Las Terrazas de Dana Boutique Lodge & Spa

Incredible place. We came here after a Galapagos tour and were immediately made welcome by Marco and his fantastic team. Beautiful location, super peaceful, unbelievable numbers of birds fluttering around. The place is perfect. Food was wonderful. Marco was able to recommend and organise every adventure. We were booked for 3 nights and ended up extending our stay. Really a special place. Highly recpmmended

Fantastic! Marco and his staff help create a wonderful experience at this beautiful property . Stay here!! Those with limited mobility should ask for a room/ suite on the lower levels. If you want The View, ask for the top of the hill suites. The room - spacious and comfortable The deck - Room 10, at the top of the property, had a view for miles. Beautiful lush cloud forest plus good bird watching with patience and binoculars. Favorite moment - watching a rufous hummingbird bathe in the water accumulated (from the dew) in the banana leaf from our deck. Eye level to the tree tops! The restaurant - loved breakfast, which one orders a la carte. Dinner was also good. No need to go out. The staff - all of them were so nice. Shout out to Marco, who makes it all work with David behind the scenes. And a shout out to Joselin who worked in the restaurant and reception area. The Spa - Marco was serious when he said he had the best masseuse in town. She was so good that I signed up my husband to be next. Bird watching - really good. And we had a lovely morning with a professional guide that the hotel arranged. Marco also suggested we go to the Hummingbird garden (Punto Ornitologica) Other attractions - 3 chocolate factories; butterfly gardens (2); orchid garden; gondola; hikes to waterfalls.

We stayed four days, three nights with our 11 year old daughter and 7 year old son. The hotel and its surrounding beauty had a calming effect on us all. Marco and the staff were incredible friendly and helpful and accommodating. We had just come from a frenetic big city lifestyle and Las Terrazas de Dana and Mindo were the perfect balm and, I think, taught us all to slow down and appreciate nature more. I recommend the waterfall hike and cable car across the canyon just a short hike away from the premises, as well as the hummingbird feeding experience in Mindo. And the mojito's and food at Terrazas were amazing.

Can I just start by saying WOW! Not only is this a beautiful hotel with excellent rooms, great location, peaceful, quiet and a breakfast fit for a king but it is owned, managed and served by quite possibly some of the nicest people I have ever met. We arrived in rain (of course we’re English we take it everywhere!) and were met with staff waiting with umbrellas who promptly got us out the rain, got our cases in the dry and gave us the most lovely welcome. Marco checked us in very quickly and was our go to for basically everything! He helped us organise trips, taxis, gave directions and nothing was too much trouble. After a day spent taking in the beautiful forests of Mindo and the wonderful people in the town we came back to what felt more like home than a hotel as every time was such a warm welcome, it was like returning to family. Everyone wanted to know about our day, what we’d seen and where we went. The food here is delicious make sure you taste the whole breakfast menu, and the gin and tonics were exceptional I must say!! Overall this is by far the best hotel we have ever stayed in and if I could award it more than 5 stars I would. A must if you are staying in Mindo, we hope to return soon. Thank you Marco, David and the team Clare and Dan xx Ps give Dana and Kira a cuddle from us. Xx

We were pampered like no other hotel ever!!! These people know how to take care of guests and make you feel special!!! Every single person who works here is special and does their part to make you feel like the only person in the entire place!! I’m impressed beyond belief. I will definitely come back and can’t wait for when I do!

I had joined the 5 days all-inclusive bird photographing tour provided by the lodge. The room was decent and quiet and most importantly the staffs were very helpful and friendly. The food provided in the restaurant was very good and the service was excellent. The hotel was well managed by David the hotel owner, who was very helpful and had followed up closely with us on the services of the hotel, the bird guide etc. Marcelo was my bird guide. He was very experieced, helpful and considerated. We had teken many good bird photos. I would strongly recommend this lodge.

We loved this friendly hotel from the moment we made contact with David before arriving, to our welcome and then every single aspect of our stay. Comfortable reception area, gorgeous, clean and spacious room with lovely view, amazing food - all the team are so helpful - plus a pool. Nothing is too much trouble. Thank you from R&R