu.

They also have veggie options and their veggie rice with fried plantains was so good!

veggie rice
Fish, wild rice and veggie lunch

They have a full bar and live music on certain nights at the restaurant. The restaurant also has Happy Hour every day.

In case you don’t drink alcohol, order a limonada con hierbabuena (limade with mint). That’s my go to drink and they make a really yummy one.

Breakfast is included in the room rate and it’s a la carte. Choose from the typical Costa Rican breakfast or other options.

Rooms

They have a variety of standard rooms in different locations on the property. The higher end rooms have air conditioning and a bit more amenities, the lower end rooms don’t have air conditioning.

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a standard room

Rooms have basic amenities like a flat screen TV, Wifi in the room, coffee maker, bathroom amenities and hair dryer.

The superior rooms have views of the garden or higher ground views, are located more near the gardens and are in quieter sections of the property.

Their family room which is up to 5 people is a loft style with a really cool bathroom, it has like a little garden inside!

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family room loft style

They also have a honeymoon suite that has its own private Jaccuzi and yard with a large bathroom.

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Garden Superior

Separate from the main building is their garden rooms with their own terrace and sitting area. I loved these rooms as they were much more private and quiet.

Outside the rooms were a lot of flower hedges so we saw hummingbirds zipping around all day long.

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Their garden rooms in a separate part of the property

Our Thoughts

The hotel property is beautifully laid out with different sections. It has lovely gardens throughout the entire property and the short forest trail is a really nice touch.

Their rooms are all cozy and thoughtfully decorated, even their cheapest rooms that don’t have air conditioning are very comfortable since air conditioning isn’t really necessary all year long in Monteverde.

However, the ground floor rooms near the restaurant can sometimes be a bit noisy at night when they have live music, but it usually ends around 9 PM.

The hotel has expanded a lot since our first visit in 2017 and it feels much more like a city hotel ensconced in the forest, rather than a random city hotel just plopped down near the forest.

We heard lots of birds during our time at Hotel Poco a Poco and saw some toucans flying around in the nearby trees.

Their gardens are very well maintained, to the point where it almost feels like a hotel inside a modern botanical garden. The fountain and fire pit gives a cozy touch to the hotel.

If you’re interested in booking a room at Hotel Poco a Poco in Monteverde, use our promo code “mytanfeet” on their booking page to get 5% off!

Looking for some tours in Monteverde? Check out our things to do in Monteverde post for ideas and then head to our Monteverde tours booking page! Also check out our 2 days in Monteverde itinerary for ideas.

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2 responses

  1. Rhonda Carroll

    Thank you for your review of Poco a Poco. I have booked a vacation through a travel agency (Namu) and they put me up for 2 nights at Poco a Poco. I’m glad to read a review and am especially glad that it was a good one.

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    1. Sammi

      They’ve made a lot of improvements to the hotel since we last visited so it should be even nicer. We had a nice stay.

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