Arte de Plumas birding lodge

Kitchen staff and food was very good.

The dining room (lobby) was completely exposed to drafts because there were no windows. Tours on the website were not recommended. The hummingbird feeders have not been replenished.

food was pretty good.

washrooms needs to have a privacy door or curtain, very strange to see the open toilet from the bed.

A beautiful, newer property nestled off a quiet hillside road. The food and birding were amazing, with knowledgeable helpful staff. The activity around the multiple hummingbird feeders on the front deck provided amazing natural entertainment.

Superb location great set up for bird photography Andrey and Daisy were absolutely superb looking after our needs and requests the food Daisy cooked was wonderful and Andrey was knowledgeable and very helpful with birding including taking us out of the property to the local village to find the Sun Bittern

Nothing, everything was great

Andre is a flexible and fun host. Always willing to help arrange whatever guests need. Daisy and her sisters are amazing in the kitchen and concerned to please the guests. She was more than happy to accommodate any food allergies, preferences, etc. She needs a dishwasher with all of the guests she cares for. Complimentary snacks available Loved the natural feeding stations for the birds - great for photography! Beautiful location at the end of the road 10 minutes from Rancho Naturalista, so pretty much the same birds as are on that list, without the snobbiness and ridiculous cost to stay (or just visit!) that place. With just 8 or 10 rooms in the main lodge, this place has a real family feeling. If you want to be invisible and not interact with other guests, this might not be the place for you. But generally people who stay at a birding lodge enjoy that interaction and friendship that develops. We loved it! We rented a car and found fun places to visit every day of our week there. The hummingbird activity is spectacular. I wonder if there would be a way of hiding some of the feeders in order to get better photos.

Breakfast tends to be the same each day, but Daisy is open to suggestions. Dinner is $15 per person, which seems a bit steep I found on Booking that they offered a shared kitchen. This is not a shared kitchen with the other guests. This is the kitchen that Daisy is cooking in. She was more than willing to share, but I felt that I needed to stay out of her way when she was using the kitchen (which is pretty much all the time!) Bed mattresses could be more comfortable. A couple of mornings the water heater was turned off, not sure why. Payment was strange - Booking didn't charge us ahead of time and we couldn't pay at the hotel with a credit card. We had to make a Zelle transfer. This is not my preference and it was a huge inconvenience for Andre. Oropendolas are taking over the place. They chase off other birds and make noise all day long.

beautiful accomodation and great people

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Nice rooms in a common building. Dining area was open to the kitchen. Nice atmosphere. Natural setting with good birdwatching. Natural ponds as well. A second, separate raised deck is great for relaxing and birds as well. Staff was amazing. Andre always helped us with birding the gardens, and took us right to the Sunbittern on the first morning. Daisy is an amazing chef. Daisy was always busy, too busy. Daisy prepared delicious food and took care of our dietary requirements. Daisy made the best chicken spaghetti, I have ever tasted. I would eat at her restaurant.

A door to the bathroom would be more normal. Walls too. Even a curtain in the doorway to the bathroom would help.. A couple of comfy chairs on the main floor would have been nice.

Fantastic location Food was plentiful, freshly prepared and delicious - Daisy was amazing Modern room and very comfortable lodge Great terrace with hummingbirds right in front of you

Limited hot water for showers (on both days and morning and evening) Room could do with a fan just to cool a little bit