We booked this property for a late night arrival to SJO. Wanted to stay outside of the downtown area and be ready to hit the road in the morning. A short 20 min drive and you're already in the middle of the forest. Small operation, only 5 rooms. Very personal experience. VERY pleasant staff, who are attentive and bring a yummy breakfast directly to your room at your requested time so that you can enjoy it in peace on your private terrace while looking at the forest. Clean and simple rustic rooms. Cats, fish, and small wildlife on the property. Our kid loved chasing the cat around and looking at the fish.

Mattress was a bit hard.

With a 15 minute drive distance from San Jose airport, this is a great place to be! I can't overestimate how much I liked Pibi Boreal, and the staff. The owners are super nice, helpful, caring and would serve with any information you might need. Talking to both of them is an extra treat as they know surroundings very well. This is a very intimate hotel with 5 rooms only, a large garden to walk around, thousands of butterflies and birds, as well as an unobscured view of the rainforest, which basically comes into your place. Breakfast is served to your room, and you can have it sitting on the terrace, watching the nature around you. Rooms are of a decent size, I really liked a bathroom. It is very clean. But first and most of all - the owners make this place so special! Thank you!

Nothing comes to my mind, truly.

An absolutely delightful place to stay in an oasis of calm and yet just 20 minutes from the airport. We wish we had stayed more than one night. The room was lovely and comfortable, with a little terrace to sit outside. The family owners are charming and so helpful. They bring a delicious continental breakfast to your room at a pre arranged time, and your room rate also includes a transfer to or from the airport. Wonderful. Thank you for a lovely last night in Costa Rica. (We visited the nearby Botanic garden El Arca which has a fantastic restaurant serving a 5 course tasting menu made with produce from the garden and locally for under US$35 per person, including admission to the gardens. Uber works well here)

The location of the hotel was excellent, being relatively close to San Jose and the airport, but also a good base to tour from. The rooms were elevated with spectacular views over forest, and we had breakfast on the balcony accompanied by humming birds in the adjacent bushes. The hotel grounds included a short trail, which was also stunning. The family that owned the hotel were extremely helpful and nothing was too much trouble. They organised a driver for us to undertake specific tours and helped us with a number of other matters during our stay.

The large windows overlooking the deck and view of lush jungle trees and lovely garden flowers was a great way to start our trip. So close to airport for our quick night stay yet almost no plane noise while we were there. Much better than the chain box hotel we stayed last time. Yummy breakfast of fruits and breads with jam and butter on our private deck. The family run place was very kind and friendly. They provided transportation to their hotel from airport.

Only since recent heavy rains the room seemed a little damp but nothing wrong and not a problem. Water in shower not very warm but wasn’t an issue. Really it was a lovely place run by a great family.

Lovely location and very clean and comfortable furnishings. The balcony was fabulous and the view over the trees really puts you in nature straight away. We weren't in the hotel for very long, arriving early evening and departing at 6am the next morning - they had kindly prepared a breakfast bag to take with us to the airport, which was a lovely touch.

Tricky, because there were some teeny ants coming through the small gap at the side of the door and they decided to have a party with some cake we had brought with us, so we missed our cake - having said that, they were tiny, and who wouldn't enjoy strawberry sponge cake? And it is the forest, after all 🙂

Mathieu brought by warm croissonts and juice and tea on a lovely tray for breakfast and we were able to enjoy them on the patio overlooking the trees. He was super helpful. He picked my son up from the airport after he arrived late at night and stopped by the store so he could get something to eat. We had a lovely walk early in the morning on his grounds. He and his wife were very helpful and it was a very clean and quiet place to spend the night near the airport.

Excellent location, just about 15 minutes from the airport. The hosts were incredibly friendly and helpful, offering great advice on everything we asked. Our room was very spacious, and the beds were super comfortable. We especially loved the terrace and the delicious breakfast served directly to our room, which we enjoyed with a lovely view of the jungle. Overall, everything was perfect, room was very clean and we would definitely recommend this place!

We loved everything

The hotel is a little bit away from the airport, but they offer a free pickup service and were very communicative. The car rental place delivered the car to us the next morning (for a small fee). The room was basic, but comfortable, especially as it was only a one night stay when we arrived in Costa rica. The owners are very nice, and it felt good to support a local business. Breakfast, delivered to our room, was good too,

Lovely breakfast on the balcony was so special. The place was so peaceful! Around the garden we saw some small wildlife creatures and loved the plants everywhere. We felt very welcome and the staff was so helpful. This was a perfect way to start our holiday after long travel. Room was big with plenty of room for the luggage. We have traveled a lot but will remember this place for the rest of our lives, a hidden gem!