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Rancho Humo Estancia

4.0 star property

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Porch
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Sundeck

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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Río Tempisque, Nicoya, Puerto Humo, San Antonio, Guanacaste
  • Barra Honda National Park
    ‪33 min drive‬
  • Ponderosa Adventure Park
    ‪116 min drive‬
  • Palo Verde National Park
    ‪120 min drive‬
  • Liberia (LIR-Daniel Oduber Intl.)
    ‪99 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Triple Room

Standard Triple Room

  • 45.83 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 38.46 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Blackout curtains, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room, 2 Double Beds

  • 54 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Blackout curtains, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 54 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Quadruple Room

Standard Quadruple Room

  • 39.34 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Blackout curtains, free WiFi, bed sheets

Junior Suite

  • 66 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Puerto Humo

With a stay at Rancho Humo Estancia in San Antonio, you'll be in the mountains, and 10.6 mi (17 km) from Samara Trails and 13.9 mi (22.3 km) from Barra Honda National Park. .This hotel is 16.6 mi (26.8 km) from Nicoya Colonial Church and 16.7 mi (26.8 km) from Iglesia de San Blas.

What's nearby

  • Barra Honda National Park - 33 min drive - 22.4 km
  • Coco Beach - 105 min drive - 77.5 km
  • Liberia Parque Central - 106 min drive - 90.7 km
  • Ponderosa Adventure Park - 116 min drive - 99.7 km
  • Palo Verde National Park - 120 min drive - 80.0 km

Getting around

  • Daniel Oduber Intl. Airport (LIR) - 99 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bar Alyeika - ‬13 min drive

About this property

Rancho Humo Estancia

Suburban hotel with free breakfast and an outdoor pool
Rancho Humo Estancia offers 5 air-conditioned accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. Housekeeping is provided daily.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 5 air-conditioned guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, Rancho Humo Estancia, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 9 AM.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary local cuisine breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 9 AM.
Rancho Humo Estancia - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free local cuisine breakfast available daily 7 AM to 9 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining

Restaurants on site

  • Rancho Humo Estancia

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Ecotours
  • Hiking/biking trails
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Front entrance ramp
  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 9 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 6 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Please contact the property at least 1 week ahead of time to make arrangements for check-in.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Rancho Humo Estancia Hotel Puerto Humo
Rancho Humo Estancia Hotel San Antonio
Rancho Humo Estancia Puerto Humo
Rancho Humo Estancia
Hotel Rancho Humo Estancia Costa Rica/Nicoya
Rancho Humo Estancia San Antonio
Rancho Humo Estancia Antonio
Rancho Humo Estancia Hotel
Rancho Humo Estancia San Antonio
Rancho Humo Estancia Hotel San Antonio

Rancho Humo Estancia Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 27 out of 37 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 37 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 37 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 37 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 37 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Boutique eco hotel with fantastic birding

This was a wonderful stay in a remarkable place. The room was very comfortable with a balcony with a fantastic view. The food was excellent and the staff were really kind. The highlight was the "safari" with Kenneth, around the property to see birds. One of the best birding experiences we've had. Palo Verde was closed, but this allowed us to see huge flocks of birds in the wetlands right next to Palo Verde. We then walked around several times, as well. The road there is challenging, and it's remote - you have to eat at the hotel, because there's nowhere else. But it was the highlight of our trip. Secluded, beautiful, comfortable, and great wildlife.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

miguel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Billie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is a treasure! The rooms are large and lovely, the views of the wetlands spectacular. The food is beautifully prepared. We enjoyed the pool as well. The hotel offers several tours; we chose the wetlands by horseback tour. It exceeded all expectations. We just wish we had more time there!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Jacqueline

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
What a beautiful place and surroundings! Kenneth is a wonderful host and guide. He was attentive to our every need and a joy to talk to. We are hoping to come back soon and spend more time.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

jeff

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
the staff was super helpful
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very hospitable. Off the beaten track

I wasn't totally sold on this place when I first showed up. The building was very nice, but the weather was super hot, the area was very dry and dusty, and the mosquitos were so intense I wasn't sure how we'd be able to do anything outside for the 2 days we'd be there. This was on a trip in March where we had no issues with mosquitos anywhere else we visited. But the longer we stayed, the more it grew on me and my family. The host, Kenneth, was very kind and helped us explore the area. On our first afternoon there, we saw a whole bunch of different birds within a couple hundred yards of the hotel door, including the most amazing little screech owls. The food in the restaurant was very good, but it was the only place available. We managed to get by for lunch just on food we had with us (there was a small refrigerator in the room) and then enjoyed dinner at the restaurant. The road into Rancho Humo was unpaved, but it was flat and easy to drive on, especially compared with other roads we drove in Costa Rica.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan, JERSEY CITY

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Book here if you want to see Palo Verde National Park. They also have tours on their own property and the river. Make sure to understand the schedule for the tours to be able to take advantage of them. The hotel is a luxurious outpost, off the beaten path.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Great place for high-endish hotel.

Overall it was a good experience. Few things I wished I had known before I booked the place. Because it’s such a remote place there’s no other restaurants around that you’re stuck eating at the hotel. It’s gourmet food, very good but pricey, $30 per person do dinner, 25 for lunch. I should have asked ahead of time, so didn’t expect it to be that high. We had a beautiful room with balcony and wonderful view, watched birds passing by, starry nights so the room was worth the price. However, we didn’t have hot water the whole time,I really needed a hot shower one of the nights (we stayed 3nighs) after a long tiring day but shivered under a cool water. They never got around to fixing it. Also, no tv in the room which is strange, tv was one of the amenities. It’s a good location for going into the Palo Verde, hiring a boat to go across the river, totally worth the long hike, saw hundreds of birds in the lagoon area and other animals roaming the forest. Take lot of water. We would have hired a guide but didn’t work out.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is off the beaten path, but we saw many unusual birds and we were treated like royalty. Large room with a sweeping view. Kenneth, our “guide” gets an A for customer service, and is a pretty good naturalist as well. Food was very good and reasonably priced as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Service is amazing

We spent two nights here and at first I was disappointed because I thought we would have easy access to Palo Verde National Park. This is not the case but Kenneth quickly eased my mind and set us up with a boat tour and bird watching. He was amazing and made our stay memorable. I am so happy we stayed here and it’s all because of the service we received. Highly recommend if you want to spend time in a small village ( less than 200 people) and receive unparalleled attention. The food was fantastic.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rubén

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yuval

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Incredible property. Magical and romantic rooms. All people working at the hotel were very sweet and accommodating. The food served is delicious home cooked meals. The nature around is breathtaking. Would definitely come back to visit!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The attention to our personal satisfaction was impressive. The Manager greeted us at dinner and went out of his way to find us a boat tour on the nearby river the morning we left. The room was spectacular with a huge window which looked out onto a large wooden deck and an uninterrupted view of the expansive wetlands and low mountains in the distance. At night it was dead quiet while the sky was ablaze with stars. There's also an iguana who lives next to the parking lot.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very unique property. Need to spend a few days to experience the full offerings of the property and surrounding area.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great food in a magical place tended by genuinely inspired artists of the "pura vida" life. A working ranch sets the stage for one of the most fascinating and intimate wetland interactions I've ever experienced. This is the penultimate eco-adventure.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was the highlight of our trip to Costa Rica. Rancho Humo is like staying in an elegant family home with personally prepared meals, an incredible host (Raymundo) who tends to all of your needs. The junior suites are the best! with a view of the wetlands and great for viewing the night stars. If you love nature you will love Rancho Humo. Also recommend the river cruise which gives you a close up view of the birds, monkeys and crocodiles in the River Tempisque.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gilbert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Being the only ones there we were treated as royalty. There were lots of species of birds to see. We especially liked the roseate spoonbills - so pink. The whistling ducks were interesting also. The 20 km of gravel road was somewhat bumpy.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely little place with insanely amazing sunset

Hotel is small with all the caveats that come with it. The staff really tries and is very nice - the pool could have been a little cleaner. The sunset from the ruins of the old hotel is outright spectacular - that by itself is worth a trip there. Dinner was very tasty, not exactly cheap for what it was - but my main concern was that the portions are rather tiny. I was there with an 8 year old and whatever he didn't eat made up for what I was missing on my plate. I would imagine they would have given me more had I asked for it as well. The drive from the main roads is on a rather bumpy gravel road - it added to the beauty but it is quite a drive. All in all, I consider the place a quite literally hidden gem and we will probably visit there again for 2-3 days next time we are in Costa Rica

10/10 Excellent

Scott R

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Out There

Facility, room, & ranch are very nice. Very remote and a long drive from the highway. Small pool. Rey does a great job of providing service. They offer boat tours on the river seeing many crocodiles and bird species. Also land tours of the wetlands on their grounds. As it is remote it may be the only place to eat. Dinner menu was limited only offering one choice unless you request something else. Room and bathroom very nice. Only stayed one night. They offer packages that include lodging, meals, tours. Can boat down river and enter Palo Verde National Park from back entrance.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

calgary canada, calgary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very secluded for time away from the hustle.

Great staff. Is a 1100 acre ranch with free tours of birds and crocodiles. Riding tour to town and around ranch. If you are looking for a beach and noise then head elsewhere. This is pure ranch land and seclusion. Great for complete relaxation! Best to know some Spanish as they speak very little english but you will get by

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful property, friendly and professional Staff, excellent room, best food we had in Costa Rica. And the birding tour with the Jeep was really fantastic!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rindum perfekt, das Personal hat sich super um uns gekümmert. Das Essen wsr lecker und die Touren in doe Wetlands und auf dem Fluss ließen uns viele Tiere sehen.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019