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Hotel Ilan-Ilan

Tortuguero 1150, Costa Rica
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Hotel Ilan-Ilan
Ranked #7 of 8 hotels in Tortuguero
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Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2010

Ilan Ilan is a no-frills, rustic resort with warmth, charm and great hospitality. If you're looking for an upscale pampered vacation, don't stay here. But if you enjoy peaceful, rustic surroundings and the beauty of nature, you're going to love this place! Yes, you might find cockroach feces, but guess what? I found them in an ultra clean, upscale villa... More

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Marco Vinicio M, Gerente at Hotel Ilan-Ilan, responded to this review
13 December 2012

Dear customer, Thank you for your time and your advice. We are the new administration of the hotel and we would like to know you in your next trip to Costa Rica. Please,contact us. Best regards, More

Vancouver, Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
4 hotel reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2010

Ilan Ilan may not offer all the amenities everyone is looking for, but does offer a truly unique experience. Accessible only by boat and located in the middle of the Costa Rican forest made Ilan Ilan one of my favorite places to visit while in Costa Rica. Sure the rooms are plain and simple and could be improved slightly, but... More

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Marco Vinicio M, Gerente at Hotel Ilan-Ilan, responded to this review
13 December 2012

Dear customer, Thank you for your time and your advice. We are the new administration of the hotel and we would like to know you in your next trip to Costa Rica. Please,contact us. Best regards, More

Saskatchewan
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4 reviews 4 reviews
3 hotel reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 January 2010

If you are a person that is out for a unique experince go to Ilan Ilan. The scenery, vegetation,and wildlife (animals, birds, butterflies, insects, etc.) are abundant and amazing! The grounds of Ilan Ilan are beautiful! The people there were very nice and kind. The accomodations are very basic and in need of some repair. The negatives include; some toilets... More

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Marco Vinicio M, Gerente at Hotel Ilan-Ilan, responded to this review
13 December 2012

Dear customer, Thank you for your time and your advice. We are the new administration of the hotel and we made the necessary changes to offer you a better service. We would like to know you in your next trip to Costa Rica. Please,contact us. Best regards, More

Saskatchewan
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6 reviews 6 reviews
5 hotel reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2010

I read bad reviews before staying at this place, so I didn't know what to expect, but our experience was really good. 21 of our family members stayed here over Christmas and we all loved the people, the location and the rooms. It is simple, yes, and for those who are used to the finer things, they may not want... More

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Marco Vinicio M, Gerente at Hotel Ilan-Ilan, responded to this review
13 December 2012

Dear customer, Thank you for your time and your advice. We are the new administration of the hotel and we would like to know you in your next trip to Costa Rica. Please,contact us. Best regards, More

NL
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3 reviews 3 reviews
3 hotel reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 July 2009

Ilan Ilan was by far the worst hotel experience I ever had. It included: - rat dung in the bathroom - a fan so dirty that stuff would fly off when you switched it on - dirty light switches that stuck to your skin - scorched sockets - dirty sheets with vague stains and pubic hair, even the clean set... More

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Marco Vinicio M, Gerente at Hotel Ilan-Ilan, responded to this review
13 December 2012

Dear customer, Thank you for your time and your advice. We are the new administration of the hotel and we made the best effort to remodel the hotel taking care of the nature. We would like to know you in your next trip to Costa Rica. Please,contact us. Best regards, More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2008

I spent one week-end in this little paradise in the middle of the rainforest, and I returned to the capital totally relaxed. The hotel rooms are simple, but clean, and the restaurant serves tasty Costa Rican food. Transport is only possible by boat to reach the village of Tortuguero and other places, but this jungle atmosphere makes the stay so... More

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Marco Vinicio M, Gerente at Hotel Ilan-Ilan, responded to this review
13 December 2012

Dear customer, Thank you for your time and your advice. We are the new administration of the hotel and we would like to know you in your next trip to Costa Rica. Please,contact us. Best regards, More

Virginia
2 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2007

Ilan Ilan is closer to Sing Sing than a hotel.....you arrive by van transfer to a boat.....and are dropped on a pier with rotting wood and concrete chips of a walkway to the hotel....bad sign..... This is a package deal, with transportation, three meals a day and canal tour. We were greeted with an inedible meal, a cut of meat... More

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Marco Vinicio M, Gerente at Hotel Ilan-Ilan, responded to this review
13 December 2012

Dear customer, Thank you for your time and your advice. We are the new administration of the hotel and we made all the necessary to give at our customers a good service and quality possibles in the jungle with the respect of the naure. We would like to know you in your next trip to Costa Rica. Please,contact us. Best... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 July 2006

We recently returned from a visit to Costa Rica that included a weekend at this hotel, and it was absolutely horrible. The boat that the hotel used to transport guests around the canals spat fumes worse than a New York bus. The rooms are bare bones, and there are no amenities. After seeing other establishments we were very disappointed in... More

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28 December 2007

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2013 via mobile
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San Jose, Costa Rica
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2013
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Additional Information about Hotel Ilan-Ilan

Also Known As:
Ilan Hotel Tortuguero
Address: Tortuguero 1150, Costa Rica
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Region: Costa Rica > Province of Limon > Tortuguero
Amenities:
Bar/Lounge Free Breakfast Free High-Speed Internet Free Parking Children Activities Pets Allowed Restaurant Room Service Shuttle Bus service Swimming Pool Wheelchair access
Hotel Style:
Ranked #7 of 8 hotels in Tortuguero
Price range (per night): S$62 - 440
Official Description (provided by the hotel):
We hope you will enjoy it with us. We start our adventure from San Jose at the National Theater, built in 1897 and considered to be one of the most beautiful theaters in Latin America. On our way out from the Central Valley, we pass through the Braulio Carrillo National Park. Its landscape is entirely made of high mountains covered by thick forest and deep, fast flowing rivers forming deep canyons.After a technical stop at the cafeteria and a visit to the banana plantation, we'll start the best part of the trip: we will depart to TORTUGUERO aboard small tourist boats specifically designed to travel through the canals. During 70 km of rivers, canals rivers and and lagoons traveling by boat you will enjoy the diversity in flora & fauna in its natural environment. Tortuguero National Park is located on the Northern Caribbean slope of the country. A navigable network of lakes and canals running parallel to the coast crosses Tortuguero from southeast to northwest. This allows the great variety of flora & fauna of the region to be close at hand. Tortuguero is the most important nesting area for the green turtles Chelonia mydas which come every year to lay their eggs along this coast.Tortuguero has one of the heaviest rainfalls in the country (between 5000 to 6000 mm a year) and it is one of the wilderness areas with the greatest biological diversity. Today, 11 habitats have been identified in the Park, alone. The fauna is also rich and abundant, and easy to find: monkeys, sloths, crocodiles, iguanas, turtles (rivers and sea turtlessss), parrots, toucans,Blue-jeans Frog or Strawberry Poison-dart Frog (Dendrobates pumilio) Spanish name: Ranita roja, Gaspar Fish a living fosil, manaties and much more. ... more   less 
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