Hotel Quelitales

Tuve la oportunidad de visitar este mes de abril 2025 esta maravilla de lugar. Estuvimos aprovechando un feriado y nos quedamos para fin de semana. Nuestra cabaña fue la llamada “Mariquita”, un espectáculo de refugio con el plus de contar con una duña al natural. La catarata, los senderos que pudimos recorrer y el trino de las aves lograron que me desconectara por completo de mi rutina diaria. El restaurante es UNA DELICIA y su vista panorámica a las montañas del parque nacional Tapantí hacen que te sientas, tal cual es: dentro de la montaña. Si les gusta el avistamiento de aves este es EL LUGAR para venir a disfrutar de esta actividad. El personal sumamente amable y carismático. Sin lugar a dudas una experiencia que espero poder repetir pues me voy de acá con las baterías renovadas.

We stayed here as part of our birding tour around Costa Rica. This by far is my favourite place so far. The grounds are absolutely stunning and full of bird life. The staff are so attentive, friendly and couldn’t do enough for us. The food was proper home cooked food and full of flavour. I loved the tranquility and the beauty of this place. The forest trail is amazing, hiking and birding paradise. We were shown where the owl was nesting and taken around the hotspots by the lovely lady at reception. The waterfall is a true beauty and something to be admired. We very much enjoyed our stay and would recommend to everyone. Thank you for your hospitality and kindness - Rebecca & Gavin

Birding paradise

Hôtel situé dans la montagne. Chemin caillouteux et peu facile d'accès. Lieu magnifique et le paradis des oiseaux que vous pouvez observer grâce à la nourriture que l'hôtel leur offre. Très belle cascade sur le site. Restaurant correct mais un peu cher a notre goût. Décoration des chambres très sobres et prenez vos précautions. Nous avons eu froid. Literie très confortable et petit savon offert très apprécié

We stopped at this awesome location for birdwatching and were not disappointed. The gardens, flowers, streams and waterfalls gave us beautiful memories and life-list species in spite of the constant heavy rain. The four of us enjoyed a very upscale gourmet lunch. We ordered from the menu with an appetizer (watercress salad or various soups) entree (we had trout wrapped in banana leaves topped with shrimp, flambéed shrimp, chicken and herb salmon). Desserts were Bailey Cream Crepes for two of us. Fruit smoothies were included. Yes, we did consider the bill at $180 quite expensive, but the food didn’t disappoint and certainly something we don’t often do. The bill also included the “entry fee”, which we were happy to support considering the amazing habitat and covered observation decks and feeding platforms. We didn’t look into any of the cabins spread around but they all were quite private in spectacular locations…some with views.

Nature at its best! Beautiful location tucked away on a mountain side with all the privacy and jungle serenity you could possibly imagine. Jose and his staff went above and beyond to make sure you were totally taken care of. Food was always amazing. The sound from the waterfall really made the experience even better and relaxing.