Name: Historias Lodge
Address: Santa Elena, Puntarenas, 60109, CR

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2026

Doreen D.

Great staff, super helpful and very kind. The room was up to date, with many well placed outlets and a relatively newly remodeled bathroom. We had a very good experience at this hotel.
Two suggestions: newer towels and an extra wastebasket.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

15 Apr 2026

Therese

My husband, son and I had a wonderful time in Monteverde and Historias Lodge was an import part of the reason. The room was super clean and spacious, the beds are comfortable and most importantly, the staff/owners were friendly and so helpful!

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2026

Steven

What can I say but WOW! This was such a pleasant suprise! As soon as we got there we had instant regret that we didn't book longer here! This hotel almost makes us want to go back one day just to stay here again. The pictures do not do it justice. This is a wonderful spot, so charming, wonderful plants. Can't say enough good things! The host even helped us reserve dinner. What a great place.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2026

Larry

Gorgeous property with well-tended gardens, hanging plants and pots of flowers everywhere. Our room was spotlessly clean with beautiful wood and tile surfaces. Easy walking distance to a variety of restaurants. Great people who definitely took pride in their hotel. 100% would stay here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2026

Kimihiko

Great time. Friendly staff.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2026

Riley

Excellent and helpful staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

Julia

The drive up was breathtaking, beautiful views! Our room was great, better than the pictures. Miguel was super nice, inviting and helpful.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2025

Javier

Great chalet with all amenities. Outstanding staff.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2025

Jennifer

Our room was clean, very spacious and Miguel and his nephew were great. The staff did an amazing job to ensure we had a fantastic stay. Would definitely stay at Historias Lodge again..

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Aug 2025

Sachi

Fantastic stay - wish we were there longer!

Amazing stay, it is a family run place, we met the owners brother and son - they were extremely cordial and welcoming, invited us to a drink and told us some of the areas history, and ensured everything was perfect for our stay. Made to order breakfast was the best from our entire Costa Rica trip. Honestly the pictures do not do the place justice - the inside of the room was very spacious and elegant and sparkly clean; and the grounds were lush and green. There were so many little well thought out things - e.g. motion sensor lights and ramps where we didn't need to carry our suitcases upstairs!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2025

Holden

Nice place to stay. The loft room did not have hot water.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

27 Apr 2025

Mariano

Really nice treat by owners.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2024

Himabindu

It was a good stay. They provided transportation to cloud forest and Manuel Antonio. Clean property with basics. Lots of eating places and coffee stores walkable.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2024

Gabriel

The staff was very welcoming and friendly!

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Apr 2024

Harry C

It was a one night stay.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Mar 2024

Meredith

Comfortable large room. The only downside was the shower water was not hot. Family that owns the hotel was very nice and helpful. Town was less than 15 minutes walking but very steep climb back to the lodge.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2024

Lisa

Miguel made Historias Lodge a wonderful place to stay.

I was travelling on my own. I wanted a private room but not pay too much as I would be spending a lot of time site seeing. So, I chose Historias Lodge.

My room didn’t have a balcony or area to sit outside. I envied the others but this is to necessary. The basic and very clean room served the purpose quite well.

Miguel greeted me with a friendly smile and Hola. He was so lovely and made sure I had everything I needed. He arranged tours for me, but didn’t pressure me to do anything I didn’t want to. He was such a spark of sunshine. He even arranged for his nephew to drive me to the bank.

The Lodge was close to the local bus stop to get to the Cloud Forest and there was a bakery and restaurants around the corner.

I would recommend it for a solo traveller like me.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2023

Alan

Staff very friendly and the room and area on the property are very beautiful.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jun 2023

Debby

Great place to stay! Totally recommend it!

The place was very clean and bug free which is the best. Check in and out was super smooth and the staff was amazing and super helpful and understanding.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2022

Huyen

The staff was nice and the location was good but the wall is thin so we could hear every thing from the next room. No fan or AC so it was quite hot during the day.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Apr 2022

Kevin

Very friendly staff, clean rooms, and close to everything.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2022

Molly

Great stay!

We had a great stay at Historias Lodge. We loved the feel of the accommodation. Miguel was very friendly and helpful and the room was spacious and comfortable.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2022

Joseph

I had a very pleasant 3-day stay at the Historias Lodge. I was able to walk anywhere I needed to go. Nice restaurants, cafes, and a supermarket minutes away. The staff was extremely welcoming and helpful. I would absolutely stay here again.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2022

Krystin

Peaceful Stay!

Historias was the best choice I could've ever hoped for on a solo trip and on a budget. It was a great place to work in the mornings and then later walk through the town and explore. Miguel and Luis were the best hosts I could've asked for as well! They were friendly, helpful, and made sure that I felt right at home. Highly recommend if you want something peaceful!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Mar 2022

Donna

Lovely forest lodge

Lodge type hotel. Miguel the owner/manager is very friendly and helpful…arranged my visit to the cloud forest, arranged my transport to LaFortuna, he made everything easy. Breakfast is fine. Room & bed comfortable. Good water pressure. Good location.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2022

Lily

Location is up the hill from the main town which makes it quieter, though still only ~10 min walk away. Great restaurants right nearby, actually better than the ones in the main town too. The room was great, very clean, and’s loved the chairs out in the deck outside the room. The staff was super friendly and VERY helpful in making reservations for us for restaurants and tours. Highly recommend!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2021

Philippe

Super friendly owners and great property conveniently located in central location relative to most of Monteverde’s natural sights. Would recommend.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2021

Verified traveler

Beautiful artwork all over

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

17 Nov 2020

dimitri

Not Bad

Amazing host. Very helpful and hospitable. Asked me many times if I needed anything. I would definitely come back. Would be nice if less bugs in the room but it’s Costa Rica . Of you can’t tolerate insects , maybe you chose a different destination. No mosquitos which is great. Location was easy to find. The property is small but you don’t need more . You are there to spend more time outside the room, not inside. Overall, I had a good time there

Self

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2020

Todd

The staff was great. They were very helpful. We booked all our tours at the hotel.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2020

Heather

Large, comfortable suite. Great restaurant nearby, within easy walking distance. Only stayed one night but you could see how Monteverde is a tourist attraction. Lots of activities. Well worth a visit and the views are gorgeous...amazing sunset!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2019

JZ

That three-story hotel room is fantastic. Very nice new wood-made hotel. Clean and pretty.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2019

Rob

A very comfortable stay

We had a very comfortable one night stay in a triple room. The reception staff was very helpful with restaurant recommendations and making a phone call to fine tune our tour time for the next morning. We were in a separate building, perhaps an annex, and our 2nd floor room was large. The wifi was weak in our room. The room was quiet, the beds were comfortable, the shower was good, and the room was clean. Breakfast the next morning was a bit late, but was very good. We were able to park our car right in the small parking lot right in front of the reception.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

A restful stay at Historias Lodge

One word, charm! One can find quite a few high end lodgings that for the most part are not as successful as Historias Lodge in conveying something, anything. Historias from Lucho the one eyed Chihuahua who is a staple either greeting guests to begging for food at the breakfast area conveys a families vision of how they see hospitality. I had course to take a tour, and overheard a Spanish couple remark \"oh what a charming place\" something most people remark when they first cast gaze on Historias. It is a rambling two story structure larger than it appears at first glance. What is most eye catching is the beautiful passion fruit like vine that covers the entire second store in a type of arbor. The first level is textured concrete while the second floor is wood. The room was ample with two sitting chairs, a minifridge, cable TV, Wifi, a bathroom with hot water. And a marvelous plate glass window overlooking the shrubbery. The Location is roughly halfway from town center and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. Even though it is near quite a few businesses i.e. supermarket, bakery, restaurants it is very quiet. I had my most restful stay in Costa Rica at Historias. It does not have air conditioning but does have a fan. Luckily the year round cool temperatures keep it from being oppressively hot. The included breakfast of a plate of cut fruit, eggs, toast, freshly squeezed orange juice, toast, coffee and or tea was something to look forward to in the mornings.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

Would stay there again

Close to many things. Very quiet at night.
Staff is very friendly. Very spacious room.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2019

Shanel

Wonderful stay! The host, Luis, is incredibly warm and accommodating. He helped us book activities while we were in Monteverde, and gave us recommendations on restaurants to try. The property is small but beautiful; we were surrounded by greenery, giving the lodge a little bit of a treehouse feel. I'd definitely recommend staying here!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2019

Jerome

Great hotel, we loved it

Excellent hotel. Location was great. It's simple but very clean and quiet. Our room was very spacious. We were a little afraid that there was no AC, but it turned out to be totally fine as it's not too hot in Santa Elena at night. The staff was very nice. Reasonable rates. All in all a very solid choice for a couple of days to explore the region. We would definitely stay there again.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2019

Rupesh Kumar

Awesome place, family like staff

So fortunate to pick this place to stay. Great customer service, family like staff, very nice breakfast. Perfect place to stay. The person at reception (Sorry, didn't get your name) helped us a lot. He has arranged a guide for us to visit Monteverde reserve. He has suggested Torilla's restaurant, which is 5 minutes walk, which has great food at less cost. Sandra has helped us a lot. Chef has prepared tasty breakfast. Will stay again, if we get a chance. Met a super friendly Canadian family with 3 kids. We felt we have met with another soulmate friends for life.

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Staff was very kind, friendly and willing to help. Our room was big and comfy.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

24 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

We made our reservation and I gave exoedia my credit card number to hold the room. It said to pay at the hotel. When we arrived at the hotel they would not take our credit card for payment, they wanted cash. We do not travel with a lot of cash and no where on the web site did I see that they would not take a credit card. I told them I had no cash on me and for them to cancel they reservation. They said they could not do that at their end, the hotel, for me to call you to cancel the room. IIt was late at night and I had no telephone to call you in the states and I tried to email you but that did not work. I do not want you to pay this hotel anything from my credit card. I am still traveling and I will call Expedia about this situation when I get to a telephone that will call to the states

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2018

Stephanie

The room was great and was very nicely decorated. The room was cold with no heater, but we managed. The paintings on the exterior were gorgeous!

Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2018

Lapointe

Everything but the towels

Great location and nice room. Fantastic breakfast.
Towels could use updating--they were more grayish than the original white. It seems to be a common problem in this area. I would recommend replacing the towels with gray ones to avoid this problem. Staff was friendly and helpful.

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Apr 2017

Matthew

Couple of nights at historias lodge

Our stay at Historias Lodge was great! Our host was very warm with tons of helpful hints on what to do in the local area. The room was comfy, however we were in be furtherest room from office/main hotel area so the wifi signal was quite weak.
Breakfast was a winner with a choice of eggs and some of the local Gallo pinto (beans and rice) or pancakes.
If staying be sure to take cash as there is no card machine available

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Mar 2017

Verified traveler

Great location

Could here the wind all night.
Breakfast was not appealing.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2017

canaduan trall

Wonderful lodge

We spent 2 nights at the Historias lodge. Our room booked for 3 had 4 beds! The room was large with a conversation table and chairs inside and chairs on our outer deck. The cable tv had many English channels. Thais was wonderful with suggestions for activities and restaurants nearby. I would give this lodge this highest rating!!!

8/10

Excellent

20 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

Good hotel for families.

The hotel owner Luis was extremely knowledgeable and helpful planning excursions for us. The breakfast was delicious and made fresh to order each morning. The room was very comfortable for my family of 5 with 1 double bed and 3 single beds for each of my kids. The hotel was conveniently located near good restaurants.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Nov 2025

Masashi

受付の方のホスピタリティが素晴らしかったです。
お部屋への動線もいい意味で迷路のようで面白かったです。部屋も清潔感があり満足。ホテル周辺にはスーパーや複数軒のレストランがあり、徒歩で色々賄えるのは便利でした。
枕元にコンセントが無いのと、シャワーにシャンプー、ボディソープが二つともあるとベター。秋口は朝方冷えるのでもう少し厚手の毛布があると有難いかもしれません。

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2023

Lorenzo

Great hotel

Nice hotel very close to the centre of Santa Elena. The room was spacious, clean and there is a very green garden. Friendly owner.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2022

Fredrik

Fantastic host with a hotel located central in monteverde. We could walk to anything. The owner was very helpful finding activities. Would recommend to anyone.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2021

Martin

The hotel has a charm to it that is quite unique! It is an older wooden house, with wooden floors and wood on the walls. Outside there are plants that grow up the balcony, which gives a naturally beautiful exterior. The bed is standard and a little hard. The staff is super friendly and very helpful

Partner