Hotel De Montaña Suria

“Birdwatching at your fingertips”

A nice hotel to experience birdwatching. Several options for guided and unguided tours. Good chance to observe Quatzals. The room was a little noisy though. Good kitchen with a great opportunity to have trout for dinner. Diego at the frontdesk, was very helpful with arranging the tours with local g… more

A nice hotel to experience birdwatching. Several options for guided and unguided tours. Good chance to observe Quatzals. The room was a little noisy though. Good kitchen with a great opportunity to have trout for dinner. Diego at the frontdesk, was very helpful with arranging the tours with local guide Agniel. The latter knows his stuff.

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“Pretty Gardens”

We returned with friends after visiting Suria Hotel two years ago and vowing we would go back. We were less impressed this time. The gardens were beautiful, but the area where the little hummingbirds were are now closed off and the hotel now charges an extra 10 dollars per person per stay to enter,… more

We returned with friends after visiting Suria Hotel two years ago and vowing we would go back. We were less impressed this time. The gardens were beautiful, but the area where the little hummingbirds were are now closed off and the hotel now charges an extra 10 dollars per person per stay to enter, which was a real shame. We visited another garden close by and we thrilled by what we saw there. Rooms were clean and comfortable but unfortunately there was no WiFi in our rooms, only in the main building area. It’s very cold at night and there are little electric potable heaters in the rooms. The breakfast was well prepared but quite economical- a choice of three items, traditional Costa Rican (with rice and beans) or “Continental” ( a piece of very well cooked bacon, two eggs, a small piece of toast, a spoonful of jam and three slices each of watermelon,papaya and pineapple) or pancakes (two American style pancakes with a spoonful of watery syrup, afew slices of banana and a strawberry) The pancakes were very dry to eat. There was no other items such as juice, toast, cereal, pastries or fruit juice. As we checked out after our stay, we were not warned about the only road being closed for two hours just after we left, which meant a two hour hold up for us in the hot sun.

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“Lovely setting and nice enough lodge style accommodation all aimed at the wildlife visitors”

Picturesque setting in a beautiful forest valley that is only accessible by a very narrow and at times scary road, often single file. But the area is incredibly rewarding for bird and wildlife spotters as there is lots to visit in the valley. There are a number of hotels here and this is one of the… more

Picturesque setting in a beautiful forest valley that is only accessible by a very narrow and at times scary road, often single file. But the area is incredibly rewarding for bird and wildlife spotters as there is lots to visit in the valley. There are a number of hotels here and this is one of them. It is a lovely setting with trees and flowers everywhere and a nearby river. The accommodation varies from hillside bungalow type accommodation to ones nearer the main reception and restaurant area that are like small apartments with bedrooms often looking out to the forest. The rooms were clean and smart and bathroom was too. Bed was comfortable but room lacked heating or a/c so was disappointing for the stay. No pool or entertainment so apart from sitting around the bar area it was really about exploring and perhaps going on trips nearby. Although we were not bird watchers it was the thing to do and we had several walks out looking. You won’t be alone as there are many who are here doing the same. The reception has a small shop but the main feature here is the restaurant for breakfast and dinner. And a small bar here too. We visited late season and the hotel seemed to be running with not enough staff. The WiFi wasn’t great outside the main building either.

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