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Playa Nicuesa est un endroit hors du temps, baigné dans une plénitude incroyable en plein coeur de la nature et avec un personnel très attentif faisant de notre séjour, un souvenir d'une vie! C'est la deuxième fois que j'allais dans cet hébergement et j'y reviendrai ! Mon coup de coeur parmi de nombreux hôtels et destination :) MUCHAS GRACIAS

Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge was the second stop on our first trip to Costa Rica. We started our trip in the cloud forest northwest of San Jose, but wanted to experience the tropical rainforest as the other part of our trip. We selected Playa Nicuesa based on the website descriptions and recommendations. Our first stop was at a more formal upscale spa lodge which was excellent but we were looking for a more laid back, immersive experience in the Osa Peninsula area. Playa Nicuesa’s offerings of open-air cottages amid the rainforest, casual and relaxed vibe and the all-inclusive package of meals and activities sold us and we booked a 5 night stay. We arrived on a warm sunny day on January 28, and that was the weather we had throughout. We traveled from San Jose via Sansa Airlines to Puerto Jimenez and were met at the airport by Isaac of the Playa Nicusa staff and quickly were off to the dock for a boat ride across the Golfo Dulce. Check in was an easy, laid back process which was the vibe throughout our stay. We were in a 1 BR open air bungalow that was convenient and made you feel immersed in the rainforest. We spent the first afternoon exploring the grounds and settling in, but after that were busy from daybreak till after dinner with outdoor activities. Each day at ~ 5:20 or so we awoke to sounds of Howler Monkeys in the distance hooting and howling as they do and when they were done, a chorus of birds started calling and singing. We opened the screened shutters on our bungalow and listened to the rainforest come alive. We had the Rainforest Multisport Escapade package and on the first full day we went out on the Golfo Dulce Dolphin Boat tour with Isaac which was really awesome. We came upon a huge pod of spotted dolphins Isaac estimated to be as many as 200, who moved around and played around the boat for a long time. We then moved north in the gulf and found a pod of a dozen bottlenose dolphins and after that did some snorkeling – it was a great trip! On day 2 we went on an early morning birding trip with Jasmine and saw a lot off new birds Jasmine helped ID and went on the night walk with Stephen, where we observed and were educated on a number of nighttime fauna including a few frogs and 5 snakes of 4 species – all small, but that included a small 14” all yellow eyelash viper. It was very cool. On the third day, we went on a self-guided hike on the Playa Nicuesa trail system - nice trails - and relaxed at the beach. That day a Howler money troop came through Playa Nicuesa and we got to see them move in the treetops – very cool. On our last full day we took the Jungle River Kayak tour with Stephen – saw lots of birds, learned about and kayaked through the mangrove forest and saw 2 crocodiles. .Stephen was a great guide for the tour! Playa Nicuesa and the tours we went on offered great birding experiences – I saw 61 species of birds while staying there, 28 of which were new to my life list, and most of those were on

Our stay at Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge was the highlight of our visit to Costa Rica. The Lodge takes a relatively small number of people and provides genuinely warm hospitality - they make you feel welcome guests in a lovely home. If you are interested in the Costa Rican wildlife, and in eating freshly cooked, delicious, relatively local food - this is the place for you! The lodges/rooms are set into the forest, so you are surrounded by wonderful plants and animals all the time. There are well-maintained trails that give you miles of walking through wonderful ecosystems. Gardens provide havens for huge numbers of butterfly species and humming birds, and the beach the ecosystem is different again. Everywhere chilled water is available to fill your water bottle, a real bonus in the hot, humid climate. The rooms have silent, effective ceiling fans which mean the lack of aircon is no problem - in fact you really get the sense of where you are staying, rather than being observers from cool rooms. We slept really well there. The meals are served at a communal table unless you request otherwise - we weren't sure about this until we experienced it. The variety of interesting people we met and chatted to, from so many different countries, was an added bonus to the whole stay. All of the staff - from the guides to the bar staff, the gardeners and the cleaners - were welcoming and were all knowledgeable about the wildlife - sharing sightings of animals from frogs and hawks to bats, snakes, humming bird nests and puma! If you are looking to sit by a pool and then retreat to an air-conditioned room, then this is not the place for you - but if you want an amazing experience of time in the Costa Rican rainforest with all it has to offer in terms of hospitality and biodiversity, you will love it here. Nicuesa will always be a cherished memory for us, and we will return to visit them again!

My partner and I stayed for 10 nights, and we loved it. It's a peaceful and relaxing place. The cabin we stayed in was very private and very comfortable. The main lodge had pretty good Wi-Fi and was a nice place to hang out, with a nice bar and dining room upstairs (all open, no doors or windows, you could see birds and monkeys from everywhere in the lodge.) Every morning there was some type of tour to go on with a guide, from dolphin watching to snorkeling to kayaking to guided walks in the rainforest with very knowledgeable guides. We saw so much wildlife. All the staff were so helpful and friendly, all the meals were fresh and tasty. And when we weren't on a tour, we loved just relaxing on the beach (under trees or canopies), or snorkeling around the pier. My partner enjoyed the two yoga classes she took and also a Thai massage.

We visited as a family with an 8 yr old and 10 yr old. We had a wonderful and relaxing stay. The food was amazing and plentiful. The staff were extremely accommodating. Shout out to Stefan, Manuel, Stephanie, Jon Carlo. My husband and son went fishing and they prepared the fish they caught. We did chocolate making and the chocolates are delicious. The sustainability tour was very interesting as well. The clothes drying was genius! If you want authentic jungle living, this is the place. It is not for everyone. Nothing dries, there are bugs, it is dark, it is remote. The food is delicious but there is not a variety of food choices. You get what chef makes. Not recommended for young children.

If you are looking for a truly rustic "eco-lodge" this is the place for you. The lodge is fully contained, from supplying their own water to their laundry service that uses an incredibly efficient "solar dryer" and use of a fan instead of AC. All the bungalows are deep in the forest. Activities that we would recommend are the mangrove safari either by boat or kayak and the waterfall hike. Birds are abundant as are reptiles and various interesting insects. The people that work there make this a truly special experience. Our primary guide was Steven. He is knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the flora and fauna that are found at the Lodge and in the neighboring national park. He is particularly adept at finding and identifying birds. Michelle is the yoga instructor and masseuse. She is exceptional. Having a great massage on a platform that is on the beach is terrific. The wait staff led by Caesar is exuberant and provide terrific service that is matched by tasty meals. Even the boat captain Memo, is warm and skilled at navigating the tricky parts of the mangrove estuary.