Hotel El Sapo Dorado is a delightful mountain retreat in Northern Costa Rica, perfect for relaxing, exploring nature, or as a base for active excursions.

The hotel El Sapo Dorado features 20 spacious and comfortable mountain suites in a rural setting just minutes from the celebrated Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve. Run by a Costa Rican/North American family, the hotel offers a taste of both cultures, with sensitivity toward local customs and the environment. The lodge offers all that you'd expect from a small luxury hotel: fine cuisine, comfortable accommodation and friendly service.

El Sapo Dorado affords guests the privacy and seclusion of 30 mountain suites, each with its own entrance and balcony.
All suites are tastefully furnished with two queen-sized beds, a table and chairs for writing or playing cards, dimmer controlled lighting and private bathrooms with hot-water showers. The Sunset Terrace Suites and Fountain Suites have refrigerators. All suites accommodate up to four people and are ideal for a couple, group of friends or a family.
El Sapo Dorado restaurant, known for creativity and freshness, features original recipes in a blend of international and Costa Rican cuisine. Organic produce is used whenever possible.

The emphasis is on relaxation, but there is plenty to keep guests occupied. Children will find a safe outdoor environment among the spacious grounds and gardens. Guests may hike through five kilometers of self-guided trails adjacent to the hotel where they can explore both primary and secondary forests, open pastures and panoramic views of the Gulf of Nicoya.

With in minutes of El Sapo Dorado are a variety of natural attractions:
The Monteverde Cloud forest Preserve, the Santa Elena Rain Forest Reserve, the Bajo del Tigre Trail, the Canopy Tour, slide shows, the Butterfly Garden and the Serpentarium. Guests may also go horseback riding, mountain biking, visit the local Cheese Factory, artist's studios and gift shops featuring local handmade items.