We just can't express how much we loved this place! It was even more beautiful than the pictures. It doesn't show much of the grounds but they are well tended and very clean. The paths were all easily walked with lovely plants and trees to enjoy. The property sits off the main road so its very quiet except the jungle of course. For us we loved the howling monkeys and the sounds of insects and birds.

The place is very open to the elements but for the most part they seem to hang outside of the open air rooms with an occasional bug but they all seemed quite harmless. The bedroom and the bathroom are screened in, so that was good, no creepy surprises in bed or bathroom. I didn't use the nets provided, I just closed up room near dusk and had no problems.

This is a very private place and even though there are people around you don't see much of them or hear them either. The house itself is well designed for a simple type of living but had everything you need to feel comfortable. If we didn't have it we would just ask and it would be provided. The kitchen is satisfactory for simple cooking, it had a two burner stove top, a large refrigerator was great. We loved being able to make our own ice and have freezer space to stock pile it. It also held quite a bit of food unlike those tiny under the counter models. The bathroom is small but other than a shower and toilet what more space do you really need? Overall the way it was designed gave you a sense of being comfortably sitting in the jungle yet the niceties of being sheltered.

Unfortunately I got sick right before arriving but I must say if I had to be sick on vacation this was the place. Most places you'd be lying in a closed up hotel room but here I was able to convalesce on a large sitting sleeping couch on porch, very nice!

One of our favorite things to do was ride bikes into the little town of Manzanillo and hang out at the beach, it was only about ten minutes. The road is really pretty and flat with very little traffic. We also rode to other beaches and nearby towns as well. For further adventures the bus is right outside the gate so that was easy to get into the bigger town of Puerto Viejo for lunch or shopping. If you don't have a car it's fine, we didn't. However we did rent a motorbike for a few days and that really gave us a little more freedom to go further but for the most part we stayed pretty close to our home base.

We had a great time and would totally recommend staying here!