Rancho de Lelo Ecolodge & Sustainable Farm

If you are looking for a "resort" experience.... this is probably not your place. If you are looking for a true authentic Costa Rican experience (which I was), then book this place. Great place to stay, a little outside of the main Monteverde/Santa Elena area, but well worth the drive! Make sure you have a 4x4. The family that runs this place is the salt of the earth. They are so friendly, and helpful. The couple that runs this place, are my 2 favorite people I met on my travels to Costa Rica. They speak great English, and welcome you in as soon as you pass thru the gates! They helped me plan my day in Monteverde sitting with me as I tried to figure out what I wanted to do, telling me the distances between the places I needed to go to, so I could maximize my time in Monteverde, and even called the places for me and set up my reservations for my activities. I can not recommend their restaurant enough for Dinner. Im not much of a fish person, but that is because we don't eat fish that is this fresh in the States. Their Tilapia, is absolutely delicious, and so fresh, they literally went and got it out of the pond after I ordered it. I almost order it both nights I was their but I had to try their BBQ pork which was also great! Several locals stop by for dinner, and all are very friendly. I cant recommend this place enough, and I will totally stay here the next time I am in Monteverde. Out of the 3 places I stayed in CR, this one was my favorite.

No good directions to the location. No obvious sign to location. No fan in room.

Best thing about our stay in this place is our host Joseph. Joseph got all the tour we wanted to go with a heavy discount. Driving to this place was tough the first time. However we got used to it on the second day. Food at this ranch is so so. We got bored with it after the first time and decided to eat at the city centre. It was quite an unique experience for us and I would highly recommend this place to all!!Thank you Joseph and your family for all the care and hospitality.

Rancho de Lelo was amazing! The family run ecolodge is beautiful and welcoming from the second you set foot there. We ate and slept well and loved learning about how the family is running the farm sustainably. They are some of the kindest people and we can't wait to come back!

We loved our stay here. It's a bit out of town but well worth the drive. The location was beautiful and serene, our cabin was roomy but still very cosy and private, and the family was a joy to meet. They cooked us fresh-made breakfast every morning and even held our 6-month-old baby so we could eat in peace! The farm tour was fascinating as well. We'll come back when the little one is older and stay again :)