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Reviews of Tree House Lodge 3 stars

200m de la Escuela , 70304 Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

#51 of 85 hotels in Puerto Viejo

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 60 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.6

  • Comfort

    8.5

  • Location

    8.9

  • Facilities

    8.6

  • Staff

    9.1

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free WiFi

    8.2

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  • Reviewed: 1 November 2023

    7.0
    Great Location & Unique Place
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Bungalow
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Needs updating. Kitchen sink faucet was wobbly. Bathroom outdated and only 1 room had ac.

    Proximity to beach.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 October 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 7 nights

    Owners could have been more friendly!! Sonia holds the place together,,, lovely lady !! X

    No Breakfast

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 September 2023

    9.0
    Fascinating, unique, relaxing adventure in nature
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The beach front was limited and a bit rough (waves, rocks, etc), but a short walk along the beach led to a calm cove with no rocks

    Very unique, private, wooded with wildlife and jungle all around. Hosts were amazing as well. Highly recommend

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2023

    8.0
    Overall good expierence.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Bungalow
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This property is located very close to the main road through town. We could here traffic all night.

    The proximity to the semi private beach.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 October 2022

    8.0
    We enjoyed our stay! The staff is excellent, and we would recommend this property
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Cottage
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The beds were very uncomfortable.

    This was a great location, close to activities and restaurants and very quiet location. The wildlife at the beach house was amazing!

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 22 September 2022

    8.0
    Beautiful quirky lodges, with the feeling of living in the jungle.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Family Bungalow
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The stadd were very helpful and the gardens were beautiful with many animals, right on the beach

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 14 May 2022

    8.0
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • TreeHouse Bungalow
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Not something I didn't like but something to be aware of - if you're a high maintenance traveler, you probably won't like it. If you're only used to luxury hotels, than this is probably a little on the rugged side. E.g. you will see bugs, its just part of staying in the jungle. Also, there was no soap, shampoo, or conditioner which would've been useful.

    It doesn't get cooler than staying in a jungle treehouse! I loved being around so much wildlife every day. I saw monkeys, toucans, macaws, iguanas, and all sorts of animals while I was there. It was incredible! The location is great. You can easily walk to restaurants nearby and also the beach, or there are bike rentals close by if you want to cycle. The staff are very helpful, friendly, and always quick to answer if you have any questions. The tree house itself was a lot of fun - I loved walking up the bridges to the main treehouse each day. It has a kitchen and grill if you want to cook your own food, hammock to laze in, two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Not the fanciest set up, but unique and a very cool experience.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 12 May 2022

    8.0
    Nice Place to be and really awesome Stuff (Marta and the Chef) 😉
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Bungalow
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    it was not as clean as we expected but it was ok

    It was really nice placed near the sea and the stuff was just awesome! we had little troubles with the gate but they solved the problem really quick and they were nice, especially Marta from the Service! Thank you for the Informations and the talks with you 😊👍🏽

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2022

    8.0
    Overall nice place to stay with great staff and unique accommodations
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Bungalow
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Little noisy in the the morning due to street traffic

    Not applicable

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 February 2022

    8.0
    Adventure Bus
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The A/C can only be turned on/off with a switch, there is no remote provided so the temperature is already set. It trips the breaker and doesn't really work well for long periods of time.

    This property has a few other houses on it but they're spread out and the space feels private. It has beach access and they provide beach towels for you. The bus has a cold drinking water dispenser & simple cooking can be done. We got to see 2 sloths on the property during our stay!

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: 28 November 2021

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • TreeHouse Bungalow
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    there could definitely be a better cleaning

    the house is great. although, there is only one room on the top of the tree. the other, rather normal room, is on the ground floor. the bathroom is great and also the hot tub was cool

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: 9 November 2021

    9.0
    An excellent property, quite out of the ordinary!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Bungalow
    • Stayed 1 night

    A very particular property with an excellent location, both quiet and close enough to good restaurants, general stores a wonderful beach... you name it!

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: 21 April 2024

    10
    Would highly recommend this lodge. The staff are fantastic. They go above and beyond for their guests to facilitate thin
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Suite with Garden View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The property is stunning. Very natural landscape and well maintained. Loved the walking trails within the property and that we had our own beach access. The suites are stunning! Loved the incorporation of nature into the structural design. All the extra amenities are great! Makes for a very comfortable and relaxing stay.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2024

    10
    Wonderful different with lots of things to explore for kids and adults
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Bungalow
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wonderful different with lots of things to explore for kids and adults

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 November 2023

    10
    Absolutely loved everything. My husband and I stayed in the bus. Also Sonja was extremely wonderful! We would come back
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Loved it all

    Absolutely beautiful! Saw so many little animals on the property

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2023

    3.0
    son got stung by a scorpio in the treehouse. Never again
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • TreeHouse Bungalow
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We stayed in treehouse, very old accommodation, needs up dating like all other accommodation there, son got stung by a scorpio in the treehouse. Never again

    Owners are nice people

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2023

    10
    Truly Lovely Tree House
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • TreeHouse Bungalow
    • Stayed 1 night

    Location was great - very quiet and close to the beach. The Tree House was wonderful. Unfortunately we could only stay one night and had to leave early.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 August 2023

    1.0
    DREADFULLY DISAPPOINTING AND NOT WORTH £1280/$1600 for 5 NIGHTS (and certainly not for 1 night!)
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Cottage
    • Stayed 1 night

    We arrived with our two teenage children expecting to spend 5 wonderful nights in the Beach House to round off a fantastic 6-centre trip to Costa Rica. However, after one dreadful night we had no other choice but to leave because of serious health and safety concerns about the filthy equipment and dilapidated appliances and the stained, mouldy and broken furniture inside and outside. The fridge and the toilet were on their last legs as were some external doors, which we were advised to kick to get them to open and close! There weren’t enough chairs to sit on inside the house and those outside were practically unusable due to mouldy, damp cushions or the hazardous decking. The lack of a mosquito net for the extra put- you-up bed is just plain wrong – do they think the array of nasty biting insects will take pity on the person using it?!!!!! The grounds were underwhelming and sadly the whole place had a run-down feel to it. In writing this review our hope is that no one else has to suffer the same massive shock and disappointment that we did when we arrived at Tree House Lodge. We so wish we’d taken the time to read all the reviews and not just rely on the overall score! We have attached some photographs to show that the photos provided by Tree House Lodge bare little resemblance to the reallity. We want to acknowledge that the owner has reimbursed us £145 (of the £1280 we paid out) We maintain that the 50% refund we asked for would have been much fairer and certainly more ethical. He has a no refunds policy (go figure!) and has refused to accept that we were badly misled about the accommodation we were purchasing. Pura vida! We refused the calamity that was Tree House Lodge spoil an otherwise wonderful holiday and we managed to find some amazing alternative accommodation. We just hope that the Tree House Lodge will use their windfall from gullible holiday makers like us to fund some much needed improvements to the Beach House.

    Tree House Lodge (and the Beach House specifically) must have been nice once, but not any longer. The owner and his staff were well meaning but their vision of eco-friendly accommodation fell far below the standards we found in the other eco-friendly places we stayed during our holiday (for example, Ecolirios, Guácimo and Los Pinos, Monteverde). The Beach House accommodation was one of the most expensive of our entire trip, but the simple truth is that it was shockingly bad - we have never stayed anywhere where the difference between what you pay and what you get is so utterly mismatched.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    loved it’s unique refurbished bus in the jungle. woke to howler monkeys daily

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 February 2023

    10
    unique addition to your Costa Rica trip
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Suite with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    nada :)

    this was the most unique hotel we’ve ever stayed in. sleeping here was incredible - you hear all the bugs and animals but none of them touch you :) one of a kind bath and jacuzzi inside. we had to book it again because we loved it so much! the owner is very involved and kind

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 January 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 5 nights

    They could work a bit on the beach access - bridges over the small river to make it look nicer and safer for the kids.

    We stayed in the bus and it was exceptional. Very friendly staff, clean, comfortable... Definitely something different! Beautiful beach, easy to get around, great for kids. We loved our stay here and would definitely go back.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 January 2023

    10
    A magical experience.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 3 nights

    We stayed in the School Bus. As a family with a daughter who is a fan of the US TV show The Magic School Bus it was perfect. The location really is incredibly beautiful. The secluded beach a minutes walk away. The wildlife was abundant with a sloth, iguanas, toucans and much more. Maria at reception was really helpful. We didn't want to leave and definitely want to go back.

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 27 November 2022

    10
    Would love to come back
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Bungalow
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We took the school-bus which was surprisingly spacious and comfortable. Private entry to the deserted beach. Safe and surrounded by garden.

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 23 November 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Villa
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No complaints.

    we took the “bus” which is fun and very comfortable. private garden leads directly to the pristine beach. there are beach chairs waiting for you. peace, light, lots of friendly animals to appretiate.

    Stayed in November 2022

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