Michael

Michael’s place is an absolute delight. I would recommend it to anyone. Not only is it in a super fun and beautiful city (Manuel Antonio) in one of the most beautiful and happiest countries in the world, but it also has a lovely private balcony and a pool — both of which have terrific ocean views. It is clean and comfortable. Cuter even than the pictures! Not only that, but you are surrounded by nature while there, and not in an annoying way. We saw tucans, monkeys, etc.

If you are looking for a place to stay that is basically situated like the majority of hotels, this is it. It’s situated about halfway down a slope between the main road and the ocean. You cannot directly walk to the ocean and the walk up the hill is not a joke. Be sure that you can walk steep steps, unassisted, unless you have a 4x4 and are willing to drive up and down the hill. We had one, so it could make it up and down, but we basically kept the car at the top. The place itself is great. The best place to sit is the top deck and just listen to the birds and ocean. We thoroughly enjoyed doing that and also using the pool, which was super clean. The place is a twin but the neighbor was quiet and very nice. Inside, there is a nice kitchenette that had everything that we need to make ourselves a nice breakfast. The place is very convenient to the main restaurants and the national park. We mostly went to the beach at the national park so I can’t comment on getting to Biesanz beach.