Trapp Family Lodge

The lodge offers two types of rooms, in the main building superior rooms and in the adjacent buildings the mountain suites. Both type of rooms are very spacious, with private bathroom, cable TV, phone, and queen size beds. The superior rooms have great view to the gardens and the mountain suites, located in the upper part of the property have an incredible view of the mountains. In the main building, there are big rooms to accommodate families and also wheelchair access rooms.

Wake up in the stunning rainforest and head to the restaurant to enjoy the hotels country buffet breakfast. The hotels wood-panelled restaurant provides dinners and lunches with beautiful views out onto the cloud forest in a relaxed ambiance. In the evenings, a  candlelight atmosphere creates the perfect setting for an intimate dinner, sit back and relax as the attentive staff cater for your needs. There is also a lounge bar where you can enjoy refreshing cocktails and other beverages before or after your meals.

Monteverde and the surrounding area are must see eco-tourism destinations in Costa Rica and there’s simply no better way to see it than from the back of a horse. Adventurous riding with amazing views of the cloud forests in the distance and farmlands.

Zip across a Costa Rican cloud forest on this canopy tour in Monteverde. Ride across zip lines, rappel down to the forest floor, and more on this action-packed tour. It’s a family-friendly excursion with guides helping you along the way to ensure a safe adventure.

Costa Rica is famously rich with animal and plant life, due to its position on a land-bridge between huge continents and because of its tropical climate. Meaning there are endless walks and hikes to explore, guided or self-guided in this tropical paradise.

Fascinating tours to learn about the produce in Costa Rica, particularly in Monteverde. The tours will give you an understanding of the history of Monteverde and an insight into the local area. On these interesting combo tours, you will get to taste the products and see how they are made.

Monteverde is also home to Monteverde Butterfly Garden, a popular garden that is not too far from Trapp Family Hotel. With up to 30 species of butterfly in 4 different habitats, over 20 species of live insects and arachnids in their nature centre, an active leaf-cutter ant colony and the best guides in the business, the Butterfly Garden truly have something for everyone.

The Trapp Family Hotel has the CST certification for four levels of sustainable tourism achievement.

• Use natural resources rationally
• Quantify and reduce carbon footprint
• Protect biodiversity
• Promote employee training
• Encourage respect for communities and local cultures
• Promote socio-cultural development of the communities through different projects
• Support local productive projects
• Improve infrastructure to ensure that the facilities are in optimal conditions, for the safety of their employees and customers
• Incorporate modern and efficient equipment, to optimize the work and promote savings
• Work considering environmental parameters making them part of the hotels commitment with the environment

• Wastewater treatment plant
• Rainwater reuse
• Biodegradable cleaning products as well as personal care products
• Allies of the Bellbird Biological Corridor
• They quantify their carbon footprint annually & have reduction goals & compensate these emissions
• The hotel support health, sports, environmental and cultural projects in nearby communities
• All of the employees are from the Monteverde area or nearby communities
• Most hotel furniture and decorations were handcrafted by local and national artisans or companies
• Recycling program
• Vermicompost with uncooked organic waste from the restaurant
• Their cooked waste from the restaurant is donated for food to a local pig farm
• Energy saving bulbs are used in most of the hotel´s infrastructure
• Water saving devices in the showers and sinks

• Monthly financial contribution for the operational maintenance of the Health Centre of San Luis
• They have supported the Bajos de San Luis School by helping them meet their waste management goals
• They support the Community Rural Tourism Program
• The hotel sell locally grown coffee and locally made cosmetics

• Reforestation program in Los Olivos School in collaboration with The Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve
• Greenhouse construction for Los Olivos School
• Donation of 2 cameras for mammal monitoring program of Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve

• Work together in issues involving education and awareness of the community towards its surroundings
• Collaborated with the Vacation Fair 2016
• Active participation during the planning and implementation process of “Ecological Tales” Project
• Continuous participation in activity coordination of CEAM
• Participation in the World Recycling Day Activity
• Active participation in the Environmental Day Fair and Vacation Fair 2017

• The Hotel is a collection site for the Monteverde Community Fund. For each $USD their guests donate, the hotel donate the same amount
• During 2016 they collaborated with a project that has the goal of building local capacities among young people in Monteverde
•  Supporting recreation, sports, art and culture activities in the Community, the hotel donated to the Quick Access Fund
• They also donated funds to the Bellbird Biological Corridor and the Friends of the Library Project