This place is unique. It is not just the frogs, iguana's, howler monkeys, humming birds, great flowers and tall trees on the terrain. You can also feel the intense respect for nature, both from the guests and the staff of the selva verde lodge. If you want to see and learn a lot, this is the place. Nice excursions possible too! If you want heavy nightlife, you have to go somewhere else.
The rooms and the 2 restaurants are simple, but the food is good to very good and fairly priced. We recommend this place.

This is a bird watchers' dream. Very, very comfortable quarters tastefully presented. Tucked into its natural surroundings. Typical and plentiful Costa Rican food. Quiet. Bird feeders. Day tours available.

Stayed here 3 nights, mainly to birdwatch...I was in good company as most other guests were walking around with their binos. Toucans, parrots, crazy looking tree frogs, three kinds of Monkeys. Bot the birding package and had a guided walk each morning Guides knew the birds by sound and sight. Also lodge provided meals which were a delicious and healthy buffet..Loved the food. No TV, most rooms have ceiling fans with no A/C but wifi worked great. Rooms very clean. Nice bar with outside seating along the river. Would recommend for those who are looking for a real ECO experience. In my opinion, not really a kids place. Brush up on your Spanish idioms.. Many staff speak Spanish but you can get by and in my opinion this was a big part of the charm..

I've been there in the end of December 2011 and was my first contact with Costa Rica after a night in S.José. I was a little concerned about the Tripadvisor review of this Lodge, but I can honestly say that if you are not able to appeciate this Jungle Lodge, You'd better stay home and watch the Jungle on TV. The founder, Mrs. Giovanna Holbrook, is so nice a lady and so proudly involved in conservation that only meet her and listen to her stories is worth the trip!

If you like to see birds. frogs and other animals and plants of the mountain forest, this is the place to be.

The Lodge has two kind of accommodations, rooms by the river and the more expensive and
"private" bungalow on the other side of the road and up the hill; we had the new bungalow (twins) that were nice and confortable with a very, very nice veranda.

The drawback of the bungalow is that you have to walk up and down to get to the restaurant(and after a hiking day...), but in the morning and in the evening you can have the Jungle for yourself!

The staff is so kind and the food was good.