I'll describe my stay Curu, Costa Rica on the Pacific Coast.
The number of lizards here is impressive, both in species and total numbers I saw a lot of them. This is the place with the most monkeys I saw anywhere. Curu has three of the four monkey species found in the country; I saw spider, white faced capuchin, and congos. The congos were the easiest to find as they would howl at the farm equipment from trees along the road into the reserve. There were also a couple of congos who would approach the main house for food. White Faced Capuchins visited our cabin a couple of times, and a troop of them could usually be seen in the treetops on their way to or around the main house early in the morning. Other interesting finds were scarlet macaws flying overhead (heard others in the jungle), good snorkeling tours depart daily (schooling fish, eels, lobster, puffers), coati & deer (found while horseback riding), and lots of bats. Bats can be found hiding in the gift shop and at night they are quite numerous. There is one semi-tame spider monkey that lives in the attic above the eatery.
As far as the lodging itself, the cabins are very private. There is a good deal of trees/vegetation between each cabin, so everyone has their own little space and beach. The cabins have electricity and running water/toliots. The conditions are quite basic, nothing fancy, but beds with matresses are included. A mosquitto net is recommended for the really uptight, but the cabins are *mostly* insect free ie. you won't be eaten up by mosquittos but you will see a giant insect or two. The food was really excellent, some of the best food of the trip really, no complaints there. There are a lot of trails to hike, and they do not close at a certain time if you are sleeping over. If you visit as a daily guest only, the hours of arrival must be followed as the front gate is locked and you won't be able to get in. I've attached some photos for fun.
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