We arrived at the BB very late at night and the owner was kind enough to show us the room and was very accommodating. The room is nothing special but the second floor has a set of hammocks which make up for the room. You can relax and enjoy all the backyard thats filled with hummingbirds and butterflies. In the... More

We stayed in Descanso in december last year and even if it was "low season" in birds, there were lots of them in their beautiful garden. Rooms were basic and maybe because of the humid climate our room was a bit stinky. But we slept relatively well the both two nights we stayed, the bed was ok and even if... More

If you're a bird hater or scared of them, don't stay here. There were so many birds everywhere, it was amazing! So many types of hummingbirds (I heard tell at elast 17), honeycreepers, toucans, toucanettes, motmots, tanagers ... it was fantastic! Some of my best pictures of the whole trip came from here! The prices were a little high, and... More

Not the most luxurious or fancy place (there are very few of those in Mindo), but we enjoyed our stay and the birds in the garden are spectacular. I've never seen so many hummingbirds! The walls of the hotel are all wood and we were woken up several times during the night by dogs barking. We had some trouble with... More

We thought it was the nicest place we could have picked in Mindo. Only a few blocks from town (very small town) but on the 'edge' of town so very nice and quiet. Owner Rodney keeps excellent garden for birds and we saw amazing hummingbirds and many others there without even having to go anywhere. Nice breakfast included (egg/s, bread,... More

We arrived into Mindo and walked from the bus station to hotel (6 small rural town blocks). It is on the NW corner of town but only about 3 blocks from the main street. The first floor is open air, and the wide plank wooden floors that were wonderfully clean and polished. The back porch is for relaxing and viewing... More

Four of us stayed in the 'dorm', which was really the attic level of the main building. It was kind of fun, but you had to watch the low sloping roof and it wasn't possible to lock anything away as there was no door. There also wasn't much privacy from the other guests, who had their own rooms but paid... More

What is this place. When we arrived a local female showed us a room. I've never met anyone more depressing then this woman. The hotel was smelly (like old and dirty water) and was possibly the most remote hotel in town. You'd better stay at one of the very nice, same priced hotels at the town centre!

This is where you want to be if you're interested in birds... especially hummingbirds. Rodny is the consummate host. He'll spend as much time as you need explaining where to go and what to see, and the terrace/patio out back is the best place in Mindo for hummingbird watching. Rodny has cultivated flowers that attract the birds and has feeders... More