Reviews of Villas en el Bosque

The hosts are incredibly friendly and welcoming. With their dogs and cats, they create a truly unique and heartwarming atmosphere right in the middle of nature. In the evening, we enjoyed reading on the beautifully decorated and inviting terrace, all while having fun with little Rio, the playful dog. The experience was perfected by the delicious breakfast, with a choice of five different styles (Costa Rican, French, American, and more), and by the refreshing pool. We can wholeheartedly recommend this hotel and only regret that we stayed for just one night. If you’re looking for paradise, you’ll find it here.

Beautiful setting. Saw more animals here than Manuel Antonio! The pool area was beautiful and the restaurant area was wonderful to hang out and relax. Nice location off the main road. Very hospital managers.

Everything. The staff is super nice and helpful. The location is incredible, you feel part of the jungle but still in a space built with very good taste and attention to details. The wildlife is amazing. 100% recommended!

I liked everything.

Good location, amazing surrounding, warm and friendly staff, delicious breakfast, spacious and clean studio room, comfortable bed. Perfect place to stay !!

They hosted a pizza night the evening we arrived and the pizza was awesome. The restaurant and community area were nice.

Our stay here was quite a disappointment during our vacation in Costa Rica. The standard villa room looked very dated and old, had a musty smell and was really dark. It was also tiny with a double bed with very little apace around it. There was no place to put your luggage or unpack anything. The bathroom was also tiny and the kitchenette on the balcony is minimal. For us the value for money did not match at all and the room looks nothing like the photos shown. We stayed at hotels with similar cost to Villas en el Bosque in Costa Rica which were much better. We booked 3 nights and left after one night with no refund.

The hosts are super lovely and helpful and there is a nice view to the ocean from the restaurant area. The food is good and they have special events like movie nights happening occasionally. The place is a local expat hangout so it's ideal if you appreciate this type of crowd.There's a smallish pool on the property.and a private reserve through which there's access to the seaside.

The property is right next to the road and the noise coming from the trucks trying to make it up the hill day and night is unbearable. Also although near the ocean there's no proper beach in this stretch of the coast, you have to take a cab to some other nearby beach for that. We had 5 of their 6 rooms and two of them were really small with barely any room around the bed.

The beds were comfortable The surroundings were fantastic and the breakfast was phenomenal The hosts were also incredibly friendly and helpful

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Wonderful relaxing location. Great food and drinks, and delightful staff. Excellent value for the money.

Absolutely stunning location. The view from the verandah is gorgeous. Rooms are spacious and super clean. Beds are very comfortable and good air con. Very friendly staff with gorgeous pets. Lovely swimming pool. Toucans and Monkeys came to visit the balcony during our stay.

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I liked every bit of the lodge, from the kindness of the staff to the view from the deck and our room (number 5), the sightings of parrots, monkeys and kinkajous (at night) as well as the frogs, the arboreal crabs and so on. The food was perfect and the place is close to the major beaches and attractions of the area (you need a car of course). And of course, we loved to pet the cute home dog Lafayette and the cats!

If you’re VERY sensitive to noise, maybe you could be bothered by the noise coming from the main road. BUT, it’s not loud at all and while sleeping we never had any issue about that. It was all quiet and comfortable. What we didn’t really like? Having just three nights there instead of a whole month

Comfortable place, amazing view, peaceful

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Where do I start: The beautiful surroundings, pure jungle with so many monkeys, toucans, parrots, butterflies, etc...the design of the common areas; restaurant, bar, reading space, so well decorated. The pool, so refreshing. The breakfasts, abundant and delicious. The villas, especially #3 where we stayed, with its outdoor kitchenette, sharing our time with nature! Our hosts: Vanessa, Nicholas, and Lafayette, and the chef...kind, generous, attentive, passionate! ♡ The location, close to several waterfalls, and Marino Ballena Natiinal Park, we enjoyed playa Uvita so much! Conveniently, some of the best restaurants are in Ojochal! Bistro Ballena, Heliconia, Citrus. We also loved Villas en el Bosque' Chef's lasagna, so delicious, it was night to eat dinner in this beautiful spot, steps from our place!

We loved absolutely everything!

We had a wonderful stay at this charming hotel! The location is perfect – just a short distance from the main activities around Uvita making it easy to explore the area. Our hosts were incredibly warm and welcoming, going above and beyond to ensure we had everything we needed. Highly recommend!

Beautiful! The pool, trails and rooms are all great. Good location.

The only down side is the noise from the road, but not a big deal.

The hosts were super friendly and always had great tips on things to do. The room was very nicely furnished and clean. The terrace and the restaurant were beautifully decorated for Christmas. We felt very comfortable here and would highly recommend the hotel for a stay in Uvita. Thank you so much for that!

Property was beautifully set in the woods with views of ocean. Hiking trail. Great breakfast.

It is a little close to the highway. Noise of traffic until later in night. Big drop in highway but driveable once decide to go.

Very nice location, pure jungle feeling with good wifi. Amazing views and really nice staff. Easy check in, good communication.

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Restaurant, jungle, pool, nice helpful people running the hotel.

There is a hill you have to climb in your car. But you get used to driving up. Coming in and off highway can be tricky because it’s 90 degree turn