We are a family of five with three children, 14, 12 and 7 years old, who stayed in this house for 9 days in june 2013. The house was the best house we stayed in during our 38-days vacation in Costa Rica:
It was very clean and easy to keep clean, there were no mosquitos in the house because it is on the second floor (above mosquito-level) and because all the windows have mosquito nets, a very important factor for your well being. The beds were so nice (even with the 7-year old in the middle), the kitchen was well equiped (I baked bread several mornings, which was impossible elsewhere), it was a relief to be able to put on the aircondition once in a while and the two bathrooms were a big 'help' in the mornings. There is a lovely balcon where you can sit and enjoy both the beautiful view and the sounds of the animals and below the house there is both a washing machine and a dryer wich also is a big help when you are a family.
The garden is a very big plus to the house. It is beautiful and our kids went out every morning to look for animals. They found scarlett macaws, big and small iguanas, raccoons, big blue and red crabs and in the river we saw crocodiles (not near the house though, but the neighbour had one on his bank one day!).
Having the river so close to the house was really a speciel experience. Sometimes in the mornings two of the kids and I went down to sit on the little pontoon bridge to read or just to enjoy the incredible beautiful sights. We went for a tourist boatride and the river is very varied and lovely to go down by and it would have been nice if there was a boat or a kayak in the house for the guests. But the owner have told me that there will be, so it will be perfect for the next guests.
The house, the garden and the river are beautiful and really nice, but there isn't much to do in the area if you don't want to spend a fortune on tourist tours (we found them very expensive compared to the east coast). But if you go for rides in your car, all the area have scenic views. You can also go by car to the isle of Osa, on the east side, and it is so pretty. We left the main road a couple of times and the nature is impressive and varies a lot. We also slept one night in Puerto Jiménez because we wanted to take a tour to Cabo Matapalo and both the beach and the tour (with Everyday Adventure) was just incredible.
If Costa Rica wasn't so far away (we live in Denmark), we would come back soon and we would stay in this lovely house again.