Villa Blanca Cloud Forest Resort & Nature Reserve

Over an hour’s drive from San Jose’s international airport, located within the Los Angeles Private Biological Nature Reserve in the canton of San Ramon.

From charming Superior and Deluxe Casitas to romantic private Honeymoon Suites, the resort has recreated a 19th mountain village with 35 well-appointed lodges, each featuring vaulted cane ceilings, handcrafted furniture and welcoming fireplaces.

With architecture that reflects the original farm village concept, the resort has a private theatre, health club and a lobby bar where you can enjoy great wines and cocktails in handmade leather sofas after a day of exploration. The resort also has a full-service spa, using ingredients from the garden, so make sure to try the yoghurt, oats and honey body wrap. For a phenomenal dining experience, there is the El Sendero Restaurant, which offers a fusion of traditional regional dishes and innovative sauces and spices. Perched on the edge of the cloud forest, the restaurant has its own bakery where each day fresh breads and pastries are presented for deliciously good breakfasts.

Choose from a wide variety of nature-based activities including horseback riding and excursions to the area’s hot springs, as the hotel is ideally suited as a gateway to Arenal Volcano and the famous Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve.