Location, location, location. That and service are the selling points for this place. Lots of wildlife right outside our door and a hammock to relax in on our patio. The entire staff was wonderful. The only downside was the size of our room for 3 adults though we were able to move the last night into a very nice bungalow. The original was the only room available by the time we booked so it was partly my fault. This isn't the place for you if you want a hotel type experience with lobbies and restaurants with lots of options but it's a wonderful place if you understand what they do offer.

La Posada Jungle (I give this hotel an overall 4,5 out of 5).

This is not a luxury 5 star hotel. My rating is based on best value for money and the overall experience. The staff at the Posada was incredibly helpful, friendly, organized, and the owner knows how to cater to a traveller’s needs and to make them feel comfortable. Fantastic. Highly recommended if you have kids.

Pros
• Great value for the Christmas period ($113/night including taxes for the Posada room)
• Room was like an apartment with a full kitchen facilities including fridge, coffee machine, stove, sink, a large bathroom, a separate room for clothes and baggage. Comfortable bed, slept well here.
• A TV with DVD.
• Free wifi
• Quick and inexpensive laundry service
• A free to use computer in the central area. Also, FREE calls to the USA and Canada if you need to make them.
• Incredibly helpful staff who help you with your bookings even if they don’t profit from it. Can’t say enough good things about them.
• They have a small kitchen and will prepare simple meals like pizza for you. On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays they make a special meal and have a ‘movie night’ where they show a movie in the dining area – on the Tuesday we were there they made a nice baked spaghetti, with salad, corn, bread, and a nice sundae dessert. All for $7/person. Sometimes a traveller just wants something simple, quick, but healthy. It was perfect for us.

Cons
• Room could use a bit of a paintjob and a little extra deep clean. But I’m being picky.

I wish every place we stayed could be as enjoyable and easy as the Posada Jungle. If it wasn’t for this place I would have really, really hated Manuel Antonio. Because of it I only detest it.

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We spent 4 nights in the Surfers Bungalow in December. This was my teen agers favorite place on our trip to Costa Rica. We ate breakfast there each day- filling and tasty! We had dinner there two nights- great value and fun to talk with the other families staying there. I loved that Mike split the commission with us when we booked tours or guides through them. As other posters have mentioned- the wildlife was a huge plus- we too saw white faced and spider monkeys as well as deer and a sloth right on the property. Would definetly stay there again.

Myself, my daughter and granddaughter and son and his wife all stayed in the Villa. The Villa was decorated nicely and plenty of room for all of us. The staff treated us like family. Breakfast was fantastic and Jonathans pizza was the best! Everyone, Mike, Jonathan, Estabon, and the girls all took the time to talk to us and make us feel welcome. We will stay there again when we return to Costa Rica!