Encantada Guest House

We are so glad we went to stay at EncantadaArenal with Marty and Nita ! They were such great hosts Everything was neat and clean and well organized They were so helpful to us with recommendations for where to visit, local restaurants, activities, scheduling help, etc They came to the delicious breakfast every morning with us and other guests and we enjoyed that a lot. I would recommend this for couples looking for privacy and personalized service at a gorgeous property in the rainforest

We stayed in the Parrot Room of the main B&B rather than the holiday cottage, but wanted to leave a review of our amazing stay with Marty, Nita and their pets Wonderful hosts who have thought of everything in the home they’ve designed, built and clearly love. The parrot room itself has all that you need for the stay, including fridge with some welcome drinks, a comfy (massive) bed and other essentials (binoculars, sunscreen, poncho etc). The shower is powerful and just needs a little second to warm up and water from the taps is drinkable. We also enjoyed sitting right outside with the little table/chair or the hammock swing with the nature sounds and views. Breakfast each morning was one of the nicest we have enjoyed, prepared freshly by Priscila. The best omelettes I’ve had with such good taste inside and out, plus a full range of other options (you select the night before whatever you fancy) Nita and Marty encouraged us to enjoy the property “as our home”, and we had a lovely day staying by the pool with the idyllic volcano views. There is a little trail on the property that runs down to a creek and we enjoyed seeing various wildlife (birds, lizards, frogs) right on the doorstep We also took advantage of the ability to arrange massages on-site with Julie which was super relaxing with the natural soundtrack of the forest. For Christmas dinner, we arranged for Mira to cook for us as offered for a private dining and again, we had a delicious set of courses which left us stuffed and ready to roll back to our room The road to the property will be easier in a SUV/4x4 (like many in Costa Rica), but again Marty/Nita planned everything and have blocks to help with traction when wet and we saw motorbike and sedan make it fine - the flip side of being closer to the forest out of the village. That said, it’s a quick 5min drive to a number of great restaurants locally (we tried the full list of suggestions during our stay and had great food everywhere) Overall a fantastic stay with wonderful hosts, delicious food, private nature and volcano views from the doorstep. You don’t need anything else!