Jardín de Los Monos

Really nice and well run place. Excellent breakfast and perfect cleaning. Our room was very large and comfortable and we also enjoyed the pleasant swimming pool. The beautiful beach, just 2 minutes walking from the B&B, is very long and not busy at all (you can walk kilometres meeting almost nobody). The owner Lettika was always friendly and helpful. Jardin de los Monos can also be a good starting point for visiting the surroundings: we indeed visited Manuel Antonio National Park and Nauyaca waterfalls with 2 daytrip from there.

Since it was me who organized our trip in Costa Rica, I was particularly excited about this place. It surpassed all expectations! The spacious rooms with large beds and great shower, the beautiful pool and luxious garden, the delicious breakfast with an option of either the bread (secret recipe), the dutch pancake or the granola, and the hammocks for an extra relaxing time. But Jardín de Los Monos is so much more! After a 3 minute walk you're at the beach. No one in sight, the forest goes right up to the sand and the sea, although worthy of much respect, welcomes you with warm water. Both in the property and the surroundings there's sloths, monkeys, squirrels, frogs, iguanas and many birds. There are restaurants nearby, some walking distance and also a supermarket less than 1km away. We had spent 10 days doing tours and activities so we just enjoyed the surroundings but there's a lot to do, in 30mn or less you can be visiting a natural park or going on ziplines. There's also surf lessons and kayaks available just around the corner. But I leave the best for last: our hosts! Lettika and Gijs built this place with love and full of details. It's everywhere: from decorative details to how breakfast is served but mostly on how they make you feel welcomed. We loved staying at Jardín de Los Monos and we'll treasure it in our memory.

We really enjoyed our stay at the garden of the Monkeys. Letikka was a good hostess and communicated well with us before and during our stay. They have built a real nice compound with a beautiful pool that includes a swim up bar. The interiors are well designed and up to date w large bath and showers, including a frig. Beds are very comfortable. The breakfast consists of eggs, fruit and either pancakes or home made breads. The location is close ( 1/4 mi) to the beach, and has local monkeys and sloths hanging around. This a good home base for visiting Manuel Antonio Park, Domenical vicinity and the lovely Nayuaca waterfalls.