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Secreto La Fortuna

3 star hotel
Kids stay free
9.4/10 Exceptional
(647 verified Hotels.com guest reviews)
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Overview

Secreto La Fortuna is a family-friendly hotel with excellent reviews. Families consistently praise the friendly and helpful staff, the lovely, well-kept gardens offering opportunities to spot wildlife, and the tasty breakfast. Children love the small swimming pools. The hotel's convenient location makes it easy to walk to town, while the quiet nights ensure a peaceful sleep. While some mention thin walls, the overall experience is overwhelmingly positive.

Guest highlights

The incredibly friendly and helpful staff
The beautiful gardens where you can spot hummingbirds, sloths, and iguanas
The tasty breakfast
The small swimming pools, perfect for children

About the hotel

An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and tour/ticket assistance are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a garden and a front-desk safe.

Nearby attractions

Located in La Fortuna, Secreto La Fortuna is connected to a shopping center. Costa Rica Chocolate Tour and Camara de Ganaderos de San Carlos are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Arenal Adventure World and Kalambu Hot Springs. Wellness Park Costa Rica and Butterfly Conservatory are also worth visiting. Enjoy the great outdoors with ziplining, hiking/biking trails, and mountain biking, or hop on a moped rental nearby and explore all the area has to offer.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Children's pool
Outdoor pool
Soundproofed rooms

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi
Available in some public areas: free wifi
In-room wifi speed: 50+ mbps

Food and drink

Free full breakfast available daily 7:00 am–9:00 am
Room service available

Guest services

Daily housekeeping
Front desk (limited hours)
Tour/ticket assistance

Accessibility

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
In-room accessibility (select rooms)
This property does not have elevators
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Things to do

Children's pool
Outdoor pool

Outdoor

Garden
Outdoor furniture
Terrace

Conveniences

Front-desk safe

More

Smoke-free property

Nearest Airports

Airplane
Juan Santamaria International Airport
72 km from this hotel
Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport
99 km from this hotel
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Family Reviews

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4.5 out of 5 stars

7 reviews

Review data

5 star reviews

57%

4 star reviews

29%

3 star reviews

14%

2 star reviews

0%

1 star reviews

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We have selected a sample of reviews which reflect what families have said about Secreto La Fortuna

Latest reviews (7)

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Daksha

29 Apr 2024 - 1 May 2024
reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

Uwilya the receptionist and other gentleman at the reception desk are the best. Very friendly, courteous and helpful. Cannot ask for anything more. All the cleaning staff was really good too. Beautiful garden, view of Arenal volcano, and breakfast. Will definitely recommend hotel secreto to our friends and family.
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Rachel

18 Mar 2024 - 20 Mar 2024
reviewed on expedia

4 out of 5 stars

Service was great. Staff was super friendly. Breakfast was nice in the morning. Walkable to the town but quiet at night. Unsure about the safety in the surrounding areas but we never had an issue. The hot tub advertise is actually a children’s pool. the rooms were very clean. All around a good short stay
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Judith

29 Jan 2024 - 31 Jan 2024
reviewed on expedia

4 out of 5 stars

I can’t say enough about the staff here. Friendly, helpful just an all around pleasant attitude. The grounds are lovely and well kept. The breakfast is very good and the location is walkable to downtown la fortuna. My one complaint is that the walls are very thin which, unfortunately for us, resulted in a prolonged extremely early wake-up when a young child was loudly crying for quite awhile at 3:00 in the morning
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Jason

9 Apr 2023 - 12 Apr 2023
reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Room was a decent size and we liked the large shower. Breakfast was a choice of three options and tasty. Couple of small swimming pools which the kids loved playing in. For me, the highlight was the garden. Large and immaculately kept. You could hummingbirds and countless other species of birds, sloths and iguanas all from a sun lounger. Loved it.
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Annie

Invalid Date - Invalid Date
reviewed on travelocity

5 out of 5 stars

Amazing staff, property, and amenities. We had grandma, two kids (one toddler). Kids loved the pool. Highly recommend. Walking distance from downtown a plus. My kids loved Olivia!
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Sandra

Invalid Date - 21 Dec 2022
reviewed on travelocity

5 out of 5 stars

From the moment we arrived, I was greeted by Elver who was very kind to explain all the details of our stay. He pointed out several things to do at different price options that would be good for our family. He came out to show us a couple sloths on the trees. And next day helped us with booking a tour. The rest of the staff was also very nice. We had room number 5 which had the best view of the volcano, maybe because I had asked for a special treat for my kid who was cwlwbrating her birthday the day we arrived. The hotel is right in the town which we loved as you could walk to the oark, restaurants and shops. I prefer that than other hotels that are farther and have their own termal pools because if you stay there then you would have to drive into town to explore or eat and shop. Beds were confortable, very quiet at night. Great location. Amazing view of the volcano.
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Sean

Invalid Date - Invalid Date
reviewed on expedia

3 out of 5 stars

We waited until the last minute to book our trip to Arenal, and this is what we found. All things considered, I think we were quite lucky. Don't forget, it is only 2.5 stars. We had stayed previously at the Arenal Observatory lodge. It was fabulous, but pricey. This time, we wanted something central and more affordable. This was a perfectly acceptable hotel on a budget when you intend to spend most of your time elsewhere. It's not a hotel you'd want to spend much time in otherwise. The hotel is new looking, which is nice, but the pool is really tiny. Also, there's no WIFI in the rooms, and the lobby/dining area -- where the WIFI is located -- is not very comfortable. My kids hung out on the one couch in the lobby, and at least the staff didn't seem to mind. The staff were quite nice and helpful. There's also a breakfast included, which is a nice bonus, and while the coffee was fine, I usually walked over to the Organicos restaurant a block away for really good coffee and banana bread.
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