Every year at Ocotea Boutique Hotel begins the same way: with gratitude, with reflection, and with the quiet excitement that comes from imagining what we can become. Monteverde is never static, and neither are we. The forest shifts with the seasons. Ideas evolve. Spaces refine themselves. And through it all, the heart of Ocotea Boutique Hotel – Karen and Valeria, our mother-daughter owners – continues to reside in a love for hospitality, nature, and community.

Sound familiar? Year in and year out, every January begins the same: big plans, tighter schedules, and a long list of habits you create on an inspired whim and then expect yourself to adopt overnight. But what if the resolution that actually transforms you isn’t something you add? What if it’s something you take away?

Romance is different in the mountains. It is inspired by the clouds that drift through the trees, the light rain that kisses your skin, and the soft glow that settles over the hills at dusk. Monteverde reveals itself to couples through shared discovery, the surprisingly powerful act of slowing down, and a stillness that begets connection.

At Ocotea Boutique Hotel, every sip, every raised glass, and every special moment tells a story. 

When the first chill of winter settles in up north – when gray skies hang low and daylight slips away too soon – Monteverde truly begins to feel like another world entirely. Here, November marks a quiet transformation at Ocotea Boutique Hotel. 

At Ocotea Boutique Hotel, our story has always been deeply tied to Monteverde. We are honored to welcome travelers who come for the cloud forest, the wildlife, and the sense of wonder – but we also believe travel should leave something meaningful behind.

Monteverde is more than an adventure destination – it’s a place where fresh mountain air clears your mind, soft mist wraps around the treetops, and the forest’s rhythm invites you to slow down.

Monteverde is the kind of place that captures your senses and wraps around your soul from the moment you arrive – cool mist curling through emerald treetops, bird calls echoing through the forest, and that first deep breath of mountain air that signals a reset. 

In Los Tornos – a small town just 8 kms (5 miles) northwest of our Monteverde boutique hotel – the air feels a little softer. There’s still a slight chill in the August air, as morning drifts low across the hills, settling briefly before giving way to sun and shadow. It’s here that this small plot of land hums with quiet purpose: Karen’s vegetable garden, which partially supplies the kitchen at Nectandra Restaurant.