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Reviewed August 25, 2015 via mobile

Had such an amazing time, went with another couple, the property is like no other. Secluded treehouses. Night hike on property with Rollando were unforgettable. Juan Carlos was great knowledge at the volcano and plant life. Mark and his wife couldn't have been nicer hosts. Homemade breakfast every day overlooking the birds and animals. Recommend this place 10/10 times.

Date of stay: August 2015
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Treehouseshotel, Owner at Tree Houses Hotel Costa Rica, responded to this reviewResponded August 28, 2015

Jonathan: Thank you so much for spending part of your vacation with us! We really enjoyed having you down here and hopefully we'll see you and more of your family down this way in the future.

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Reviewed August 17, 2015 via mobile

Fun place to stay. Very private
The huevos rancheros breakfast was so good. Got to see lots of monkeys, birds, other little creatures. Had a great time and they helped us plan some great excursions. Loved the waterfall horseback ride. Thanks.

Date of stay: April 2015
Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Treehouseshotel, Owner at Tree Houses Hotel Costa Rica, responded to this reviewResponded August 18, 2015

Tanya: Thank you for the great words!

Patricia, Seidy and Yania take a lot of pride in the breakfasts and crafting them every day for our guests. With seven different breakfasts, everyone gets a taste of something different daily.

The horseback ride to the waterfall is the best in the Fortuna area, as they take the best care of their horses.

Thanks again and hopefully you'll return again in the future!

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Reviewed August 17, 2015

We just returned from the most amazing four nights in the Yguirre tree house. Although it is a 40-minute drive from La Fortuna and the activities near Arenal Volcano, I wouldn't consider staying anywhere else.

First off, Mark and Lucy, the managers, are the warmest, most wonderful hosts. Every email I sent before our trip was responded to within an hour or two, even on the weekends. Mark especially took so much care in helping us set up all of our tours and telling me exactly what to expect with each. He helped me find a ziplining tour that would allow my youngest daughter to ride with a guide, and he answered lots of questions about different ways to spend our time, how to arrange the activities, etc. I just left it to him, and he took great care of us. Every activity he booked for us was first-rate. (In case you're wondering, we spent the first day ziplining at Eco-Glide and then taking the Rainforest Chocolate Tour; the second day volunteering at Proyecto Asis Wildlife Refuge; and the third day on the one-day adventure tour that Tree Houses describes on their web site.)

Mark and Lucy recommend renting a car if you're staying at Tree Houses, and I agree with that. The directions they provided were good, but you'll want a solid GPS to help you navigate through some of the towns along the way, as there are no road signs or addresses anywhere. You can get transportation to and from almost any of the tours, but when you get back to Tree Houses in the evening, dinner would be a little difficult (and expensive) without a car.

My family of four (kids aged 12 and 9) arrived at Tree Houses around 6 p.m. after a very long day of traveling. Mark and Lucy met us at the door and went over everything we needed to know for the next few days. They provided maps of the property's trails, info about the daily night hikes, a garage-door opener for the front gate, and an explanation about their extremely cool honor system for cold drinks and laundry service.

With keys in hand, we headed to Yguirre tree house and were absolutely delighted when we walked in. It has a great porch with a small picnic-style table, as well as two rockers. Inside is sparse but extremely comfortable (in other words, you won't find a desk, TV, or alarm clock, but each bed has its own unique nightstand and light). Yguirre has two queen/king beds and a third twin bed so you could comfortably sleep 5; for us, it allowed our two kids to have their own beds (after a fun fight over who got the bigger bed!). Extra fleece blankets were available in a cubby, as well as a mini-fridge and some dishes/cups/silverware if you ordered a pizza or brought back some leftovers. And there's a window AC unit, which did a great job of keeping the tree house cool when we were there (the only drawback is that it blocks some of the sound of the birds when you wake up).

Let me explain the bathroom, as Mark said some folks decide not to make a reservation at Tree Houses because of the shower. The shower is NOT outside. It is at the end of the small but extremely clean bathroom (LOVE the wooden sink!), but the top half of the shower walls on two sides are screened in, so you can look out and hear the birds singing while you shower. Because of the way the tree houses are configured, no one could possibly see you showering, so we all felt extremely comfortable and private, even at night with the shower light on. I actually missed that shower when we left -- not just because of the experience but because the water pressure was way better than I expected it would be!

Do be sure to take some time to take the long hike to the pools. It's about a 45-minute walk that ends with a small waterfall and a couple of shallow pools you can dip in. I recommend you wear your swimsuit with a pair of shorts/t-shirt over it, hike with your tennis shoes on and bring some flip-flops or, even better, aquasox. We did not take the hike to the river.

Do also be sure to do at least one night hike. They start at 8:00 p.m. and last nearly 1.5 hours while you meander along the loop trail around the property. Rolando was our guide, and he had enough large flashlights for each family. He knows exactly where to look for some cool wildlife. We went one night and saw a non-poisonous snake, a cannibal frog, a poison dart frog, another small tree frog, a sloth, some cool insects, and some gorgeous birds.

All this and I haven't mentioned the very best part of Tree Houses: the breakfasts! Every morning between 8:00-9:00 a.m., a free hot breakfast is served. If Mark has scheduled you on an early tour, he also arranges for your breakfast to be served earlier. They have a menu of seven different breakfasts, one for each day of the week, so we got to sample four. We had (1) mango-stuffed "french toast" (Tuesday); (2) rice and bean burritos served with a fantastic avocado salsa (Monday); (3) gallo pinto with a fried egg and fried plantains (Wednesday); and (4) our absolute favorite -- and hands-down our best meal of the whole week-long trip -- fried plantain "cups" filled with beans and topped with cheese and salsa, along with scrambled eggs and strawberry rolls (Sunday). Each breakfast comes with fresh fruit, as well as OJ, fruit juice, and coffee. The chefs also continuously put out plantains for the birds, so you'll see lots of different species come by for something to eat. You might also catch a glimpse of the agouti family that lives in the woods! Not sure what an agouti is or which bird you're looking at? Lucy keeps some laminated field guide pages that she let us bring to our tree house to help us identify all the animals and birds we were seeing. There are also some card and word games you can bring to your tree house for fun. Oh, and the staff also delivers a thermos of hot coffee to your tree house porch early every morning, so it's waiting for you when you wake up.

I was so sad when our stay at Tree Houses came to an end. Mark and Lucy gave us the experience of a lifetime. We did not see a single hotel in La Fortuna that looked like it could at all compare with our tree house, and I would stay there again in a heartbeat.

Room tip: Yguirre tree house is at the far back of the property and had very little street noise. Great choice if you're traveling with kids.
Date of stay: August 2015
  • Trip type: Traveled with family
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Treehouseshotel, Owner at Tree Houses Hotel Costa Rica, responded to this reviewResponded August 18, 2015

Lorie: Wow! Without a doubt, one of the best and comprehensive reviews we have ever received here at Tree Houses! Thank you so very much.

We are very fortunate to have a great staff that takes great pride in all aspects of people's stay here at Tree Houses. Visiting a foreign country can be daunting for a lot of people and Mark, Lucy and the rest of our staff are more than happy to help everyone out to ensure a great experience.

There are no other tree houses in this part of the country, and while we are a bit off the beaten path, people enjoy staying here and outside of the busy tourism hub of Fortuna.

We hope that we get to see you all down here again at some point in the future!

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Reviewed August 17, 2015

Our family of four spent 5 wonderful days at the Tree Houses Hotel and it wasn't long enough. It was the beginning of our 10 day family Costa Rican trip and our first time in CR. Our family agreed that our stay at the Tree Houses was the best part of our trip. The entire staff is tremendous. We stayed in the Toucan tree house with two teenagers who loved looking out the window of their loft bedroom and seeing the little bats on the peak of our outside deck. The shower was one of my favorite features. It has a fine mesh screen from the shoulder area up and it made me feel like I was taking a shower in the jungle with the birds and Howler Monkeys. The tree houses are immaculate and the wood work finish is beautiful. One of my most favorite delights was the fresh coffee delivery on our deck in the morning to watch the many birds come by for a visit. We also loved the delicious, unique breakfasts that were served every morning at the open air Rancho, we enjoyed meeting other guests there and checking out what birds would fly down to eat the fresh fruits put out for them. Our family went on two evening hikes with Rolando and had a great time. Not only is he an expert on the wildlife, he is such a kind man and goes out of his way to find the insects and animals or tell us about the nature of Costa Rica. We saw so many insects, reptiles and animals during those hikes that we wouldn't have seen anywhere else. We had a very nice hike to the waterfall and the river on site. It would be a great idea for future guests to plan ahead and bring your lunch down to the river to enjoy. Mark and Lucy are warm, knowledgable and wonderful hosts of the hotel. The dinner recommendations from Mark were all great and Happyland was our daughter's favorite restaurant of the trip. The servers there were so friendly. Mark also secured our Class 3/4 rafting trip and zipline adventure in San Luis. There are so many excursion outfits to choose from that I am so thankful we had Mark give us the recommendation and secure our booking. Our excursions were over the top exciting, professional and so much fun we can't stop talking about them. If you stay at the hotel, don't miss out on the nearby Hot Springs. There are so many to choose from and Mark can also give you the pros and cons of a long list to choose from. We spent half of Sunday at Baldi Hot Springs and it was perfect for us. If we had one more day, we would have also tried Tabacon, which came recommended by other Tree House guests. We hope we will get the chance to return to Costa Rica. And if we do, we will stay at the Tree Houses Hotel. We also enjoyed our stay at a beautiful condo in Jaco during our trip but it lacked the personality and adventure that only the Tree Houses Hotel provided us. Thanks again, Mark and Lucy! Pura Vida! **Note: the rooms do not have TV or wifi, and I loved it! It really gave us the opportunity to connect with our growing teenagers and with the beauty of the nature without distractions. Our "wifi time" was spent after dinner, since all restaurants provide it. The last 5 days of our vacation were spent with tv and wifi in our condo and I wish we had chosen differently. The kids may not agree :)

Room tip: The Toucan will accommodate 4 people but is a bit snug for two teenagers in the loft. Smaller kids will be very comfortable.
Date of stay: August 2015
  • Trip type: Traveled with family
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Treehouseshotel, Owner at Tree Houses Hotel Costa Rica, responded to this reviewResponded August 18, 2015

What a great capsule of your time at Tree Houses! Thank you so much for the kind words and your review. We are honored that you spent part of your vacation with us. Indeed, not all operators are equal and we are fortunate enough to have gone on the excursions as a staff, so we can recommend the outfitters that we work with.

It is always great for a family to get away a bit and "unplug" to spend time together and experience the sights and sounds of the jungle from upon high, knowing that there is WiFi just a 5-minute drive from us.

Thank you again and we hope to see you again!

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Reviewed August 13, 2015

I should say I visited last December and feel bad for just writing now. I visited with 3 other friends. Mark (the owner along with his wife Lucy) are the friendliest I have met. The whole staff was. They recommended a safe car rental (Trebol), no flats! Trebol even drove us to the hotel, which was 2 hours from San Jose. I think we paid around 130/night and this was in prime season and there were 4 of us, so $35 a night per person? Something like that. Might have been $40. They fed us every day. Even when we left at 6 AM they had some awesome granola even though the other guests weren't up. We stayed in the sloth house. The warm water was better than I thought it would be. Not very handycap friendly, but I didn't think Costa Rica was in general. They offer a free night tour of the grounds and their guide has the best eye sight of anyone I've met. If you are vacation in Fortuna area, I would recommend them highly.

Date of stay: December 2014
  • Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Treehouseshotel, Owner at Tree Houses Hotel Costa Rica, responded to this reviewResponded August 14, 2015

Dani: Thank you so much for the wonderful words. Trebol does do an excellent job and we researched them extensively before we recommended them. Rolando and Efren do seem to have an extra sense for finding animals and frogs at night and really try their best to find as many things as possible on the night hikes.

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