Donde Familia Manito

Pros: Host was so welcoming, friendly and thoughtful. He kept the kitchen open until I'd returned from a night time kayak trip, to ensure I had dinner. Location was superb and a lovely cosy ambience in the communal areas. Would definitely recommend

Cons: Only downside was the mattress was a little uncomfortable, and the room could have benefitted from a bedside lamp. Other than that, a really superb place to stay in Paquera

Familia Manito Amazing Experience!!

Pros: Authentic experience, amazing family ran business, beautiful gardens, fruit trees, howler and capuchin monkies in the area. Full Breakfast was included other meals excellent at a very reasonable price. Not fancy but very comfortable, was a highlight of our Costa Rica travels. Excellent value for money. Highly recommend!!

Quiet stay with friendly family

Pros: Really friendly family, great dinner , quiet location with nice gardens.

Cons: All good !

Great location for bioluminescent beach

Pros: It is a great location for the tour of the bioluminescent beach as you can walk for the tour. We have a small child so we couldn't go kayaking but Alonso found us a tour with a friend on a boat that was very good, just for us.We could even stop and go in the water and experience it closer. Highly recommend. The accommodation was simple and a little outdated but it was ok for the night. The breakfast and dinner were tasty. The swimming pool was very good and with that heat was highly appreciated.

Cons: The bathroom was very in need of renovations making it hard to be on a good cleaning standard. There were dogs barking a good part of the night and as there are no glass in the winds, I would advise ear plugs if you want to sleep better than we did. But the experience of bioluminescence beats it all.

Pros: Alonzo and his mom cooked wonderful meals for us and we really enjoyed the pool and ambience of the place, complete with Howler monkeys and birds surrounding the garden. A very convenient location right next to Bahia Rica boat tours and Eddy's Bioluminescence tours.

Very welcoming family and very helpfull in guiding us on our journey onwards.

Pros: The breakfast was very nice and homemade exactly at the time we agreed. Very delicious and of local cuisine. Very close to Paquera and ver helpful family that helped us on our journey onwards as I didn't know how to get to our next stop. They knew exactly what to do. I will and have already recommended this place to other people.

Cons: Maybe share could have been a reading lamp in the room. There was only a lamp in the ceiling.

Lovely family environment

Pros: Thea family were really sweet and looked after us a lot while we were there. It was mother's day during our stay (apparently a national holiday!) And they were quite inviting for us to oin them. They still cooked for us, despite celebrating. Located right next to bioluminescent algae beach which was very accessible.

Cons: It was quite isolated, plan qccordingly

Perfect place to stay for Isla Tortuga, Curu, and bioluminescence

Pros: My partner and I stayed here for 3 nights as a part of our trip to Costa Rica. The location is awesome - it takes a ferry from Puntarenas and a short walk to get there, and there are several places basically next door offering bioluminescence and Isla Tortuga tours. Even though it's a bit on the expensive side by Costa-rican standards, it's one of the better deal in the area. The unit was clean, the beds were comfy, there were two fans, and the breakfast was good. The host also offered us dinner for an extra price, which was very convenient. Although neither of us speaks Spanish, the communication with the host was uncomplicated.

Cons: WiFi was not really fast and was not working on one evening, however, our own Claro internet had connection problems in the general area. So, don't expect stable internet connection here.

Everything we needed - great!

Pros: The food was delicious - we had breakfast and dinner, cooked by the family and loved everything about it. It was one of the best meals we had in Costa Rica! The family was friendly and welcoming, even helped us going back to the ferry. And it was near the tour ( Bahia Rica) we booked - perfect for 2 nights.

Cons: Nothing, it was perfect for us.

Lovely home stay, close to bioluminescence tour

Pros: Very friendly stuff, nice dinner and comfortable and spacious room

Cons: Breakfast, that was includes, was a bit small