Reviews

• Ken Florida, USA

  We stayed at Casa Del Mar with our family and a friend (3 teenagers and 2 adults) for a week in early June. The villa is a 2 bedroom, with an additional daybed that we used as another "bedroom." The space was a wonderful size for the 5 of us, with a good size kitchen, plenty of communal space, as well as a great outdoor deck with a hot tub, swing, and nice dining table. The villa was in a great location near the "top" of the resort (it's very, very hilly) where we could easily walk into the town of Manuel Antonio for groceries or a bite to eat, but also easily get to one of the pools or go down to the beach (although we did use the handy shuttle to come back up the mountain from the beach more than once).
  There is a lot to do within the resort, with the 3 pools, wonderful beach area (with boogie boards and kayaks for use), hiking trails which we really enjoyed, and the amazing sloth walk. Part of the reason we chose the resort was the ability to see wildlife, and it did not disappoint. We saw sloths, monkeys and wonderful birds every day. One morning we had monkeys hanging out on our balcony!
  One service offered is the concierge, who contacts you before your stay to see what activities you might be interested in. Ashley was our concierge and she did a wonderful job! She set up a sloth walk, dinners out, tours, and a wonderful chef who came to our villa and cooked for us one night. Having Ashley's help ahead of time meant we arrived and already had so many fun things set up, it was really a great way to start our vacation. And she continued helping us as we were there with dinner reservations and ideas for other activities.
  We try very hard, at this point in our lives, to go to new places every time we have a chance to do a "big" vacation. However, we loved Tulemar so much we are planning to go back as soon as we can. Which is about the highest endorsement we can give.

• Sunny Vermont, USA

  Our family of four(myself, my husband, our kids ages 4 and 6) were completely blown away by everything Tulemar had to offer. We stayed at the lovely Casa del Mar, which was absolutely amazing. The house is incredibly luxurious, spacious, and has amazing views of the ocean, jungle, and wildlife passing by. What's more? Casa del Mar sits in the best location. The Tule Cafe and pool were 1 minute from the front door. The other family pool was a two minute walk and the front gate of the property just a few minutes up the hill.

  We were so lucky to have Ashley, our concierge, taking care of us as needed and always available to answer questions or arrange for taxis. And we certainly enjoyed those yummy brownies she dropped by with one evening. As a final touch, Ashley arranged for a driver to deliver some forgotten items to our hotel in San Jose the night before we flew home. We can't thank her and the rest of the staff at Tulemar enough for taking such great care of us! Thank you Ashley, David, Manny, and so many more!

  I think it's worth adding, for people with young children, that we spent 8 nights at Tulemar and for this trip, did not make many plans to leave the property. We were PERFECTLY happy walking around the property and splitting our time between the gorgeous beach and pools. The wildlife on the property did not disappoint. We always saw plenty of wildlife on our walk to the beach, on our deck, or lounging at the pool. Our kids enjoyed the walk to town for the grocery store or to the beach, and we certainly appreciated the shuttle ride back up the hill to Casa del Mar at the end of the day. A short trip into Quepos for the farmer's market, ice cream, and a walk around the marina was fun!

  We met quite a few people that were on their 3rd, 4th, or 5th stay at Tulemar, and now we understand why. This was by far the most perfect trip for our family and we can't wait to go back!

• Linda Michigan, USA

  We walked into our Casa del Mar near Manuel Antonio Park and were absolutely blown away by the gorgeous view of the rainforest and the beach cove below. The 2 wrap around terraces one with a hot tub provided for relaxing, eating and lots of fun. The rooms were spectacular and furnished with everything you could want. The pools, the beach, the monkeys, etc. only added to the fabulous ambience. The concierge services were outstanding. They made arrangements for tours, restaurant reservations and were only too happy to help. We booked our Casa del Mar through Dave at www.tulemar.com

• John Ohio

  We had an incredible time at the Tulemar Bungalows & Villa's over the Christmas holidays. Our group consisted of two families: 4 adults and 4 "children" (18 to 24 years old). We stayed in the Casa del Mar and loved everything about our stay. The house was amazing: very well laid out, wrap around decks on both levels, terrific views from all windows, and was beautifully decorated and equipped with everything we needed.

  The beach at Tulemar is lovely and private. Drinks and food are available in addition to chairs, towels, kayaks and snorkeling equipment. There is a great deal of wildlife on site: we saw sloths, lizards, 2 types of monkeys and a flock of toucans were in the trees right off our deck. In addition there are good restaurants within walking distance of Tulemar.

  However, perhaps the best feature of Tulemar is the incredible service we received from the staff, in particular the concierges, Julien & Mauricio. They did a wonderful job of helping us plan activities, transportation, meals, etc both before we arrived and once we were there. They were friendly, patient, prompt and went the extra mile to make sure we had a wonderful time. We booked through Dave at www.4tulemar.com. Costa Rica, and the area around Manuel Antonio in particular, is a fabulous spot for a family vacation; it can be extremely relaxing, but there are plenty of exciting things to do (rafting, zip lining, sailing, etc). We hope to return soon!