Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation & Inn

What a wonderful way to start our tour of Costa Rica! What makes this quirky, beautifully designed hotel SO special is its staff. From the outset, its architecture and individually designed rooms cheers you up - think Hundertwasser crossed with Fred Flintstone and you’ve got it. White buildings with curved walls and odd-shaped, huge windows. It’s SO comfortable. The food is fabulous, from the fresh fruit and fresh juice at breakfast before the à la carte choice right through to the wonderful dinner options. But what makes this place special is its staff. The hotel staff are friendly, knowledgable and passionate about their hotel, from reception to bar to restaurant with its terrific view over San Jose. The bird life is incredible. We took two tours with hotel staff. In the morning the utterly delightful Ulysses took us up to the Poas volcano and the first thing we saw was the Resplendent Quetzal!! How rare is that?!?! His knowledge and love of birds and his country meant we could have stayed all day. But I’m glad we didn’t since we spent the afternoon with Marianna on the coffee plantation. Her knowledge is encyclopaedic and we examined every plant, bird and butterfly before having a PROPER coffee tasting experience at the end. The torrential rain didn’t put us off at all. If youre coming to Costa RIca, come here. You’ll be glad you did.

We spent 2 night here. Although it’s not on a coffee plantation, the grounds are very nice. It is very well thought out for both rainy and dry weather. The only issue I had was the food. They are not very flexible on their menus and this is a problem for vegetarians. Also the takeaway breakfast they gave was laughable.

My wife and I had a delightful time. Fresh delicious coffee and food, engaging tours (we did coffee and birdwatching), on a beautiful property. We wished we had stayed longer to enjoy our time — well worth adding a few days to your trip to stay here

We stayed at this amazing hotel for our first two nights in Costa RIca. Tired from our long flight, we were immediately uplifted when we went through the gates into this small boutique hotel. Our rooms were incredible! Large enough for several couples, really well equipped with fresh coffee and water, huge shower and such a comfy bed. The bar and restaurant area were intimate without being too close to other people, the food freshly cooked and delicious and friendly and smiley staff. We can thoroughly recommend the coffee tour (about 2 hours with a bit of an uphill climb) followed by a tasting and then cookies made with coffee bean flour - delicious! Nice pool (although not a huge number of sun loungers) and if you get a chance check out the poly tunnel where they grow all the fresh herbs and lettuces hung from the ceiling - genius! Lush gardens and lots of wildlife.

Visited the Finca for the first night of our Costa Rica hol after an extremely delayed flight. In retrospect we would have liked to stay longer. Reasons: Our room, Aves, was great, very quirky. Lovely comfy huge bed, big bathroom with jacuzzi bath and separate shower, great towels. The fridge, which was a bit noisy, had the usual over priced drinks but also real milk, not often found. Coffee from their organic farm, just across the road and well worth a tour, was a bonus. Outside we had a little private garden with seating and a hot tub, fab!! Because the Finca stands in a huge garden, great to walk around and full of lovely plants, we saw and heard some of the local bird life. Food. Breakfast was included, GREAT! Local produce, local dishes. We also ate lunch and dinner, no faults to find. Staff. As good as all the above. Finally we found, just as we were leaving, their information booklet which included lots of available visits and activities that they could book for you, hence why we would like to have stayed longer. This is a longer than usual review but I hope it proves useful because I can't recommend the Finca more highly, wish it wasn't so far away!!!!