Selva Verde Lodge

Beautiful , highly recommend. Loved the Italian restaurant, waiters lovely and friendly

Pros: Loved being amongst the rain forest and being able to view the wildlife form our lodge

Cons: Only negative is the signage on the ocelot walk , it was illegible due to algae. It would have been nice to read the information.

A fabulous Eco experience away from the tourist hub, right next to the primary forest

Pros: Right by the primary forêt, offers a lot of tours and activities. Beautiful houses on stilts and water refill station available everywhere on site.

Cons: I can’t think of anything !!!

Pros: Very nice lodge in the middle of a tropical garden. Relaxing, soothing atmosphere and very peaceful environment. Good food and multitude of animals coming to the feeding area. In two days we saw three kinds of toucan and even one deer.

Incredible setting by the Sarrapuiqui river - very clean - very well run - great birding

Pros: Incredible setting by the Sarrapuiqui river - very clean - very well run - great birding

Cons: Food was only OK!

Really lovely place. Food could be better and they should provide milk or creamer in the rooms so guests can have white

Pros: Location was great. Layout was excellent. Very tranquil. Also set in lush grounds

Cons: Lunch and dinner at the cafe/ taverna was mediocre. Breakfast was ok. We didn’t have the buffet dinner.

A magical and comfortable jungle immersion

Pros: Selva Verde Lodge is an authentic feeling place for nature lovers, where many guests will be up and birdwatching at 6am. There are self-guided trails around the property with tonnes of wildlife. We had room 53 with a riverside view, which was absolutely stunning. We loved lying in the hammock watching the hummingbirds feed and the river flow by. The dining room was great with bird feeder balcony, so you could eat while watching wildlife. Good choice of food with both Costa Rican buffet + Italian restaurant on site. We did two on-site guided nature walks (one daytime and one night) with the lovely Carlos and really enjoyed both the wildlife we got to see and hearing more about his life story and his love of nature. We had my 8 year old son with us and Carlos did a great job of making the night walk engaging for him. Perfect balance of very comfortable and unpretentious, in a totally magical setting.

Cons: The road noise at reception (busy road with loads of lorries going by) was alarming when we first arrived and we worried whether we’d booked the right place. But once you’re inside the grounds the noise starts to fall away and we couldn’t hear it at all from our riverside room.

A beautiful lodge surrounded by forest and Costa Rica's wonderful wildlife

Pros: The lodge is situated in the most beautiful environment, surrounded by secondary forest. There's fantastic wildlife within the grounds, and the fruit feeders are replenished several times a day, providing fantastic opportunities to see toucans, tanagers and many other birds, reptiles and mammals. The guided wildlife and birding tours were very educational. The rooms were large, well-appointed and comfortable.

Pros: Perfect lodge for birdwatching. All was excellent!

Excellent bird watching and meals, nice to have pool

Pros: Watching the birds feeding whilst having a good breakfast

Amazing place

Pros: Amazing place in the middle of jungle but providing great comfort.