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Beoordelingen van La Selva Biological Station

3 out of 5
La Selva Biological Station
De Rancho Robertos 28 km carretera, Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí, Horquetas, Las Horquetas, Heredia

Beoordelingen

9,0

Fantastisch

Gastenscore: 10 - Uitstekend. 34 van 60 beoordelingen" "
Gastenscore: 8 - Goed. 20 van 60 beoordelingen" "
Gastenscore: 6 - Redelijk. 4 van 60 beoordelingen" "
Gastenscore: 4 - Matig. 2 van 60 beoordelingen" "
Gastenscore: 2 - Ontzettend slecht. 0 van 60 beoordelingen" "

8,8/10

Netheid

9,0/10

Personeel en service

7,8/10

Voorzieningen

8,2/10

Staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten

9,8/10

Milieuvriendelijkheid

Beoordelingen

10/10 – Uitstekend

Geverifieerde reiziger

Reisde met partner
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Midden in het bos, hele relaxte sfeer tussen studenten, vriendelijk personeel en hele leuke gids! De slaap lokatie is ook prima en schoon. Veel dieren gespot op de mooie wandelingen. Eten wat de pot schat en dat was prima! Wij hebben een heerlijk verblijf gehad!
1 nacht verbleven in juli 2021

4/10 – Matig

Geverifieerde reiziger

Negatief: Staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
3 nachten verbleven in maart 2020

8/10 – Goed

Donna

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
2 nachten verbleven in januari 2024

8/10 – Goed

James, Decatur

Reisde met partner
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service
Heaven for birders; we saw 115 species in two days of hiking mostly paved trails. rooms are spartan but clean, with good hot showers and porches looking into the forest. The mattresses in our unit need replacing, and one of the ceiling fan lights could not be turned off-- apeoblem in units without air conditioning.
3 nachten verbleven in februari 2024

10/10 – Uitstekend

Allison

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Very kind, welcoming, and helpful staff. Beautiful and biodiverse place with cozy cute cabins to stay in.
1 nacht verbleven in november 2023

8/10 – Goed

Geverifieerde reiziger

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service en comfort kamer
2 nachten verbleven in november 2023

10/10 – Uitstekend

Philippe

Positief: Staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten, comfort kamer
2 nachten verbleven in oktober 2023

10/10 – Uitstekend

Noland

Reisde met een groep
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
This property was especially excellent because of its hospitality, value, and quiet, non-touristy environment. Right when we arrived to check in, the staff were smiling and welcoming. They made us feel at home during our stay, and every time we would see them they would be happy to see us. For the price of this stay, there was so much value. Access to a large property, breakfast included, as well as a 3 hour private tour with Octavio. Even though I traveled with a friend with much knowledge in herping, Octavio was excellent at spotting species for us. He was funny and also interested in what we had to say. Being on this property was also nice because most of the people were biologists and researchers from universities. I really enjoyed the non-touristy environment of the area. I would definitely stay again, so much to see and do!

10/10 – Uitstekend

Xihong

1 nacht verbleven in maart 2023

10/10 – Uitstekend

Lindsay

Reisde met partner
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Absolutely gorgeous place, a little off the beaten path but definitely worth the trip
2 nachten verbleven in februari 2023

10/10 – Uitstekend

Clara

Reisde met partner
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Delighted in being within nature setting; Day and night exposure to animal sounds, and Convenience to food services.
3 nachten verbleven in januari 2023

8/10 – Goed

Claudie

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Expérience incroyable et authentique grâce à des scientifiques qui partagent leur savoir et font découvrir de nombreuses variétés d’oiseaux
2 nachten verbleven in januari 2023

10/10 – Uitstekend

John

Positief: Personeel en service
1 nacht verbleven in januari 2023

10/10 – Uitstekend

Angela

Reisde met een groep, Reisde met partner
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
What a unique experience! The room included breakfast and a ~2 hour guided tour of the reserve. The rooms (with bunk beds) and the food/dining hall were bare bones, think summer camp vibes, but a summer camp where you are awakened by howler monkeys and tucans. Recommended!

8/10 – Goed

Lesley

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten en comfort kamer
1 nacht verbleven in november 2022

8/10 – Goed

Lesley

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten en comfort kamer
2 nachten verbleven in november 2022

10/10 – Uitstekend

Lawrence

Reisde met partner
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
This is a working biological station with some overnight options, not a hotel. Jean Carlos in Reception was friendly and helpful. We came here to see the flora and fauna and were not disappointed, we only wish we had booked a longer stay! We had a great Natural History hike with Joel and were able to walk the trails at will. The food was good and filling. We hope to return and stay longer, we were here for 2 nights.
2 nachten verbleven in mei 2022

8/10 – Goed

jeanne

Positief: Netheid, staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Negatief: Comfort kamer
4 nachten verbleven in januari 2022

10/10 – Uitstekend

Carol

Reisde met familie
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Most beautiful and respectfully treated forest I've seen in Costa Rica. Quiet. Excellent place for those who love the flora, fauna, and land of Costa Rica.
2 nachten verbleven in januari 2022

10/10 – Uitstekend

Brynn

Reisde met partner
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
A great place to stay to see wildlife in its natural habitat. The accommodations are rustic and if you don't have a car, the walk is about 15 minutes on a concrete path to the rooms (just FYI). You get one guided tour with your stay, but we also booked a private night walk that was definitely worth doing.
1 nacht verbleven in december 2021

8/10 – Goed

Atriya

Reisde met familie
Overall a good but itchy experience;)
We booked our stay from hotels.com. If you do that they don’t include some amenities and we had to pay extra for that. You are in middle of a rainforest, so LOTS OF BUGS in the rooms and bathroom. We had two types of bug spray but neither was very effective;) We didn’t have warm water to shower. It was very cold, not sure if all the rooms were like that or not. Nature walks are beautiful, but you need a guide to be able to actually see animals, as they somehow know where the animals are;)
1 nacht verbleven in december 2021

10/10 – Uitstekend

Alyssa

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
7 nachten verbleven in december 2021

10/10 – Uitstekend

Sarah

Reisde met partner
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
This is the place to go if you want to see wildlife! I've never seen such diversity of birds, frogs, mammals, etc! The plants are incredible as well. The staff are incredibly kind and accommodating and the food is delicious! This is an ecolodge where researchers are frequently conducting field work, so it is an amazing authentic rainforest experience!
3 nachten verbleven in november 2021

10/10 – Uitstekend

Laura L

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten en comfort kamer
Love this off the beaten path kind of place. This is a biological research station built for accommodating groups of peolpe. It is not frilly hotel with all the amenities. It is old school with metal doors that will lock you out easily, double bed and bunk beds under a high ceiling with fans, screen only windows, and a large desk and work space. There is a private bathroom with a shower a private balcony that overlooks the rain forest. The wifi is strong, the water is hot, towels and sheets are provided and the bed was more comfortable that many in Europe. Basic room, but comfortable. Meals were provided in a covered pavilion only a short kilometer walk away along a gorgeous, wide "stone" path through the rainforest with the birdsong accompanying you. (You can also drive to the food pavilion as well.) One, 3 hour guided nature tour is provides with your stay with an expert local guide. We watched a mama sloth move around with her baby and saw a yellow pit viper (my two wishes). Also saw so many birds and frogs and insects. It was one of the best guided tours I have been on in Central America, as the guide was very educated on the flora and fauna and knowledgeable on the local culture as well. Due to Covid, there were not a lot of people here, but I did come across a few researchers as I hiked the extensive trails. The staff went out of their way to help me with onward travel plans and gave good tips on dining out. Would definitely stay here again.
2 nachten verbleven in januari 2021

10/10 – Uitstekend

Geverifieerde reiziger

Reisde met een groep
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Very good maintained property with many excellent hiking trails.
2 nachten verbleven in maart 2021

10/10 – Uitstekend

Geverifieerde reiziger

3 nachten verbleven in februari 2021

8/10 – Goed

Marco

Reisde met partner
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service
Zimmer sind sehr einfach gehalten. Aber das Ambiente in der Forschungsstation ist super. Essen günstig und gut.
2 nachten verbleven in december 2020

10/10 – Uitstekend

Geverifieerde reiziger

Reisde met een groep
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Superbe endroit lové dans une belle réserve accessible ( en partie)mais aussi une bonne nourriture pour un prix correct.
1 nacht verbleven in februari 2020

10/10 – Uitstekend

Geverifieerde reiziger

3 nachten verbleven in maart 2020

6/10 – Redelijk

Geverifieerde reiziger

Reisde met familie
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Negatief: Voorzieningen
It is a biological station open to visitors which is fantastic. However they had no record of our reservation. Questions at reception were answered by "this is not a hotel". The rooms were fine but extemely basic. For instance the pillows were like bags of cement. The cafeteria food was expensive and forgetable. The wilife and trails were terrific.
1 nacht verbleven in februari 2020

8/10 – Goed

Geverifieerde reiziger

Reisde met partner
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Accommodations are basic but adequate and very clean. Meals are cafeteria style and the food was never very hot.
5 nachten verbleven in januari 2020

8/10 – Goed

Zoe, Somerset, UK

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Great to stay at the heart of ecological research. Amazing free 3 hour morning nature-spotting walk with Luis. Food good and lovely atmosphere with other birders and researchers. Well situated. We were in a 6 bunk private room with bathroom.
2 nachten verbleven in januari 2020

8/10 – Goed

Joanne, St. James City, FL

Reisde met partner
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Peaceful & quiet room overlooking trees. It was raining most of the time so the animal life was less active. Would go back during dry season.
2 nachten verbleven in december 2019
Reactie van Aixia Rojas op 23 dec 2019
Dear Joanne, Thank you much for your visit, we hope you can visit us again!

8/10 – Goed

Geverifieerde reiziger

3 nachten verbleven in december 2019
Reactie van Aixia R. op 10 dec 2019
Thank you very much for your visit! :)

10/10 – Uitstekend

Gary

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten en comfort kamer
La Selva
excellent
1 nacht verbleven in oktober 2019
Reactie van Aixia R. op 24 okt 2019
Dear Gary, Thank you so much for your support to save the tropics, we are pleased to give you as much as we can. Hope to see you again! :)

8/10 – Goed

Geverifieerde reiziger

Reisde met partner
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Very basic rooms which could be much better as not cheap to stay at and no reason to be so basic with the infrastructure in place. But you are here for the nature which is perfect.
1 nacht verbleven in oktober 2019
Reactie van Aixia R. op 28 okt 2019
Dear guest, Thank you for your visit, we offer two room rates, full board and breakfast only, additionally we gave you a courtesy guided walk for three hours with our best guides. Fortunately you enjoyed the nature inside the forest, our gem La Selva. Best regards,

6/10 – Redelijk

Jeanie, Toronto Ontario , Canada 🇨🇦

Reisde met een groep
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service
Not enough sheets .. the accommodations were a little sparse , but for our stay there to photo birds was and our guide Jorge was great👍
1 nacht verbleven in september 2019
Reactie van Aixia R. op 23 sep 2019
Dear Jeanie, Thank you so much for your visit, we are pleased to know that you enjoyed with Jorge in the courtesy guided walk for three hours that we gave you. Hope to see you in the future, and next time, please tell to our receptionist that you want extra sheets during your stay! ;)

8/10 – Goed

François

Positief: Netheid
Confort sommaire et excellents guides naturaliste
Excellent pour les guides, qui sont de vrais naturalistes connaissant parfaitement leur sujet et leur environnement. Ça change des pseudo-biologistes qui racontent parfois n’importe quoi aux touristes. À faire si vous aimez la nature, car c’est un peu à l’écart et d’un confort rudimentaire - mais tout y est : ventilo, eau chaude, et honnêtes repas de cantine.
1 nacht verbleven in augustus 2019

8/10 – Goed

PATRICE

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten en comfort kamer
En pleine nature et loin de la ville
Séjour agréable dans un environnement en pleine nature. Les logements sont fonctionnels et la nourriture en self service est bonne tout en se rapprochant de celle d'une cantine de bon niveau avec café,eau fraiche et eau chaude à volonté toute la journée. Des visites avec des ornithologues sont possibles en Français.
2 nachten verbleven in juli 2019

8/10 – Goed

Lester, Silver Spring, Maryland USA

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
No A/C or heating -- ceiling fans and screened windows in use. While breakfast was included, this is not a B&B. It is an academic institution, not a tourist resort. My room was a 1 km walk from the reception/food service area. That being said, I had to option of driving to a closer access point. It is also gated with armed guards. This property is a good option for automobile-free enthusiasts. Birders and biological sciences personality types.
1 nacht verbleven in mei 2019
Reactie van Aixia R. op 22 mei 2019
Dear Lester, Thank you for your comments about our Biological Station. We are the perfect place for nature lovers, there are 16 kilometers of paved trails to see birds, trees, mammals and a lot more! Our goal is to keep working to save our tropical forest; ecotourism help us to maintain our magical place. Warm regards, La Selva Team

10/10 – Uitstekend

Geverifieerde reiziger

3 nachten verbleven in februari 2019

10/10 – Uitstekend

Geverifieerde reiziger

Reisde met een groep
Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, voorzieningen en staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
This is a great place to see animals and birds. There are trails of different levels set out, some are paved. You can walk alone or hire a guide. Birding is terrific here and we saw frogs, snakes, sloths, peccaries, monkeys, iguanas etc. It was a wonderful experience.
3 nachten verbleven in februari 2019

4/10 – Matig

Geverifieerde reiziger

Reisde met partner
Negatief: Staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten
Overpriced. Terrible food. Guide was soso. Would not refund for hikes not taken. Armored guards was weird. Other than the wealth of Flora and fauna it was not a pleasant stay.
2 nachten verbleven in december 2018

10/10 – Uitstekend

Geverifieerde reiziger

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten en comfort kamer
À recommander . Magnifique expérience. Visite guidée passionnante
1 nacht verbleven in december 2018
Reactie van Aixia R. op 26 dec 2018
Thank you so much for your preference! Hope to see you soon! :)

10/10 – Uitstekend

ELIZABETHj

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service
Marvellous
This is not an hotel.It is a centre for scientific research with an amazing facility for others to get a glimpse.The room was very basic (and a longish walk from the canteen);the food was also very simple,but the access to acres of protected area for birds and other wildlife was superb. We had a memorable guided tour included too. We would happily return and would now also seek out similar accommodation to include in a mixed bag(allowing for some nights of more comfort too!)
Reactie van Aixia R. op 25 apr 2018
Dear Elizabeth, Thank you so much for sharing. We appreciate your preference and we are more than glad you enjoyed this gem. ¡Hope to having you in the future!

6/10 – Redelijk

Geverifieerde reiziger

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service
Negatief: Comfort kamer
Great birding at La Selva. Sleeping at night was challenging due to no a/c.
2 nachten verbleven in maart 2018
Reactie van Aixia R. op 17 apr 2018
Thank you very much for your visit!

8/10 – Goed

Angelika, Bickenbach

Positief: Netheid, staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten en comfort kamer
Einmalige Gelegenheit im Regenwald zu logieren
Als Gast in La Selva hat man die Möglichkeit, das Wegesystem im Regenwald zu nutzen mit einmaligen Tier- und Pflanzenbeobachtungen.
5 nachten verbleven in januari 2018
Reactie van Aixia R. op 30 jan 2018
Thank you for sharing dear Angelika, hope to see you again!

8/10 – Goed

Geverifieerde reiziger

Positief: Personeel en service
3 nachten verbleven in december 2017

10/10 – Uitstekend

Peter, Toronto

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten en comfort kamer
La Selva
La selva is a gem. The staff helped me so many times that I am eternally grateful to them. The park is simply amazing.
2 nachten verbleven in december 2017
Reactie van Aixia R. op 13 dec 2017
Dear Peter, We are grateful for your support, your thoughts make us so happy, thanks for your preference for the OTS La Selva Biological Station. The best from your friends in Costa Rica

10/10 – Uitstekend

Cheryl

Positief: Netheid, personeel en service, staat van de accommodatie en faciliteiten en comfort kamer
Fantastic finish to Costa Rica tour
To get the best access to many trails in the rain forest this is the best place to stay. Accimodations include buffet breakfast and a fantastic rainorest guide with scope for 3 hours.
1 nacht verbleven in november 2017
Dear Cheryl, Thank you so much for sharing your experience, we are extremely happy to be your last spot in Costa Rica and to offer you an amazing place with 16 kilometers of paved trails to see different species. Hope to see you in the future, best wishes from the OTS La Selva Biological Station! Pura Vida!