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We spent 3 nights at Playa Nicuesa, and were totally bowled over. This place really is a hidden gem, and all the staff work hard to make it that way. Everything about our stay ran so smoothly, from our pickup and boat transfer on arrival, to our departure. Beautiful location, so calm and peaceful. Wonderful staff, all very friendly, polite and knowledgeable, and great that they always remembered our names! Olman's welcome on the pier and his easygoing manner made us feel at home straight away. We loved our room (which was spotlessly clean) - the furnishings and the wrap-around balcony with its jungle view and sounds. So much wildlife to watch and listen to! We particularly enjoyed our trail walks with the guides Oscar and Jean-Carlos, and I felt totally chilled after my massage with Isabella. The food was always freshly prepared and delicious. We're so glad we stayed here, and hope to return one day.

Stopped by this resort in 2007 to walk the Falls Trail, had to comeback & stay. Spent 2 nights for a group of 7 in JULY 2026. We had a Deluxe King Room & the Monarch Lago Villa which has 3 bedrooms. Everyone loved everything. The charm of the property is amazing. Aside from the animal exhibits and trails, we participated in trout fishing, butterfly experience & watching the feeding of the big cats. All those activites are included for overnight guest. We all did and highly recommend the nightly Frog Tour for $10pp. We eat all our meals on-property, the food & service was great. We did not do the lunch buffet to avoid the "daily-fee" guest who come to walk the waterfall trails and eat at the buffett. In our 3 day/2 night stay , there was a period it rained and I mean rained " Hard" for almost 38 hours straight. No joke....we had never experienced that in our lives. The weather radar showed Red Cell wave after wave hitting us. This led to cancelling our tour/hike of Poas Volanco National Park ( 30 min drive ) & staying 100% of the time on-property. While this stay was the start of our 11 nights in Costa Rica & basically the only time it rained for more than an hour at a time, we all felt that the rain made the Peace Lodge more magical and had it rained like that at any of our other stops/accommodations, it would have been a MAJOR damper on the trip. The cold water pool by the Trout Bar was a favorite and there are umbrellas everywhere to be used if it rained.

It was absolutely gorgeous! Brand new and beautiful

Spectacular hotel and staff. Five stars across the board. Beautiful rooms, great view, staff immediately available, good food, animals everywhere…. One of our best trips we have ever gone on due to the hotel and service.

Great location and wonderful staff. The rooms were amazing and the daily breakfast was enjoyable.

Beautiful place, great staff. Food is good. It rained a lot!

People everything was amazing g.

If you want ultimate rainforest luxury and top level service you should stay here. Not to be missed. Raft in and out via the Pacuare river and be completely enveloped by the forest and river in the middle of nowhere while having high level meals breakfast, lunch and dinner, incredible adventure programs like zip lining through the canopy and repelling down little waterfall. Seriously. 1000% The food was top tier. The service was thoughtful and personal. The staff is amazing. And they have great wifi. In the middle of nowhere. Deep jungle. The rafting is world class. I had a Linda vista villa and it was an absurd amount of space and privacy with a personal plunge pool. Come back from dinner and your lights are on, fan going and curtains drawn. Seriously, stay here. I'm coming back again someday.