Indeed, the view is spectacular, the room was very satisfactory, the staff is very friendly (but also very slow), but the manager really ruined our stay! She does not speak one word of English so the receptionist had to translate our (very serious) complaint but she didn't seem to bother at all, very annoying. The food is average. And although we had a deal with the receptionist to stay for 2 extra hours after the normal check out time (mind you, we were the only 2 guests in the hotel at the time), they tried to charge us 50 USD for the extra 2 hours. This was never mentioned in advance so we did not pay the extra amount. This really topped it off for us, we stayed in 10 different hotels in Costa Rica but this was without a doubt, the worst experience ever!

The views from the pool and bar are spectacular, The rooms were very average and overpriced over the Christmas period. The food was very poor and there was a smell of poor sanitation in the restaurant.

I thought I'd reviewed this place last year when I came back from my trip, but I can't seem to find the review anywhere.

Anyway. I find the other reviews very harsh and I hope my experience will encourage people to stay there as it's really a great place.

There are two downsides according to me : the road to get there (you need a 4x4 or a very sturdy car) -- but maybe that problem has been solved since I stayed there.
The other is that the staff can be a little slow. Not rude, they are actually very nice, especially if you speak Spanish, but slow. Or sometimes absent. On our first stay we could have walked in and left with half the furniture in the lobby without being noticed !

It took a while for the clerk to come to the desk and to check us in, in spite of our constant ringing of the bell that is placed on the desk.

But apart from that, really, we had a great stay -- which made us decide to go back there one or two weeks later.

The swimming pool is clean and has stunning views over the sea. There's even a more shallow area for kids.
The adjacent terrace and bar also have great views, and the restaurant as well, to a lesser extent.
You can actually see whales from there, provided that you are lucky (as usual with wildlife) and have binoculars. The lodge is located on top of a hill from where you can see the forest downhill and the sea.

The 2 different rooms we stayed in were both spacious and clean; both also had a nice terrace with a view, again, over the forest to the sea.

Breakfast was OK; the staff was helpful if, again, a bit slow but I think they are not very numerous so they have a lot to do. They were happy to accomodate our special wishes and we had good breakfasts.

It is a very quiet place -- there were only a few guests around apart from us. Very peaceful. We saw a trogon in a tree overlooking the parking area, toucans near the pool and many more smaller birds.

We stayed two nights in this hotel in July 2010.
Our first feeling was good. Beautiful view on the ocean, nice swimming pool.
However, considering the price, this place needs to be refurbished. The room is large but old, traces on the walls, musty smell, old decoration. We found several insects in the room and a cockroach in the bathroom. The room has not been cleaned after our first night.
Again, this is a nice place, beautiful view, but at this rate, we were expecting a better quality.
The rate should be around 80$ incl breakfast.
A positive point for the very good welcome from a young team.
Restaurant : the food was correct. We didn't see the price as it was included in the room price (110$).