The Garden House is a cute cottage style home situated on the other side of the Rivas property.
If you’re a dog person (which I definitely am!!!) they have some on the property but they don’t interact with you unless you let the family know you’re interested.
If you don’t mind a walk it’s not too far into town from the cottage- however a lot of it is up and down sizable hills. If you’re not into longer, hot walks you can walk right up to the entrance near the road and a cab will pick you up.
The Rivas Family was EXTREMELY helpful when it came to travel questions, inquiries about local activists etc. They are also very quick to respond. They also have a very helpful binder in the cottage with a breakdown of various restaurants, atttractions and activities along with their prices. I definitely crossed a lot of things in it off.
I highly recommend them if you’re looking to stay in San Ignacio!!