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Tifakara Boutique Hotel & Birding Oasis

3.5 star property
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December 2024
January 2025

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Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Hiking
Hiking
Deluxe Double Room with SPA
Comfort Double Room

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
300m oeste de Catarata de La Fortuna, La Fortuna
  • The Motmot Jungle
    5 min walk
  • La Fortuna Waterfall
    6 min walk
  • Costa Rica Chocolate Tour
    4 min drive
  • La Fortuna (FON-Arenal)
    12 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe Double Room with SPA | Bathroom

Deluxe Double Room with SPA

  • 56 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium Quadruple Room | Balcony

Premium Quadruple Room

  • 56 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Comfort Double Room | Terrace/patio

Comfort Double Room

  • 28 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Tropical Forest Bungalow | Terrace/patio

Tropical Forest Bungalow

  • 28 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

La Fortuna

When you stay at Tifakara Boutique Hotel & Birding Oasis in La Fortuna, you'll be in a national park, within a 15-minute drive of La Fortuna Waterfall and Los Lagos Hot Springs. .This hotel is 8.1 mi (13 km) from Arenal Volcano National Park and 11.7 mi (18.9 km) from Arenal Volcano.

What's nearby

  • La Fortuna Waterfall - 6 min walk
  • Costa Rica Chocolate Tour - 4 min drive
  • Baldi Hot Springs - 9 min drive
  • Los Lagos Hot Springs - 10 min drive
  • Arenal Volcano - 26 min drive

Getting around

  • La Fortuna (FON-Arenal) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Restaurante Río Lounge - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Red Frog Coffee Roaster - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Arábigos Coffee House - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante Tiquicia - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪North Fields Café - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Tifakara Boutique Hotel & Birding Oasis

Hotel with free breakfast, a short walk to La Fortuna Waterfall
Tifakara Boutique Hotel & Birding Oasis offers 13 accommodations with minibars and safes. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Beds feature premium bedding. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 13 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a meal at EwaÚ or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 10 AM.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, a safe deposit box at the front desk, and coffee/tea in a common area. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
EwaÚ - Onsite restaurant.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 7 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • EwaÚ

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Outdoor pool
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Deep-soaking bath
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV
  • TV channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Minibar

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6 AM - 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant 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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

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Tifakara Boutique Hotel & Birding Oasis Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 390 out of 502 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 73 out of 502 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 502 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 502 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 502 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Tyler

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is new feeling and very clean. All the staff went above and beyond. Lots of frogs on property to see and they do night tours. I didn’t like that the pool was right in front of the restaurant and check in area. Besides the restaurant and frogs, there’s not much to do at this property. But overall great place and amazing staff
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Claude

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The entire staff, the food and the experience was over the top awesome. I will say the barking dogs next door was a little annoying
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Candice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property in beautiful location with great wildlife on the premises
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

JORGE ENRIQUE

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Ross

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Mixed Experience
Hotel left me conflicted. On the one hand, it had a great frog tour on the property , fantastic service, and a location which is walking distance to the waterfall. On the other hand, the room was too small and offered to little privacy for a ~$300 price point. Noise was an issue (my partner and I were woken up to the sound of a pressure washer) and the food was just ok. If you need a place for a day or two which is within walking distance to the waterfall, this is one of the few options available and I'd still consider it for that. For anything else, I'd struggle to recommend this hotel given the plethora of excellent options available in La Fortuna.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erika

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great facility and staff!!! Outside amazing and great view of nature and mountain. Front street entrance hard to locate.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jenna

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All staffs are so nice and kind. I am regretting not give enough tip. They are so worthy to get it. No bugs at all. They are always make us feel welcome.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love the view of volcano and plants around grounds are nice
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stanley

Travelled with partner
This hotel is wonderful! Surrounded by jungle with great views of the Arenal volcano. The rooms are very nice and clean, comfortable. The staff is absolutely wonderful, very kind and genuine. Joshua and Randel was very helpful. Their restaurant offers great breakfast and dinner menu. Food was delicious! You must join the night tour of their frog sanctuary. This place was a highlight of our trip!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Helene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful facility wish I could have stayed longer!!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unique nature setting, friendly staff and great views.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jasmine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was beautiful
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ti-kafara is a beautiful property nestled into the mountains by Arenal volcano. The flora and fauna were amazing. There were tropical flowers everywhere we looked and the birds were plentiful. We had a fun night time frog walk led by Kevin which we enjoyed a lot. The breakfasts were great with fresh fruit and a great assortment of meals offered. We also ate at the on site restaurant several times and it was delicious. We had a semi-outdoor shower which was amazing. We loved our stay here!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thao

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I cannot rave enough about Ti-Fakara. Honestly the best service, the warmest hospitality, and some of the best hotel food I’ve ever had. I’ll get the room description out of the way. We had a larger room, two full/queen beds. The hotel is set up as 18 rooms surrounding the reception/restaurant/pool area. There’s a refrigerator and an AC unit. The bathroom is very humid due to the outside shower. Now… if you want to be one with nature (and all of her bugs and lizards) this is quite nice. We did not! Our fault, we thought we picked a room with an enclosed shower. Due to this, our room had frequent bugs and gecko visitors. The staff are so wonderful. They installed a tarp over our shower and removed some friendly critters for us, too. Everyone is truly just so warm, welcoming and friendly. The gardeners caught me walking back to my room and asked if I wanted to see a frog he just spotted. They offer nature walks throughout their two hotels (Noah and Tifakara). The breakfast, which is included, is cooked to order. Freshly baked goods, fruit juices, fantastic coffee, and even your own personal coconut to drink out of! The restaurant on site, La Bosque, has really delicious meals for dinner. It’s nice to have this option since it’s very difficult to get around La Fortuna without a vehicle. There’s so many personal touches throughout that would make this review toooo long so I’ll just say, if you’re wanting to stay in La Fortuna, please make it a point to stay here.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the best hotels I have ever stayed at. Superb staff.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I’d Return in a Heartbeat
I highly and sincerely recommend this hotel for the staff’s solicitude, the beauty of the grounds, the comfort of the room, the delightful frog garden, the excellent breakfasts and the hotel’s exceptional restaurant. I am a world traveler with decades of hotel experiences. I would return to this one in a heartbeat.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stefani

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chance, Edmond

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is excellent, I especially liked the breakfast menu and the espresso machines which are free for use to all guests
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luis H

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sensacional
Hotel muito acolhedor, exatamente como demonstrado nas fotos. Super indico
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yvan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hidden gem staff are very helpful. Especially this girl named Esther was very helpful. Very close to the fortuna waterfalls. Everything eco friendly places nice view. Breakfast was great and again staff don't miss a beat.

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the friendliness of staff. The location of the property was stunning. On our free night walk tour we saw red eyed green tree frogs as well as other creatures-amazing! Highly recommend for those who want to be away from the hustle and bustle of the town and want walkable access to the Fortuna Waterfall.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Briana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
a gorgeous property! The hospitality is beyond amazing. The free breakfast is a major plus! The environment of the hotel is so green and the sound of nature 24/7 is so peaceful. Definitely a hidden gem. It’s also in the center of all the popular activities & all the tours we did pick us up at the hotel. The privacy you get in each bungalow is spectacular! Esther who is the main receptionist is super helpful, so responsive & so kind. Definitely will be rebooking & recommending!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024