Lapa Rios

This was my photo from the plane - holds 8 people, small but colorful views everywhere. Very exciting as this was my first plane with the propeller in the front.

Room was a real surprise - bed was the comfiest ever - the whole wall was a screen so feels like you are in outside the whole time. The best thing is hearing all the animals from your bed…howler monkeys, macaws, loads of birds and frogs. Private deck with hammock and loungers, ceiling fans, indoor/outdoor showers with organic toiletries - housekeeping 2x a day and lovely turn down service with candles left burning at night.

Restaurant is open to the outside - food was awesome! Never ceases to amaze you. Breakfast - try the pancakes! Lunch and dinner menus changed every day!
*Lots of vegetarian and vegan options - freshest fruit and vegetables.

Lapa Rios are protecting the rainforest. We took a sustainability tour with our new friends Izzi and Georgi. We then each were able to take a seedling of an endangered tree and plant them in the secondary rainforest to keep the native trees growing where they should be. So cool. We dedicated them to people we love.

The best way to start the day - the hotel team delivered hot chocolate for us and coffee for Mum everyday and left it outside our room. You can sit on your private deck and watch the sunrise on the beautiful horizon. In the morning, you hear cicadas, crickets, macaws, howler monkeys and many other animals while you watch the sun come up. Nature’s alarm clock. Afternoon cocktail delivery available for Mum too!

The pool is directly in the sun but with cabanas for shade. Looks out across the rainforest to the ocean and you can see the surfers. Frozen lemonade and passionfruit smoothies with the seeds in were delicious beyond this world.

Yoga deck - A place for parents to get away (from their kids!) and grab a bit of peace. But too much fun to have time to relax.

Before sunrise you can go on an early bird tour. We went birdwatching with binoculars and telescopes and the guides showed us loads of animals. All the local kids go by on their way to the school the hotel built for the community. We took some pencils and erasers to give to
the school. The guide hut has loads of boots you can borrow to hike the trails.

The beach is so close to walk to it is ridiculous. Loads of crabs, lizards and monkeys in the trees. There is good surf and guests can get boards and surfing lessons.

Lots of hikes to go on…best is the night walk in the rainforest. They lend you flashlights and you see tarantulas, scorpions and frogs and our guide picked up a snake!

Taking a shower outside feels like you are in the jungle in the rain! You can shower and the birds are flying over your head and calling to you. Solar heated hot water on private deck with organic locally made shower products.