We can’t recommend this place highly enough! If you want an out of the way, back to nature, immersive experience, this is the place for you. The property is lovely and rustic, the staff are warm and welcoming and the food is tasty. Everything about this place has the environment as its focus so if you want multiple menu choices, air con etc then this is not the place for you. I would hate for this place to get bad reviews because of people’s personal expectations. You are truly immersed in the jungle. The noises at dawn and dusk are exhilarating (and noisy!), the bird and animal life all around you is constant and easy to spot. The beaches are clean and the walk along the coastline is dramatic and beautiful. Our first day took us along the coast to the Rio Claro river to relax and swim there. We saw a troop of monkeys come to drink and scarlet macaws flew overhead constantly. It felt like paradise! Our second day took us on a tour with Picolina Tours to Cocovado National Park - such a fun boat trip! You will get wet so take beach shoes and then hiking boots to change into. Take no food or plastics with you. The park is stunning and the guides are so knowledgeable. How they spot the wildlife is very impressive! We lost count of the number of birds and animals we saw…from Tapirs to Howler Monkeys, Crocodiles to Toucans…the list goes on. We stopped for a tasty lunch at Sirena Lodge and the second part of our hike was just as fruitful as the first with many bird and animal encounters. On day three we took the Catamaran snorkelling tour with Pirate Drake to Cano Island. What a trip! The staff were friendly and.fun. We saw dolphins on the way to the island and the smelling was amazing! Green turtles (magical to swim alongside them) and parrot fish as well as white tipped shark and so many other beautiful tropical fish! We had a gorgeous fresh lunch on the trip back to San Josecito beach - just a short walk from Ocean Forest.

This was our fault and nothing to do with the property. It is remote for a reason - it makes it more special. However, a word to the wise, don’t drive like we did. Take the ferry from Sierpe! We thought by driving we would have flexibility but in truth the drive is long and the roads are not great. Forgo flexibility for a more comfortable journey there - you will thank us!

If you want to experience jungle, animals, sounds of mother nature, you are in the right place! Just steps to the beach and ocean… The staff was perfect, making home made food and drinks… Thank you for amazing stay!

I liked everything even though the property would need some maintanance but I don ´t care! I came to Costa Rica for nature and life experience… and I don ´t understand people (this message is for them) who are complaining about the food, insects, no restaurants etc. It makes me really upset… you are in tropics, there all kind of critters leaving here. So if you need luxury, go to all inclusive Hilton Resort or stay at home!

We found a true hidden Paradise: Harmonie between an undisturbed nature and us guest, very friendly hosts, wild animals around us, ecological comford and other guest from different nations that we shaired our views with. We found a harmonie between people and beautiful, stunning nature, great healty food every day … empty beaches. We are thankful that such an experience is possible.

Even at the most hidden beach there are some pieces of plastic, people living there collect it constantly. So please let us all be aware of our behaviors.

The location is AMAZING!! It’s so peaceful and beautiful! There’s so much nature and it’s right on the beach. Every day a group of white faced capuchin monkeys would come to the tree just outside our balcony which was magic! We saw many other types of monkey, red macaws and toucans all in the lodge’s ground. The lodge was also able to organise tours where we went snorkelling and saw turtles and a humpback whale as well as a trip into the national park where we saw a tapir. The staff are lovely and the meals are yummy and made with fresh local produce. Your room is also cleaned daily. Overall, a fabulous place! I’d love to visit again!

Air con would be good in the cabins but I understand as an ecolodge this may not be in keeping with sustainability goals. They each have a very powerful fan which was fine. Also given the fact you’re staying in a cabin in the rainforest, be prepared that the occasional critter might pop up in your room if you leave the light on at night (moths, gecko etc). It’s all part of the jungle experience but if this would scare you then be aware!

We really enjoyed our time here. The 3 course meals were absolutely delicious and varied each night. In fact some of the best food we had in Costa Rica mainly because they were plentiful in vegetables/salad! We were staying in the stilted beachfront cabin which was spotlessly clean and had a very comfy bed. I thought it might be a bit creepy (small critters coming in etc.) but it wasn’t at all like that. It was well sealed and felt ok. The sound of the ocean at night was great too. We hiked on a crazy trail to the far point (in the direction of another resort called Jungle Jaguar) and did a canoe tour up the Rio Claro with the guy running the hostel next door. That was fun. The beach directly in front of Ocean Forest is not safe for swimming but the neighbouring beach is fine and the river was lovely. We spent a fair bit of time in the hammocks at the main building - very comfy and relaxing. They were the perfect place to watch all the birdlife in the big palm each morning and at dusk. We saw lots of Scarlet McCaws from there.

The couch in the living area felt somewhat damp and didn’t seem to get aired or brushed each day so wasn’t that usable.

You are truly in the middle of nature which is amazing. We loved how the rooms had green netting instead of windows, so no bugs could get in but it felt as though you were literally in the middle of the jungle. The balcony area with hammock and comfortable chair was lovely for relaxing on. We saw Scarlett macaws and capuchin monkeys on the property. All the staff are extremely sweet, friendly and helpful. The meals are a fixed menu but we loved all the food, everything was delicious and they give you huge portions so we were never hungry.

I think a few signposts along the walk to get there would be good. During the walk it was a little stressful not knowing if we were going the right way. Main issue was cleanliness - for the price we felt it would be more clean and tidy. I found quite a few hairs in the bathroom on the shower wall upon arrival.

The boat trip to san Josecito beach, and the walk to the lodge was a great adventure every time. The location is in a great spot to do the available tours in the area (such as visit Corcovado national park). Gustavo helped us with booking all the tours which was great. The rooms were awesome and gave a real jungle feeling but were still comfortable. We got upgraded to the beach view room free of charge and this view was great. The surrounding feels very remote along a beautiful beach and has a beautiful garden with lots op facilities to relax which was great after done a tour. We got well taken care of during breakfast and dinner. Also, we saw many monkeys, birds, and butterflies at this place.

After a thunderstorm or heavy rainfall the power went off at times.

the quality of the breakfast was fluctuating but we understand that this accommodation is ECO and all food must be used. So basically satisfaction The quality of lunch and dinner was also ok, but sometimes the portion sizes at one table were very different. Facilities were furnished sparingly but sufficiently. The surrounding nature and the sea were exactly as we imagined

we didn't have a major problem, we just thought it was a bit overpriced, but that's the general attitude of ECO accommodation, that it's more expensive. Gustavo is perfect manager

Dream remote location ! Very clean and silent place . Very good food. No need to bring much staff with you, especially that is hard with loading/unloading (boat) and also 20’ walk until the lodge.

Fixed/short time for dinner, too early start made us run a lot not to miss the dinner as there are no other options at that time. Being in an exptic place, i would have enjoyed more fruits and cocktails to buy.

The staff was so nice and accommodating. Victor met us at the beach and walked us to the hotel. The kitchen staff made delicious meals and even made us coffee chorreador when we asked about it. The location is very remote and it was nice to disconnect in the forest and enjoy reading in a hammock, hiking and swimming in the Rio Claro, doing some yoga in their beautiful open air studio and enjoy the sound of the ocean waves and animals.

It did have a fan in our little bungalow on the beach, but could get hot at night for sleeping.