We hated to leave the house of the dancing monkeys! The beds were very comfortable, it was clean with walk-in showers and pool was the perfect temperature after the sweltering heat and humidity on hikes during the day.
The casita has a huge walk-in shower and a big walk-in closet. We couldn't tell that from the pictures, so it was a nice surprise for my son's family.
From the porch and pool, we saw macaws, toucans, geckos, capuchins, an agouti, and a fruit bat that came out at night for the blooms on the banana tree. Clay colored thrushes (national bird of Costa Rica) had nested on the porch and the pair entertained us all week as they feed the baby birds. Reviews from 2022 mentioned sloths, but we searched with binoculars and never spotted any. There were many birds.
We discovered mid-way through our stay that there is a handy shower at the top of the steps to rinse beach sand off your feet. Nice!
Kent, the property manager, was very responsive to my messages.
We had our 3 year old and an almost 2 year old grandchildren with us. They slept in the casita with their parents. We could secure that door to keep the kids from accidentally getting out by the pool (if they woke up before their parents), which was very important to us.
However, we could not secure the sliding door of the main house to keep the toddlers inside. My 2 year old grandson figured how to open that "locked" door with 30 minutes of arrival.
If you have trouble navigating steps, it is worth mentioning that there are 46 steps down to the house from the parking lot. Add another 4 steps down to get to the casita, and about 8 more down to the laundry room in the basement of the casita.
The trade off is a beautiful, fairly secluded area, surrounded by trees and wildlife. The monkeys really put on a show for us. We loved this place!