Rancho Margot Sustainable & Self Sufficient Eco Lodge

We went here for a few days of our honeymoon in Costa Rica and it was absolutely amazing. The grounds are absolutely beautiful, there are a few friendly dogs that live on property that were the cutest, and they do all types of tours, soap making etc. The included food was very good and the bartender Anthony was absolutely amazing as was the younger gentleman working with him I don't remember his name. We felt super comfortable and had an amazing time. The do not have AC but that did not bother us at all because there were fans and we were very comfortable. There's a cute little breakfast area to sit outside with each cabin and a comfy hammock. The pools were beautiful as well. I would have to say this is not a super super fancy place if that is what you're looking for but if you're looking for an Eco resort and some education this place was awesome.

Rancho Margot was fabulous! We stayed in the house -- my husband and I, my parents, and our five year old. Everything was comfortable and felt like we were really away from it all. All the staff were incredibly friendly and our kid could be independent in a way we felt completely safe for him. Good food, fun pool, the yoga was great....

The place is beautiful, the food excellent and the staff very good. Yoga classes twice a day and the most interesting philosophy regarding nature and sustainability. I recommend for families, solo or couples. Anyone will love the atmosphere.

We stayed here for 5 days with our 2 year old. Great rooms, clean and nice patio to relax, really good crib for our son to sleep in. Cools down at night so you dont need AC. Good house keeping also. Great location, really thought through place! Lot of activities on camp. Nice swimmingpool, heated and a cold one. Great food, fresh ingredients and well prepared, really tasty! And great service too. Super friendly staff. They made a playground connected to the dining place so kids can go and play around! We really enjoyed our stay, its such a beautiful location and super nice staff. 10/10

I wanted to love this place. The good: very wild, beautiful setting, dogs on the grounds, other families aplenty, a little playground my child enjoyed. The bad: hard beds, gaps in doors that let bugs in. We requested mosquito nets but one was too small, another fell on us during the night. Cold showers, broken coffee press, mediocre to ok food. No hospitality or knowledgeable employees in site. Room felt kind of dingy. We love to camp but we’re not looking to do that here, and for what we paid, it felt like a rip off.

We did largely enjoy our time in Rancho Margot, but did not feel the was sufficient correspondence between price and quality. We enjoyed the farm tour but it was very evident that the place is nowhere near the self-sufficiency that is their key marketing claim. The farm largely depends on young volunteers for the customer facing operations- we did not have interaction with anyone over 30 and while that in and of itself is fine, we did find that the service mindset of the people was lacking - taking the cost in consideration. We spend 5 nights - 3 would have been sufficient

Wow, what an experience at Rancho Margot! It is located literally at the end of the road in the jungle by Arenal Volcano. It is kind of hard to get to but once there you enter a different world. It is close to Sky Adventure park, the butterfly conservatory, and Lake Arenal. Be prepared to drive about 5 km down a rutted dirt road to get there but our 2WD sedan made it with careful navigation around potholes and downed trees. Super friendly staff. Can't wait to go back!

We stayed at Rancho Margot for 2 nights as part of our honeymoon. The rooms are an excellent size, with a fantastic balcony view. Recommend you take the lift up to your room with your luggage, it's quite a walk (fine with no bags, harder with bags!). We spent an afternoon reading and listening to the birds on the balcony as it was raining very hard. This was a super relaxing experience and we heard so many different birds (recommend using Merlin!). The facilities in the room are great and the beds are very comfy. The highlight of the trip for us was the farm tour - our guide was so knowledgeable and we learned so much about the sustainable ethos of the farm. It is really impressive work they are doing here and we left feeling inspired to get out in our own garden. A special thanks goes to our guide for this tour - he was fantastic. The food is served buffet style at all times - it was always tasty, particularly the salad which was all homegrown. We also really enjoyed the speciality cocktail at the bar! The facilities are good - we enjoyed using both pools, but the pictures are slightly deceiving as the swim up bar is not currently in operation. We also took the kayaking tour and the night tour - both were slightly disappointing unfortunately. We saw very little on the night tour (one frog and a hummingbird nest) which was slightly disappointing given the location and the fact it was $50 for 2 of us. I appreciate that is nature, but given the cost, we were hoping to see slightly more. It was pouring with rain whilst we were kayaking (can't be helped!) but our guide didn't give us any explanation on technique for the kayak, we just got in and headed off. We had kayaked before so no biggie, but one to be mindful of if you are a beginner! It's also not much of a tour, you paddle straight out and back. On our final night, we were sat between two couples celebrating (we were also celebrating our honeymoon and had noted it on our reservation). Both other couples were brought cake and celebrated by the staff, but we were left out. It's not a problem as it wasn't something we had arranged specifically, and you can't expect a free celebration! Just was a slight shame, given we had made the same note in our reservation and we happened to be sat next to them both. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful, and you really get a communal feel here. We enjoyed our stay despite the rain. 2 nights was the perfect amount of time for us here.