After traveling extensively throughout Costa Rica for the last 3 years,  doing numerous write ups and visiting nearly 100 hotels and B & B's, we can truly say that Hotel Mono Azul is on our short list of favorite spots to stay. We heartily endorse this fabulous establishment - Chip and Jennifer are easily the best all-around proprietors we have met anywhere. Kudo's!  Steve Brecht, President  'Explorecostarica.com'

Thanks for everything!  You guys are the greatest ever.  This place is heaven on earth!  Please never change anything!

Muchas Gracias,    Kelly Paulsen, Texas, USA

 

To all tourists/visitors of El Mono Azul:  Do not hesitate any longer.  This is the best hotel in town, not to say in all of Costa Rica!  No matter what you want, need, or would like to know, Jennifer and Chip know the answer and they are always willing to help!  I will always remember, we arrived without passports, travelers checks, everything stolen.  But with Jennifer's support and Chip's chocolate cake, they made us forget all of our negative earlier experiences.  Last but not least, we enjoyed one of our best holidays here in this hotel in many, many, years.  Once again, Jennifer and Chip, Many thanks!    Paul and Irene, Germany

 

What a great hotel, the staff is almost a second family, the food is delicious, the Kids Saving the Rainforest project is inspiring and the atmosphere unbeatable.  Thanks for a great time with great memories!  Hope to come back soon!

Laurie, Rick, Shara, Cavan Gumby,  Colorado, USA

PS For an incredible treat, try the pizza!

 

Dear Mono Azul,

Clay and I are newlyweds and we both really enjoyed our time at your hotel. The perfect place for a honeymoon.

 We were so incredibly grateful that we got the last room, Room 10!  We loved it!  Thank you for letting us enjoy such beauty in a peaceful atmosphere.  Equally exciting was having the opportunity to meet the baby sloths.  Thanks again, it almost felt like at home with the cats and dogs.

Clay and Joan Walker, BC, Canada

 

Thank you for making our wedding vacation so wonderful for our family, friends, and us, (all 32 of us!).  Your staff are exceptionally helpful and friendly.  We will never forget El Mono Azul.

Thank you so very much!    Janis and Michael Brown, Canada

 

This is our last day here after spending 4 wonderful days at the Mono Azul.  We are going to miss this place.  Jennifer and Chip, you are wonderful hosts, as well as your staff.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Michael Hodge  Portland, Oregon

 

This is our honeymoon, we spent a few nights at some more expensive places, but this was our favorite!  Great food, great people!  We will be back!

Thank you, Alison Hodge, Portland, Oregon

 

This is a wonderful place, it is like a second home. The respect for individual needs is balanced with peaceful surroundings!  Muchas Gracias,

Elie, Vermont, USA

 

Beautiful people, and a beautiful establishment!  It is so nice to have air conditioning and a game room. We want to take a sloth home.  Good luck and thank you.

Jill, Nicole and Kelly, New York, USA

 

I could not have found a better place to stay than El Mono Azul if I had tried.  By the time I am leaving, I feel renewed and rested.  All of this I owe to Jennifer and Chip.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart,

Scott Forrest, Canada

 

We have made very good friends here in a short time, they are from Sweden and we are from the USA.  Meeting people from all over is a wonderful thing about visiting your place.  Their daughters are the same age as ours, and it has been more relaxing visiting places, the beach and the park, then it was by ourselves.  I am sure that your hotel has been the meeting place for many, many new friends.  I will keep in touch with the friends we made here.

Kate Beemer, Oregon, USA

 

Chip, Jennifer and staff, this 2 night stay was the most peaceful, relaxing and enjoyable one during my Costa Rica vacation.  I am very sad to leave.  The rooms, food, staff and surroundings are top notch.  I will highly recommend El Mono Azul to everyone!

Sarah Kemp, Spokane, Washington

 

A fabulous vacation!  Jennifer and Chip, you couldn't be better hosts, and your concern for your guests, your environment and the entire community is just simply outstanding.  We wish you the best, and Janine too. We really look forward to our return visit.

Bonny and Mel Harner, LA, Calif.

 

Chip, Jennifer, family and Buddy, (the sloth)!  A wonderful spiritual retreat, I'll miss it!  I hope to come back with more amigos from the UK!  Thanks for all the lovely ambiance and food, etc and wonderful surroundings.  Big hugs to you both! 

Sue Jones, London, England

 

Mono Azul staff!  Never doubt that you possess your own piece of paradise.  This place is not only a sanctuary for animals but lost souls as well.  As you say, Chip, there is a wonderful energy here.  Our brief stay in Ma has been a wonderful vacation our honeymoon.  And when I die I should be so lucky to come back as a sloth.

Our best to you all and our love to little buddy.

Karen and Eric Branch Knoxville Tn

 

Wow!  This hotel is amazing.  It is almost like an animal sanctuary!  Actually, it is!  Alot of compliments to the cooks and service of the hotel!

I had a lot of fun, I especially liked the ice cream! 

Diana,  Georgia  10 years old 

 

Best combo of the year!  Go to the beach at Manuel Antonio, then come back and take a swim in one of the pools, then take a shower and you will be very happy, guaranteed!!!!!!!! 

Luca Polach, Canada  13 years old

 

We wish we and found your hotel the first day of our trip!  Everything was perfect!  Thanks! 

Barbara, Kentucky

 

We enjoyed being guests at El Mono Azul. This is our favorite pool in Costa Rica.  It has the perfect ambience. Thanks,

Rachel, St Thomas, Virgin Islands

 

Happy Thanksgiving, Jennifer, Chip and all the staff!  We thought we were only coming for 1 or 2 nights,  instead, we just couldn't bare to leave!  The 3 of us really appreciate your time, caring and patience.  Without it, Quepos/Manuel Antonio would not have been the awesome experience it was.  We will recommend the Mono Azul to all of our amigos.  Thanks again for such a great time!

Jennifer, Tiffany, and Jamie  Calif.

 

*****  (5 stars!)  What a wonderful experience, lodging at the Blue Monkey!  It was a pleasure to support the environmental endeavors, the hospitality was top notch and the staff was personable, accommodating, and always smiling! 

Marianne, Ct

 

Thank you so much for your hospitality and friendship over this past week!  You have a magical kingdom here.  Your appreciation and dedication to the well-being of young creatures is noble and inspiring.  Thank you for sharing.

Kathleen, Ma.

 

You are the best!  You make life easy because you care.  Your extra effort to make my 53rd birthday special was appreciated.  Your love of animals and your efforts to keep the rainforest protected is an inspiration.  Thank you!

Elizabeth, Washington

 

Thank you all!  I can't imagine a more child friendly hotel in all of Costa Rica.  Our daughters were really moved by their encounters with the sloth and kinkajou, and learning that kids really can make a difference saving the rainforest.  I hope I can help Kids Saving The Rainforest make a difference through my article.

Amy Brown, Sweden

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