From the moment you first walk into the Tifakara Hotel lounge, you begin to experience the highest quality in customer service offered by this charming, unique hotel, which just happens to be home to hundreds of birds and trees. My friend and I were early for check in; however, Allan, the receptionist during the morning shift, offered to store our bags, prior to welcoming us to use the pool as well as the restaurant. We headed to the pool and shortly after Allan came to tell us our room was ready. We stayed in the balcony room with views of the volcano and beautiful greenery from where we were able to watch all species of birds fly by us as if no one was actually there. Amazing! In the morning, as we entered the restaurant, we were immediately greeted by Dylan, the most charming and service oriented waiter I have encountered in a long time. The lady behind the counter greeted us and kindly introduced us to the choices we could make regarding fruit juice, coffee and delicious pastry. This hotel is for couples, families, people that are looking for a bird watching heaven that offers a night tour through a magical garden filled with frogs and a few snakes. Why not? Moreover, if you are looking to hit the Fortuna Waterfall early, this is the place to choose. Yes, beautiful infrastructure to say the least; nonetheless, to me the finest customer service there is. Enjoy your stay fellow travelers. Before I forget, last but not least; the girl that cleaned our room found clothes I had carelessly left behind. She immediately packed it for me in a small bag and made sure she gave it to me before I left the hotel. Sweet? Yes!

Tifakara is an incredibly beautiful property with the most welcoming, kind staff. The included breakfast was delicious and the room was cozy and comfortable. Loved hanging out by the pool and being able to easily walk to La Fortuna waterfall. The staff were so sweet and accommodating with our 10 month old baby. They had a crib and high chair ready for him!

Room was definitely small for a family but we made it work! You do need a car to get around.

Great facilities , great staff , amazing views

I’ll probably enjoyed more my stay with a bigger bed

Breakfast was amazing, accommodations were quaint and well laid out. Loved the night tour that was included.

Expensive food and drinks.

The breakfast was absolutely amazing and super generous! Loved the location - birds and frogs everywhere. The staff was an absolute delight.

The price point felt high for the offering.

The staff was amazing. It was in an excellent location. The food was good and the room was clean and comfortable. Loved the “outdoor” shower.

attention to detail.

nothing I didn’t like. the only thing which could be added is dressing gowns in tge bathroom.

We LOVED our stay at Tifakara and wished we could have stayed longer. It was a beautiful setting and the staff were incredibly helpful, kind, and ready with suggestions for amazing places to go (we learned about a restaurant we loved and an amazing hike). The night walk was so worth it to see frogs and other animals that are usually hiding, and during the daytime, some of the birds we saw just around the property rivaled some of the official birding tours we did! The breakfasts were also thorough, filling, and delicious, and there were very good vegetarian and gluten-free options. Would love to go back to Tifakara!

Our room smelled a tiny bit like smoke (likely from a long time ago as it's a smoke-free property).

We loved all of the flora and fauna on the property and took advantage of the free night tour. The staff was friendly and accommodating.

Great place and amazing value for money

super romantic hotel with a frog tour… its really worth to see that… you feel like at a safari and the hotel is directly in the jungle but anyway super clean

Loved the quiet setting, falling asleep to the sound of crickets and frog and waking up to the sound of birds. The frog tour was absolutely spectacular, we saw soany red-eyed tree frogs and even a snake. So cool.

Maybe a mosquito net would be a good idea as the front door doesn't have mesh door and also the outdoor shower allows quite a few bugs in.

clean, modern, lovely

individual stand-alone rooms; beautiful property; welcoming staff

nothing

Excellent welcome, very nice staff, complementary coffee all day and frog watching night tour!

Loved everything

Super friendly and helpful staff. They helped us planing our activities and also recommended us places to go on the pacific coast of CR. They imeven hqve a small frog sanctuary, which is very nice to see.

Beautiful property in a peaceful location. Lovely pool and hot tub area surrounded by wildlife.

Tifakara was an absolute paradise!!! All of the staff were so friendly and accommodating, despite our Spanish being embarrassingly bad. The made-to-order breakfast was exceptional and we loved the night frog walks (we went every night). The facilities were amazing, particularly the pool and hot tubs. The whole property feels like a magical oasis in the rainforest. We already want to go back!!!!

I have no major complaints, this was probably the best hotel I have ever stayed at (not just in Costa Rica, but anywhere).

Included breakfast was excellent, especially given the self-serve espresso machines which produced excellent coffee. Staff were friendly and super helpful and can arrange to book any manner of tours on-site. Included jungle night walk was a fun and informative family experience allowing us to view many colourful frogs. Our room was a detached unit which seemed a little less modern than the cool-looking pods pictured on the booking site but it had a shower with an open-roof exposed to the jungle. Very nice. Pool was refreshingly cool and the hot tub and pool-side drink service was excellent. I felt like I was at the kind of place you might see in a Bond film.

Had kind of hoped I'd be in one of those cool-looking modern pods pictured on the booking site but not all of the rooms are like that.