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2.5 out of 5
Miss Junies Lodge
Tortuguero, Pococí, Colorado

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 99 out of 232 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 89 out of 232 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 30 out of 232 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 232 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 232 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Stayed 9 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Trudi

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, handy for the national park, town and beach. Friendly helpful staff. Fantastic pool
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rafael

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing host the owners
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Miss Junies was excellent, and has such an interesting history as an integral part of Tortuguero. The staff were amazing, Noly took us on a night time turtle tour where we got to see two turtles at the same time! Her nephew was a great river guide by both motorboat and kayak, and the chef made us incredible food every day. Thank you so much Miss Junies!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Carl

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Avoid at all costs
Rubbish stay here, staff tried telling us we have one room booked instead of too. The staff tried telling me coffee and juice in breakfast was an extra charge after we had it. A joke of a service. You can’t pay in card, they only accept cash even though there is a card payment sticker in the reception. Don’t stay here unless you want a stressful and awful experience
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Mark

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dogs everywhere and their mess which was a shame as the location is great. The host isn’t very personable but others are. Facilities in the room are very poor and there is no way this is a 3 star establishment. When it came time to pay the figure was higher than on hotels.com and she would only take cash as the card machine was broken and the bank won’t fix it. So tried to over charge me and made up a story about the card machine. Cannot recommend at all.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Miss Junie lodge is a great place to stay in Tortuguero, close to the village but quiet The pool is great and Cloied our guide was amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sallie

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful gardens great folks restaurant convenient location clean
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Amelie

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were really well greeted by the owners, breakfast was included and the pancakes were delicious. Cloyd gave us a fantastic turtles watching tour. Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Jane

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The woman who checked us in was abrasive and rude. She made us wait for half an hour even though there was no one else there. I explained that we had booked online and paid in advance, and showed her the confirmation, but she seemed distrustful. I had to explain and show her several times. She became annoyed and argumentative because we booked a turtle tour with another company, not through the hotel. When we checked out on day 3, she did not remember our conversation about having prepaid online, and stalled, asking me about payment again. I finally had to just walk away so we wouldn’t miss the ferry. This was the only unpleasant staff experience of our entire vacation in Costa Rica.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ayala

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Miss Junies belong the the founders of Tortuguero, we were fascinated by the history. Very simple rooms, but nice outdoors and a nice pool
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Dor on 21 Jul 2022
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Darcee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful time at Miss Junie’s. The staff are so unbelievably kind, friendly and helpful. The hotel and tours are run by a local family and they are lovely people who really care about their guests. The room and the view from our room was lovely. Breakfast was good and we had dinner in the restaurant one night also and that too was excellent. We did 3 tours with Cloied at the hotel and he was so passionate and knowledgeable about the area. The hotel is at the end of town, so quiet, and surrounded by beautiful gardens, the lagoon and the beach. We were so lucky to have found Miss Junie’s and blesses to have the opportunity to meet the family. We would not hesitate to recommend a stay here.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was an amazing experience. Directly on the gorgeous turtle nesting beach right in the national park this beautiful lodge is owned by a storied local family, one of the first to settle the area. Their dad was a jaguar hunter but when they learned how important the area was environmentally their mom (Miss Junie) started her lodge and they all became instrumental in the creation of the national park. Noly, who as a young lady organized locals to patrol the beach, protecting nesting turtles from poachers, took me on the turtle tour, which was absolutely life changing. Her brother gives canal tours through the rainforest and we saw sloths, a whole group of monkeys (both carrying babies!) lizards and tons of beautiful birds. The lodge is made of beautiful mahogany, has lovely tile pool and air conditioning in some of the rooms. It is situated right next to the little town and has an amazing Costa Rican/Caribbean restaurant (and free breakfast.) Miss Junies seafood special was one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. This lodge is peaceful, incredibly beautiful close to everything and allows you to get to know a local family as well as the history and wildlife in the region. I’m not sure why one would stay anywhere else.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location. I could see the ocean, the pool, and the canals from my room. Good restaurant. The included breakfast was especially good. Amenities were good. They let me borrow a canoe for free.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021
Response from Peace on 28 Jun 2021
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Robin, SF

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was so personable and attended to our every need. We loved spending time with Miss Junie in her living room.. such a beautiful soul. Loved getting to know her.. her grandson, Gerald gave us a private boat tour of the jungle!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020
Response from Dorling on 27 Feb 2020
Many thanks for your nice comments.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Peace. on 27 Jan 2020
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
best spot in Tortuguero
The perfect spot to stay in Tortuguero (we think). 2 minute walk into the centre of town, beach view!, and personalized access to tours and natural history info. A memorable Christmas
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Dorling on 17 Jan 2020
Many thanks !

10/10 Excellent

WeNor, Los Angeles

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a place with a long history in the region. What it lacks in some amenities it makes up for in charm, friendly staff and beautiful setting. It is located between the river and the ocean. It has a pool that is clean and well maintained. The only drawback is that it was sometimes hard to find staff when I had a question.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Peace on 17 Jan 2020
Thank you. We will address this issue inmediately.

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Best
Our stay at Miss Julie's was a little hot but honestly other than that, it was fantastic!! Everyone at Miss Julie's, including Miss Julie herself, were outstanding. They took such great care of us and helped us with all the changes in our schedule and pick up and everything. The tours they offered were top notch. We headed out on a kayak tour with Monkey Miguel and went to places you couldn't go on a larger, louder boat. We walked through town to the park and saw all 3 species of monkeys on the Caribbean Coast. And everyone on this little spit of land were wonderfully delightful. Highly recommended!!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Peace. on 14 Nov 2019
Many thanks for your positive review. Glad you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Matthew, London

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location at one end of Tortuguero village, rooms are in cool style. Swimming pool in garden. Friendly staff (gardener chopped us up fresh coconut) - Cloyd is an excelled and enthusiastic guide for turtle nesting tours and for canoe tours of the waterways Some points to improve: - almost none of the electrics (lights etc.) were working in first room we were checked into - staff moved us very quickly but even then we only had access to one working plug socket in second room - swimming pool wasn’t ready on check-in, disappointing given how hot /humid it is. Also there is no shade / parasols around the pool, this would improve the facilities here. - considering that the hotel is in the jungle, I was surprised that rooms did not have mosquito nets or coils
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from peace on 16 Oct 2019
Thanks for your comments, we Will addres negative issues ASAP.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Dorling on 6 Sep 2019
Many thanks for your feeback

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Peace on 25 Aug 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Mauro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Peace. on 15 Aug 2019
Many, thanks for your positive feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved it Everything was perfect I only want to suggest that they should build a small dock
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Dorling on 6 Aug 2019
Thank you very much for you positive feedback. Yes we planed to build a dock in October. I t Will also have a terrace for guest to sit and see the sun set. Thanks again.

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Miss Junies is the best
This lovely spot is the soul of Tortuguero, built by a wonderful family, tortuguero pioneers, The were very instrumental in saving the area from logging and destruction and worked with scientists to make this area truly a Home for Turtles. The family is gracious and loving, and Cloid was an INCREDIBLE guide, spotting and identifying wildlife and birds on a fantastic canoe tour. His knowledge was phenomenal. The food in the restaurant was the best we’ve had in our two weeks in Costa Rica. The grounds are beautiful, surrounded by gardens with the ocean on one side of the property and the river on the other. We absolutely loved our 3 days at Miss Junies.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Dorling on 14 Jun 2019
Thank you very much for your great comments, we truly appreciate it. So glad to know that you had a good stay at Miss Junie. Thanks again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed the Lodge's location, food, pool, and the ocean breeze😀
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019
Response from Dorling on 15 May 2019
So glad to know that you enjoyed all, thank you so much.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The view is beautiful, and the staff is awesome! They trated us excellent and breakfast was delicious.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from Dorling on 25 Apr 2019
Thank you so much.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019
Response from Peace on 10 Apr 2019
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

EJJ van

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Look nowhere else!
We stayed there 4 nights and I can only recommend Miss Junies for a lodge in the heart of the village (yet quiet), and her son for guided tours. The boat tour and the night tour with him where probably the highlight of our 2 weeks trip to Costa Rica. Incredibly knowledgeable, generous and genuine.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Dorling on 28 Feb 2019
Thank you so much for your nice comments, we are happy to know that you enjoyed your stay with us. Thanks again.

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly staff and beautiful property.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018
Response from Dorling on 1 Feb 2019
Thank you very much, we glad to know that you liked Miss Junie's Lodge..

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I think this hotel is relying on it's previously good reputation and has now gone downhill. The guide, Choy, is excellent and enthusiastic the rest of the staff are disinterested. Rooms.are fine but outside.(on the sea side) there is an ugly partly completed pool with stagnant water and a pile of builders' rubble. Breakfast is very poor ... No choice and strict portion control (you are not even allowed to poor your own milk into your coffee!). Not enjoyable at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Peace. on 23 Jan 2019
I'm sorry for you had a bad perception of the hotel, very strange for the Standard we have and the quality of our staff, However I Will adress this inmediately. Sorry for the view, we are building a pool, it's normal that it have wáter from the rain, until is not finished we can do anything.

6/10 Okay

Lori

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Disappointed
We were a little disappointed in Miss Junie’s. The hotel was run down. Our toilet clogged a few times during a 2 night stay. On the second day I had to ask to have my room cleaned as they did not tend to this. The staff was neither helpful or friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Happy turtle. on 24 Jan 2019
I'm very sorry about this and I Will adress the issue inmediately. Guest normally get toilet clogget when they put paper inside, despite the signs we have in the bathdroom.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Miss Junies Lodge is a place of huge historical importance in Tortuguero. Members of the family including Miss Junie herself, work hard here with great passion and knowledge for this unique area and the wildlife surrounding it. We were lucky enough to be guided by Miss Junies son Cloid on a Kayak, a night walk and a jungle walk. We were shown a very diverse range of animals, and learned about the local plants and their properties as regards culinary and medicinal uses. The grounds and the staff were excellent and attracted lots of birds and animals in their own right. The location of the Lodge is perfect, situated up the quiet end of town so there are no noisy establishments located nearby to disturb the peace during your stay. While the accommodation is clean,it is basic and for the duration of our stay of 3 nights, there was no hot water from the tap or the shower, and back of the sink was covered with sealant which had not been removed following a repair. We were based on the ocean side of the lodge, which we liked, I imagine if you are not keen on the sound of the waves crashing, it is more quiet on the lake side. If you are interested in the story of the lodge, Cloid has it all at his fingertips and there is a potted history on the back of the evening menu and some amazing photos lining the walls of the restaurant\breakfast room. We enjoyed the simple breakfast provided and the general ambience of the Lodge during our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Dorling on 4 Dec 2018
it's very strange that you did not have hot water in your room, the system is working perfect, sorry about that. Many guest do not know how to turn it on.

10/10 Excellent

Maddie, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely relaxed stay at the lodge. Chloe really made our stay excellent - we went on three of his tours (evening turtle hatching, turtle nesting and a canoe trip in the reserve) and I’d recommend them all.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Dorling on 22 Nov 2018
thank you very much for your positive feedback,

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Bob, Cornwall NY

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awesome Place to Stay!!
Awesome place with lots of history and great chicken jerk at the restaurant. Great people great location will return.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Dorling on 27 Aug 2018
Thank you so much for your beautiful comments. We are happy to know that you liked your stay! All the best.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place, beautiful garden, excellent people. I would recommend it 100%.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Dorling on 19 Jul 2018
Thank you so much!

10/10 Excellent

James, Baltimore MD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel was very nice, comfortable, well located
The staff was very concerned. The atmosphere was very homelike. The proprietress made homecooked meals in the kitchen. The hotel provided access to very good tours and a good gujide.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Dorling on 7 Jul 2018
Many thanks for your positive review.

10/10 Excellent

Gabriel, Quebec

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice and calm spot near the village
Nothing bad to say, everything was as expected and the hotel staff is really nice. You have the beach on one side and the tortuguero canal on the other. The garden is simply beautiful and full of bird and lizard. Went on canoe trip with Luis and he was the best in town ! Pura Vida !
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Dorling on 4 May 2018
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little hotel with amazing tour guide
Great location, booked a canoe tour and our guide was superb, spoke great English and spotted lots of wildlife and gave us plenty of information about them. No air con but most hotels in the are do not offer it either. Ate in the restaurant one evening and the food was tasty, in particular the jerk chicken.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Dorling on 22 Mar 2018
Thank you,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great tours. Wonderful stay
Especially enjoyed the guided tours: the night walk, the canoe trip and the coconut cooking class.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Dorling on 13 Mar 2018
Thank you so much!

10/10 Excellent

marian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tortuguera
We really enjoyed our stay - we had a perfect guide Cloid- who took us out for a canoe trip, he was very knowledgable and we saw all sorts of wildlife. The food at Miss Junies was excellent Caribbean style and the staff very helpful. Would definitely recommend this place to stay - beautiful location
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Dorling on 3 Feb 2018
Many thanks Marian, we appreciate your positive Comments All the best. .

8/10 Good

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little hotel
Everyone at the hotel were so helpful. Claude was an excellent guide. Restaurant food very good and location perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018
Response from Peace on 10 Jan 2018
Thank you very much.

6/10 Okay

kath , uk

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
good Location
Lodge looks lovely from the pictures and I couldn’t knock breakfast one day fruit and omelette second day fruit and pancakes third day fruit and rice with bread .. howerever they speak very little English and as we tried to move room as the safe didn’t work, and we only had one window shutter !! It was difficult. After 2 days they let us change room after constantly moaning. Gardens are wonderful but rooms have a massive problem with wood lice..
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2017

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good stay in Tortuquero
Very enjoyable stay. Right on the river & 100 yards to the Caribbean, but not swimmable due to currents. Great tour of the jungle waterways with Cloied Taylor, one of Miss Junies sons. He is amazing at spotting & identifying birds and other wildlife, plants etc. Dinners were delicious. Rooms were simple but comfortable. Beds were fine, Only a 2 minute walk into 'town'. Have hotel make boat taxi reservation when arriving at airport in Tortuquero.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Tyffany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hospitable & quaint little place.
Everything was amazing, from the hospitality to the rooms. We had an ocean view room on the bottom floor which gave us a welcomed breeze through the shutter windows. Security in the evenings was a great addition. We were at the end of the main road into the city centre. Quick and convenient walk from Miss Junie's. Her son, Claude is very passionate & knowledgeable in his tours, which I highly recommend. You won't find high end hotels in this area of Tortuguero but this rustic little lodge gave me what I needed. There is no a/c which is why ocean view is best. If nothing else, they could add speed adjustments to their ceiling fans. I'm hoping to come back for a visit in turtle nesting season.