Jungle Hotel I really enjoyed this place! Its off the beaten path and actually in the jungle. Its mostly open-air, including the... read more reception, restaurant, and some bathrooms. The food was realy good, and all was served buffet style. The staff were really friendly. Megan and David, the owners, live on-site with their family. They are always checking in and making sure you are having a nice time. I stayed in the bunk rooms for 4 nights with a friend, and we had the entire room to ourselves. The mattresses seemed new and were very comfortable. They provided mosquito netting, which was nice. The room was small, but since there were just two of us we were fine. We were able to keep some of our wet things outside our door and hang things on a dry-line. The bathroom was interesting but was definetly acceptable. It had lots of stalls, but had a gravel floor and only cold water. There were plenty of hooks and shelves to put your things to change. There were some bugs in there, but its basically a covered outdoor shower. Think of it as a jungle adventure!

I was there to kayak, so the location was great! Right by the river so we used the hotel as a take-out for our class 3 day. theres a nice swimming hole at the river right by the hotel. Its a bit far from town but you can walk to a few places. Only downside was there was no wifi in the dorm rooms and no electrical outlets in the room that we could find. We just used wifi in the restaurant lounge area, which was fine, and they have plugs there.

We went on a nature hike with William, and we saw so many things! Monkeys, a sloth, lots of frogs, and other small bugs. He was very knowledgable. We also saw lots of birds and bugs just sitting in the dinning room. We recommend waking early to see the wildlife.

Overall great experience at this lodge. Just be aware that this is not a normal hotel, its more like a jungle lodge. I'm an outdoorsy person so I loved it. If you're a fancy person that's scared of bugs, you may not like it. You will meet lots of other travelers here and learn a lot about the wildlife and plants here. read less

Great ! Highly recommended ! We loved our stay there.

Excellent installations, food and services.

Meghan and William were of great help... read more to arrange activities and suggested tours we appreciated very much (river duckies, chocolate tour, organic farm tour). read less

Awesome Place This was my second trip to Chilamate Rainforest Eco Retreat and I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to... read more get away from the hustle, bustle, and stress of everyday life. Meghan, Davis and their entire staff are highly committed to making sure your stay at Chilamate is enjoyable and relaxing. The room was comfortable, the food was great, and the customer service was first class. The bird watching and wildlife viewing was great and William is an awesome and very knowledgeable guide. I am looking forward to returning there again. read less

We loved our stay here... Chilamate Rainforest Eco Retreat is a family run sustainable tourism project dedicated to rainforest conservation and contributing positively to the... read more surrounding community. (note: I plagiarized that sentence but it's accurate nonetheless.)

We got a recommendation to check this place out while on a snorkeling tour in Quepos. We spent our first 5 days in Costa Rica at a resort and were eager to see more of the country side over the last 3 days of our stay.

This jungle retreat is on the beautiful (and very clean) Sarapiqui river.

Meghan and David (proprietors) were really great; we loved the location of their place and the accommodations. We especially appreciated (and admired) their dedication and connection to the surrounding community.

Our kids were enthralled by their night jungle tour and seeing the neighboring chocolate plantation.

Meghan also arranged zip lining and white water rafting activities that our kids are still taking about (the guides were excellent hosts to our kids and their scientific knowledge of the local animals, plants and ecology was very impressive).

We loved our stay here... read less