Crater Valley Boutique Hotel

El Valle


Surrounded by beautifully tended gardens, Crater Valley's eight guest rooms are all different and executed with varying degrees of care. All feature stone floors, glass-brick showers and patios with hammocks. The honeymoon suite (US$230 to US$260) has a private garden and is a delight. You won't have to travel far to view wildlife: the fish and frog ponds are teeming.

Prices fluctuate depending on the time of year, the day of the week and the size of the room, so it’s best to book ahead.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby El Valle attractions

1. Aprovaca

0.52 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…

2. Museo Victoriano Lorenzo

0.76 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…

3. Butterfly Haven

1.03 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…

4. Square-Trunk Trees

1.06 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…

6. Zoológico El Níspero

1.08 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…

7. Museo Histórico Padre José Noto

1.47 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

2.39 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…