Perfection. I am a photographer who specialises in taking clients to some of the most beautiful places in the world, and this villa was one of the most spectacular places I've stayed. My clients were so awestruck by the view that a couple of them were moved to tears. The photos, while accurate, just can't do justice to the magnificence!
Check in was easy and simple - Beto, who speaks only Spanish, showed me the house and guest houses and Annick, the owner, communicated via Whatsapp and was always available to answer questions. The houses were clean and beautiful, and the kitchen in the main house was one of the most well outfitted I've had the pleasure of using while travelling.
The pool has an incredible view of the jungle and ocean, and is perfectly suited to cooling off after a kot day. It has a shallow side and a shallower side, with the deepest part being just right to swim but shallow enough that most kids could safely stand. It made me wish I'd brought my kids!
All the bedrooms in the main villa have an ocean view, and the guest houses have jungle views in the bedrooms and ocean views in the livingrooms. The main villa has only one small stair leading to it, so could be considered fairly accessible (unlike most of Costa Rica) for people with mobility needs.
While we were there we saw toucans, coatis, a sloth, howler monkeys (get ready for some very cool, kind of eerie sounds, particularly at evening and dawn), an agouti, and many giant, Jurassic-Park-like grasshoppers. ;) There were occasionally interesting bugs that found their way inside - to be expected when you're staying in the jungle - but they were easy to evict.
One of the highlights of our trip was hiking with Beto - the trails seemed endless! There were paved roads that were great for morning runs or easy strolls, and trails that varied in intensity - our favourites were almost like bouldering, really fun and somewhat tricky climbs up a small waterfall. Just be prepared to leave your pride behind and ask Beto to slow down, he maintains these trails and his fitness level is unreal! He showed me many beautiful spots for photoshoots with my models. The property is so huge that you have real privacy, which is hard to come by.
The road up to the villa was a bit hair-raising the first couple of times, but even though the car rental company gave us a Nissan Kicks rather than a true 4x4 it handled the roads fine and we were soon driving it comfortably.
100% recommend!