Paraíso Quetzal Lodge

3.0 star property
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Individually decorated, individually furnished, bed sheets
Hiking
Reception
Front of property
Individually decorated, individually furnished, bed sheets

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
Cerro de la Muerte, Ruta 2 Sur km 70, Copey, San Jose, 11703
  • Don Manuel Lake
    29 min drive
  • abastecedor El Cerro
    5 min walk
  • San Jose Curridabat Station
    76 min drive
  • San José (SJO-Juan Santamaría Intl.)
    138 min drive

Room options

Double Room

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

Standard Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Superior Cabin

  • 30 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Copey

With a stay at Paraíso Quetzal Lodge in Copey, you'll be 32.2 mi (51.8 km) from Sabana Park and 15.2 mi (24.5 km) from Parque Nacional Los Quetzales. .This lodge is 18.6 mi (29.9 km) from Cerro de La Muerte Peak and 20.7 mi (33.4 km) from Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo Cerro de la Muerte.

What's nearby

  • Don Manuel Lake - 29 min drive
  • Parque Nacional Los Quetzales - 45 min drive
  • Parque Nacional Tapantí-Macizo Cerro de la Muerte - 55 min drive
  • Cerro de La Muerte Peak - 55 min drive
  • Sabana Park - 80 min drive

Getting around

  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO) - 138 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chespiritos #3 - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Restaurante y Kiosco La Unión - ‬18 min drive
  • ‪La Cabaña Del Jardín - ‬20 min drive
  • ‪Coopedota Café - ‬27 min drive
  • ‪Soda Madre Selva - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Paraíso Quetzal Lodge

Lodge in Copey with a restaurant and a bar
Paraíso Quetzal Lodge offers 16 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with jetted bathtubs. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 16 individually decorated guestrooms. Private bathrooms have jetted bathtubs. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. Additional features at this lodge include tour/ticket assistance and a banquet hall.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Los Colibries serving guests of Paraíso Quetzal Lodge. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and a safe deposit box at the front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge during limited hours, and free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Los Colibries - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Languages

English, French, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge) from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 8:00 AM–11:00 AM: CRC 6000 for adults and CRC 6000 for children
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • Los Colibries

Things to do

  • Ecotours
  • Hiking/biking trails

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • 3 on-site accessible parking spaces
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Jetted bath
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 8:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately CRC 6000 for adults and CRC 6000 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: CRC 150 per vehicle (one-way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Paraíso Quetzal Lodge Copey
Paraíso Quetzal Lodge
Paraíso Quetzal Copey
Paraíso Quetzal
Paraíso Quetzal Lodge Lodge
Paraíso Quetzal Lodge Copey
Paraíso Quetzal Lodge Lodge Copey

Paraíso Quetzal Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 28 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 28 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Heinrich

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place cosy, lots of birds great staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was cold. small space heater was inadequate
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

HEATHER

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay at Quetzal lodge. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food at Colibris Restaurant was very good. Food presentation and taste was first class. Be prepared for rain and cooler temperatures, especially at night. Beds have plenty of blankets, heaters in rooms are mediocre, do not expect a hot shower. We plan to come again!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay! Hummingbird feeders and trails are amazingly for birding. The room is nice and warm at night.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful property! Wish they had more options for a small lunch
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Don, Carson City, NV

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cloud forest birding lodge
A beautiful location on the side of the mountain with forever views.... The grounds and gardens are beautiful and birdy... The cabins are spaced apart, all with good views.... Plenty of blankets and a heater to ward off the chill at 8500 feet!!!! The food was superb and the staff were gracious and efficient... A great spot!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Pedro, Puerto Rico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lodge in paradise.
Great hotel in the cloud forrest. Great food. Nice views. Lovely staff. Hummingbird garden.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
march 2017
Nice and pleasant stay at 2700m ! cold night but enough blankets, nice trails from the hotel.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Muskoka
pack some warm clothes

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A living Gem !
This is a bird and nature sanctuary that makes you meditate about your presence in this world.

10/10 Excellent

Duane, Iowa, US

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay at the lodge!
The people were very friendly. My cabin had an excellent view. The cabin was rustic but comfortable.

4/10 Poor

kathy

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
They need better heaters. Our room never got warmer than 57 degrees. Room rate did not include breakfast. Not a good value for the price.

8/10 Good

Michael, Los Angeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Near to San Jose yet high up in the cloud forest
We stayed at this lodge because it was an easy drive off the main road and was close to Cero de la Muerte. The lodge staff were very helpful and the room, while spartan, was clean and comfortable. We had a very enjoyable dinner at the lodge and since we were going to be leaving very early they were kind enough to hard boil some eggs and toss in a few bananas to go.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Lovely location
The lodge had a great location on the mountain and our the cabin was charming and rustic with a lovely view. We enjoyed our walk in the trails. The room is fairly basic and small but we enjoyed watching the wildlife from it and the coffee supplied was amazing. We would recommend this place but to improve it we would suggest - a thorough clean, there were cobwebs in the room, the bed needs a new mattress and a thick duvet rather than multiples of blankets that you need to keep warm but are very heavy. Not a major problem but for the cost I would expect the room to be serviced daily which it was not. The restaurant had an amazing view and the humming birds outside were mesmerising. We ate at the restaurant both nights (there's no where else to eat unless you're prepared to drive 30 minutes). The food was OK, they supply a 3 course meal with a choice of main course from 2-3 options and it's value for money; not the best food we've had but not the worst. This was the only place we stayed at in Costa Rica where breakfast was not included in our package which, bearing in mind the room cost, was a little disappointing.

8/10 Good

JS, Calgary, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Secluded little gem
I loved the entire San Gerado de Dota area. There are many places to stay in the park but Paraiso is a nice place to stay for some peace and quiet (~30 min from the park) and is a little park of its own with walking trails to hike on. I loved the cabin setup and watching the birds, especially the hummingbird garden. Here, they are not afraid to get close to people! It is a cooler area which was a nice break from the hot and humid areas (here you get a heater instead of AC). It is a family-run business and the staff were helpful. Not many places to eat nearby so they do have a restaurant there for you. They offer a Quetzal tour for $20 but i was able to see the birds in San Gerado de Dota (early morning) and also along the walking trails at the lodge. Definitely the place to stay if you like to getaway from the touristy areas!

4/10 Poor

martine, brussels

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
beautifull place, no comfort!
The nature is very beautifull around, the staff very helpfull, and the guide for the quetzal was great, but...! we didn't like the rooms at all...the beds were not good, it was not very clean, and there was no comfort. we've stayed 2 nights and regretted it....Food is just ok, but not good....We didn't understand why this place got so good reviews....

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent!
The room was spacious and clean. The views were incredible! The staff was very courteous and helpful.The Quetzal tour was fun and exciting.

8/10 Good

Roger, Oxford

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unusual lodge stay
We had a lovely 2 night stay here. The family were attentive and helpful throughout our stay. The location is stunning. The breakfast options are good (but not included in price) and the dinner is fine, again not included in price. Its a bit difficult to choose with no written menu - you get told the options at check in and have to choose in the afternoon. We got there by bus. Its possible by MUSOC bus. We enjoyed our stay.

8/10 Good

LYDIE

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Marco

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Las vistas son hermosas, y tomarse una copa a la par de la chimenea del restaurante es una grata experiencia.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excelente!!
El personal super cortés y muy buen servicio... el hotel super lindo, cómodo y excelente vista 💓💓💓

8/10 Good

J D, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice place
Un poco caro para la comodidad que ofrece , el restaurante se come bien pero nada especial.

8/10 Good

Irene, San José, Costa Rica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Un fin de semana muy tranquilo y agradable
El personal del hotel se lleva un 100 de calificación. El lugar es muy agradable, el hotel es cómodo y limpio, y la zona bellísima. Los jardines y senderos, muy bien cuidados. El tour de quetzales precioso también. Yo fui con mi esposo a celebrar nuestro aniversario y lo pasamos excelente. Mucho descanso, comunión con la naturaleza, comida sabrosa y casera, y aire puro. Cantidad de flores, pájaros y vistas espectaculares.

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A flanc de montagne au coeur des forets
Pour le Quetzal, les colibris, la chambre sup et la gentillesse du personnel

8/10 Good

Ernst

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities