Name: Hotel Forest Dreams Manakin
Address: 50m del Establo Monteverde, Santa Elena, Santa Elena, Santa Elena, 60109, Costa Rica
Rating: 8

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Terrace

Express check-in

No elevators

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At the hotel

Chacarita Airport

Fortuna Airport

Hotel Forest Dreams Manakin

Santa Elena

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At check-in the service was great with lots of local information. Unfortunately, it went down hill from there. The room smelled strongly of mold/mildew. There were too many beds in the small room. Our room didn't have a refrigerator because "previous guest" broke it. I asked for a hair-dryer, but was told no hair-dryers because "previous guest" broke it.  Tiny bathroom with no amenities, no soap, shampoo, no hand towel, no washcloth, did have the smallest, tiniest bath towels ever.  Too many bugs, got bit by one and the wound festered for a week. Our feet turned black from walking barefoot on floor. Night shift gave terrible (non-existent) service. Stayed 1 night and moved on.

If looking for a hostel, this would be your kind of place.

We booked to stay elsewhere and went for a walk. Ended up asking the receptionist at Forest Dreams Hotel who gave us warm, genuine tips and even told us to mention we stayed at their place so we could get a discount at one of the best local restaurants.

Helpful and genuine receptionist who gave us tips despite not staying there

My family of six took two rooms for two nights; Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.  
The place was a little difficult to find but once we told them it used to be called Manakin Lodge everyone knew were it was.  The staff were so very helpful and friendly!  Their recommendations for places to eat were spot on.  We even saw the owners and their family eating at one of the local places we went to.  The hotel  breakfast was great.  Tea and coffee and water available all the time.  Beers available too.  There is an animal viewing area where Toucans, butterflies and squirrels and such came to have their breakfast too.   The rooms were clean and everything worked.  Sure the pillows were hard and bedding is old, but it was clean and fit for purpose. The free Wi-Fi was good.   On Christmas Eve the owners thru a BBQ in the parking lot including free meat, tortillas and all sorts of drinks.  Fireworks too!   
We would stay here again in heart beat!

So much more than you pay for...

We went to Forest Dreams, a small walk outside the centre. The little walk is worth it. We had good en comfortable rooms and beds, a good bathroom and a good breakfast. Comparing to the price, this was more than we were used to in Costa Rica. 

The service was also very relaxing and easy. Just go to Chris or Edgar (the two we met), they are very friendly and helpfull! 

Conclusion: I would recommend Forest Dreams, we had a great time there!

Very good!

I feel the need to temper the reviews here a bit.  First, let me focus on the positives.  The guys that work in reception are super nice and helpful.   I would also say that the rooms were perfectly clean and the hotel is a good value.  However, I think it’s important that any prospective traveler consider the following:
1.	The hotel is very rustic.
2.	The reception is only open from about 8am to 7pm.  After that, there is no one there to handle any needs, although I suspect there would be a way to reach the managers by phone in an emergency.
3.	The rooms vary greatly in size and quality.  Those pictured on TripAdvisor are the better ones.  We had two rooms for our family.  The room my wife and I shared was a rustic bedroom marginally larger than the bed and a bathroom that while clean, could have used a renovation.    Our kids’ room, on the second floor, had no windows other than in their bathroom, and the beds were much more firm than the kids were used to.  Other rooms at the hotel are more spacious.
4.	The roof of the hotel is metal, which means when it rained, it sounded like we were inside a popcorn maker.

I have to admit that the place grew on me after a day or so.  One thing that was very cool was that the hotel was off the main road and situated among a series of family homes.  The setting allowed us to get a glimpse of how the locals live, including watching a handful of young kids playing soccer in the dirt street outside the hotel.

All in all, if you are looking for a clean, albeit rustic, very inexpensive hotel in Monteverde, this hotel is a fine choice.  But bring shampoo—they don’t provide it.

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