Villa Lapas Jungle Village

Rough road in but luckily we had a high clearance vehicle. It looks scary, but it’s fine. A pair of macaws nest on site! The tours were fun, the pools were nice, breakfast was great, tons of birds and lizards! Loud cicadas lol! Our first room was awful, big gap around the door, and the door was very difficult to open it would get stuck halfway open, then part of the moulding around the door fell off, leaving a 1 inch gap for bugs to come in. The toilet seat was loose and too small for the bowl so you had to be very careful, and it wouldn’t flush completely. The shower was a precarious step down and had no hot water. Changed to a better room with a functional door and less dangerous bathroom. Still had cold showers, but if you work at it you can get some warm water once you figure it out (turn on the cold then very slowly turn on the hot, if you turn the hot on too fast, somehow the cold water overpowers it and you get an ice cold shower - this seems to be a standard thing in this part of Costa Rica). Rooms are clean, but you’ll still get a few bugs coming in from outside since you’re in the jungle. Totally worth it for all the wildlife.

Food is buffet, both for breakfast and dinner. Dinner costs 34$ per person and I think it’s a bit expensive. Food is good but not great. Rooms are clean with hair dryer. Territory is nice and have several pools but not heated tho. You are able to see some nightlife there (we saw many frogs). Staff is friendly and helpful. You need to walk a bit from parking to room (just info)

We had booked two nights, but decided to stay somewhere else, closer to the ocean. In short, there is nothing to objectively criticize here, and the staff was friendly, we just didn't really get the place. Rooms smelled of pesticide, which is understandable, given the location.

Happily we only planned on staying here one night. It’s kind of a cute set up-but no where near my favorite place I’ve stayed in Costa Rica. Our first room seemed nice enough but our power went out in the night, waking us when the ac was off. We could see out of our window that lights were on elsewhere. We had no hotel phone in our room so I tried numerous times to call, what’s app call and message the front desk from my cell without receiving a response. My husband made the trek to the other side of the village to the front desk. They sent someone who said they could not restore power to our cottage. They had us move to a new room-very disorienting in the middle of the night. When I woke up in the new room I knew before the lights even went on that there was a mold issue. Sure enough black mold everywhere. I was coughing like crazy. I would’ve never stayed in this room had I seen it in the light. I would never return.

There are some really nice things about this place and some room for improvement. It's in a good location. It's private. The staff is excellent. The food is very good. The service is very good. The whole place is quaint. We saw scarlet macaws flying around. The pools are nice, but weren't very clear. There is a little river and a foot bridge to a little colonial looking side of the grounds where there is a chapel, saloon and a huge eating area. The rooms are nice, but mine needed some work to bring it up to what I would call very nice. For example, the door wasn't very secure, there was some mould in the shower, the shower head was broken, the a/c worked but not very well, no hot water at certain times of the day. I liked it and would stay there again.

Amazing jungle hotel! we saw many animals, the river is beautiful, the food was great and the staff very friendly!

A beautiful and peaceful hotel with very attentive staff. Jose at the bar and restaurant was very kind and accommodating remembering our dietary requirements and preferences. We saw so many different species of wildlife everywhere! A lovely experience!

This is a lovely location. Lots of local wildlife wanted the grounds (iguanas, basilisks, anoles, geckos, frogs & toads, coatis, agoutis, so many birds including scarlet macaws, toucans, ibises, hummingbirds, etc., and so much more!) The landscaping is beautiful, as is the explorable jungle surrounding the village. Your room is a small cabin with your beds (and a tv, air conditioning, and dressers) and a washroom (toilet, shower, sink, plus hairdryer). You can ask for a fridge if you need one. Your room includes towels you can use throughout; all you have to do is trade your "towel card" at reception for a towel, and you get your card back once you return the towel. There are many swimming pools, but no hot or warm pools. You can borrow equipment for billiard or foosball. There is also a small gift shop/convenience store and a play structure. The food is really good, but there isn't a whole lot of selection. The wait staff was super helpful and wonderful. It was a little hard to figure out the day trip options.