Reviews of Mindo Garden Lodge and Wildlife Reserve 3 stars

The gardens of the property were really beautiful, really enjoyed sitting by the river at breakfast. Breakfast was nice too. It’s a little out of town but short taxi ride away or you can walk in 30-40 mins if you’re quick.

Beautiful place and environment

Too many rooms in the cabin no privacy

Excellent location, nearby a river in the Jungle.

Maintanance can be better.

The cabin is nearby a river serrounding with a lot of trees which gives a real feel of nature.

The location of the hotel as it appears in booking.com is far 40 minutes ride from the actual location. I hope they fixed it.

It was nice being by the river

No hot water. The hot tub had too many chemicals. The floors were slippery. The food was limited and the front desk staff was not accommodating

The location and the surroundings. The forest and the river around the hotel are very beautiful. Staff is very nice and helpful. Service during the breakfast was very pleasant.

•The pool is not in the hotel! The description of the hotel says there is an outdoor swimming pool, which turns out to be 2km down the road in some other hotel. We were told we could use the pool until 7pm, but when we arrived at the hotel with the pool, we were told that 'people from up the road' are only aloud to use the pool until 4pm. •There is a QR code available to see the restaurant's menu. But turns out it is not up to date, so when you want to pay, the final price is higher than expected. •The restaurant hours are written in a little sign that is given to you when you sit at the restaurant (with a service button attached to it), but turns out that THAT is also not up to date, so when you want to order something for dinner, the kitchen is already closed. •Our bed was EXTREMELY noisy, the boards under the mattress sounded like a pig was being slaughtered every time we turned... (Room 203)

River front. You can enjoy the river while being in the cabin

Food. Dinner was fair but not as expected. Cabin had a leak for mosquitos. When the light was on mosquitoes came

Excellent for bird watchers cabin close to the river with the soothing sounds of the hummingbirds and running stream. Hikes nearby to two waterfalls and the small lagoon, great for night safari for frogs and insects. Chef is very good loved the grilled prawns. The hotel was kind to give me a lift to Mindo as I did not have a car.

Shower on the lower floor is partially visible by passers by. Need to wake early to go to Lek for a chance to see the Cock on the rock and Toucans.

The staff was 👍 great. A beautiful jungle and nearby river. Birds 🐦 everywhere.

Bed and pillows were a lumpy. Gets cold at night. Toilet seat was broken.

The staff is the best, Freddie is very helpful with booking tours and getting transportation. Elvis is the Chef and his cooking, outstanding. We loved every meal. Erika is over the office and has attention to details

This is a lovely place to stay a few kms outside of Mindo, beside the river surrounded by forest. We were in Mindo bird watching so enjoyed the feeders. The staff were great - very helpful and attentive to our needs and very friendly. The food was tasty and fresh and the kitchen kindly provided us with breakfast to take away when we were leaving early.

Some of the windows were just mosquito netting - which kept out the mosquitos but did allow small flies in. These were harmless/non-biting but annoying

It’s in the middle of the jungle — really amazing!! We saw wild to and flying around during breakfast, and dozens of other animals and birds. Room was clean, without any bugs or mosquitoes, and had an awesome view.

This is the perfect place if you want to disconnect, it’s far from the main town in the middle of a forest and the river is next to. There are waterfalls and a lagoon you can go included. It’s a super nice property. Two things to improve: the breakfast is very basic and the pool is located 1.8 km away.

the breakfast is very basic and the pool is located 1.8 km away. Book if you do have car.

The place is beautiful! You can have breakfast watching the hummingbirds flying near you. The room was really clean and comfortable. Loved that we had water in the room.

The hot water in the shower didn’t work well. It was really hot and after 5 minutes it was cold again. I could shower my daughter there. We didn’t like that the pool was not in the same place as the hostel and the shower didn’t work and there was no staff to ask for help. We were left alone.