Great rainforest retreat Pura Vida!! Thanks for writing. We LOVE to cook and keep everyone well fed with the delicious healthy food grown... read more by our neighbors! Come back and visit soon,

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Stay at an Eco-Retreat in Real Costa Rica! My husband and I wanted to visit Chilamate Rainforest Retreat because we had heard good things about it from friends... read more at home in Canada. It is owned and operated by a young couple with three young children. We knew due to their efforts they had saved 20 acres of jungle and were helping bring jobs and tourism to the area and working with young students from across Costa Rica and North America! Chilamate is off the beaten tourist path in many ways but well worth the two hour bus trip from San Jose...we also visited La Selva Biological Research Station just down the road. What a wonderful experience to stay in a jungle, by a river, near a real Costa Rican village and be so comfortable and well treated. We learned so much from the Retreat's naturalist and main employee, William, who looked after our every need. He arranged drivers, trip to La Selva and a demonstration of the making of Chocolate. The two meals a day were Costa Rican dishes made with local produce and made by locals cooks...very delicious and nutrition! Our suite had all the conveniences of home with a full view of the river and sunrise. The deck was especially nice to hang out on when we took a break from the trails or touring. In the evenings we would enjoy a beverage in the bar and download our emails before joining everyone for dinner. Even... My husband and I wanted to visit Chilamate Rainforest Retreat because we had heard good things about it from friends at home in Canada. It is owned and operated by a young couple with three young children. We knew due to their efforts they had saved 20 acres of jungle and were helping bring jobs and tourism to the area and working with young students from across Costa Rica and North America! Chilamate is off the beaten tourist path in many ways but well worth the two hour bus trip from San Jose...we also visited La Selva Biological Research Station just down the road. What a wonderful experience to stay in a jungle, by a river, near a real Costa Rican village and be so comfortable and well treated. We learned so much from the Retreat's naturalist and main employee, William, who looked after our every need. He arranged drivers, trip to La Selva and a demonstration of the making of Chocolate. The two meals a day were Costa Rican dishes made with local produce and made by locals cooks...very delicious and nutrition! Our suite had all the conveniences of home with a full view of the river and sunrise. The deck was especially nice to hang out on when we took a break from the trails or touring. In the evenings we would enjoy a beverage in the bar and download our emails before joining everyone for dinner. Even with our limited Spanish we could easily communicate with the helpful local staff and owners. We may have even picked up a few words of Spanish words in the process. We would recommend anyone wanting an authentic eco-retreat in Costa Rica to reserve a few days at Chilamate Rainforest Retreat! iPura Vida! More 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

Fantastic, do not miss it Carolina enchanted us with her lively and engaging story of chocolate growing and production. The opportunity to watch and then... read more taste the chocolate at each stage was great. The project is self funded. asking for donations from visitors and the shop sells goods, including chocolate, which supports the local economy so you must buy something here to support this fantastic project. If you are in this area you should not use this wonderful experience, you will not regret it. read less