I stayed at La Patita from 2/8 to 2/13/20016 with my five year old son and other family members. There were four of us, in all, our ages ranging from 5-68 years. We had a wonderful time and I would not hesitate to stay at La Patita, again, when I travel back to this part of Costa Rica. My correspondence with Sita, prior to our trip was timely and helpful. Though several thousand miles away, I definitely got the sense that Sita is an active and engaged property owner, who cares very much about the quality of the experience her guests encounter. In writing this review, however, my goal is to provide some details regarding the facility and the area that may serve to help others determine whether La Patita offers the type of experience they seek. As you can see by the photos, La Patita offers a visually stimulating environment. The house really is in the rainforest, and the rain forest is pretty dense. The house really is constructed with Acacia, and it really is attractive. There are neighboring properties, the closest of which sits about 50 feet northeast of La Patita’s deck. The goings on at this neighboring property, however, had little to no impact on our five night stay, aside from the regular visits of Coco, the well-mannered and collared pooch who resides next door. There is another property to the southwest of La Patita, but there is also plenty of rainforest between the two houses to minimize any human impact on the La Patita experience. In short, we felt quite isolated and well off the beaten path when were at La Patita, in spite of its easy proximity to the villages of Manzanillo, or even Puerto Viejo. Being in the rain forest, you should expect rain. It rained hard for 48 straight hours during our stay at La Patita. Did I mention that it rained *hard*! There were several inches of standing water surrounding the house by the time the rains let up. The house’s tin roof, although serving to magnify the sound of the rain, withstood the deluge without even the slightest leak. The rains generally fell straight down, and the house’s substantial eves served their purpose, keeping water away from those under the roof, on the “inside”. It bears mentioning that La Patita is really two enclosed bedrooms and a bathroom, topped by a large enclosed second floor bedroom. The common areas of the house (the kitchen and dining areas) are situated on what amounts to a large open porch that wraps around the front and side of the house.