Unforgettable experience at the Laguna Vista Villas
We can’t recommend Laguna Vista Villas enough if you love unique wildlife, stunning views, and genuinely kind people. It was an amazing experience. Franco picked us up from Puerto Jimenez and even stopped to show us spider monkeys on the way. When we arrived, the staff gave us a warm and wonderful welcome. Despite being in a remote location, every meal was delicious and featured authentic Costa Rican flavors, thanks to Chef Santos. We spotted capuchin monkeys at breakfast, spider monkeys from the pool, and howler monkeys at sunset from the patio. Daily sightings of resident scarlet macaws and toucans, plus other unique wildlife of the Osa Peninsula, made our stay even more magical. Johnathan, the hotel manager, set up an excellent tour to Corcovado Park with John, a knowledgeable guide who showed us anteaters, monkeys, and poison dart frogs, along with some breathtaking sights. Fredrico was an outstanding fishing guide in the lagoon beneath our villa, and Santos cooked up a fantastic meal with the fish we caught that evening. The staff was incredibly helpful and welcoming, and we hope to come back soon. If you're looking for a truly unforgettable experience in one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, be sure to add Laguna Vista Villas to your bucket list.
Reviewed August 2024
Lovely, out of the way. A bit challenging to get to, but worth it.
It's a lovely lodge. Each villa and the main building has a wonderful view of the lagoon below and the ocean. The pool is beautiful, and the food is good. It has fairly easy access to the Carate entrance of Corcovado National Park. The service is quite nice. The room had a small soaking pool and patio. There is no AC, but the room had lots of ventilation through the patio doors. The beds are comfortable.
Reviewed August 2024
One of kind Lodge deep in the forest
This place is in a very remote area, you will need a 4x4 car, two hours deep in the forest, the lodge is sitting on a cliff looking at the laguna and the ocean, the villas have a 360 degree view and on top of all sit the infinity pool with stunning views. The staff is extremely friendly and the food is great considering how deep in the forest you are. The national park is steps away and you can do various tour but you need to reserve in advance. Unforgettable experience, by far the best place I have been to relax and recharge, I will stay again.
Reviewed July 2024
Our favourite hotel in Costa Rica
Forget the other lodges in the area (unless you want to spend over $1000 a night). This place is so much better than - for example - Luna Lodge. The rooms are better, the view is better, the food is better, the pool is better.... You can do all the jungle tours etc if that's what you want - or you can just sit on your private terrace and let the monkeys (capuchins & spider), macaws, vultures etc come to you. Which they will. Beyond question our favourite (out of six) hotels in Costa Rica.
Reviewed April 2024
Perfect place for real Costa Rica flavour
Excellent location and very nice host. Thank you Keiko and Greg for nice evenings and also for the perfect stay. The sunset is amazing and Margarita also. Perfect stay in real Costa Rica in a wild location. Animals all over, sound of waves, good quality time. JUST PERFECT!
Reviewed March 2024
A fabulous little paradise in the Costa Rican rain forest.
What a spectacular location! The view from the main lodge and the villas are the best we’ve seen in the many years that we have been coming to Costa Rica. The food was delicious, the hosts (Keiko and Greg) were charming and the staff treated us royally. The two chefs went above and beyond to create a variety of fabulous meals. We spent 11 glorious days at Laguna Vista Villas and were never served the same meal. We had front row seats from our private villa of scarlet macaws, green parrots, toucans, coatimundis, white faced and spider monkeys Pelicans, hawks and frigate birds flew by constantly. Turkey and black vultures came onto our roof every afternoon. My husband photographed variety of unusual water birds while kayaking around the lagoon. We loved having our refreshing private plunge pool on the patio in front of our villa. We also enjoyed the resort’s infinity pool with its equally amazing view and the animal visitors in the afternoons. Particularly the spider monkeys with babies on their backs and the Jesus Lizards skimming the surface of the water. White faced monkeys frequent the entire lodge daily. Part of the adventure was the crazy drive up to this remote little bit of rustic paradise. The road up from Puerto Jimenez was so typical of what we have previously experienced and come to appreciate as part of our Costa Rican adventures. Thank you Keiko and Greg for a wonderful vacation.
Reviewed February 2024
