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#40 of 63 hotels in La Fortuna de San Carlos
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At the Hotel Lavas Tacotal you can enjoy the natural grandeur of the Arenal Volcano. Due to its surprising conical shape and constant volcanic activity, the Arenal Volcano is one of the most important attractions in Costa Rica. Walk along trails of solidified lava, travel through exuberant forests, the activity of the Arenal Volcano during the day or at night. The hotel services include air conditioning, cleaning service, swimming pool, restaurant, tennis, bar, laundry, spa, 24 hour security and private parking. Facilities for the disabled, and non-smoking rooms are also available. The room amenities include cable TV, balcony, safety deposit boxes, telephones, coffeemaker.
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Languages Spoken
English, Spanish
Location
10 Km West From the Catholic Church, Arenal Volcano National Park, La Fortuna de San Carlos 00011 Costa Rica
Hotel Lavas Tacotal
283 reviews
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Car recommended
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The location of the hotel near the volcano is incredible. The room itself was decent, but the wi-fi (very important for a 14-year-old) was only in the lounge area. The breakfast was delicious. The tours were arranged smoothly by the staff. The pools seemed inviting (though we didn't use them). The layout and decorations were pretty.
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Date of stay: January 2020
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Response from Raquel Torres, Gestión de ingresos at Hotel Lavas Tacotal
Responded 31 Jul 2020
Dear Customer Thank you for rating us and for giving us the opportunity to serve you. We are happy to see that everything was fine during your visit and that our staff and services made a difference. We send you greetings and we would love to serve you again.
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We had an excellent stay in Hotel Lavas Tacotal. Karen, on reception, was an excellent host from warm welcome up to check out. Karen helped us with reservations for other activities after half a day spent in the rainforest. We stayed in room 26 with a direct view of the volcano. Breakfast was superb quality, fresh and good variety. The extra mile was, when breakfast was ready at 6:45, what was an incredible gesture for all customers leaving early for activities starting 8am, which involves little travel. Highly recommended.
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Date of stay: November 2023Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Raquel Torres, Gestión de ingresos at Hotel Lavas Tacotal
Responded 13 Feb 2024
Muchas gracias por compartir su experiencia en nuestro hotel. Nos alegra ver que tuvo una estancia placentera. Nos importa mucho la satisfacción de nuestros clientes, siempre les invitamos a que compartan sus experiencias, escuchamos atentamente como podemos mejorar para continuar ofreciendo la mejor calidad en instalaciones y servicios. Esperamos tener la oportunidad de servirle nuevamente. Gracias por calificarnos y por su recomendación.
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Very nice common spaces, both the breakfast area and the gardens and pools are very well maintained. Good breakfast buffet and discount at Baldi if you take it through the hotel (I recommend taking only access to the bathrooms, the buffet is not worth it). The negative point comes in the rooms, which despite being spacious, have a terrazzo floor that was almost always damp and very worn and, in our case, dirty towels. Correct staff, nothing more.
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Date of stay: November 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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This quaint little hotel is perfect for exploring the La Fortuna area. We stayed two nights while exploring and doing tours. Kembly the manager is super friendly and has tons of information about what to do in the area. The hotel has two pools, very clean and amazing views of the Volcano. The cabins are clean, conformable and have beautiful views of the lush tropical gardens and the Arenal Volcano. It is situated 9km outside of La Fortuna but close by is a little supermarket to stock up on things and the rooms have a small fridge! Breakfasts are delicious and served with a fruit plate! We had great fun and really enjoyed the stay!
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Date of stay: November 2020Trip type: Travelled with family
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Response from Raquel Torres, Gestión de ingresos at Hotel Lavas Tacotal
Responded 07 Dec 2020
Dear Jana, Thank you very much for sharing your experience at our hotel. We are happy to see that you had a pleasant stay. We care a lot about the satisfaction of our clients, we always invite them to share their experiences, we listen carefully to how we can improve to continue offering the best quality in facilities and services. We look forward to the opportunity to serve you again. Thank you for rating us and for your recommendation. Best regards
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The hotel is in a beautiful location with a breathtaking view of the volcano. The rooms are beautiful, large with an external veranda and most with a view of the volcano. The garden is not large but beautiful and with an infinite wealth of plants. The two swimming pools are very pleasant. Friendly staff, good breakfast. The only flaw: the lighting of the rooms: there is only one central (cold) light which makes it difficult to read from the bed and which means that if one is sleeping and the other is reading there is no light for reading.
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Excellent, friendly hotelwith a prime view at the foot of the volcano surrounded by grass. One of the pools was under reonstrution so they put us in the better rooms at the bak whih are very comfortable and quiet. The grounds are planted with flowers and well lit. The bathroom provides soap and shampoo. Altogether an entirely pleasant experience.
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Date of stay: September 2024
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Lovely Hotel located at the bottom of the volcano Arenal. You get some amazing views of it and you can enjoy your day at one of the pools surrounded by the amazing green areas with beautiful plants. If you are lucky you can spot some amazing wild life as well!
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Date of stay: August 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Response from Raquel Torres, Gestión de ingresos at Hotel Lavas Tacotal
Responded 07 Oct 2022
Gracias por calificarnos y por darnos la oportunidad de servirle. Nos alegra ver que todo estuvo bien durante su visita y que nuestro personal y servicios marcaron la diferencia. Le enviamos saludos y nos encantaría servirle nuevamente.
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Very little lighting in the room. The room looks very dark, to be with family is very difficult. The internet despite being close to the reception is very very bad, the data packet of the cell phone is better. But they are small because in the end the hotel is very nice the comfortable beds the bathroom has enough space the common areas very clean and good customer service
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Date of stay: August 2024
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Room Tip:El parqueo se llena mucho. Es mejor llegar temprano al check in
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Me and my brother stayed at this hotel for 4 nights and i will definitely recommend this hotel. It felt so nice and relaxing, i didn’t catch the gentleman name at the front desk but he was the most helpful and friendliest person and truly was amazing.
I find the location of the hotel great, there’s walking distance food and activities close by and it’s also safe to walk.
We book the bungalow deluxe room and it was so spacious and well kept i loved it.
I will definitely come back to this hotel.
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Date of stay: June 2024Trip type: Travelled with family
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The room was great and with all comforts, nice pool open until 10pm, breakfast ok, I found the person at the check in the first day not very Pura Vida, beautiful view on Arenal vulcan. Mixed feelings about this hotel. They don't have water points to fill in your bottle, the bar gives you ice cubes to fit in your water bottle...
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Date of stay: March 2024
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Response from Raquel Torres, Gestión de ingresos at Hotel Lavas Tacotal
Responded 27 Mar 2024
Thank you very much for sharing your experience at our hotel. We are glad to see that you had a pleasant stay. We care a lot about the satisfaction of our clients, we always invite them to share their experiences, we listen carefully to how we can improve to continue offering the best quality in facilities and services. We hope to have the opportunity to serve you again. Thank you for rating us and for your recommendation.
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Good afternoon dear guess,
I hope you are fine!
Yes, we have differents options about tours, please let me know what kind of activities do you like to do?
Best Regards,
Buenos días, indicarle que contamos con dos piscinas temperatura ambiente; sin embargo, estamos muy cerca de los principales sitios con agua termal de Fortuna
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PRICE RANGE
R 1,398 - R 2,614 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
ALSO KNOWN AS
lavas tacotal hotel
LOCATION
Costa RicaProvince of AlajuelaArenal Volcano National ParkLa Fortuna de San Carlos
NUMBER OF ROOMS
42
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