Hotel Don Ernesto by la Chimba

Que todo es natural. Y muy buen trato

This was one of our favorite vacations ever and it’s all because of this wonderful hidden gem of an oasis.

Stepping Back The hotel had a feeling of stepping back into time… Coffee plantation . The lounging or sitting room had display of pictures from railroad history , various pottery and art . To explore the area bring your walking shoes the area is incline or hilly. There is transportation provided to various area around the hotel

This will be my new "go to" when I'm in the area. It's a 10 minute drive to Santa Ana but nestled in the mountains below a coffee farm. It's super quiet, peaceful, and beautifully decorated. The staff was very friendly and attentive. The price is right and could not have asked for a better stay! It would be 10 stars if that was an option : )

This was a lovely place to stay. Quiet, beautiful location close to San Jose. The room we stayed in was grand with beautiful antique furniture and large windows overlooking the spacious grounds and city below. Internet was great! Breakfast was served on a gorgeous patio, was delicious with wonderful coffee served by excellent, friendly staff. Exceeded our expectations. There was one big miss for me. There were no fans and the wondows had no screens. Therefore, we had no way to move the air. The bed was comfortable, but I was hot, so I did not sleep well. We dis request a fan, but there were none to be had. I strongly recommend this hotel gets a few fans for the guests like us, who really need them.

This is not a “luxury” hotel as they claim all it has going for it is a beautiful view, but this is barely better than camping out on a mountain top. The pool is not swimmable because of how cold it is, not single person swam during our stay. The rooms are dirty and don’t have real windows or AC. The shower has a tiny little head that pours out lukewarm warm. Every amenity besides breakfast the hotel offers is charged for, $2/bottle of water (the staff laughed about it because they know it’s overpriced as they were telling me about it), $10/robe, $15/person to hike the trail they boldly brag about on their signs and pictures. There’s nothing really around the area to do so you might as well just book something a little further away. If you have an early flight you have to communicate it with them the day before so you can actually be let out of the gate. The day before we woke up at 4am to head to Manuel Antonio and one of the workers blocked us in with his car(they later blamed it on a nonexistent “guest”) and no one was at reception or the gate to even let us out.