We just returned from a fabulous stay in Casa Pina with our family of 5 – kids ages 9, 8, and 4. This looks like the first review for this house but you can actually find others under ‘Casa Bambu’ here and TripAdvisor. The location is absolutely beautiful with the perfect combination of jungle and beach. Our favorite part of the house was the open air living room and that's where we spent most of our time. We really enjoyed watching all the wildlife at Casa Pina from our front deck/living room. Casa Pina seems to be situated right on a main corridor for the monkeys so we were able to see many of them travel across throughout the day and take huge leaps from tree to tree. During our stay, we saw most of the wildlife not from our hikes but from our own home including scarlet macaws…my boys loved the iguana, bats, and hermit crabs too.
One of our favorite parts was the sounds of the jungle…we woke up to the sounds of howler monkeys, birds, and waves and went to bed with frogs, cicadas, and (of course) waves. I think that is what I missed the most my first morning back at our house in California.
I had planned on having the ladies cook for us each night but after a bit in Costa Rica, my boys begged me to cook some of the dishes we eat at home. I cook a lot so it was fun for me to get hands on and experience cooking in the jungle. But after 3 days of cooking, I think I appreciated the ladies even more. I was surprised that as soon as the meal was set on the table, dishes were already done and kitchen was spotless! That allowed lots of extra time on those nights for reading, playing cards, etc. The kitchen had everything we needed.
Kirk helped us arrange tours including horseback ride with waterfall & tree climb, dolphin boat tour, and Osa Palmas canopy tour. We loved them all but the horseback ride with the highlight of our Costa Rica trip for my kids. We were glad we rented a car because we had more flexibility to explore the area, go back to the store once, and try local restaurants.
We had a wonderful time and hope we can make it back to Casa Pina one day!
