Avis Panorama: Vista Paradise – proceeds support Sustainability Demonstration Center

An amazing opportunity to immerse yourself in Costa Rica, the land, animals, and community. Stuart gave a wonderful tour of the integrated farm, and Alex was a lovely host sharing eggs, coffee, coconut, and laughs with us. The nearby river was a lovely place to relax and play between the rains. Thanks for sharing your beautiful space with us.

We enjoyed staying at the farm with our two kids while exploring the Monteverde area. The house was simply, but artistically decorated with natural log-plank furniture and murals of local wildlife. The farm dogs made friends with our kids, even our son who tends to be scared of dogs! Yes, it was rustic, but clean and welcoming! The open-to-the-outdoors "windows" are not uncommon and were just fine for us. Stuart communicated well with us before and during our stay, giving us a tour of the farm, sharing fruit and sugar cane with us, teaching our son how to make flying airplanes from one of the local plants and recommending a place to go horseback riding. The horseback ride to the thermal pool was one of our kids favorite things we did in the area. The location is quite rural, with true grocery stores found closer to Monteverde. We took advantage of having a dinner brought in by a neighbor and it was good with generous servings. We also ate breakfast at Om Cafe in Guacimal, which is affiliated with the farm, and it was delicious! The owner, Veronica, was lovely to chat with and connected us with a local artist who creates wonderful wood sculptures. She also gave suggestions for areas to explore right around Guacimal that we wish we'd had more time to explore. We enjoyed this house and would visit again, but we might look into their other property if we want to visit Monteverde for multiple days to avoid repeating that drive every day! Thanks for a great stay!

My family of 5 and 2 friends stayed here a week. We all fit. The kids loved feeding compost to the friendly farm animals and gathering citrus fruits and sugar Cane. They also loved the friendly farm dogs that followed us around. We had a great tour from Stuart when we first arrived and were excited to see a 3 day old foal. Alexander let us roam his farm and trails freely, and we saw way more wild animals here than in monteverde, including coati, Howlers, and an anteater. It's hotter and dryer here, but the river is very close and refreshing.. monteverde is 45 minutes on a beautiful drive and some local hot springs are about 20 minutes. This place is for people who like animals and nature, not for anyone who needs swans made out of towels. The wifi is good, the people are kind, and we had no biting insects, although we saw many amazing insects. We loved our stay here. As for beds, be aware that the bunkbed room is a twin and a full, not 2 twins and a full (it was a bit unclear).

The owners are lovely, kind people and I hate to write this negative review. The building has no windows, no screens, just open windows and wooden shutters. We checked out after one night and found two lovely modern hotel rooms in Santa Elena that for the same price that included a large breakfast. (Plus modern toilets, maid service etc.) I'm very used to rustic accommodations, but this was poor value for money.