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Escuela Boca Tapada 3.5 Km Norte Cutris, San Carlos Costa Rica, 21011 Boca Tapada, Costa Rica

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Review score

Based on 93 hotel reviews

9.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.2

  • Comfort

    9.3

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    9.1

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    8.4

  • Free WiFi

    6.1

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  • Reviewed: 17 June 2025

    9.0
    Amazing stay and place
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Tree House 2 Queen
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Almost everything was perfect, nothing to complain. Can get a bit hot in the warmer days with the fans being minimal speed. But on request the staff was prompt is providing an extra portable fan.

    One of the best locations in the area. Beautiful property and whole lot of space and activities to do. It's a birders heaven for sure!

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 June 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Tree House 2 Queen
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A very authentic place. If you are going here, then definitely take a tree house. There is nothing special in ordinary houses, for which it would be worth driving three hours on broken roads) Now about the tree house. The house is half open (no glass) and the temperature and climate in the house is the same as in the jungle (no air conditioning). During the day, we saw four different snakes on the open terrace (green, tree, seemingly not dangerous for humans, but unpleasant). In general, if you are afraid of snakes, this is definitely not for you). During breakfast, parrots fly in and once a coati came, we also saw tapir tracks in the jungle, no monkeys. I definitely recommend this place for a couple of days. If more, it will be boring, since there is not much entertainment.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 May 2025

    10
    Exceeded expectations and is our new favorite place in CR.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tree House 1 King
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was spectacular. Our treehouse was tucked high in the trees canopy surrounded by nature. We had a rain shower that took our experience to another level of wander. It was very relaxing and romantic. The wildlife and bird watching was amazing. They have many options for those that can not climb the stairs. Its worth a visit. We will be back!

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Tree House 1 Queen 1 Twin
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great experience in the tree house. A lot to see and do!

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2025

    10
    I highly recommend the lodge
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Tree House 2 Queen
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There is nothing that I didn’t like.

    The location was wonderful, the treehouse was very nice, fauna & flora was amazing (beautiful birds, one could just observe the monkeys & coatis from the treehouse), the restaurant and service was excellent. I highly recommend the lodge.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bungalow 1 King
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Shower in room was tricky and not hot but not a big deal.

    Awesome setting off grid away from anything else. No cars. No Internet other than near the restaurant. Amazing walks through the rain forest. Excellent guided walks. Amazing swimming pool. Good value restaurant considering No other options available. Staff were excellent

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2025

    10
    Truly amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Bungalow 2 Queens
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing.

    One of those rare 10/10 hotels! We had an amazing time at this lodge and can only recommend it. Our bungalow was so beautiful, the restaurant has an amazing view and good food. So much food is homemade or homegrown. All the tours we did were great and super easy to organize. The amount of birds you can see from the restaurant is amazing. So much nature to see on their own paths, would definetely recommend a guided walk to make the most out of it. Very friendly staff. Great massage directly above the water. It all felt very luxurious and high end, but gave us lots of easy access to beautiful nature and wildlife.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 February 2025

    9.0
    Excellent place to stay !
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bungalow 2 Queens
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    What a magical place!! Great for bird watching and relaxing! The tour guides are very helpful and well trained. Can highly recommend getting up before dawn ro listen to rhe mezmerizing sounds of the surrounding forest.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 February 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tree House 2 Queen and 1 Twin bed
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Worth every penny. You can feel the jungle. Great staff members

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bungalow
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No wifi in room.

    A Beautiful lodge in a wonderful location.No

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 6 January 2025

    10
    One of the top 5 paces I have stayed
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tree House 1 King
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing at all

    The location was fantastic with lots of wildlife. We booked a treeehouse for our 2 night stay, it was right in the middle of the rainforest and waking up to that view each morning was very special. The food we had both days was delicious, especially the evening meal. We would definitely recommend a stay here. Thanks to all the attentive and professional staff who made our stay so enjoyable.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 January 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Bungalow 2 Queens
    • Stayed 2 nights

    A place for doing sports, or any offer would have been nice. The Yoga Platform was mentioned, but not really in use.

    everything was great, a great place for the whole family. A lot of things where offered, nice tour, but especially the area around the lodge ist amazing.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 December 2024

    9.0
    Immersive experience in the rain forest
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tree House 2 Queen
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Just add a EV charger on the parking lot to make this place perfect

    Immersive experience in the rain forest

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 December 2024

    10
    Couldn’t recommended enough. Perfect place to experience the Costa Rica rainforest!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tree House 2 Queen
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The treehouse we stayed in was amazing. The hotel facilities were great and the setting was unbelievable. The staff were so friendly and went out of their way to make our stay enjoyable

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 December 2024

    10
    Remote but comfortable stay with plenty of wildlife
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Tree House 2 Queen
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location was fantastic and walks within the grounds. Canoeing on the lake was good Food good

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 October 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bungalow 2 Queens
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only thing was that my boyfriend thought the breakfast portions could have been bigger. But the quality was good!

    What an amazing experience to stay at the maquenque lodge!! The start with having to cross the river by boat to get there is already part of the adventure, but everything is perfectly arranged by the staff. We stayed in the bungalow for 1 night and this is a wonderful lodge with AC. We upgrated the last night to a treehouse and that was the highlight of our travels. The outdoor shower is magical and the treehouse itself is a once in a lifetime experience. Waking up to the raind and wildlife sounds of the jungle is just wow. The offered tours are all great just like the restaurant. Reasonably priced with good food. Nice pool and you could even get canoos for free to paddle on the lake. Would definitely come back again!!

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 October 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Bungalow 2 Queens
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Huge variety of birds, already visible from the breakfast area. Great tour guides and very helpful, nice staff

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 September 2024

    10
    If you enjoy nature & like a little extra, we recommend the treehouse!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tree House 2 Queen
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    (Maybe due to the humidity, we had 12h rainfall one day), the treehouse had a little smelly flavor…not, a big problem. Well, it is not recommended to open doors & windows…for a reason. ;-)

    We booked a tree house and it was a unique experience being approx 10+mtr above the ground in the canopy, btw on eye level with birds & bats. Restaurant & service was perfect. We enjoyed 2 tours on-site: day&night walk! Saw a lot of birds, monkey and 2 sleeping Tucans next to our treehouse and many others…plus a caiman next to the restaurant

    Stayed in September 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 August 2024

    10
    Was really a great experience and we will never forget.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Tree House 2 Queen
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    You have to buy all the food and drinks in the resort. However, prices are normal.

    The treehouse was really beautiful. Seeing monkeys and birds out of your bedroom! Very nice and big park.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 July 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Bungalow
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The birdwatching tour was a real disappointment- very inexperienced guide, relaying all the time on an app, which we could ourselves too.

    It was a really nice surprise and experience for us, it’s amazingly beautiful area, with lots of things to do and amazing wildlife to see (animals, birds, plants…). The reception staff, and some of the restaurant staff (not all of them though ) were really nice and helpful. The breakfast was really nice however the restaurant could serve better quality dining.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 July 2024

    10
    My desire to capture great bird photos combined with luxurious accommodations was met! Virginia a daughter of the owner
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Bungalow 1 King
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No negatives to report

    Clean organized well planned lagoons in favor of attracting birds. Absolutel willingness to meet my needs as a wildlife photographer. Antonio my appointed guide was zealous is his aim to find great photo ops for me!

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 June 2024

    9.0
    If you like birds, come to Macquenque! Wonderful paradise.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Bungalow
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Room cold have been ever so slightly bigger for two beds.

    I was really amazed by the birdlife! We had a wonderful guided bird tour our first morning. We also enjoyed our river tour to the Nicaraguan border.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 May 2024

    10
    Immersion in tropical forest
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tree House 1 King
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Staff, location, facilities & especially the tree house with the surrounding flora & fauna

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 May 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tree House 1 King
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    While it is a great place for families to experience nature close up, we did find ourselves often at breakfast or dinner with noisy kids. It definitely did not ruin the experience, but it would be good to offer 2 sittings for dinner at least, so there is adults only after 19:30, for example or could have a bar. There was no where to refill water, so take a big bottle or be prepared for $2 a 500ml bottle. It was so good though, don't let this put you off.

    Incredible place for wildlife. We walked around the entire site at night with head torches, found 2 species of Boa, countless insects, 5 frog species...the list goes on. Can also access the local river, where we saw crocodiles on the river banks. Definitely not advised if you don't know what you're doing, as they're upward of 4 meters. Coatis are everywhere and very tame, good to watch at breakfast - which was super tasty. Canoes are free and a good way to get around the small lagoon, it seems quite lifeless, but it's actually full of caiman, which only emerge from burrows at night. Went on a horse riding experience and Chico was incredibly friendly. We specifically went to look for animals and found them. If you want to stay away from the wildlife, it is easy and safe to view from a distance. The pool area and other chill zones are essentially void of wildlife, so good for those that just want to relax. We got a tree house, it was a great novelty but the cabins by the lakes also looked really good.

    Stayed in April 2024

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