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Hotel Belmar vs Villa Blanca Hotel & Nature Reserve
Both properties are rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Hotel Belmar scores significantly better than Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel and Nature Reserve. Hotel Belmar ranks #16 in Costa Rica with endorsements from 2 reviews including Lonely Planet, Fodor's.
Hotel Belmar
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Adjacent to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, 5655, Costa Rica
From $229 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Fodor's
"Inspired by the owners' years in Austria, two spacious chalets built into a hillside command expansive views of the Gulf of Nicoya and the hilly peninsula and contain elegant, airy, and downright regal rooms—all with balconies, minibars, polished woods, and plush white duvets."
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Travel + Leisure
"Features plenty of wood accents, king-size beds, soaking bathtubs...but the property's claim to fame is its farm-to-table program that includes the first carbon-neutral farm in the country."
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Villa Blanca Hotel & Nature Reserve
Afar Magazine
Travel + Leisure
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
Oyster
El Silencio de Los Angeles, San Ramon 1250, Costa Rica
From $203 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Afar Magazine
"The Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Hotel & Nature Reserve is said to be the first hotel property in Costa Rica to have a research facility in operation on its grounds."
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Travel + Leisure
"Originally owned by former President Rodrigo Carazo Odio, the Villa Blanca is shrouded by the dense cloud forest of the Los Angeles Private Biological Reserve."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"An eco-friendly resort in a remote cloud forest location, Villa Blanca is the ideal retreat for nature lovers."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Occupying a cloud-forest aerie, this private reserve is centered on a lodge and dairy ranch once owned by ex-president Rodrigo Carazo."
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Oyster
Mid-Range
"Feels like a hotel at the end of the world. All 35 rooms are rustic, freestanding bungalows with free Wi-Fi, minibars, wood-burning fireplaces, and private patios with lovely views."
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