We loved our stay at Playa Nicuesa. The location feels very remote and offers a blend of relaxing, peaceful paradise, activity and adventure, and pure wild nature (cue Howler Monkey's morning wakeup call). Our guide, Steven, was fun, friendly, and informative and gave us a great experience. He guided us on a morning birding tour and an adventurous waterfall tour, and he gave us tips on a self-guided hike to take. My travel companion was not interested, but I added a chocolate tour, which I loved. I was the only one on it and had an opportunity to get really hands-on. Check out the photo of chocolates that Steven and I created. If we had stayed longer, I would definitely add one or more tours on the water. Probably mangrove, dolphin, and/or snorkel tours. We stayed in the Mango Guest House, which was clean and comfortable, and our room had a nice balcony overlooking the rainforest. I hoped to see monkeys out of the screened, open wall space in the shower, but no luck on that. By the way, great toiletries are provided, and the natural bug repellent lotion was awesome! It was a nice-feeling body lotion that smelled yummy (if you like lemongrass) and seemed effective at chasing away insects. I still felt bugs landing on me or bumping me, but they seemed to be repelled immediately without biting. Here are a couple of room tips for you: Our doors and windows were wide open when we arrived, which surprised me, but we were advised to close them before coming to dinner, which we did the first night and had no insect problems. We forgot the second night, and, whoa, big difference. Heed the advice. Second tip: The bedside lights are bulbs inside the mosquito nets, which is great, but they give off significant heat. If you like reading before bedtime like I do, I suggest using a headlamp. I found this much more comfortable. The kitchen served delicious food in generous amounts. I definitely ate too much. They also did an excellent job accommodating my dairy allergy. Servers and bar staff were wonderful too. In fact, all of the staff we encountered were warm and welcoming. Special shout-outs to tour guide Steven, Monica, who gave a great massage, and tour guide Isaac for some special tips. We stayed 4 nights at Playa Nicuesa, but could have easily been happy staying a week or longer, taking more advantage of tours and relaxation time, and borrowing the included SUPs and kayaks. I loved the place so much that I teared up when it was time to leave. I definitely plan on returning to this special place in the future.…
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