Depending on the time of the year the snorkeling is fantastic. Most recommended months for snorkeling are April/May and September/October. You can also enjoy snorkeling during other months when the tide is low and the ocean calm.
We do not rent snorkeling equipment, but there are many places around which do.

Yes off course, we accept all credit cards.

At less than a 5 minute walk from the Tree House There is a supermarket 5 minutes away in the direction of Puerto Viejo. It is called Duende Gourmet and is open daily from 7 am to 7:30 pm. Here you can get a little bit of everything you need. Especially the store offers a wide range of products. From all fresh milk products and home made whole weed bread to a wide assortment of vegetables and many Italian specialties. Two large grocery stores are in Cocles at 2 miles towards Puerto Viejo. They are: Super Negro Grocery Store and Super Cocles Grocery Store.

We do not have a restaurant or cafe on our property.
In front of the hotel (going out to the left) there is an Italian bakery called Sapori italiani. We have several restaurants nearby, GYPSEA CAFE (fusion, European), LA LEYENDA (pizzeria), PULCINELLA (Italian Ristorante). To the left is the SELVIN Restaurant (Caribbean).

The currency in Costa Rica is colones but the most of stores, restaurants and hotels will accept American money.

No, you never have to share any of the houses with any other customers. All houses offer their own facilities and are completely private.

In Puerto Viejo it is easy to find a taxi. The fare to the Tree House is about $10. At night up to $15. We can always call you a taxi from the Tree House. If you want to make your reservation advanced you can contact . It’s about a 10 minute drive from the tree house into Puerto Viejo.

From Manzanillo buses leave at 5:00, 8:15 and 17:00 hours. They pass at the Tree house about 10 minutes later, but can be earlier. This bus gets about 2 hours later in limon. In Puerto Viejo many more buses stop. To San Jose buses leave at: 7:00, 9:00, 11:00, 2:00 and 16:00 hours. From San Jose to Puerto Viejo buses leave From the old Puntarenas terminal 9th avenue, 12th street, the bus company its also know as Autotransportes Mepe. They leave at: 6:00, 10:00, 13:30 and 15:30 hours. From Puerto Viejo to the Tree House you will have to take a taxi. The bus fare from San Jose to Puerto Viejo is about $20.

Fortunately, malaria is not a problem around Puerto Viejo. More alarming is a Dengue infection. This mosquito only bites during the day. They are sometimes reported, but if you take proper precautions the change to get infected is very small.

That’s right. The upstairs room is equipped with a king size bed and a fan. The downstairs room is A/C and has two single beds. The tree house can sleep in total up to 4 people. Besides, the upstairs room has it’s own private bathroom.

It is just Pamela and myself, ad our dog Roma. The place is very quiet and private. However, there is a chance you have to share the place with the Monkeys and sloths who frequently visit the tree House. Many times, they just hang out right around the trees around the Tree House. If you leave fruits or other nice food on the counters at night, you have a good change the Racoons will bring you a visit to share the food with you! But don’t worry, they are of not any danger.

We provide full wifi internet access across all our lodgings up tp 100MB.

We don’t have this service however there are a few Restaurants in the area such as Caribbean, French, Argentinian, Italian, middle eastern all of them walking distance, prices go from $6 -20 depending on the dish.

Next to the Tree House you can rent a bike. The price for one day is about $7. But on a week rent the mostly give you a little discount. The road all the way from Puerto Viejo is paved and in a great condition for biking. You can also go off road and explore the area towards Paraiso, on the other side of the mountains. Scooters are also widely available.

Right in front of the property the beach is very beautiful and good to take a dip, but not for real swimming. You can go into the water up to your knees. The coral reefs just out the shore make it impossible to cross to deep water. For a real swim you will have to walk 500 meters east towards Punta Uva, where the sea is safe, calm and no rip tide.

As in any other hotel towels, beach towels and sheets are included in the price of the rent. We change the sheets and clean your house every other day. Of course you can always ask me for dry towels.

Question: I am very interested in the design of your Tree-house property, but I am concerned that if we are visiting at a very wet or “buggy” time that the open design of the house may be uncomfortably wet, or too open to insects?
Answer: It is very difficult to prognosticate the weather here. The wet season is normally around July/ August. Also December to February chances it rains are higher. Mosquitoes are really not too bad, there are hardly any. the most common comment I hear is that people are so surprised there are no mosquitoes. The ocean breeze keeps them away. Besides, all rooms of the houses are well screened in, and the beds have mosquito nets. It is very rare I hear complaints from people about mosquitoes. Usually, it’s the other way around. People came with the idea to be eaten alive, and it’s such a relieve its nothing like that, they hardly did not notice the mosquitoes.

About activities you won’t have to worry. There is a lot to do. Jungle hikes in the Manzanillo wildlife refuge are most recommended. Also JAGUAR animal rescue centre, horse back riding, snorkeling/ diving, kayaks for rent, dolphin tours, visit to chocolate farm and help making chocolate, bikes and tours to the indigenous reserve in Bri Bri, canopy and wild water rafting and much more actually.

For hiking in the refuge we recommend to go to Manzanillo, from where nature guides can take you on their tours. If you want you can enter the refuge also by your own, however the change is you will get lost if you walk to far into the park. The first 20 minutes are totally good to do by yourself!. The Cahuita National Park is 15 km North from Puerto Viejo and also good to do by yourself.

Under normal conditions you drive it probably in about 4-5 hours. The road from San Jose to the Tree House is paved all the way. Most of route 32 is brand new with two lanes. At night it will probably takes a little more. However, I recommend you not to drive after dark in Costa Rica, signs are very poor. I recommend you to do the drive from san jose to the tree house by day time. Or use our private transportation. The driver will pick you up from the airport or your hotel and drive you all the way down to the tree house. Taxis’s are very cheap locally and it is not really a must to have your own vehicle while being at the tree house. Most people always realize it was not necessary to have a rent a car.
Unless you decide to travel through the country and want to be independent, I do recommend you to use the private transportation.

We have security cameras up at most places. all of the houses are equipped with a safety box. The safe is big enough to store a large camera or even probably your personal computer.

You make a reservation to confirm you stay with us and as soon as you paid the 30% deposit your stay is confirmed with us.

We don´t have a swimming pool, however all the houses have an eco-jacuzzi as well as a grill. Besides, the ocean is just steps away from your house.

Downstairs the tree house the kitchen and living room are all open. The room upstairs is fully screened in and 98 % bug free. The downstairs room of the tree house has air- conditioning. Because the windows are screened, they do not need to open and there is a good air circulation. This makes the place very cool at night. The beach suite, Crystal House and the Schoobus also offer one room with air- conditioning.

You do not need to bring any mosquito netting, because all the rooms already have nets. Mosquitoes are really not an issue. The ocean breeze keeps them away. If so, you only have to expect some bugs just before the sunset. At night the bats help you to catch Mosquitoes. Did you know that one bat can eat 500 to 2000 mosquitoes in one night!!!

The bathroom in the tree house is not open to the rest of the house, but opens towards the jungle. However, in the bathroom you have your own privacy. All showers at all the houses have hot water. Sometimes you have to wait a little while until the hot water reaches the houses. This Is due to the solar heating systems we have installed. In order to receive enough sun, they are sometimes located a little away from the houses. That’s why it takes the water a while to reach to the houses.

In the Beach Suite the kitchen is equipped with a stove. Besides all other houses have a full equipped kitchen with refrigerator, coffee maker, roaster, blender etc.

At the tree house: To integrate the roots of the trees in the floor I built the floors at all different levels, so watch out your steps. To get to the upstairs room you use the steel expansion cable bridge. The room is built about 4 meters elevated of the ground. To get up in your room, you have to watch your step and use conmen sense. Especially when it rains the steps can be a little slippery, but anti slip strips on the steps help you to get better grip. Kids cannot use the bridge as a playground. in general, the house is save for Kids.

The beach is only 75 meters from the tree house. The pictures on the website are the front of the property. Normally there is nobody out on the beach. Both the beach house as the beach suite are only a few steps away from the water.

The international airport SJO Juan Santamaria is located in Alajuela 4-5 hours car ride from the hotel. We have a second local airport in Limon. Sansa takes you with two daily flights to Limon. We can organize you a pickup at the Airport when you let us know in advance. We also offer private Charte flight (45 minutes) from San Jose (SJO) to Sixaola air strip.