Meet Your Hosts
Your hosts at Monteverde Lodge & Gardens understand that your Vacation Time is Precious.
They understand their role in making everything right so that you and your traveling companions can live this lifetime experience to the fullest. They understand that while on vacation you hope to reconnect with yourself and especially with your loved ones, that you expect to be met with an open armed welcome and a delicious meal cooked and served with love, that you will experience the luxury of knowledge and a deeper understanding of our planet and its intricate relationships and perhaps the most important of all to make new friends.
Meet your hosts at Monteverde Lodge and Gardens, their purpose is to delight you, our guest.
Housekeeping Staff
Mireya Viales Aleman
Mireya has worked for Monteverde Lodge & Gardens for 7 years. Before working here, she worked at a small hotel in Maine for 6 months. What she likes the most about her job is the camaraderie with the staff in general and more specifically in the housekeeping department.
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When making up a guest room Mireya is a stickler for making sure that there is plenty of coffee, that everything is fresh and organized and that her towels are perfectly folded.
Her message to people considering a visit to Monteverde Lodge & Gardens: "You will be happy to spend time with us at Monteverde Lodge & Gardens, this area is beautiful and we will do everything possible for you to enjoy your time here."
Gabriela Garcia Martinez
Gabriela has worked at Monteverde Lodge & Gardens for 3 years. Before working in housekeeping she worked as a babysitter for hotels in the Monteverde region.
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Originally from Chontales, Nicaragua, Gabriela moved to Costa Rica with her husband and 12 year old son in hopes of finding more stable work.
Gabriela is in charge of the public areas at Monteverde Lodge and she says that she feels a sense of satisfaction when she sees guest evaluations where they've said that everything was spotless. She is especially happy when she is making new flower arrangements and freshening the couches and pillows of the reception and library.
Her message to people considering a visit to Monteverde Lodge & Gardens: "I am studying English, so that when you come to visit us I will be able to have a conversation with you."
Cindi Carranza Murillo
Cindi has worked in the housekeeping department at Monteverde Lodge & Gardens since December of 2010. Born and raised in the town of San Rafael 40 minutes from Monteverde Lodge, she has always worked in the hotel industry.
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"I like everything I do, my favorite thing is to prepare a room for a honeymoon couple where I use flowers, chocolates and candles and leave a special welcome card".
Her message to people considering a visit to Monteverde Lodge & Gardens: "If you come to Monteverde Lodge & Gardens, you will be impressed by the beauty of this region, we at Monteverde Lodge & Gardens will do everything possible for you to have a wonderful time. You will want to come and stay with us again."
Yarixia Fonseca Acosta
Yarixia is originally from the town of Abangares which is 2 hours from Monteverde. As a little girl she worked with her mother and her sister in their small convenience store, know in Costa Rica as a "pulpería". She remembers eating the candy that was for sale and how her mother let her get away with it.
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Yarixia has a soft spot for families with children, although she says that sometimes she has to cross herself before going into one of those rooms. She remembers one room that had puzzle pieces everywhere she looked.
Her message to people considering a visit to Monteverde Lodge & Gardens: "If you come to Monteverde Lodge & Gardens, you will see things that you don't see every day. I just went to the Frog Pond and loved it."
