El Establo Mountain Hotel, Monteverde

The El Establo Mountain Hotel is the largest and one of the most luxurious hotels in the Monteverde area, located just a few miles from both Santa Elena and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. The 'Stable' began life as just that, a stable near the road, remodeled and apportioned into comfortable rooms with basic furnishings on a majestic hillside. Now a premier Costa Rica hotel in an extraordinary setting, it is owned by a Quaker/Costa Rican family and has 155 very comfortable, well-equipped rooms: Deluxe Rooms, Master Suites and Honeymoon Suites. The rooms provide excellent views of the Gulf of Nicoya all the way to the Pacific and its amazing sunsets. Quaker friendship awaits you in this charming beautifully appointed family-friendly hotel set on a private 150 acre farm (50% protected primary forest). A mini-van shuttle transports guests up and down the hill. All guests enjoy a complimentary breakfast buffet each morning.

Located 4 hours from San Jose's Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) and 3.5 hours from the Daniel Oduber International Airport (LIR) in Liberia, Guanacaste.

ACTIVITIES IN THE AREA
Located in Cerro Plano and adjacent to the Monteverde Cloudforest Preserve, El Establo is a convenient place from which to start exploring the area. Monteverde is world famous for its beautiful cloud forests and abundant flora and fauna. In addition to all the activities offered in the Monteverde area, guests seeking an adrenaline rush will be delighted with the convenient on-property activities:
* Private canopy tour with16 cables
* 150 ft. tower with 360º view
* 2 rope bridges
* 1 loose rope
* 1 Tarzan swing


Other Activities in the Area:
* Selvatura Canopy Tour and Walkways - Selvatura Park is an 850 acre protected conservation area with one of the best tour options in the area - offering canopy tours, suspension bridges, butterfly gardens, reptile and amphibian exhibition, hummingbird gardens and more!
- Butterfly Garden - Learn about butterfly ecology in Monteverde rainforest from bilingual guides.
- Hummingbird Gallery - Next to the Monteverde Reserve entrance. Feeders outside attract dozens of hummingbirds representing about 7 species. Free.
- Serpentario - Snakes and stuff!
* Cafe Monteverde Coffee Tour - Visit a working coffee farm and experience the coffee-making process from beginning to end.
* Monteverde Mountain Bike Tour - Rent a brand new TREK 4300 bicycle (fully equipped and different sizes) and explore Monteverde!
* Bat Jungle - Monteverde Bat Jungle is a world class exhibit of bats
* Horseback Riding Tour - Choose from an Early Birdwatching Tour, Morning Tour or a Sunset Ride
* Hidden Valley Night Tour - Guided night tours to observe wonders hidden in the forest after dark.
* Orchid Garden - Over 400 species including the national flower of Costa Rica.
* Plus...Monteverde Community Driven Activities:
- Monteverde Cheese Factory - Observe and sample cheese-making in Monteverde. Good place to buy locally made ice cream and cheese.
- CASEM Handicrafts Cooperative - Non profit cooperative showcase for unique, locally produced handicrafts and gifts.


About Monteverde
The Monteverde Cloudforest Preserve traverses the Tilaran Mountain Range, which is part of the Continental Divide. The area has been most appropriately named Monteverde, "Green Mountain", since that is what travellers find at the end of the hour and 30-minute ride up a long and steep gravel road that winds up the mountain range due northeast of the Panamerican Highway. The Preserve is a 12,300 acre wildlife sanctuary, with plentiful tree, bird and insect life and abundant opportunities to explore.

Children's Rates
Children ages 0-4 stay free.
Children ages 5-9 pay half the additional person rate at El Establo.
Children ages 10 and older are considered an additional person at El Establo.