Rio Chirripo

Everything. A little bit of paradise. accommodation special, pre- breakfast of pastries a lovely touch, food delicious and fresh. simply lovely.

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The food here is so good, delicious . One of my favorite places to stay in Costa Rica . Hot tubs , river dips , amazing food & wonderful staff. Oh and the garden , sublime 💖

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Gorgeous grounds. Attention to detail in every corner of the architecture. Great, professional staff. Wonderful massages. Our room sat above a roaring river. We loved the pool and hot tubs. Delicious food.

Almost everything in we ate during the fixed dinners was delicious. One night the soup was so salty that we couldn't eat it- we thought it was a surprising quality control flop given how good everything else was.

10/10 for the staff, they are all very friendly and helpful 8/10 for the rooms, as they were spacious, the beds were very comfortable, and the views excellent - the worst part was the obvious damp / mould in places and the sheer number of creepy crawlies (way more than any other of the 5 hotels we stayed in during our trip).

4/10 for the food, the meals are at set times (dinner at 7.30pm, although they also do an unadvertised dinner at 6.30pm IF you say this is too late), there is no choice (it's a set 4-course meal) that has to be booked in advance (leaving no flexibility), you only get minimal information in advance (e.g. whether it's vegetables, fish or chicken that day), and the course are very eclectic (think 'vegan chocolate and avocado mouse' being served after a meat main course). All 4 courses are served and finished in 40 mins (you are working to their timetable!) and portion sizes are pitiful. Similarly breakfast, it is still prescriptive apart from 2 choices for 'main' (never had a spicy chicken salad or lasagne for breakfast, well you will here!). Outside of breakfast and dinner they don't serve anything apart from a packed lunch and the nearnest restaurant is a 1hr round trip walk away. 3/10 for location. We came without a car, and I wouldn't recommend anyone without a car staying here, it's a 2hr round trip walk to the entrance to the cloud forest (which made the whole walk 6hrs), a 2.5hr round trip walk to the entrance to the hotels nature reserve (making the whole walk 4 hours), and its a 1hr round trip walk to restaurants if you want food outside of breakfast and dinner. The hotels only proposed solution was that they get a local (not a licensed taxi) to drive us the 4km for $40!