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Hotel Faro Arenal

3.0 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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2 outdoor pools
Lake
Garden
Sports facility
Property amenity

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Room service
    Room service
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
Del Súper Cristian Nº 4, Continuar 1 km, La Fortuna, Alajuela, 21007
  • Costa Rica Chocolate Tour
    3 min drive
  • The Motmot Jungle
    5 min drive
  • La Fortuna Waterfall
    5 min drive
  • La Fortuna (FON-Arenal)
    9 min drive

Room options

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Family Room

Family Room

  • 35 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Double Bed, 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Superior Room, Multiple Beds

Superior Room, Multiple Beds

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed, 2 Twin Beds and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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for 1 night
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About the area

La Fortuna

When you stay at Hotel Faro Arenal in La Fortuna, you'll be near the airport, within a 10-minute drive of La Fortuna Waterfall and Baldi Hot Springs. .This hotel is 7 mi (11.3 km) from Arenal Volcano National Park and 10.7 mi (17.2 km) from Arenal Volcano.

What's nearby

  • Costa Rica Chocolate Tour - 3 min drive - 1.7 km
  • La Fortuna Waterfall - 5 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Baldi Hot Springs - 6 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Los Lagos Hot Springs - 7 min drive - 5.2 km
  • Arenal Volcano - 23 min drive - 17.2 km

Getting around

  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 129 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pollo Fortuneño - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Río Lounge - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Red Frog Coffee Roaster - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Arábigos Coffee House - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Tiquicia - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Hotel Faro Arenal

Hotel with 2 outdoor swimming pools, near La Fortuna Waterfall
Hotel Faro Arenal offers 12 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. This La Fortuna hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

There are 10 hot springs open between 9:00 AM and 10:00 PM.
Make yourself at home in one of the 12 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional amenities at this hotel include concierge services, babysitting (surcharge), and a picnic area.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include express check-in, dry cleaning/laundry services, and luggage storage. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Hotel Faro Arenal has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free secured, uncovered self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 7:30 AM–9:30 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool
  • Ecotours
  • Helicopter/aeroplane tours
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Private picnics

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Coworking spaces

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Spa

  • 10 hot springs

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • In-room accessibility
  • Low-height worktop and sink
  • No lift (single-level property)
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Romance packages available

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • TV

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Guidebooks/recommendations
  • Local maps
  • Mobile key entry
  • Restaurant dining guide

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 9 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 9 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Hot springs access available from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Cabinas Faro Arenal
Cabinas Faro Arenal Fortuna
Cabinas Faro Arenal Hotel
Cabinas Faro Arenal Hotel Fortuna
Cabinas Faro Arenal Costa Rica/Arenal Volcano National Park
Hotel Faro Arenal La Fortuna
Hotel Faro Arenal
Faro Arenal La Fortuna
Faro Arenal
Hotel Faro Arenal Hotel
Hotel Faro Arenal La Fortuna
Hotel Faro Arenal Hotel La Fortuna

Hotel Faro Arenal Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 142 out of 216 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 216 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 216 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 216 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 216 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

manuela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victor

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was amazing. They even washed my clothes for $5. I saw a bunch of Toucans. Breakfast was delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

AROUN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Holy Nature Paradise
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.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kristi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful gardens.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ramkrishna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kara

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dick

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to Volcano Staff was extraordinary, Very quiet. Saw 2 Toucans too
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Faythe A

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing Resort and Cabins
Our stay was amazing! Beautiful cabin in the rainforest! I felt like I was emerged in the middle of the rainforest. The cabin was spacious, clean, AC worked well, water good and hot, toilet flushed with no problem, nice kitchen with small fridge, coffee pot, water pot and dishes. The location is close to town, hot springs, waterfall and volcano. The free breakfast was absolutely amazing and the people serving it was very nice and helpful. The front desk clerk was professional, very nice and helped us a lot. The cabins sits in a very nice resort area with a swimming pool and wild life. We seen the sloth everyday with toucans. I really enjoyed staying here. I felt right at home. Everything about this place was a five star and better. Plus the price was even better.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Servicio muy excelente. El personal es súper amable y el desayuno que viene incluido está muy delicioso.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice off road property with A/C. Nice owners, their is a Sloth that hangs out up in on of the trees. Free Breakfast was cooked for you while you had your coffee. Very Nice
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

kaymarie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place is very nice and much needed privacy having your own building
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cale

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I nice getaway nearby La Fortuna set in nature
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

John, Conestoga

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a very nice and quaint hotel. Very convenient to everything that you would want to do in the area. Lots of activities. The only thing that would’ve been nice would’ve been a small refrigerator in the room. Amazing pizza made in the restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Janet

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
We loved watching the birds on the feeders at breakfast. This was by no means a three star hotel. The owner was helpful, but the rooms were very basic- no hair dryer, no table, ( no fridge of course). The gardens around it were lovely, but the walk through them needed maintaining. Go for the birds not the luxuries!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kirsten

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Most of the staff were wonderful. The separate rooms were lovely, comfortable and private with little gardens and sitting areas outside each one. The pool is surrounded by concrete but a nice amenity that we certainly used! Breakfasts were very good. The owners let us stay later than checkout until our transportation arrived. It is located outside of town, which is lovely for the peacefulness, but requires a taxi to get anywhere.

10/10 Excellent

Eugene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Unassuming area on a regular street. Small clean family hitel
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved Hotel Faro Arenal! This was our favorite stay of our entire trip in Costa Rica. Upon arriving we were welcomed by the family who owns and runs the property, and shown around to its beauty. I traveled myself as a single mother with four children and felt very welcomed and safe. I hope to visit again one day.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Arthur

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the beautiful little cabin we stayed in. It was very spotless, quiet and private with beautiful gardens in front. The staff is very helpful. There is a lovely little nature trail we explored while waiting for our room to be ready early. The gardener showed us many beautiful plants and pointed out the sleeping sloth and the favourite tree of the toucans. The breakfast was lovely and the birdfeeders!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Jacqueline

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Paul, Ware

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
While my stay at this hotel was a decision that I made last minute, my stay, there was excellent, and I couldn’t be happier that I made the decision that I did. The accommodations were clean , and the staff was very polite. You definitely have the feeling here that you are amongst nature. Naturally beautiful, constantly the sounds of birds and other wildlife. As a matter of fact, there was a sloth on the property, at times, so close you could touch him, but I did not at the suggestion of the staff. A wonderful experience. I came to Costa Rica to be amongst nature and this location delivered. It was about a 5 to 10 minute drive to get to the Le Fortuna waterfall, another great experience. It was also a 5 to 10 minute drive to get to La Fortuna center of town where you can buy groceries or whatever needs you might have. my hotel room, a free upgrade offered me a coffee pot so I could enjoy a nice coffee first thing in the morning and a very spacious room. I would definitely enjoy this hotel in the future!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Ever and Javier were awesome. We enjoyed our time here and the staff made it all the more special. Our room was big and the surrounding area was beautiful. Thank you for kindness. We will be back!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Diana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We had a few issues during our stay here but the owner, Javier, did a great job trying to make things right. We arrived to find out our room had been treated for extermination and the odor was still too strong. He offered us a room at a nearby hotel and an upgrade for the following night back at Faro Arenal. The room nearby was very new - so new it did not have lamps - just overhead lighting - and the refrigerator had not even been plugged in; but it was very clean and the staff was wonderful. Next day we return to Faro Arenal and got our upgraded casita, and during a particularly heavy wind and rain storm, had a small leak in the roof. But, it wasn't on the bed and when the storm ended so did the leak. It was clean and I was able to use their laundry service. The breakfast was simple but tasty and we saw Arenal which was the point of the trip. Not sure I would book here again but it was sufficient for our short stay near La Fortuna.