Bolita Trails and Lodging

A beautiful and amazing location, sleeping in, eating in and exploring the tropical rainforest of the Osa. It felt a privilege to spend the time there and experience it, and see so many wonderful animals.

The location is amazing, the fact that they have their own trails is a huge win, I especially loved the 'valle de frijoles' trail, breathtaking! Also the stuff was super friendly and helpful. I highly recommend if you want to immerse into the wild ;).

Lovely in the middle of the jungle. Macaws and tucan, monkeys, frogs etc are around. The trails are beautiful and pretty short and easy. Albi (?) A volunteer was amazing and helpful

This is a great place if you want to live closer to the jungle. The host is also maintaining a great trails system which worth a visit.

I came as a guest and decided to stay as a volunteer. I sincerely enjoyed my time soaking in the nature and wildlife. There is so much hiking you can do, I recommend staying at least a few nights to enjoy it thoroughly. A special thanks to Ron the owner for his kindness and the other volunteers and guests for a beautiful experience. I look forward to coming again!

Really enjoyed being submerged in the deep jungle and enjoyed hiking all the trails. Fantastic forest bathing. Our favourite trail was the valley trail for views but to see wildlife you need to go deeper on Bonan (we saw monkey, toucan and butterflies). From the hostel you can sit and enjoy hummingbirds from your room or the social platform. Enough showers, toilets and kitchen facilities that you never have to queue Ron and some of the volunteers were nice Excellent value for money for the location and we enjoyed the magical stay overall

This is constructive feedback; the volunteers- we saw only 2 volunteers really working and engaging with paying customers, seemed like a lot of lounging around in hammocks and scowling at people for using bandwidth on the WiFi, 1 of them even kept turning WiFi off and on to disconnect everyone. Drying cloths in kitchen needed chaging out more regularly; no point washing up to dry on dirty cloths. Greeting involved show round of kitchen and room but no info about the trails, what to see on them etc. Didn't even know there was charging facilities until we found it by accident. Volunteers also setting a bad example and hiking trails in flip-flops. 2 sightings of a snake on the same trail but no white board or anything to inform guests so they were aware. Guests asked to be back by 4pm as its pitch black (amazing for watching the stars) at 6pm but volunteers are not counting people in and out so they would have no idea if anyone was missing.

One of a kind location

Beautiful surroundings in the jungle! Views and being immersed in nature is nice...like an upgraded campgrounds, the facilities are basic and yet well-done and cared for, with new things being upgraded and added. My room was open at the back wall, so you really are camping in nature. Ron was great and he loves this place. The "staff" were volunteers, but he inspires high standards toward guests...very impressive. I met lots of nice travellers.

Realize that the hostel is WAY up the mountain, accessed via network of trails. They've made it easier by gradual grading of pathways, but it's a trek and physically challenging if you aren't used to hiking. The pathways are narrow and you can fall down into deep canyons if you don't pay attention...take it slow and take water to stay hydrated. I loved being naked my entire stay, but I was the only naked person most of it (I didn't mind, but surprised a bit).