Comfortable bed, much appreciated A/C and delicious food. If you want an adventurous horse ride to beautiful waterfalls, unique beaches, surfing lessons, zip lines etc. you can do it all from right here! Loved Ventana beach for its beauty, Hermosa beach for surfing and every meal I ate at Big Bamboo.

This is a very nice place to stay. Clean rooms with good beds. Breakfast and dinner were delicious and reasonably priced. Owner and staff are very friendly and Chad (owner) took us even to Hermosa beach for a surflesson. Very beautifull beaches! On the website it says there is seaview but you need to get a car to get to... More

This was a good budget hotel. Basic but very clean. Staff was friendly. There is a double bed in each room and a set of bunk beds so it's good for families. The AC worked. There are no chairs to sit on and we had to ask for glasses. Our room didn't have any towels but there was lots of... More

Having traveled and lived around the world including Kenya, Jordan, India, Europe, Japan, Korea, Turkey, Australia etc. we were excited to finally visit a Spanish speaking country. Costa Rica was selected due to our acquaintance with the owners of Big Bamboo (full disclosure). The co-owners facilitated the entire trip and we found their preparations very professional and efficient (including providing... More

My friend and I drove from San Jose to the small town of Uvita on the south Pacific coast. The drive was easy and the scenery was beautiful. We ditched the car and used taxis to get to the beach and to Dominical, another little town nearby. (Use the bus for longer trips!) Playa Hermosa was gorgeous. We stayed 4... More

While traveling with my kids through Costa Rica we stumbled upon this small gem in Costa Rica's South Pacific. It is located in Uvita which is small town situated close to the Ballena National Marine Park. We were able to go zipline at Osa Mountain, surf on Playa Hermosa, ride horses to an amazing waterfall, we saw whales and dolphins... More