The property beautiful, lots of birds and wildlife. Nuevo Arenal was a close drive and lots of great food, especially Cafe Italia, some of the best Italian food we have ever had. Only downside to the property was no clear access to the lake (never found a path) and plunge pool was very cold and actually only about foot deep (so no real plunge). That all being said we would stay again as it is a great value and beautiful vistas of the lake.

We had a great stay at the Villa! loved the views, birds, nature, beds and wonderful bathrooms, laundry and shower! I didn't read well enough to see there was no oven, so our first quick pick up was an oven lasagna from the frozen section. We ended up using the grill to bake it. It worked but we had some burnt ends :) Things are a little dated but everything was in working order. Some information should be updated. I don't think there is a way to the lake and the wellness path isn't really accessible without boots, walking sticks and an adventurous body. It makes a short path into jungle but stops with a barbed wire fence. Several houses nearby and one with barking dogs - albeit, not very much. We would definitely recommend to others. A bird lovers paradise for sure! We put out fruit and drew in lots of winged friends.

We worked with Dennis from the management co., and he was very accommodating. He replied quickly and resolved all our issues in a timely manner.Amenities were excellent, with great views, the variety of birds were incredible, we had a great time.

There’s two parts to this listing- the inside and the outside. The outside was 10/10. It was a perfect setting, with hiking available straight from your door. We saw flocks of toucans, poisonous dart frogs, monkeys, parakeets & more. The surrounding land, gardens and forest were a complete dream. It was exactly what we wanted and why we stayed. The inside had some challenges. The listing made it seem like there are two bedrooms. There are two bedrooms… one in each separate apartment. This was a problem for us, as we were traveling with young children & can’t leave them by themselves in a totally separate place. I wouldn’t have booked this if I had known that. The roof was leaking in the downstairs bedroom and the laundry room was letting water in. It was rainy season & it rained daily. This made the house smell of mold & mildew. We had to keep all windows open with fans on to tolerate it. Finally, the beds were very, very hard. Having said all that… the property management company was 10/10. They were extremely responsive and helpful. They responded to every request- helped us move a bed so we could all sleep in the upstairs room, fixed the roof and laundry room water issues and found us a mattress topper. They offered local suggestions and were kind. Excellent management company.It’s an older home with some maintenance issues & the listing needs to be clearer about there being two separate apartments. But can you really trade waking up to rainforest animals & nature?