The other reviews are right. Amazing attention to detail, friendly people, good design, pretty garden, good food, a deserted (best at low tide) beach a short walk away. Kid-friendly too. It's our third and last night here, and we're sad to go. More

It's obvious by reading the other reviews that this place is great. Not only does it live up to expectations, but it was better than the description and the pictures show. If you read through a few, you get a pretty monochromatic feel for the quality of the property...nearly everyone rates it 4 out of 5 or higher. With that... More

This July marks the third summer my husband and I traveled to Playa Samara to stay at this beautiful boutique hotel. The first year we went to visit our daughter at the language school in Samara and found this hotel by chance online. But after such a fantastic experience we went back the second year and then took friends with... More

Great place to stay, just outside of the center of Playa Samara (about a 20 minute walk or a $4 taxi). The cabins are private and in a beautiful garden. We could see/hear birds and howler monkeys every day. Breakfast is not included but the one available on site is delicious. The cabins themselves are lovely and well equipped with... More

Thank-you TripAdvisor for having such high recommendations for El Pequeno Gecko Verde in Samara, Costa Rica. It was through these that we came to stay at this bit of paradise for 4 nights. The entire experience was lovely and so relaxing, from snoozing in the hammock on our own terrace to enjoying the delicious breakfasts to swimming in the pool... More

This is a perfect blend of Costa Rica. The trees, the animal wildlife, the remote wild beach,and the pleasant staff are all a pefect balanced combination of Costa Rica. Sitting on you room porch seeing and listening to howler monkeys, humming birds, big frogs, talkative birds was great. The room was clean and well furnished. We stayed in the 2... More

We only stayed one night, but we wished we stayed longer is little but cozy. It has 5 bungalows, full equipped with kitchen, 2 rooms, living room, great bathroom (outside, you got to see it), all in the middle of the forest; in fact bugs, monkeys, frogs, geckos (or course), birds and many plants were literally at your finger tips,... More

We just returned from three weeks in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, where we visited many lovely places. Without a doubt, The Little Green Gecko was our favorite place to have stayed! We saw more wildlife, just relaxing in the hammock on our sweet little porch, than any place else. There were countless birds and butterflies, howlers whooping it up in... More

Second stay at PGV and hope we can return again soon. We have traveled a lot around the world but this place probably ranks within our favorite top 10. Very quiet and tranquil and set in the middle of an older forest. Only ~5 bungalows each of which is very nicely laid out and has a good kitchen for cooking... More