Blog & News

La Cooperativa de Artesanas de Santa Elena y Monteverde, more commonly known as CASEM, has been providing its customers with locally produced, handmade crafts including clothing, bags, jewelry, artwork, toys and more for 32 years, and it does so using a cooperative model that directly benefits the artisans that create them. The store itself contains an area in the front for the women’s crafts, a back area for non-local souvenirs, a workshop, a gallery and a restaurant.

This January 18th the Hotel Belmar hosted a beautiful event to inaugurate its recently built dock, outdoor bar and concert space with a show by local musician Michelle J. Rodriguez as well as a community BBQ prepared by chef Arturo. Using some of the best ingredients to be found locally, and with the help of some of our local friends (originary from Oklahoma and Texas), chef Arturo prepared a traditional American home style BBQ for our guests.

Check out some of the most recent Hotel Belmar press coverage! La Nacion, Costa Rica’s main newspaper, recently published an article in their supplemental section, “Somos Celebres”, highlighting the recent changes in our Restaurante Celajes.

The purpose of this blog is simple . . . to stay connected with our friends, clients, and community by sharing what’s going on in and around the Hotel Belmar. This will include news and announcements on events, sustainable practices, and everything Monteverde.

The first step in this process was the hiring of Eduardo Coto as our greenhouse consultant. Eduardo has a plethora of experience ranging from studying organic agriculture throughout Costa Rica, rural development training in Japan, and the Biointensive sustainable farming methods in California. The latter of which he applied towards the development of the greenhouse and shared with the community during a complimentary biointensive workshop on January 18th.

We are elated to share that Hotel Belmar has been voted one of the planet's best hotels, earning the #3 spot in the Central America category.