Hotel de Montaña El Pelicano0

Great location, with mountain views. Alpine feel to the decor with lots of wood and nice pool area. Makes a change to sleep without the need for a fan in the cooler mountain air. Property has solar hot water system - good but better after the sun has been up for a couple of hours. Good but steep and rough walk around the forest above the hotel.

The walls were quite thin between rooms in the main building, but the hotel asks customers for quiet after 9pm so not too intrusive.

Comfortable bed, nice hot water, cozy wood stove in the room to burn a fire at night, lovely grounds and lodge, very clean, helpful and courteous staff, multi generational family business, founding father’s artwork of natural elements so creative, whimsical and touching. Walking distance to community of Canaan. Short drive to Chirripo and Cloudbridge. Quiet, natural setting. Loved our time there.

Everything was well cared for and spotless!! The staff were delightful,! We enjoyed every minute ! We enjoyed the stunning views, all the flowers and especially all the birds and butterflies!

Creamer for my morning coffee in my room. Well, that is the only thing I can come up with and I am sure if Ii had asked, they would have given me some milk to keep in the little fridge.

The views of the mountains were beautiful and the wood smell of the room was so nice. The grounds were also lovely.

We arrived after midnight due to car trouble, and despite booking.com saying the reception is open 24 hours, no one was there, not even a security guard. We called and emailed many times and finally gave up and slept in our freezing car until the morning when a worker told us our keys had been in our hotel room all night. We had no idea what room was ours, let alone that they left keys for us. We were very unhappy with the beginning of this trip, but the hotel was helpful and compensated most of what we paid for the first night. After that everything with the hotel was good.

The staff were very helpful. able to phone from the UK and speak in English. changed my date with no extra charge. spacious bungalow with bathroom, although cold shower. enjoyed a meal in the restaurant with large log fire. stayed a night before hiking up Chirripo. told us where we could park a car at the trail start. thank you very much.

would have preferred a hot shower

Stunning location, the grounds and pool were beautiful. There were lots of beautiful birds, toucans, motmots, parrots, and more. The staff were friendly, welcoming, and kind. The food was delicious.

We liked everything. We suggest perhaps providing bottled water for guests in the room and providing pool towels. These are minor improvements.

Everything was amazing here. We came in the off season and booked night before since hubby and I were traveling with no destination and exploring Costa Rica. What a gem. Staff were all wonderful and so nice. We both got great massages after a delicious breakfast. We really got more than we were expecting. Definitely will come again to enjoy!

It's Impossible to not like anything here. So Unique.

Excellent service. Everyone was extremely nice and kind. We stayed one night before hiking chirripo, and the night before they brought us a coffee maker to the room so we could have coffee and snacks before leaving at 4am for our hike. They provide transportation from the hotel to the 0 km- start of the hike. They kept our bags at the hotel for two days at no extra price during the time we were at chirripo. Once we got back down from chirripo they picked us up, brought us to the hotel, and had our bags ready in an area of the hotel with showers with a towel, so we could take a shower and change before leaving San Gerardo. It was very nice. They food at the restaurant is also delicious. We strongly recommend this hotel for any time of travelers.

El Pelícano is a gem of a hotel nested at the base of the Talamanca mountains. I stayed here for 2 days prior to embarking on an epic hike to Cerro Uran and Cerro Chirripo. It was the perfect place to acclimatize to higher altitudes and rest up before the trek. The casita was spacious and comfortable. The pool area was clean and inviting and the grounds and gardens were immaculate. The food was amazing. The staff were kind and courteous. I can’t wait to return next year!

Beautiful remote location with lovely views of the surrounding hills. Lovely gardens with lots of birds to watch. Delicious great value food. Friendly helpful staff. Coffee machine and fridge in room.

Slippery pathways. Quite chilly at night, could have used additional blankets.