Rustic rainforest charm We arrived late in the evening and couldn't appreciate how amazing the location is. Our first morning didn't dissapoint, we... read more woke up early and my 9 year old daughter and I couldn't wait to explore. So a 5.30am we set off for a walk around. Within seconds of leaving the very clean and comfortable room we had spotted numerous birds and 2 species of poison frogs. Set right on the banks of the river and at the edge of the rainforest make for ideal wildlife spotting. Locally you can also visit many great attractions like rafting, chocolate tour and bird watching tour all of which I would recommend. The retreat offer there own rainforest walk and the guide has amazing knowledge and even better eyesight he spotted frogs smaller than a fingure nail and a sloth with its baby in a tree about 30ft up that it took us 10mins to see. The meals are all prepared fresh and are very tasty with local dishes and refreshing fruit. The staff are all very friendly and helpful. The relaxed family atmosphere is fantastic and would recommend this place to any families with young and old kids. 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).

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Most wonderful and inviting lodge!! Our favorite in CR!! I'm sorry I haven't reviewed Chilamate Rainforest Eco Retreat sooner - we stayed there in early April, 2017. The staff... read more were wonderful and the food - delicious! After very full days, we enjoyed having dinner there rather than go back out since it was so tasty and a good value. Lots of options for vegetarians, as well. The lodge supports local and international educational efforts (there was a HS group visiting while we were there) and is close to all the natural spots in the area. One highlight of the visit was a walking tour with their naturalist, William, who was incredibly knowledgeable about what to see and where to find it. Everyone was very friendly and helpful - I just can't say enough about this wonderful place. More read less

Heart-warming, illuminating, and inspirational The rain forest embraced us. The staff cared for us. The guided tours opened our eyes to the rich flora... read more and fauna of our environment. And we were inspired by Meghan and Davis's dedication to both preserving the local rainforest and to also helping the local community to join in the effort. We stayed there for eight days, not wanting to venture elsewhere. But locally we did guided walks, daytime and night time. We also rafted and rode on boat tours. And we engaged in daytime work shops in cocoa harvesting, organic gardening, and ethno-botanic gardening. I loved just sitting on my patio, reading and listening to the river, the birds and monkeys, appreciating the dappled sunlight on the palm trees. The food was excellent, other guests were engaging, and the coffee was great! read less