Overall Ratings & Reviews Rancho de Lelo Ecolodge

I wish staff and service had an option for six stars. This is a family run farm and B&B and the family is fantastic. Very helpful and friendly.

Super friendly staff and great breakfast! Lovely spot. Only trouble was it’s a bit out of town and the driving is rough.

Warm welcome by the owners Lelo, Juana, Beatriz and Natalia who were very nice, kind, helpful and professional. Our cabin was clean, lovely, spacious with a balcony overlooking the mountains. The lush gardens were fantastic. They offer laundry service at $5/kg, assigned free parking, pool with mineral spring water, strong WiFi, delicious breakfast from 7-9am and dinner at 6pm. The dirt road from the highway to the lodge was rather lengthy. Great job and thanks. Highly recommended!

Great experience, stay was extremely friendly. All the meals were home cooked and authentic foods.

We are so pleased that we stayed at Rancho de Lelo. The family is super helpful and accommodating. We showed up without a plan and they helped us with everything. Highly recommend!

Loved our stay here. The property is gorgeous, set in a stunning valley. The food was delicious and serving sizes generous. Beatriz and Natalie were friendly, helpful and accommodating. They will help you with tour booking and make recommendations for sights/activities in the area. We weren’t disappointed.

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The property itself was beautiful, with a wide variety of plants/trees and birds, which was a main reason for our trip this time. We will stay longer if we return to this area in the future.

We stayed here three wonderful nights. The staff was amazing—five star attention with many great local recommendations. Breakfast was a highlight—fried eggs, fresh fruit, and the best (homemade) hot sauce we’ve ever had. The Rancho’s dogs were friendly and more interested in scratches from younger travelers than the beautiful birds on the grounds. The cabins have all the necessities—fans for circulation but no need for AC in the cool mountain nights. Rancho de Lelo is the perfect base of operations for Monteverde. The drive into Santa Elena was very manageable, especially since many of the attractions and reservations are spread out anyway.

We had an excellent stay at the lodge and enjoyed the food a lot. You really have to take the dirt road on the right like indicated otherwise you'll go through Monterverde, it will be much longer and the road after a while won't be better.

This extraordinary family, and their sustainable farm, personify the Costa Rican principles of care for the environment and cooperation. Truly, this is Pura Vida! We didn’t rent a car and I would suggest that it would be a good idea to have wheels as the farm is somewhat remote.

Natalie’s and Beatriz are lovely. The food is great and we loved our little cabins. Very spacious and comfortable.

Very friendly and helpful staff! Excellent cooking for breakfast and dinner...fresh, hot, generous portions! Ver.y good value. Off the beaten path

Everything was top notch!!! Will stay there again. Super clean. Amazing friendly staff. Breakfast great. Five thermal pools amazing!Room was very cozy. Great location to town and activities.

Wonderful hosts, beautiful property. Great location for driving to all you need to see in the area.

Very clean and excellent food and beautiful grounds. We saw a motmot and an aracari right on the grounds.

A Christmas Eve to Remember at Expedia I cannot say enough about our recent stay at Rancho de Lelo Ecolodge. From the moment we booked, the host was incredibly welcoming and accommodating. They invited us to join their Christmas Eve celebration, which felt like spending the holiday with family. The food was absolutely delicious. The cozy little house nestled in the forest created a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. The property was clean and inviting. It was an unforgettable experience that made our Christmas vacation truly special.

This family owned place is awesome!! We were very late getting to the hotel due to mudslides in La Fortuna. We were really tired when we got there. They brought us dinner to our room. They even fixed a flat tire for me. Very clean place and they are very accomodating to whatever you need. They have no ACbut with the windows abd door open there us enough breeze to cool your room. Cant say enough goos things about our time there.

Very beautiful family run ranch. Atmosphere was friendly and grounds were beautiful. Our only issue was the distance to town… it is a good 30 min drive and if you don’t have a car that’s $20-25 each way.

The property is beautiful and the staff is amazing. Our stay was beautiful. I would gladly stay there again. The only thing to know is the road there is a bit rough, I made it in a tiny 2W drive car though. I thought we would go back to Santa Elena for dinner but I did not want to do the drive extra, especially ar night. Good news their dinner was great and their dogs are a highlight of our stay.