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We are grateful for people who take the time to write such a thoughtful review. It delights us to see people who are able to enjoy and focus on the positives of an experience in a rustic home and a real farm... they enjoyed the proximity to the animals and the river, the simplicity of a genuine experience of a farm being converted from cattle ranching to an organic integrated farm, and we enjoyed their positive energy and were uplifted by it.

We truly appreciate when people come to immerse themselves in the True Costa Rica! Our farm is experimental and we do not use chemicals, so there are bugs and lots of rescued animals and a wonderful river to submerge yourself in! So glad these guests tried our candy-making adventure... it is delicious and so fun. Awesome family to have around!

Our gratitude goes to the people that appreciate the simplicity of healthy living. These are the people that come to share and support community based tourism, where many families get a direct benefit from every guest, such as the women that cook and get paid directly and without intermediaries (we only help arrange meal and food deliveries, but get NO financial reward). Our guests personify the essence of Responsible Tourism and we are very glad and proud they chose us for their vacation. They give us hope for the world. There is a subtle but strong shift for the highest good of the world.

Thank you for taking the time to review Rancho el Rio! You are right, while for emergencies, we are available day or night, you can not order the delicious meals prepared by the local women in the middle of the night, but you can certainly order all kinds of food if you do it giving us some time in advace... you can even have a cooking class or a massage right at the house. We love it that you mentioned all the animals, because you are right, from morning till night, the animals are heard, seen or felt around the farm, some are farm animals, some wild animals, such as the sound of the howler monkeys at the crack of dawn. And the ocassional bug does come in, including scorpions, some of which may sting, but nothing more than a bee or wasp sting ... for the most part they shy away from people. We have had a couple of times when "cleaner ants" came in, quickly going through the house and collecting all the crumbs on the floor, then leaving as quickly as they came. We have not seen them lately, but yes, if you are deathly afraid of bugs or animals, this is not the place for you. Lately, there has been an iguana that likes to use the heat of the roof to warm itself up and hangs out between the house's cloth ceiling and the roof, so if you love nature and animals, Welcome to Rancho el Rio!!

Hi Stefan, we understand your decisition not to stay at the farm because of this issue. It was a mistake of ours not to ventilate before your arrival the house properly. What happened is that the smell of the hummidity from outside entered the house and was trapped inside, when you opened the house it smelled temporarily uncomfortable. We can assure you it was the smell of humidity not mold. It had been raining for various days so the air and ground around smells humid. The smell possibly entered the house and we made the mistake of not ventilating the house beforehand. Thankfully this will not be an issue for other guests as the air, ground and environment usually does not get this humid. If it happens again what we would do is ventilate correctly the house before the stay of guests. We apologise for the bad expierience and will not happen in the future.

We loved hosting you! The river is truly magical. Thanks so much for supporting us.