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This beautiful private Cabo Matapalo retreat is located at the southern tip of Costa Rica’s "Last Best Osa Peninsula" in front of Playa Matapalo Beach. Enjoy the harmony and privacy of this pristine natural setting with virgin coastal rainforest and ocean beaches right at your doorstep.
Part of an ongoing reforestation project of Indian Almond Trees to support the endangered Scarlet Macaw, "Kapu"Rancho Almendros has the first solar powered houses built in the Cabo Matapalo area. Each house comes complete with kitchens with refrigeration, private baths connected to garden showers, solar electric lighting with bed-room fans, hammocks, an outdoor barbecue and, a cooling pool of artesian creek water. There are only five bedrooms available in three houses, with two guests per room for a maximum of 10 guests. This assures our guests the maximum in peace and privacy that larger establishments cannot offer. All of our rooms are built in the tropical style; plenty of fresh ventilation with with large generous windows that are fully screened* in rooms of beautiful hardwood construction. Emphasis has been placed on your privacy and the attentions of a full time live-in chef. This is truly an alternative to crowded hotels with multiple cabinas. *Many lodges in the area advertise "tropically efficient" unscreened bedrooms with mosquito netting. This does not work in the tropics with nighttime electric lighting. Mosquito netting ends up covered with insects that can keep you pinned to your bed all night. This can be made worse by periodic migrations. Screened rooms are essential and our louvers and creative landscaping give you an extra touch of additional privacy which we work to maintain for our guests. One of the houses is the "Honeymoon Cabina", with its upstairs bedroom surrounded by a 360 degree veranda, full view from forest to ocean, a moon deck, comfortable chairs and hammocks and a small cooling pool of Artesian creek water at the bottom of the staircase. It's the most secluded location on the property and brings in a mix of sounds from the ocean and the forest. An artist's studio, optional full kitchen and extra double bedroom are all available on the cabina's first floor. A little closer to the beach, the newly remodeled "Main Rancho" joins the large outdoor dining veranda and has two private double rooms with a lookout "Mirador" on the second floor. One of the bedrooms is also available as a private Honeymoon Suite for 2 at a slight additional charge. This room has it's own private veranda and entrance. Privacy here is medium due to the bedrooms proximity to our dining veranda and kitchen. Adjacent to the "Main Rancho" is the more economical private cabina of the "Ranchito". Its thatched roof, round floor plan with open air windows and adjacent private bath is a more traditional approach to a tropically styled double bedroom. The room enjoys great privacy as it is surrounded by lush gardens and fragrant and famous "elan elan" trees. A NATURE LOVER'S DREAMSCAPE Denise Stanfield's 2004 article about Rancho Kapu in On-the-Edge Magazine refers to this private retreat as "An undiscovered treasure at Matapalo Point". Beautiful nature trails, abundant with unusual flora and fauna, lead from the Rancho in all directions. There are short hikes to a 20 meter waterfall, to the top of the Cape and through the dry coastal forest that runs adjacent to the numerous world class surfing beaches of Matapalo. In addition, Rancho Almendros also has excellent kayaking with guides, horseback riding, bird-watching, onshore and offshore fishing, snorkeling, world-class surfing directly in front of the property or at 3 other locations within walking distance, and safe swimming at "Backwash Bay"; everything available locally. English speaking naturalists and guides are always available for tours of the Cape through "Everyday Adventures". They have, for the more adventurous, a tree climbing and waterfall rapelling tour that's not to be missed! However, one does not have to venture out to see the incredible abundance of wild life. The reforestation of almond trees right on the property attracts hundreds of Scarlet Macaw and other bird varieties, and in addition, 2 varieties of monkey can be observed at feeders in view of our main dining veranda. FULL-TIME CHEF & MEALS INCLUDED! A bilingual chef is available to prepare fabulous meals for all of our guests. Unlike other lodges who take their chances by hiring out cooks, our chef lives on the property year round and can prepare meals to your individual preferences. The newly constructed green houses on the property now provide year round, an abundance of organically grown fresh vegetables to add a delicious and healthy touch to your dining experience. In addition, pineapples, mango's, papaya, guava, avocado and citrus fruit are also grown on the property. Outdoor dining is communal on the large new veranda of the Main Rancho and ALL MEALS ARE INCLUDED in the price of your stay. The personal attention and privacy given to our limited number of guests is without comparison. 2005 RATES
RATES: Per person each night based on double occupancy (3 night minimum) with ALL MEALS INCLUDED! *$55p.p./night/U.S.D. - "Ranchito Cabina" *$65p.p./night/ U.S.D. -"Main Rancho" *$75p.p./night/U.S. - "Honeymoon Cabina" ALL PRICES ABOVE BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY All 3meals/day (chef prepared) are included! Privacy, personal attention and exceptional food is our specialty. CHILDREN 3-11 YEARS, $55 (12 & over considered adult) |
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