The accomdation is wonderful in this jungle paradise at the tip of the Osa Peninsula. The hosts, Lyn and Kirk, have built some terrific, buildings using bamboo structures with split natural
bamboo that help create a warm prescence. Casa Babu supports the concept of sustainablity through the bamboo buildings in that are off the electrical grid and must use solar energy along with propane for cooking.
When we first arrived, Lyn warned us that the Capuchin Monkeys were crafty and so they were! We opened the shutters wide open to let the sea air flow through the building. It was as if the monkeys were invited in or, "now the store is open!" They came bounding across the lawns, up the trees, onto the shutters where they looked in for raiding opportunities. During one raid, the monkeys hopped through one of the open Kitchen windows and onto the counter, and immediately tossed a roll of paper towels out the window as a distraction. My wife went out to fetch the tossed paper towel roll while I quiety remained inside and watched. The monkeys finally lauched themselves inside once again grabbing a plastic sugar cantainer. I stood up, the monkey dropped the container halfway toward the window. It was quite and amuzing experience.
Lyn and Kirk are knowledgable about the environment as was their guide, William, and for a small fee, took us on a nature walk into the National Park. Driving to the Park was about a 90 minute journey on rough roads and through creeks/rivers to get there. Fording the rivers was quite an experience. William grew up in the jungle as a child and could hear sounds and distinguish animals and birds even while driving the 4x4, amazing! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

We have been travelling throughout Costa Rica for many years ( Nicoya, Quepos, Monteverde, Tortuguero, Cahuita...) and have seen many beaches and some wildlife, but we still were looking for "the real deal." At Casa Bambu, we finally found it!! Rainforest and beach! Kirk and Lyn have created the paradise we were searching for. Casa Bambu is actually 4 separate houses ( yes, made of bamboo!), two on the beach ( Casa Linda and Casa Bambu) and two a little ways up the hill ( Casa Sonrisa and Casa Pina). We stayed in Casa Pina. To picture it: there are 2 bedrooms and a bathroom downstairs, and upstairs 1 bedroom and separate bathroom, a huge balcony, a kitchen, and a dining area. All of the upstairs can be opened to the outside with large pull-up shutters. You are inside, but outside!?! We slept upstairs in a bed with a tight-fitting mosquito net with the shutters open!! We had arrived somewhat in the darkness at the end of the afternoon , so didn`t see much of the outside ,and the first morning , I did not see any monkeys for the first hour ( an entire hour!). Rather ironic actually! In the coming days, we probably saw all four types of monkeys every day. On our first day, a few white-faced monkeys arrived while we were on the balcony, then more and then more , so many that our grandaughter Sarah with eyes wide open remarked " Whoa! This just went from fun to freaky!!! " And every day was filled with " Oh! Oh! Oh!" moments from the balcony or some other part of the house, and everyone would rush there to see what was going on. Toucans, scarlet tanagers, agoutis, pizotes, blue morphos... . We also spent a lot of time on Pan Dulce Beach and walked the roads to the other beaches, saw trees filed with scarlet macaws, and took a tour with the manager William to a waterfall. The ladies, Leda and Marley, cooked several meals for us for a very reasonable amount. We just provided the food, gave a few general directions about our preferences ( lots of garlic!!), and stayed out of the way, and were called an hour or so later to the table all set and prepared ,and the cooking dishes all washed and put away. Lyn and Kirk were available for questions and assistance if needed, but the information received before arrival ( taxi service, stores in Puerto Jimenez, shopping lists, house details..) was so helpful that after an orientation in the house we were very comfortable with everything. I guess, in the end, for us, it really doesn`t get much better than this!

We spent 5 nights at Casa Pina and we can only concur with all the wonderful reviews it has already received. From the moment i made my first inquiry with Lyn, we received only top notch customer service. They provided so much information prior to our trip, answered every question so promptly, arranged for our taxi transfers, and everything went very smoothly(even though i made an error on our return flight time..Kurt took care of it and we made our flight no problem)When we arrived in Puerto Jimenez our taxi dreiver was there waiting for us and he took us to the grocery store, the bakery, fruit stand and ice house. I had my shopping list Lyn provided..It was fun! and the taxi driver was so patient and helpful. When we arrived at Casa Pina, well its hard to find the words to describe it..we knew we picked the right place!! While the taxi driver was helping us with our luggage and groceries, a troop of spider monkeys came swinging by over our heads. The house is beautiful, and immaculately clean. The ladies cooked for us several times and it was delicious. Wlliam took us on a hike to the waterfall, and like everyone seems to mention, he doesnt speak english, and we dont speak spanish, but he communicates so well and we learned so much from him..wonderful staff work at Casa Bambu. The amount of wildlife we saw was astounding and even though we hiked all around, we saw the most just sitting on our front porch. We are thankful for our time at Casa Pina and hope we are lucky enough to visit this magical place again one day!

Once you get there - it is exotic, wild and strangely comfortable place. This is as rain foresty as it gets, but don't be scared - William (caretaker) is there to help. No matter what you need (well, almost everything), he will assist you with... Great guy, great place and we had a terrific time there. Stay active, do the walks, take a few tours and don't forget to hire local ladies to cook for you - Delicious... Enjoy.