Slavko

Reviews

60 total reviews

87% Excellent

60 reviews

4.77

2013–2026

Cleanliness 4.8

Accuracy 4.8

Communication 4.9

Location 4.8

Check-in 4.9

Value 4.5

60 reviews

2BR Treehouse in Cahuita

Brandon

Excellent, 4 months ago

Topos treehouse is one of the most unique/coolest places I've ever stayed at. The open air concept brings you directly into the Costa Rica jungle wildlife. The views alone of all the foliage of different plants and trees surrounding the treehouse felt like you were dropped in the middle of the jungle. Everyday there were sloths up in the trees that are on topos property, another morning I seen howler monkeys passing through the property, multiple different kinds of birds and every night I walked around the pond and spotting the famous Green-red eyed Costa Rican frog along with multiple other dart frogs. The design of the tree house is hard to wrap your mind around how topo built this masterpiece from the coloring of the wood to the handcrafted posts stair case it's truly a piece of art work. 100/10 will stay here again! also the bedrooms are 100% sealed off from all wildlife/critters.

I bookmarked this treehouse ten years ago with hopes of visiting one day. I'm so glad we did. If you dream about running away to a magical treehouse surrounded by lush vegetation and wildlife, Topo's treehouse is so much more than you could hope for. He's truly put his heart and soul into building a beautiful sanctuary. We stayed for 11 days in this paradise. Each morning, we checked from the balcony to see where the sloths were that day. We shared the beach shower with magnificent tiny red tree frogs. At night, we watched the bats feast on mosquitoes from the hammock. (Bats, you were the real MVPs.) If you're calm and conscious of your noise levels, the agoutis will come say hi. Walking around the property was an absolute delight. Topo provided fresh fruit, a bag of incredible coffee, and a pair of Imperials to welcome our arrival. The bedroom has a mini-split, so we slept in comfort. Treat the treehouse and nature with kindness, and you'll have an unforgettable experience.

We stayed there for four nights as a family and enjoyed the time very much, the house is unique. In walking distance to the nearest bars, restaurants and the beach but still in nature and private. From the house we saw sloths, various monkeys, agutis, tucans, iguanas, colored frogs and more! If you're looking for an exceptional place to stay, this is the place to be!

Host Response

Vielen Dank Nico & Familie! Es war eine Freude euch in meinem Baumhaus als Gaeste zu haben! Ebenso einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr und alles Gute! Pura Vida Topo

Imagine staring at a painting of a lush jungle. You focus on a small bird on a distant tree, then you look down at your feet, and realize you are a part of the painting. The animals come to life and pass by right in front of you. That is what it is like to occupy this house. As you are observing nature you are also being observed by it. One side of this house is composed of a sprawling ficus tree, the other is open to the surrounding landscape. You are comfortably seated on the exotic wood frame that keeps that colorful vista as it’s focal point. Just as a painter gets a few drops of color on the studio floor or their clothes, nature will dribble into the living space in the form of a few leaves, insects, raindrops, and even a group of fruit bats. If you want a space that is sanitized and immaculate, this will likely not do., but if you can tolerate some slight dirt, or a cricket on your coffee mug, then it might be just the right mix of nature’s magic and comfort for you.

Probably our expectations were too high due to the pictures on the internet. Price/performance is not correct.

Host Response

This is review is totally unfair and untrue! At the check in the internet company ICE was working on the Optik fiber line and the treehouse had in this moment without Internet which was working again on the same day. Through this work the WIFI Router had to be to reset, which took me less than 1 minute. But the client didn't tell me that he hadn't WIFI even as I talked to him next morning and asked him if everything was alright he said nothing about the failure of the WIFI. I'm leaving on the same property so he could contact me any time and complain about the WIFI, what he didn't .Instead preferred to stab me in the back with a incorrect and unfair review!

The tree house is really cool but outdated, we were supposed to stay for 5 nights but left after 1, we slept with about 15 bats, and when we woke up there was (bat) poop everywhere, the master bedroom light stopped working at night, the second bedroom mattresses are extremely old, stained and dirty, you can feel all the springs, even the sheets are broken, my kids woke up in the morning in a dirty mattress, the rooms are extremely hot, and have a moldy smell, the living room fan was broken, utensils were dirty, the entire house got wet while it was raining, we tried using the safe, we put the key in and it got stuck we couldn’t take it out, we couldn’t even use it, it was very old and rusty. The walkway deck to the tree house needs to be pressured wash, it’s moldy and slippery, my husband has bad knees and almost fell while walking. I immediately told the owner we were going to leave, his only response was "wow, i'm shocked" I wrote 3 emails asking for a refund for the 4 unused night, on the 3rd message he responded "sorry no refund". Really not cool how we got treated. I have videos of everything. The pictures on line are old and not accurate.

Stop looking and book Topos Treehouse! Great location, walkable to a few restaurants and the beach, a longer walk to the national park and into town but doable especially for adults. Our 4 & 5 year old did it after being motivated by ice cream. There are bugs, you are in the jungle, it’s to be expected but there is also a family of bats living in the tree and they do a pretty good job of eating insects. Our last evening we watched a sloth climb a tree next to the tree house and scoot on over to the ficus of the treehouse. We watched Agoutis eating and playing in the mornings around the treehouse. We didn’t see any poison dart frogs on our own but asked Topo before leaving and he showed us where to look...so ask him when you get there. When we asked the kids what their favorite part of the vacation was they both shouted “the treehouse” ! After driving around the coast we are glad we chose Topos and Cahuita, very tranquil environment with lots of wild life. If you like lots of shops and people then look elsewhere. Thanks for the memorable vacation!

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