Excellent service and location, the lawn well taken care of, Ranald the owner did a great job at hosting us, clean rooms, and the breakfast was complete and delicious. Since we live in Costa Rica we have experienced different places with low price stay, and this is a great place to spend a night or two. When having breakfast you... More

We showed up at La Rana without a reservation and needing a place to stop for the night. No problems. And the price was right - $45 USD per night! Nice little hotel with 8 rooms (I think) on fantastic grounds. We spent some time walking the property both the night we arrived and the following morning, watching birds as... More

Nestled at the shores of Lake Arenal, ideally located halfway between Canas and Fortuna, about 20 minutes north of Tilaran colorful posters point out a real steal of a hotel. It is the perfect compromise between big, pricey hotels typical for the area and small B&B's which offer few amenities. Here you can have your Wiener Schnitzel and watch colorful... More

Day 4 of our trip was turning out to be LONG! We had booked a White Water Rafting trip that was supposed to have been from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Reality was 9:30 a.m. (by the time the tour guide showed up) to about 4:30 p.m. No one had told us of the 1+ hour trip by bus each... More