About Us

“Hotel & Refuguio-Albergue El Pelícano is located in San Gerardo de Rivas, Pérez Zeledón, and 300 meters south of the offices of Chirripó National Park and 30 minutes away from Dominical beach located in the Pacific Ocean. ”El Pelícano" is one of the most beautiful places where you can rest during your stay in San Gerardo; here you can enjoy the attractions of the zone, for example: horseback riding, trails, bird watching, observation of the flora and fauna, thermal waters, and of course hikes up the Cerro Chirripó, the highest mountain in Costa Rica.

Hotel & Refuguio-Albergue El Pelícano is a family owned and managed business. The Elizondo family native from San Gerardo de Rivas is a great example of family unity, where working together as teams every one cooperates to make their business dream come through.  Every member of the family is assigned a different task, from cooking to grounds maintenance, administration and tour guides every one pulls together as one to provide their customers and tourist an unforgettable experience.

This family is driven and focuses on customer service excellence. We invite you to come and stay with us. Come, enjoy and see with your own eyes the hospitality and quality of service our family provides.

Our Hotel is located on a private mountaintop estate in Costa Rica's San Gerardo de Rivas surrounded by coffee plantations and lush foliage. Walk amidst enchanted gardens of orchids. Become romanced by the fountains, waterfalls, closed by rivers, our magnificent pools, fruit and ornamental trees, colorful birds, and gentle butterflies; Hotel & Refuguio-Albergue El Pelícano is the perfect vacation and get away spot for you.

The Elizondo family will make sure that your stay and accommodations will be an unforgettable experience.

A remarkable unique feature of Costa Rica is that it does not have an army. Costa Ricans decided there would be less chance for dictator coups without one, and so it has become the global model of democracy. During the last 50 years, the money that would have gone into the military has been spent on education. Costa Ricans have the highest literacy rates in the world.

Today Costa Rica has the highest standard of living in Central America, the second lowest birth rate and the greatest degree of economic and social advance.      A special gift Costa Rica gives to the world is a system of National Parks, Biological Reserves, Indian Reserves, Wildlife Refuges and Wildlife Corridors; more than 25% of the nation's land is dedicated to preservation. Costa Rica contains and astonishing diversity and abundance of tropical flora and fauna. Caribbean and Pacific beaches border a land filled with white-water rivers, waterfalls, tropical rain forests, active volcanoes, mountain cloud forests, and exotic wildlife.

Come visit Costa Rica, San Gerardo de Rivas, and Hotel & Refuguio-Albergue El Pelícano; our family will welcome you with open arms and a Smile.

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