Our stay here was one of the highlight of our trip. The rooms have a simple beauty, there is an amazing view and the owners were the nicest people we met in Costa Rica. This is a place to go if you want to learn about the country and it is very enviromentally friendly. You are made to feel like a part of their family. I wish we would have planned to stay there longer and taken advantage of the of the beaten path tours Chris can arrange for you.This would also be a great location to take day trips from.

This was our first visit to Costa Rica and we could not be happier with our decision to stay five nights with Chris and Luisa. Chris was extremely helpful as we planned our visit via emails, and we felt like family the moment we arrived. We were greeted each morning by roosters crowing in the nearby hills; cool, fresh breezes; the best coffee of our trip for breakfast, and left on each day's excursion with full stomachs and smiling good wishes. The rooms are very clean, the beds comfortable, and there's plenty of hot water. We put in some long days on the road in our rental car, but really looked forward to arriving "home" every night to relax and unwind. You will too.

I was in Costa Rica for a dental procedure and spent A LOT of time in San Jose. I had bought into the whole business of Costa Rica being the "greenest" country in the world. I was beginning to feel bitter and jaded realizing that Costa Rica has the same problems we all do. There was very few places to recycle, traffic and smog, litter everywhere and a feeling of having the wool pulled over my eyes. Casa Amanecer is what I thought all of Costa Rica was and I hope it to be.

Chris and Luisa are warm and generous hosts. They compost, re-use their gray water, buy organic and live a simple minimalist life-style. They are growing banana trees and various squashes in the yard. I was beyond thrilled to enter their world. My 2 year old son was also so relieved to escape the confines of San Jose, smell the fresh air, play soccer in the yard and laugh with Fiona and Lucas, the children of Luisa and Chris. I am certain my trip to Costa Rica would have been almost a complete loss if not for my stay here. I was able to relax and take in the sights of the country side. We went on a hike in a local cloud forest that just blew my mind. It was like Jurassic Park. I fully expected a brachosaurus to lumber into view at any point in time.

It was such a lovely stay with food so wholesome, full of flavor and good for you I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I want to go back and stay much longer!! 2 nights was simply not enough. Thank you Chris and Luisa!! Holt says hello!!

Chris made us feel so welcome even before we left Canada. I was quite nervous about travelling in Costa Rica. Chris answered any questions I had through his quick replies to any e-mail I sent.. He arranged our car rental and our pickup at San Jose airport. He gave us perfect directions to get to Casa Amanecer. When we got to Casa Amanecer we felt as if Chris and Luisa were old friends. They welcomed us with drinks and snacks and we settled right in. We were able to relax in the patio area and connect to hi-speed internet and check our e-mail, etc. We even helped with dinner preparations... we felt so comfortable...just like being at a friend's house. We enjoyed an amazing dinner with them and another couple. We had a great night's sleep in their lovely, clean rooms and woke up to a spectacular sunrise. There was lots of hot water and the shower in the bathroom was very nice. Breakfast was so delicious!! Luisa sure knows how to put on a great meal. The fresh squeezed juice was wonderful. We were sorry that we had only booked for one night. We can't wait to go back and stay longer and visit with Chris, Luisa and their children.