Beautiful place. Huge rooms. Incredible lobby/entrance. Interesting excursions. Nice pool. Great personal attention from Kenneth, our concierge, driver, tour guide, and waiter. Massive property for walks and horse riding and wetlands tour.

There is no place to hang clothes in the room. Not a single hook! Light switches are on the opposite side of the room from the bed, and there is no bedside lamp. Ceiling fan over bed #2 didn't work. The pool was low and needed cleaning, but it was still usable. There are few, if any, dining options in the area. The food at the farm is good and very filling, but overpriced. We should have just had a late breakfast and early dinner and skipped lunch.

Good Fortune lead us to this property. One must be “committed” to getting to this Resort. The last 30 minutes drive from Nicoya is hard to negotiate with all of the potholes. We found the trip to be worthwhile upon arrival. Our room had the most Unbelievably Beautiful View of the nearby valleys and Mountains. Absolutely gorgeous. The room was very clean and well appointed as the King Bed was squarely in front of the picture perfect glass doors to the balcony that overlooked the property. This resort is a working Ranch complete with Steer and Hogs. A river is nearby for water excursions and we took a nice long walk around the grounds. The staff are VERY pleasant and professional. Every need is cared for by these attentive people. A Wonderful stay at a Top and mostly Hidden Property in Costa Rica.

We were on holiday in Costa Rica for 14 days and stayed at 4 places and this was the last place we stayed and was by far the best. It was so relaxing. The entrance lounge area was very impressive and our room and bathroom was massive with choice of double beds and air conditioned. All meals were exceptional and additionally considerately catered for my special needs ( having allergies to both wheat and cows milk). It was a real treat to laze in the pool and we really enjoyed watching the howler monkeys and motmot birds from the patio area. Kenneth, a member of staff was exceptional in looking after the 4 of us. He sorted coffee for us on a regular basis and arranged my food requirements and additionally took us out on excursions and organised others for us. He showed us the village and local lake and was on hand if we needed anything. We had a great river trip (seeing the crocodiles and macaws was awesome), a sunset trip and 2 bird excursions. Do take advantage of all these trips.

The journey on the way to the ranch was longwinded ( as the major bridge was being repaired and we had to go the very long way round) and the roads are slow and windy. There were 4 of us in our party and we enjoyed all the tours on offer, but it could be too remote for some. You had no choice really but to eat at the ranch ...but it was delicious, really well worth it.

The property is beautiful, and the staff was terrific! The food was excellent! The chef made very tasty breakfasts and dinners, and our bilingual guide (an employee of Rancho Humo--Kenneth) worked so hard dawn to late night to provide us with excellent service in the restaurant, as well as morning and evening boat and bird tours. We were able to watch the sun set from a view tower on the property--hard to beat! I can't say enough about what an excellent job Kenneth did! A boat tour on Rio Tempisque allowed us to see many birds, crocodiles, iguana and butterflies. We wished we would have booked the rooms for one more day.

The safe was not ready for use when we arrived and was not bolted to the cabinet or wall. The lodging was a bit expensive, but was luxurious! Arrival and the front gate was awkward. We wish there would have been some instructions. The road to get there is a bit off the beaten path and took a bit longer than we expected--estimate about 1/2 hour to one hour more than your GPS tells you!

This is our second 3-day visit to Rancho HUMO. Once again, it did not disappoint. Our room and facility were clean and spacious. The set meals were carefully prepared, varied and delicious. The setting, with wide open vistas are magnificent and the 2 out of 5 available tours we took - both wetland and boat, accompanied by knowledgeable English guides - were rewarding in seeing bountiful wildlife. Guests are also able to continue exploring the reserve on their own, at their own pace. The ranch is both simple, in the best sense, and unique in sustaining a working ranch while preserving and enhancing wildlife for visitors’ accessible viewing. However, what made this stay exceptional was staff member Kenneth who seems to be in charge of everything from check in to check out, being a local guide, acting both as waiter and maitre’d at meals, juggling all the guests needs with attention, resolution and humour. What an asset to the establishment! We will be back next visit to Costa Rica and hope Kenneth will be there to greet us with his enthusiasm. Thank-you Rancho HUMO!

Rancho Humo is an out-of-the ordinary place to stay. Located well away from towns on the edge of the Palo Verde National Park it provides a unique experience, surrounded by nature. Kenneth is the main 'host' who you will almost certianly greet you on arrival (unless it is his day off!). He does an exceptional job and speaks very good english, if required by guests. He will explain every aspect of the ranch, including the tours available. These include a wetlands safari, a boat trip on the Tempisque river not far from the ranch, horse riding and a tour of the ranch's livestock area, where cows are milked every day. We urge you to take at least both the wetlands and boat trip, which (depending on the season of course) will delight you with abundant sightings of wildlife - birds, crocodiles, iguanas etc. Kenneth acted as driver / guide on our wetlands tour and as guide on our boat trip (the boat was captained by Danilo, who was exceptional in providing wildlife spotting and getting as close as possible to the animal / bird / lizard in question). Kenneth's knowledge is exceptional and will augment your trip significantly. We cannot speak more highly of him. Food at the ranch is very good and we must mention both Paula & Kenya, who will tend to you very well in the restaurant and provide some delicious dishes at both breakfast and dinner (the latter is $US per person per night). There is a nice swimming pool, which did, in our opinion, need some cleaning on the day we left, and chairs and loungers with towels. We had a memorable time at Rancho Humo and would highly recommend it for those looking for an authentic, different kind of stay in Costa Rica.

No coffee available in rooms, which we found strange. You have to go to the restaurant for your morning fix.

Impeccably clean, great service, beautiful location- A location clearly trying to perform at a high-level.

Probably more of an 8.5 or an 8.7 than a true 9.0 facility. Everything falls just a quarter-step short of a 9. For example, rooms have exposed telecom wires, harsh lighting in an atmosphere of attempted sophistication. While the rooms have air conditioning, the efficacy of that air conditioning is limited by pressure walls within the rooms. The food and the restaurant is legitimately good but lacking refinement. Just a little bit of investment around the edgeswould make this a true 9.0 or 10.0 facility.

Rancho Humo is amazing. The staff was fantastic, especially Kenneth, our host and guide. The food was delicious and abundant - great chef! The wildlife was wonderful and Kenneth's knowledge about it was so helpful. We loved our stay and wish we could have stayed longer. We will come back and highly recommend Rancho Humo. It is such a peaceful place.

It couldn't have been better. We loved it.

We ate breakfast and dinner there. Both were very good. Food was healthy too- lots of vegetables, soups, salads Not much added sugar. Everyone was very helpful, especially Kenneth.

There are some areas going to lookouts over wetlands. The wood is deteriorating so it is dicy to walk on. We did a lot of walking on other roads, trails which were good.

The location is fantastic. Great mix of primary rainforest, secondary rainforest, pasture and gardens, and a good network of tracks through it all. Freedom to wander the tracks by yourself or with expert, reasonably priced guides. A three day stay wasn't long enough to do it justice.