Hotel El Sapo Dorado Review

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Hotel El Sapo Dorado

  • Address: 6 km/4 mi northwest of Monteverde Reserve entrance, Monteverde
  • Mailing: Apdo. 9-5655, Monteverde, Costa Rica
  • Phone: 645-5010
  • Fax: 645-5180
  • www.sapodorado.com

Fodor's Review:

After beginning its life as a nightclub, the "Golden Toad" became a popular restaurant and then graduated into a very pleasant hotel. Geovanny Arguedas's family arrived here to farm 10 years before the Quakers did, and he and his wife, Hannah Lowther, have built secluded hillside cabins with polished paneling, tables, fireplaces, and rocking chairs. The restaurant ($$) is well known for its pastas, pizza, vegetarian dishes, and sailfish from Puntarenas.

  • Hotel Details: 30 rooms
  • In-room: no phone, refrigerator, no TV.
  • In-hotel: restaurant, bar, Internet terminal.
  • Rate includes: Full breakfast
  • Credit Cards: V

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