Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel + Retreat

Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel + Retreat, in the cloud forest above San Ramón

Villa Blanca sits in a private cloud forest at El Silencio de los Ángeles Norte, in the hills above San Ramón, about 90 minutes from the San José airport and roughly halfway to Arenal. The forest borders the Los Ángeles reserve, so you are surrounded by moss, mist and birds, yet close enough to the city for a first or last night. It suits couples on a romantic trip, wedding parties and families who want somewhere cool and green between the airport and the volcano.

Why we choose it

• Cloud forest without the long drive. The hotel brings you into a real cloud forest about 90 minutes from SJO, on the way to Arenal.
• Built for romance. The suites are white casitas with private jacuzzis, and La Mariana chapel on the grounds hosts weddings.
• Room for families too. The Junior Family Suite joins two casitas, so parents and children each get their own space.

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Rooms and views

Every room here is a suite in its own casita. The Classic Suites are the core of the hotel, and several of them are accessible. The Junior Suites look over the garden and the forest from a private terrace, and the Junior Family Suite joins two adjoining casitas for a family.

The Silencio Suite has a private garden terrace facing the forest, and the Presidential Suite is the largest, also looking into the trees. The rooms have a private jacuzzi, which is welcome on a cool evening in the cloud forest.

On the property

Dinner is at El Sendero restaurant, with views over the edge of the cloud forest and cooking that mixes local and national dishes with new ideas. Before dinner, the lobby bar and fireplace lounge are where everyone gathers.

Spa Foresta does massages and treatments, and there is a billiards and game room and a movie theater for misty afternoons. La Mariana, the small white chapel on the grounds, is a lovely spot for a wedding. Trails lead out into the reserve for birding and hiking, and the hotel works with people from the local community.

Location and getting there

Villa Blanca is near San Ramón, the old colonial town known as the City of Poets, in dairy country that has been farmed by families for generations. It fits neatly between the airport and La Fortuna. Check-in is from 3:00 PM and check-out by 12:00 PM. See more about the Northern Zone.

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