Hotel Campestre

El Valle


Dating back to 1939, El Valle's oldest hotel features enormous grounds, forested walking paths, and a large and comfortable restaurant and bar. Its 20 large, tastefully decorated rooms include heavy wooden 'sleigh' beds and stone-faced bathrooms. The welcoming staff are keen to please, and day trips to the beach at Farallón are available.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby El Valle attractions

1. Square-Trunk Trees

0.26 MILES

El Valle’s peculiar árboles cuadrados (square-trunk trees) are located northeast of the Hotel Campestre. After a 30-minute hike through the forest and…

3. Zoológico El Níspero

0.87 MILES

About 1km north of Av Central, this zoo set in the forest is home to everything from tapirs and capuchin monkeys to jaguars and more than 50 species of…

4. Museo Victoriano Lorenzo

1.05 MILES

The exhibits in the three rooms of this small museum east of the center focus on local history and the eponymous mestizo national hero. The most…

5. Aprovaca

1.08 MILES

For the largest selection of orquídeas (orchids) in the region, visit this idyllic, not-for-profit garden east of the center, run by the local association…

6. Butterfly Haven

1.4 MILES

One of El Valle's top attractions allows you to walk among up to 250 butterflies as they flutter by in a screened 'flight house.' Learn more about these…

7. Museo Histórico Padre José Noto

1.61 MILES

The most interesting exhibits in this small, very central museum divided into seven sections are the ones focusing on petroglyphs and ceramics produced by…

8. Chorro El Macho

1.94 MILES

The most famous waterfall in the El Valle region is 35m-high Chorro El Macho, one of four cascades located about 2km north of town; it's a 15-minute walk…