Beautiful suites with views out over the ocean, the rooms are spacious and incredibly comfortable. The private pools and terrace areas are private and make a lovely relaxing space from which we saw lots of wildlife! Others have mentioned the road up, we had a compact SUV in dry season and had no issues at all - it is steep but no concern, you couldn't attempt this in a low clearance car.

The doors to the room do not fully seal so bugs and little lizards get in very easily, all food/drink needs to be properly sealed away due to ants. Our villa was at the bottom of around 100 steps so be aware if any mobility issues to mention this! Due to the hill up you do have to drive anywhere from the hotel.

Everything. Wanted to stay longer. Amazing boutique hotel with only six villas. All in their own space with incredible views of the pacific. Beautifully decorated. Everything we could need and more. In front of room private plunge pool, sun loungers, chaise lounge, table and chairs. Great place to spot wildlife. The room was perfect with emperor sized four poster. Bathroom had double sinks and shower that had a door to outside area as well as into the bathroom. The staff were very attentive and helpful. A deliciously cool drink on arrival. Also amazing cocktails and delicious breakfast and dinner. All served in a beautiful dining space overlooking the Pacific and gardens. Would stay again and recommend.

We had to leave! The track up to the hotel is very steep but it was easy for our 4x4 jeep. As long as you have a high clearance vehicle it is possible to drive.

Hotel Casa Chameleon Hotel Mal Pais - Adults Only - is an extremely beautiful and well-maintained hotel located on a mountain slope in the jungle just outside Santa Teresa. The hotel has 10 beautiful bungalows, all with their own terrace and infinity pool which are completely private. With these 10 bungalows, the hotel can only accommodate a maximum of 20 adult guests (no children at this hotel), which gives a very private atmosphere. From our terrace, which had a view of the Pacific Ocean, we saw, among other things, howler monkeys, beautiful birds and large butterflies. Our bungalow was very nicely decorated and we also really appreciated that there was a real coffee maker (coffee refilled daily) and a small fridge in the room. Wonderful to start the day with a cup of coffee on the terrace and look out over the jungle and the Pacific Ocean! The hotel has a beautiful restaurant and bar where you eat breakfast and/or lunch and dinner. Very good food is served throughout. Fresh fruit and a fruit smoothie are always served with each breakfast. Next to the hotel's restaurant is also a small pool where a family of 4 lizards used to sunbathe during the day! Peaceful and exciting animals. The staff is extremely concerned about the guests and the guests' well-being. We would like to extend a very warm thank you to Alfredo, Mariano, Justin, Andy and David and all the other staff who made our two weeks stay very special! As the hotel is outside Santa Teresa (it takes about 45 minutes to walk to Santa Teresa), we strongly recommend renting an ATV during your stay there. Walking along the roads, all of which lack sidewalks, after dark is life-threatening as the roads lack lighting and cars, motorcycles and ATVs drive at high speeds and often without their lights on. With an ATV, you can also easily get around to all the paradise beaches in the region. We can only warmly recommend Hotel Casa Chameleon Hotel Mal Pais. //Frederik & Maria

Casa Chameleon is a lovely hotel. My partner and I spent a week there and we had a wonderful time - really is a little bit of paradise. Breakfast was included and it was a great way to start the day. The staff were really accommodating, helping with any of our requests (e.g. booking tours, arranging a transfer to the airport, putting a bottle of drink in our room for arrival, keeping us informed of any changes/ cost increases in the tours etc). The hotel is up a steep hill, so you get your steps in when walking, but we also hired an ATV for a few days. Food was lovely, had dinner there most nights. View from our room was stunning. Would recommend highly!

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This is a beautiful hotel, very comfortable and quiet. Excellent staff, very nice rooms, lovely swimming pool. Good reception by Esteban, nice waiters Andy and Keyner. Keyner even took our boys surfing in the morning!

Maybe the breakfast could be a bit more varied. The road uphill is tricky the first time but is doable with a two wheel drive in first gear.

Wonderful views, great food and service. Lovely personal service with great communication. It really does a great job with the indoor outdoor bridging with a gentle breeze from the ocean into most of tye spaces which you will be very grateful for in the heat. The jungle is right up to many of the balconies, with lovely planted pathways connecting the different spaces. We managed to see so many animals while just playing on the terrace. It was a wonderful stay all round and a high bench mark for the start of our first stay in Costa Rica yet to be beat.

The only thing I would say to be aware of is the steep hill to and from beach on quite a rough road. It's walkable but tiring. No problem if you had a vehicle though and the local taxi drivers and car hire folks take it in their stride. It's probably more of an issue due to us being from Scotland and not used to the climate.

Very attentive and kind staff. Amazing food. Small but beautiful and well maintained pool area. Many resident lizards hanging around to say hello in the morning.

The short drive up from the main road is hell. Very steep and badly maintained road. Definitely requires a strong 4WD and a cool temper.

everything was amazing! staff, location, rooms, food the POOLS. The photos don't do it justice - the rooms were beautiful and spacious. we loved having our private plunge pools and seeing the monkeys in nearby trees. Food, cocktails and staff were all excellent. We wished we could have stayed longer :)

My stay was amazing. Everyone was so nice and made sure we had atvs to get around. They helped book our tours and massages.

The room patio doors and bathroom showers don’t seal. So you may have a buggy crawly friend who peaks in and says hello. The restaurant on site is closed during slow season so you have to book your dinner ahead of time.

Lovely place to stay with wonderful staff (Andy was a star). Food was really nice in the restaurant.

The only downside to the hotel was the fact that without a car it was a relatively isolated place which meant getting around wasn't that easy or cheap as taxis were the only options.