Hotel Faro Arenal

A great place just outside of the city. Quiet, peaceful and right in the rainforest.

Great place, we only wish we would have spent more than one night there.

The sound of the nature right next to you is just amazing , everything green ! The beautiful humming birds flying next to you teying to get the nectar is just an amazing experience.

It was a quaint no frills hotel perfectly situated in a quiet area near the town on fortuno. Breakfast was delicious. We were a 6 person family and fit comfortably in their six person suite. Would come again. Thanks for a great stay. Loved all the beautiful flowers and hummingbirds in the area.

It was a joy to stay two nights so near the volcano in such a beautiful place. The cabin was roomy, clean, and comfortable, the restaurant was excellent, and the grounds (including the "nature walk" in the jungle at the rear of the property) were spectacular. The owner and staff are great people too. I would recommend this place to anyone without hesitation.

Friendly, helpful staff! Great location next to chocolate tour and La Fortuna Waterfall. Great affordable option for a family!

Great property, great service. Shower and toilet needed a little maintenance but other than that everything was perfecto!

Beautiful property with sloths and little Al king trail on site. Staff was very friendly and helpful and individual cabins kept the stay quiet and a natural setting. About 5 min drive to town and restaurants, etc.

We stayed at the hotel faro arena and had a wonderful experience. The property owner was very friendly, and the entire property was exceptionally clean. The reception staff were welcoming and accommodating, making our stay even more pleasant. The value for the price we paid was excellent. I wish I had chosen to stay at Fatima Arenal instead of the Magic Mountain Hotel, and I will definitely stay here next time. Highly recommended!

We arrived early and they were very accommodating. Everyone was nice and helpful. The hotel location is fairly close to the la fortuna waterfall . We didn’t have our own car but it was easy to get around using the taxi services. Nice and quiet environment with a path to explore and encounter wildlife. We saw sloths right on the property.

Looks old can be enhanced to make it really nice. Needs some work to make it a good property.

Never go to this hotel

Pros
-Staff was helpful recommending activities
-pretty jungle path at back of property
-Concenient location to town and reliable uber

Cons
-Electricity went out 3X first night we were there
-Toilet kept backing up and gurgled/bubbled all nt

Owner Mr.J is very friendly and helpful!

The staff was amazing. They even washed my clothes for $5. I saw a bunch of Toucans. Breakfast was delicious.

The room was spacious and had everything we needed for our short stay. Breakfast had a great choice and was delicious. Staff were really helpful and friendly. We really loved our stay.

We saw many toucans and a sloth for the first time in Costa Rica! The view was stunning and the owner was pleasant and gave us tickets to the Baldi hot springs for a very good prices. There was a problem with a gutter and the smell bothered us because it was very strong poop smell on and off. We would still be willing to come back, lovely ambiance.

Beautiful gardens.

This hotel was everything I was looking for and everything my family didn’t know they wanted until we got there! Amazing grounds. There was a trail through a beautiful forest full of everything tropical including tons of flowers, trees, plants and animals. We saw many sloths, toucans, crested Juan, cows and more. Woke up to a variety of birds chirping. Breakfast was included and good. Very friendly staff. One guy took me on a walk through the trail and taught me many things, I can’t remember his name (Avar maybe?) Good clean pool. Vegetable garden was fun, they are working on being fully farm to table one day. Probably 1.5 miles from lots of restaurants and 5-10 minutes from amazing La Fortuna Waterfall. The only downside was our toilet had some problems but I’m sure staff can get that fixed. They were readily available to help if needed.
We will definitely stay here again if we return to Costa Rica!

Close to Volcano Staff was extraordinary, Very quiet. Saw 2 Toucans too