One day I visited a number of hotels to explore where our family wanted to stay on our next visit to Costa Rica. One of my stops was at the very popular Hotel Si Como No(Yes, Why Not?). You can't miss this hotel, as it sits on the main road between Quepos and the national park.

Looks are deceiving. It appears to butt up to the road and looks like a fairly uninteresting motel from the road. This is only the front office. Once you enter, you realize that you are on top of the resort and the rooms, pools, spa, and restaurants all are down below.

Si Como No marvelously incorporates the rain forest into the resort. Some of the rooms even looked like tree houses hanging above the top of the rain forest.

I strolled around the grounds and was impressed by how you felt like you were in the middle of the jungle and not off the main busy road near Quepos!

The hotel has a wonderful spa. I did not use it, but I picked up a brochure and it looked top-rate. The hotel has a restaurant, spa, extensive gift shop with local treasures, and two pools. The pools looked great. The adult pool had a busy swim-up bar and the kid’s pool had some fun-looking waterslides. Both pools were full of happy guests. By the kid’s pool I spotted the biggest iguana I had seen on this trip, just soaking up the sun, like one of the guests!

This hotel is environmentally friendly. All the wood used is farm grown, there are solar Jacuzzis, and all the water is recycled into the landscape. They seemed serious about protecting the environment.

This would be a great choice for a family with kids. It has a super location, and rumor has it that grounds are full of wildlife: monkeys, sloths, and frogs. Also, right across the street is an excellent butterfly farm. The room rates from $150 to $270, depending on type of room and season. These rates are in line with other hotels in the area. I was happy I took the tour. Next time I hope to be a guest here. This is a top choice for this area.

Si Como No (translated as "Yes, why not?") is the most beautiful hotel we have ever stayed in. It is tucked into the side of the cliffs. In the not so far distance, you can see the ocean, and right next to your door is jungle, complete with its own howler monkey family. (Yes, they really do howl.) Check out the website for more info: http://www.sicomono.com/. The hotel is an eco-hotel, and although the emphasis is on luxury and it has A/C, they do their best to minimize the impact of tourism on the jungle. The suites are spectacular, and the hotel itself has won several awards for its architecture. It goes without saying that it was very clean as well. We took as many pictures of our hotel room as we did of the monkeys. (Okay, not really, because we really love monkeys, but we took 10 to 12 photos of the hotel room. It was just beautiful.) We followed a little path from our hotel to one of the pools--there is an adult pool (with a wet bar of course), as well as the family pool. We chose the adult pool and enjoyed an incredible sunset from the cool comfort of the pool. The hotel had several great restaurants; the seafood was fresh and was carefully seasoned, cooked, and served; and they had a great wine list. You won't be disappointed with the food or anything else at this hotel! We understand there is a spa on-site now, but it wasn't open during our visit. There is a private movie theater, but we were so captivated by Costa Rica, we didn't want to spend time inside watching movies! (For a rainy day, however, that might be a nice feature.) The hotel arranged a private tour of Manual Antonio Park - the real reason anyone treks to this part of Costa Rica. There are a host of other tours that can be arranged by the hotel, but it is more expensive to arrange through them. On the other hand, they do have established reputations with providers and recommend quality tours. If you are able to treat yourself, we highly recommend stopping by this jungle lodge... you won't be sorry!