We spent five nights at this lovely lodge. First off, I cannot say enough good things about the staff. They were all so friendly, welcoming, and extremely helpful with all of our questions that came up. They were also incredibly organized in helping to plan our daytrips, including transportation with the pick-up/drop off at the Puerto Jimenez airport – even when we changed our arrival time as we were able to catch an earlier flight into Puerto Jimenez. Additionally, we were so impressed by Carlos – the nature guide, who found and identified the various bats, frogs, tarantulas and scorpions on our night walk (a must-do activity) and the various monkey troops and birds on our day walk with him. Carlos was gifted in being able to imitate the various sounds of the frogs and monkeys, and even had frogs respond to his calls, which was fun to listen to. He is a wealth of information and he had an amazing ability of locating birds and animals at a distance with his spotting scope. Breakfasts and lunches included a menu, and dinners were buffet that included a range of different types of food to accommodate different taste preferences. There was also a bar that had the most amazing passion fruit margaritas among other drinks. As for the insects, we had come prepared for lots of mosquitoes with heavy duty Deet, but to our surprise, we were only bitten a few times at sunset. For a jungle that is pretty good – albeit, we were there in the dry season. We were thankful not to see any spiders or scorpions in our cabana. Our cabana had screens, but there were places for spiders and insects to get through if they wanted, but we had no problems. We did have a hummingbird that came into our cabana one morning, when I left the door open, which was exiting, although he/she was able to find it’s way out. Our cabana (Manglillo) did have an electrical outlet for charging our phones, and the small fans by our bed. We had a king size bed that was comfortable, and view of the ocean below. It was quiet, except for the occasional discussion between the Macaws in the surrounding trees. I had hoped to be woken up by howler monkeys, but no such luck. It was a good reminder that we cannot always plan which wild animals we will see or hear on any trip. Additionally, the toilet and sink were inside and the shower outside in a private area. The water was hot enough for us, although we enjoyed a cooler shower given the heat. The cabana does come supplied with shampoo/conditioner and gel. There was no wi-fi in the cabanas, although I could send a text without pictures, from the cabana, and we could catch up on emails and posts at the main lodge. We also did see lots of spider monkeys on the grounds, and Coati’s, which were fun to see. When flying into Puerto Jimenez, there is a 30 lb weight limit for checked luggage. Surprisingly we managed with only 25 lbs. There is apparently laundry service at the lodge, but we were able to do some laundry in the sink and hang clothes out t
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