Hotel Arenal Rabfer

This hotel was selected by the company that arranged our travel. Both of our other hotels were dismal so I was skeptical but this was a little gem. Not luxury but extremely clean, spacious room and no ask of the friendly staff was too much. The adjoining restaurant is a pleasant bonus and is location makes seeing the town convenient.

Arenal Rabfer hotel was fantastic! The rooms were clean and someone was always available to help us if needed. The location to the core of La Fortuna was perfectly walkable with tons of shops and restaurants nearby. We didn't use the pool but it looked clean and well kept, as did the rest of the grounds. Breakfast was included and there was a selections of 5 different dishes. There was a safe in our room and cameras where we parked our car.

We spend a good 5 days at this hotel. The front desk staff provide really good customer service. They went out of their way to accommodate our requests such as hair dryer, call for cabs, hangers, inquiries for local hot spots etc. The breakfast has 3 options: costa rican breakfast, pancakes and French toast. You do have to tell them the time you’re planning to eat breakfast but they’re very accommodating so it’s fine. We did ask them to have breakfast ready on a certain time due to scheduled tours and they did have it. The rooms are nice size but not fancy as you can imagine. Shower is decent size too. However, the location is really good. You’re close to some nice restaurants and a very amazing ice cream place. We also swam at the pool one night. They do have separate pool towels (make sure to ask for those). There was one woman playing loud mexican music and Laura (front desk) politely but firmly told her to lower the volume. I thought it was very appropriate. It was Super loud!!! Also, my fiancé’s birthday was in December 27 and they left a nice surprise for us in the room. Overall, we had a great experience at this hotel. I appreciate their efforts to make us happy and we left them nice tips. Pro tip: Ask for what you need as they’re very accommodating. I didn’t know they had hair driers but once I asked I was provided one. It’s that simple!

The location is really nice and has a great view of the Arenal volcano. The accommodations have recently been updated, the room was very modern looking and clean, the pool was perfect, and the work/meeting area was very useful. I will definitely book again!