Lodges in Isla Violin

We can highly recommend staying at Sabalo Lodge. Anouk and Kevin were amazing hosts and we felt always very welcomed and taken care of. Breakfast and Dinner were great, Kevin is a great chef and especially his tuna tartar and beef were amazing. The surrounding is wonderful - jungle life a lots of animals and we took the chance to use the canoes they provide for free. We didn't need to take care about bookings for sightseeing. Anouk and Kevin arranged that for us and we had a great experience with the night boat tour in the mangroves or the tour to Corcovado. Even when we returned to our car, which we left in Sierpe, we had a chance to do a mangrove tour seeing a lot of animals. their captain Melvin found every animal even if they were hiding and took us close to them. We will definitely come back when visiting Costa Rica again.

From the start a wonderful experience. The beautiful rooms are very clean and have serene view into the jungle to spot wildlife directly from your balcony! The amazing staff goes above and beyond and made our stay exceptional with delicious breakfast and dinners, tour transfers, and tips for beaches, hikes and more. - Thank you Alfonso, Anita and Carlos. We love this place and will recommend it to our family and friends. PS: Highly recommend to book Tours with Top Tail Corcovado.

Perfect location, lovely couple that own it, could have been more helpful. Incredible restaurant, the food was amazing and the room has everything you need for a lovely stay.

The place is really nice. In the middle of the forest, we heard insects at night and birds the morning. It’s just amazing. Bonus: we had an awesome neighbor, Carlos.

We liked everything! the very friendly owners, our cabin with a small swimming pool and a terrace with fantastic views. one could just stay there and relax, watching so many birds passing by. We had a lot of privacy and only green around us. Breakfast was delivered to the room in the morning. we could choose what we wanted and at what time. There is also a very good (and inexpensive) restaurant downstairs. We just loved it!

Stunning location, deep in the rainforest with views of the ocean. The staff made us feel like family. Shoutout Samuel and Gerson

the property is beautiful with so many green zones and the view is spectacular and breath taken. with just a couple minutes to the beach and between from Drake bay and the airport with also great hosting , we’re just wish to stay a bit more longer, we’re love it very much .

We absolutely loved our stay here! The staff were so lovely and helpful. Breakfast was good, fruit, eggs, bread or pancakes each morning, accompanied by fruit juice and coffee. Very quick and economical laundry service too. Comfy beds and a very quiet location. A short walk to bars, restaurants, and the beach. Spacious room and lovely hot shower. It was one of our favourite stays on our 3 week trip and we wished we could stay for longer!

I was here for 5 nights oct 7-12 2022, the rainy season. -Arraigned airport pickup before i arrived. I arrived at airport and they were pulling up as i walked out the door. A very nice man that is the hotel driver, doesnt speak much english, drove me from airport to hotel, about 30-45 min drive depending on road conditions. We had to drive through a river that was not too deep, near airport. -The hotel was very nice, i was greeted by one of their sons that spoke english, as well as the mother and father who run the business. I paid with visa debit for the stay and cash for the driver. -Was shown to my cabin/bungalow. It was great, 3/4 sides is screen walls with curtains, a nice big bathroom, looks like brand new wood, 2 nice beds, even live flowers. The cabin has a balcony, with chairs and light, its nice for reading at night, view of surrounding forest/lawn. There is very nice flower bush right outside that humming birds love, you can hear/see a humming bird at least 1 every 10 min. The cabin is a short walk away from the main building, down a garden trail. Nice air flow because of the screens, and there is a ceiling fan too. Many outlets to charge things. -The food was GREAT. I am a very picky eater, i eat with my eyes (like a bird as my mother said), and i am mostly vegetarian except for some deep fried fish and chicken because it is good, they asked me what i perfered, and altho there was a language barrior as the mother and father dont speak english, they understood my meals and made a effort to give me food i would like. Fresh juice daily. -Drake bay is about 1 hour walk, with a bridge and one steep hill (the river crossing is only on the way to airport). Its a scenic walk, i did it a few times. Most times it was raining, but still nice. Or the hotel offers drives for a cost. They did tell me that i would get one free transport to and from town per day.

Incredibly beautiful location with a jungle feel right on the beach. The Amaya family and everyone involved are kind and very well organized - not used to such all-round service when traveling, we felt truly spoiled.