Casa Cubay is a unique experience, you are situated in the midst of the El Yunque rain forest. Amazing views from every direction and fun trails are all right there out the door. The trail leading down from the lodge is a fun rocky through the river type trail great for older kids. The other one follows the road through the rain forest.

Great breakfast, including lots of fruit is served "family style" exactly at 9AM. This forces you to sit with other guests and mingle whether one is in the mood for that or not.

There is a restaurant located down the road, owned by the same owners, but beware that it is not always open-depends on how many guests are in the lodge. The next closest place is a drive down the windy road. Bring your own snacks and food because there is no where else to eat. It would have been nice if there was hot water available for tea/coffee in the evening, being so remote with nothing nearby this would be a nice touch.

It can be chilly/wet, so be prepared with good hiking/muddy shoes and rain poncho etc.

We came here for a few nights after we had been in Puerto Rico for over a week already and decided that if we come back to Puerto Rico with our 10 year old son, we will spend our time between this ecolodge and the beaches/bio bay on Vieques. :-) The view was so incredibly beautiful- on the side of the mountain, looking out at the rest of the El Yunque forest. It was so peaceful, too, with the sound of the unique frogs they have there, chirping all night and the several hikes available from the lodge (they give full directions with a map and pics even- very nice and helpful). One of the biggest hikes we know our son will like is just 5 minutes down the hill from the lodge where we spent a couple hours watching the cascading water over many rocks/boulders and where we slipped into the natural swimming spot. We hiked further, crossing 2 of the rivers and running into a 3rd, and saw several other swimming areas as well, all within about a 30 min. hike. We took another few hour hike up the road that was the best hike I had in Puerto Rico (all the others were too hot for me on the north and west and south coasts- I got overheated a couple times and got eaten up on one with bites that itched for a week; speaking of, the frogs in El Yunque eat most of the mosquito larvae, no bites on that portion of the trip! Woohoo!).

I have to also mention the breakfast. I am vegetarian and gluten-free. Therefore, in most places that offer breakfast, I have to sit around and watch everyone else eat bagels and toast and cereal and meat dishes. The breakfast was heavenly at Casa Cubuy! There was fresh fruit (including grapefruit from a tree right outside the building) and yogurt and a delicious oatmeal (I had to take my husband's word on that). They also had hard-boiled eggs one morning, pancakes (again, had to take my husband's word they were yummy) another, and scrambled eggs another. They also always had a really delicious juice (we think passionfruit?).

Anyways, we were on our honeymoon and loved it! We can definitely see us taking our son and maybe even convince our parents to travel a bit, and take them there. It was a very wonderful part of the trip. We both highly recommend it.

Oh! I forgot, one of our favorite parts about the room was that the glass separating the porch from the room (we were on the top floor) could completely open. It was four panels that when spread out covered it, but without mosquitoes, we slid them all to the left and kept it open for the most part. Great way to feel like you're connected with the outdoors. We also had a little lizard that kept us company for all 3 days. It was great! If you go to El Yunque, you won't regret staying here. :-)

Loved staying here on a recent trip to Puerto Rico. After trying to stay at another nearby establishment that was not what we thought it was going to be (Rain Forest Fruit Farm), we luckily checked out Casa Cubuy and found the perfect place to stay. Mary Ann and her son, the co-owners, are great people who have been there a long time. Walk right up the road to El Yunque for some amazingly scenic hikes. There are also nice trails you can take right from the hotel that lead to nice swimming spots in the river. Our room was nice and spacious and the breakfast, which is included, was amazing. It was just my husband and I staying there at the time (off-season) and they served us an amazing platter of all sorts of tropical fruits and a huge delicious cheesy omelet with potatoes and toast. Incredible! Owners were super cool. Would love to stay there again....

Mary Ann has her act together at Casa Cubuy! After a less-than-pleasant night elsewhere in town, we relocated to Cubuy and they were happy to have us. We were the only guests in the lodge that night, and enjoyed a quiet, clean sleep in Room #8 on the lower level. The room was more like a quite, with an extra space that had a day bed (others have posted pics) with a great view out towards the forest. We opened up the curtains and lay there on that bed at twilight just to listen to the frogs come to life and waterfalls. It was great.

The lodge is located at the end of 191, only about a 5 minute walk from the entrance to the park. From the lodge we were able to hike up to the park and into the jungle, and swim in the local rivers and waterfalls. All info was readily available via the lodge / Mary Ann.

Others have posted pictures of the breakfast. If you are a fruit person (and we are) it is phenomenal. I thought just the fruit and juice were enough, but they also brought a huge cheese omelette, toast, and has browns. Heaven on earth, I tell you.