A Natural Paradise If you are looking for a place to get away, relax, and enjoy nature, I would highly recommend Chilamate Rainforest... read more Eco Retreat. The owners Meghan and Davis are wonderful people. They will do everything possible to make your stay relaxing and enjoyable. The rooms are clean and comfortable. The food is very tasty and filling and almost everything is made from fresh, local ingredients. William, their excellent naturalist guide takes guests of the retreat on wonderful nature walks and is always eager and willing to answer any questions about the flora and fauna of the area. The variety of wildlife found at the retreat is amazing. My wife and I have vacationed in Costa Rica fifteen times and this is our third stay at Chilamate Rainforest Retreat. It is without a doubt our favorite place in Costa Rica. If I had only one word to sum up our stays at Chilamate, it would be AWESOME. read less

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

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

Fascinating and unusual An amazingly relaxing as well as fascinating place to stay with a feeling of total immersion in nature. The hosts... read more are full of knowledge about the local rainforest as well as recommendations of local tours and activities. They could not be more helpful and accommodating. Our family had endless entertainment from spotting nature, swimming in the river, swinging and relaxing in the hammocks, and just enjoying the fabulous surroundings. And that's before all the tours and activities you could enjoy. We stayed for 3 nights but we could have spent a week there very happily. Rooms are perfectly functional and very pleasingly in keeping with the surroundings. The food also deserves a special mention as it is fresh, locally sourced, varied, and delicious. Nowhere else have my kids been telling me that beet salad or fish are really good. If you are looking for luxury, this isn't the place for you, but we loved it. read less