The breakfast and the dinner were excellent, the presentation was superb, the food was fresh and diverse. The grounds were impressive and the private trail allowed you to walk in the rainforest just two steps away from the hotel. They always have coffee and tea ready for you, the view from the dinning room is amazing, and so on…. There are many little things that make your stay there memorable.

They don’t have heating and air conditioning. When the weather is good you don’t pay attention to that but in the rainy season you need it to keep things dry in order to be comfortable. And one more thing, the bathroom is too small in the room.

This is a wonderful place to stay with an amazing history as one of the first lodges in the Tenorio National Park area. The French-style dinners are top-notch in creativity and quality, and are excellent value. The design and functionality of the rooms and facilities are very well done. Great location to visit the area. Make sure not to miss the chocolate tour they recommend in the area (good value and really well done), and we also liked the Cano Negro wildlife refuge trip, which is a bit of a drive if you have an extra day but the boat tour is very affordable for 4 and the place has amazing wildlife. Overall a great stay in a very interesting part of Costa Rica.

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First, the host “Joe” was so personable, friendly and entertaining, and made everyone feel welcomed and special. The staff was courteous and prompt regarding any requests- I loved that they had on site laundry available because we needed it after all the outdoor excursions. I appreciated the building itself so very much, not only was it built with such attention to detail and had a cool artistic vibe, but so much of the design had incorporated recycled materials in the decor in such a creative way…. Continuing the philosophy of living harmoniously with, and protecting the environment. Also the communal tables for eating their delicious meals lended to meeting other guests, and we enjoyed drinking coffee and watching a very active bird feeder from the super cool seats along the sliding windows. Mostly I loved the random abstract garden , meticulously cared for and featuring so many hedges flowers and trees, and visible from the lodge windows.So cool.

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The gardens were beautiful - even though only a small percentage of the flowers were in bloom, each bloom was surprising and delightful. The dinners were creative and interesting, with an appetizer made from a traditional base ingredient (such as yucca) but with a nouvelle cuisine twist that made it excellent, and a dessert that was also unusual and tasty. Both nights we ate at the hotel there was only 1 choice for appetizer and dessert, and the same 4 choices for main course - probably because it was the off season and there were few guests at the hotel.

More choices for dinner would have been better, but that was probably infeasible because we were there in the ariny season and there were few guests at the hotel.

This place was one of the best I've stayed at in years. The view is unbeatable, breakfast is delicious, especially when you're surrounded by so many birds and nature. The room was beautiful, with the best views, all comfortable and good temperature.

It was not their fault, but when I visited, the trail was closed due to wasps, and I couldn't do it. Will try again next time!

The Staff and the Owner were very nice, helpful and understanding. We got tips, what to do and where to go for dinner, if we want to eat somewhere else. The food in their own restaurant was good, but most important was that everything was fresh, self-made and good taste.

The room itself was not very big

the location was wonderful - incredible views of Tenorio National Park. the hotel has a fantastic free trail through the rainforest that is available to do alone. highly recommend this as it was just us on the trail and we saw capuchin monkeys which were fascinating to watch in the trees above. the trail was far better experience than the main touristy National park walks. hotel access was good - off a good paved road, good gravel road around site to parking. a particular highlight - the food! breakfast, lunch and dinner were all outstanding carefully thought out delicious meals and excellent value. the owner/host and staff are really friendly and happy to talk to you with recommendations and the background to the hotel. they have a reasonably priced laundry and dry service which was very needed as our wet clothes were struggling to dry in the rainforest! the room itself was great - some might think a bit basic bathroom, but for us it worked well and we loved hearing about the reasons for the window ventilation etc. the restaurant area is fantastic - areas to relax surrounded by plants, and seats overlooking the forest and birds and grounds. located very close to the Tapir Valley night tours (very welcome given driving the road in the dark) which we also recommend.

nothing - we wish we could have stayed longer

Very creative , complimenting the breathtaking surroundings. The owner was such a wonderful person and the staff were so obliging. Wonderful indoor/outdoor feel to the place.

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Excellent location. Warm and welcoming staff. The French owner has a passion Costa Rican food - the meals were both interesting and flavoursome. Thank you! Amazing lookout and views. Lovely hot showers, and had helpful services such as shoe drying and laundry service - done at rapid speed! We really enjoyed the recommended chocolate tour - one of our highlights of costa rica so far. The nearby blue lagoon walk was great - suggest go reasonably early to avoid the big tours groups.

The lodge is uniquely and cleverly designed with numerous eco / recycled features - for example recyled inner tubes to make cushion covers and oil drum chairs - which is a brilliant ethos but did mean we found some furniture not so comfy. Therefore not really a hotel to lounge about in - but not a significant issue as lounging about isn't likely to be your reason for visiting the amazing Tenorio Volcano National Park region!

Good location and amazing value for the cost, especially with full board. Staff were fun and appeared to love their jobs.

Way too much food!! (= . I would not do full board again if staying multiple days as the french cuisine is way to rich for me, esp with the amount served. Always leave room for dessert tho. Simply amazing! It would be nice to see some benches added to the garden so one can sit outside in the sun.