Hotel Belmar / Costa Rica



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Contact:

Soledad Belmar Zeledón
General Manager
Inversiones en Bienes Belmar S.A.
P.O. Box 17-5655
Monteverde, Costa Rica
Tel: +506/2645-5201
Fax: +506/2645-5135

info@hotelbelmarcostarica.com; info@hotelbelmar.net
belmarmonteverde.com

Certified by:

Certificación de Sostenibilidad Turística (CST), Costa Rica (2009). The Hotel Belmar has 4 sustainability leaves (the higher levels is 5).

Type of accommodation:

Hotel, resort

Features:

Conference rooms
Hot water
Internet connection
Laundry facilities
Private bathroom
Restaurant
Telephone
Television
Wheelchair accessible

Other: Jacuzzi, private trails, massage salon, bar, pool table, and tour reservation service.

Number of rooms: 28.

Year founded: 1985.

Number of employees: 20.

Percent of employees who are local residents: 90%.

Type of destination:

Farm, ranch (rural)
Forest/rainforest
Mountain

Able to accommodate:

Families
Gay/lesbian
Handicapped
Seniors
Singles
Singles with children
Volunteers

Description of the area:

The Hotel Belmar is in Monteverde, in the province of Puntarenas, Costa Rica. The main attraction of the region is the famous Monteverde cloud forest, which you can visit in guided daytime or night tours, on hanging bridges, in canopy exploration tours, through visits to the biological stations, and more.

Monteverde has a frog and toad nature center, serpentarium, butterfly garden, orchid garden, hummingbird gallery, a bat jungle exhibit, an insect museum, etc. There are also many handicraft souvenir shops, live music, music festivals three times a year, restaurants, and much more.

Available activities:

Adventure, sports
Biking
Bird watching
Canopy exploration
Eco/nature/wildlife
Educational, research, volunteering
Horseback riding
Mountain climbing
Tours
Visits to conservation projects
Walking/hiking
Wellness, health, spa

Note: many of these activities are not carried out on the property; however, we provide access to them.

How to get there:

  • Nearest international airport: Daniel Oduber, Liberia.

  • Nearest local / national airport: The central plaza in Santa Elena, Monteverde, for helicopters.

  • Distance, by land, to the nearest airport: 112 km from the airport in Liberia.

    • There are no limitations in getting to Monteverde year-round, but four-wheel drive vehicles are recommended. The last 30 kilometers of the road are gravel and low vehicles sometimes have trouble ascending.

    Making a difference:

    The hotel aims for sustainability in all its operations, including:

  • The use of biodegradable paints and cleaning materials.

  • No use of agrochemicals for garden maintenance.

  • We use foods obtained from organic production systems as much as possible.

  • Separation of wastes, composting of organic wastes, and recycling of solid wastes.

  • All our organic wastes are processed in a worm composting system to convert it into organic fertilizer for the gardens.

  • We use a biodigester to treat our wastewaters while producing bio-gas, which we use as energy for warming the Jacuzzi and other things.

  • We use compact energy-saving fluorescent lights in 90% of the installations.

  • We use skylights to light the hotel during the day.

  • Motivating our guests to adopt these practices during their stay at the hotel and ideally, in their lives after their departure.

  • Our involvement with environmental organizations to protect the region's natural resources, such as the Ministry of the Environment and Energy, the Monteverde Conservation Association, and the School for Creative Education.

  • Supporting cultural activities in the zone.

  • Using inputs that are locally produced in a sustainable fashion (organic, fair trade, and others) when possible.

  • Hiring and training workers from the zone.

    • General rates:

    $$$ -- from $50 to $ 100.

    In www.hotelbelmar.net/accommodations.html you can find detailed information regarding rates, depending on type of rooms, occupancy and the season.

    Date this information was provided: January, 2010.


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