Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge

Great, secluded jungle experience, completely off grid. Rooms/cottages were classy and clean. Service was great. The food and staff were geat. The noise level was all jungle produced!

This was a magical place to celebrate my mom's 88th birthday with our immediate family. The amazing staff was kind and knowledgeable and treated my mom like royalty. We enjoyed all the activities, including the chocolate tour, the riverboat excursion, and fishing right off the pier. The Sustainability tour was so impressive becasue it showed the lodge's commitment to being truly eco-friendly. The lodge uses solar power and a hydro turbine to harness energy to run the place. I especially liked how they filtered the grey water with plants and microorganisms before it returns to the ocean. I highly recommend this place!

What an amazing luxurious resort! Rain forest, dolphins, fishing, kayaking, boating, paddle boards, swimming, toucans, macaws, howling monkeys, more wildlife than I could possibly name, and amazing tours to experience it all! One of my favorite tours was the sustainability tour where we learned all the energy used at the resort was created by hydroelectric generators and solar power, we explored their sun-powered facilities to dry clothes, their composting station where nothing goes to waste, and then ended up at their garden where they showed us how they grow much of the food used in our gourmet meals! I highly recommend this unique and special resort.

This is a true eco lodge with heart. Having just spent two nights here I couldn’t recommend it enough. The staff, guides and management are very welcoming, friendly and informative. Rooms were clean and comfortable and I was very surprised about the lack of insects in the room given we are in the middle of the rainforest. Food was simple, fresh and delicious and I felt well looked after. My guide Oscar was great and incredibly knowledgeable, he took us out on a boat trip in the Golfo Dulce where we saw a pod of 60 dolphins and then had the chance to snorkel by a nearby reef. The night walk was fascinating and we saw frogs, spiders, a snake, scorpion, bats and a variety of insects. I also enjoyed the morning bird tour where Kimberley, my guide took me around the property identifying a number of different species of birds. I highly recommend the complimentary sustainability tour where you can learn about the efforts in preservation in the local area. All energy is renewable and sourced from the solar panels or hydroelectricity produced onsite. They make their own compost, grow fruit and vegetables and the structure of the property pre existed as a former cocoa plantation. Everything from waste management, to water filtration, drying washing and giving back to the local community through various projects has been carefully thought about. I was lucky enough to have a yoga class one morning with David where the yoga deck overlooks the sea, this was incredibly restorative and he incorporated lots of stretch/massage techniques to help get out any niggles. It was amazing and I only wish I could have something like this back home! If you visit this must be part of your experience! The mornings were dry and the afternoons did rain heavily and so I recommend early busy mornings and then the late afternoon to relax with a beer soaking up the rainforest views. Thanks you for such a wonderful experience!

Located on the east side of Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica, the lodge offers excellent jungle walking, lots of birds and animals, water-based activities, and some tours. The facilities are very comfortable and well-maintained. The staff are friendly and competent, and the general atmosphere is fun and welcoming. Toucans and macaws, capuchin monkeys, peccaries and agoutis. A good balance of close-to-nature and comfort.