Reviews of La Cusinga Lodge

Wow - what a welcome. Met at reception with cold towels and drinks. Sat down and given all the information we needed... whilst overlooking the Whale Tail visible from the bar area. The room, despite no aircon, was gorgeous, with a spacious bathroom and powerful shower. A beautiful view from the balcony too. Most of the time we had the pool all to ourselves, aside from visiting howler monkeys and quati mundi passing through. The food in the restaurant was always of great quality, and we even had a sloth visit one evening!!! All topped off with a sunset and happy hour cocktails watching the humming birds. Cannot recommend staying here enough. Beautiful

We stayed there for a week earlier this month. What a fantastic place all around! The hiking trails, views, room, food and staff were all absolutely amazing. We were very comfortable in our room and on the reception deck. We saw so many birds and animals just on the property! The sustainability model is more than just a logo for them.

We discovered La Cusinga in 2019 while staying nearby and had an amazing fresh tuna dinner in their restaurant. We knew then when we toured the grounds and enjoyed drinks in their comfy bar area with one of the world's best sunsets, that we wanted to return to stay here. so this time we built our 2-week, 4-location CR vacation around available dates at La Cusinga. No a/c so not for everyone, but I would not change a thing. The bungalows have fans and surround you with screened windows. Phenomenal sights and sounds. Nature immersion. They truly do combine sustainability, Costa Rican hospitality and living nature, plus perfect location. We enjoyed our interactions with the excellent servers in bar and restaurant (great food, ocean view and birds), felt welcome and happy, and look forward to returning.

Amazing place. It’s literally living luxury in the jungle. Amazing value for the amenities. Check out the natural pool in the jungle. Some monkey groups hang out around there too. But the thing that truly gives this place the fifth star is the service. I was waited on at the restaurant many times by Michael. He was professional, but could also tell he truly enjoyed serving guests. Major props to him :)

Slightly out of the beaten track, this place is amazing all round: service, facilities and a natural beauty spot not to be missed if you rather stay away from the busier commercial more popular locations. Not even the cold shower manage to dampen our overall rating! In total outstanding respect of the environment, peaceful, blissful... 10 out 10, amazing staff

This place has some amazing points that made our stay brilliant. The position in the forest overlooking the sea, the trails, the beach the pool area are amazing. What’s okay is the rooms, small and dark whilst traditional they lacked light, space and needed modernising a little. The restaurant wasn’t the best food so we ventured into Uvita instead. Breakfast food was okay but the view amazing. The restaurant staff were not always so friendly but the reception team amazing. All in all we had an amazing time here but wouldn’t stay again for points listed

A wonderful lodge 10 minutes drive south of Uvita. We stayed in room Jaguarundi, which was probably the best room there :) and is the featured photo on this website. Set up high on a ridge with sweeping views of the ocean and whale tail beach, the room was nice, with fans and a lovely balcony, and the beds were very comfortable with ample, proper foam pillows. The reception area is beautiful, with a large covered terrace with a bar offering sweeping panoramic views of the ocean and glorious sunsets. The breakfast was good, and had a range of European and local dishes. The staff were wonderful; Veronica and Hazel at reception were very nice, attentive, and friendly. The hotel also has extensive grounds, including a beautiful, quiet covered swimming pool including a shallow end great for young kids, and a 5 minute walk will take you to a natural pool set in the forest (1.5m deep) where a lovely small rapid/ river flows into it - and there was no one there. One big bonus - the lodge has exclusive access to Arco beach - this is a large beautiful, very quiet beach, with a fun cave and a natural waterfall shower - the path down is well maintained by the lodge. As this beach is only accessible through this lodge, or by the public who have to hike through the forest from another beach, or by your own private boat, this beach is very quiet. There are also hiking trails on the property, but the longest one was not easy and was not well marked. (This is something the hotel could improve on). However for the general public, all the main trails were very very well maintained, especially the ones close to the main hotel. As this hotel is 10 minutes drive from the main Uvita/Bahia city, unless you have your own car, you are limited to eating at the restaurant (which we did all but one) unless you take a taxi to the town. The restaurant served high quality food and the service was quick. Some feedback for improvements - there is no fridge in the Superior Room - would be great to have one - although the staff were very happy to store our personal drinks in their kitchen, and would also be good to have a laundry service by the Kilogram (or one free service per 3 night stay for example), rather than charging $2 to wash a pair of socks. Overall, a really great lodge and stay!

The place has a nice view and good food, although the breakfast menu could be improved. However, a young man named Ocellaris, who claimed to be the owner, harassed my husband and friends, who were visiting the country, trying to persuade us to go to a party. We found this strange and dangerous, and we felt uncomfortable and harassed the entire time since we had no interest in attending any party. The place claims to be peaceful, but it is not, especially for young people and children. We wanted to speak with the management and asked the staff, but they informed us that the young man is indeed the owner. If you are traveling with family or alone, I do not recommend this place. It is not eco-friendly either, as we saw beer cans on the path to the pool, posing a risk to the wildlife.

Amazing place, howsome océan view, very nice staff and service, delicious food and cocktails Nice walks to the sea, waterfall, in the jungle etc Very exotic. We saw sloths, monkeys colibris tucans … Nice sunset over thé océan … paradise on earth ! We highly recommend

La Cusinga Lodge is for me the best place to watch wildlife in Uvita, in particular howler monkeys, they live on the property and chances are good that you can watch them. Unfortunately this year I booked a hotel in the mountains but I didn‘t know that there are no monkeys, you can only see birds there. Thus I returned to Cusinga Lodge for lunch, I walked the trails on the property and I was happy to see a howler monkey family. The property is so beautiful and the staff at La Cusinga Lodge and the restaurant are very friendly. Next time in Uvita I‘ll definitely return to La Cusinga Lodge.

The location alone is worth gold. It is really fantastic, full of tropical jungles and with access to a practically private beach. It borders the Marino Ballena National Park. The rooms are rustic, but well done, with lots of use of river stones, solid wood beams, flowers, plants. The restaurant and viewpoint is the best, with a 360º view from where you can even see the whale's tail.

Since it is the beginning of the rainy season , we were greeted at our car by Veronica with umbrellas in hand! Escorted to the main check in , which is NOT the building that has Reception on it. Another gentleman was waiting with the juice as mentioned in many other’s reviews. Was given a quick rundown on the property - had to take picture on phone , was not provided hand held map- and then escorted to room. The room was gorgeous ! Large , warm tones , awesome view with private balcony over looking the jungle with views of the Whales tail. The bathroom was quite large with noted “flintstone” decor . Basically rocks - which feel good on the bottom of you feet. Had a very hard time figuring out the hot water - in our room - The Trogon - the trick is down down on handles . But you will have to wait a while for the water to get warm . CR does like their rain shower heads …… Note no AC at this property . Every room had high ceiling fans and then extra fans that you could place directly on you at night - yet every things ends up a little damp. Slept okay with fan directly on me. Full Breakfast included with many choices . Dinner a little on pricey side -$80 for 2 persons with only one drink. Went for hike on property - 1.4 hour . A few places to stop and look at view , takes you down near the water’s edge. You can walk to beach or waterhole , but did not have time to do that. Wi-Fi in rooms and common areas . Large overlook with rocking chairs - I think this was my favorite part of this location. The location has a pool, but feels remote from the rooms although it really is close .

This was the last hotel in our Costa Rica adventure - and kept up the high standards The staff were all very friendly and helpful, and our room was perfect for what we needed. The design made us feel like we were living IN the rainforest We went to sleep at night to the sound of crickets and cicadas and woke to the sounds of toucans and howler monkeys!!! We really never knew what we were going to see next (tortoise, HUGE iguana, green tree snake and so many different birds (including Cusingas!) So many memories to take home

Had lunch at the restaurant. Excellent service and food. I had a great hamburger with fries. Very good. Had a table with stunning views of the Pacific. Would definitely eat here again. Reasonably priced. The menu has a variety of different cuisines.