Highly recommend using KimKim!
Costa Rica | Aug 4 - Aug 18, 2022

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Sarah M.
Qatar | Reviewed on Aug 29, 2022

Right from the start KimKim were just so amazing, Brittany really took the time to go back and forth and help us design our perfect holiday. She helped us with activities and with budgets, it made the process fun and easy. Once we were on holiday, we had delays and cancellations with our flights, KimKim were great here as well. Ryan called us on the phone and helped organise new transfers at our destination and kept in touch the whole time to help us out. It really went above and beyond. The level of care and consideration was beyond expectations and we will definitely be using KimKim again as we had such a fantastic time. We had some fantastic guides and met some great local people as a result of our activities and accommodations. La Baula Lodge was outstanding in its service, I would definitely recommend anyone stay there in Tortuguero. Charlie and Andrea felt like friends after our stay there. Shana Hotel in Manuel Antonio was brilliant as well, and the amount of sloths we saw at the national park was mindblowing. We loved every second of the trip and wish we had stayed another week. Thank you so much to the KimKim team for all your help!

Hotel Reviews
La Baula Lodge
Tortuguero

The staff here are so lovely! The food served is amazing and the location is beautiful. This was such a great place to stay and I couldn't recommend it highly enough!

Authenticity & Character
Charming and authentic
Location
Sitting by the water on rocking chairs was so peaceful.
Staff
Charlie and Andrea became like friends, such wonderful people.
Cleanliness & Comfort
Always clean, but you do get what you pay for and it is not luxury, but it is comfortable!
Suites & Villas Calathea
Monteverde

The rooms had a musty smell, a lot of humidity and that affected our stay quite a bit. The staff were really nice but management present a long list of rules that are a bit over the top. I'd probably recommend finding a different hotel.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Shana By the Beach Resort
Manuel Antonio

Fantastic hotel, great facilities and lovely atmosphere. I'd recommend an ocean view room. It was spectacular watching the sun go down from our balcony. There's a private beach that's great to spend the day on (just take cash). I'd really recommend staying here.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Hotel Lavas Tacotal
Fortuna, San Carlos

The grounds of the hotel are just gorgeous. The staff are really friendly and breakfast was good. We had a gorgeous room with a volcano view, very comfortable bed and a jacuzzi bath.

Authenticity & Character
Location
Great views of volcano, there's a shop and restaurant nearby. Uber works well to get around here.
Staff
Cleanliness & Comfort
Activity Reviews
Guided Night Hike
Guided Night Hike
Tortuguero

Mau was a great guide. This was fun, informative and entertaining.

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Canoeing the Tortuguero Canals
Canoeing the Tortuguero Canals
Tortuguero

Fantastic experience, we saw so much wildlife and our guide Mau was great!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Arenal Volcano Hike & Tabacon Hot Springs & Meal
Arenal Volcano Hike & Tabacon Hot Springs & Meal
Arenal/La Fortuna

The hike itself was a bit disappointing. The views were spectacular but our guide didn't show us any wildlife and we were hoping for more of that, he did not know a lot about the volcano itself which was interesting. The hot springs are amazing! They were a highlight of the trip!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
Transport
Treetopia: Tram,  Zip Lines & Hanging Bridges
Treetopia: Tram, Zip Lines & Hanging Bridges
Monteverde

Fantastic! I was a bit scared but the staff know what they're doing and it was an experience of a lifetime!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
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Monteverde Cloud Forest Guided Hike
Monteverde Cloud Forest Guided Hike
Monteverde

This was speculator. So beautiful and the guide was lovely!

Quality of Experience
Guides, Drivers and Staff
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Manuel Antonio National Park Guided Nature Hike
Manuel Antonio National Park Guided Nature Hike
Manuel Antonio

The park is so beautiful and there are so many sloths!! The beaches are stunning! Our guide Danny was great, such a lovely man.

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Local specialist: Brittany McNamara