Hotel Playa Espadilla y Gardens

Two properties combined into one hotel. Each with pool though 'Gardens' has no bar or restaurant which is based in the other site a couple of minutes across the road. Room was decent with a safe and a fridge. Thanks to Yafit and Eric for being helpful and friendly.

Lovely setting on the edge of Manuel Antonio National Park. The hotel also has a small private reserve, which we intended to visit but 3 dogs dissuaded us from doing so. Beautiful view from our well appointed room. Excellent restaurant and good options for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as happy hour at the pool bar at 5 pm. Live music at night. Would not hesitate to recommend, even though I fell ill at the end of our stay for unknown reasons.

Just spent 3 nights here, in the garden rooms. A popular hotel with organised tours. Lots of positives, location close to the park and beach, pool area was very comfortable and quiet, we mostly had it to ourselves. You are given beach/pool towels which you have to return to reception at the end of your stay otherwise you are charged if lost. Great place for spotting monkeys and of course iguanas are never far away. Breakfast was included and was fine (buffet style) and we ate at the restaurant for 2 nights, good choices. Happy hour was great, lovely cocktails and very chilled out. Rooms were kept spotless, loved coming back to the towel animals! Ok the negatives, when we arrived getting into the road was chaotic, we realised afterwards it was the main route to the park so at certain times loads of cars, buses etc would use this narrow road. We were closest to the road which was noisy especially in the morning and this morning a bike was revving up at some ungodly hour! However all in all a decent functional hotel but perhaps the area was a little too busy for my liking but I guess we all have different ideas of what makes a good location.

Ik vond de prijs-kwaliteit eerlijk gezegd een beetje tegenvallen. Ik had gedacht dat het hotel in een rustige omgeving zou liggen, maar onze kamer lag vlak naast de weg , waar ook een restaurant zat met hele dag muziek tot 21:00 uur. Kamer had verder een slechtsluitende deur, geen stopcontacten naast het bed en de stopcontact van koffemachine deed het niet. Er waren verder ook veel positieve dingen hoor, zoals een fijne warme douche, gratis kluisje, koelkast en een mooi zwembad. Ook het eten bij het restaurant van het hotel (50 m verder) was top.

We loved the spacious room, its proximity to a beautiful pool area with outstanding gardens, its proximity to the beach and the national park and the friendliness and helpfulness of the staff,

Great location, a short walking to the beautiful Playa Espadilla beach, to the National Park and to restaurants. Great outdoor garden with fun sitting options around the pool and near the rooms. They also sent us very important tips before arrivals. A fun place to stay.

Great service and location

We stayed in the Garden Hotel, where we enjoyed the peaceful well maintained tropical gardens and relaxing pool area. We also spotted monkeys, birdlife and iguanas. Only a few minutes walk to national park. Room was extremely clean and comfortable and service excellent; particularly from Manager Melina, who went above and beyond the call of duty to make sure we had everything we wanted. Also Dylan and Aralie were really friendly and hospitable. Dinner at the main restaurant (in the other half of the hotel) was excellent and served in a romantic outdoor setting with fairy lights and live music on some nights. A lovely experience - we’d certainly return.

We checked in around 8:00 p.m. and Dillan was very friendly and welcoming. The staff went out of their way to help us with tour trips. The motel is a couple blocks from the beach and a couple of blocks from Manuel Antonio. The rooms were clean, the breakfast was delicious, and the staff was great. There were monkeys and iguanas that would visit everyday.

Great location. We walked into the National Park, on a grass path to the beach, and down the street--approximately 3 blocks--to the restaurants. The hotel is split between two locations (within view of each other) each with a pool but it is the upper hotel site that has the bar and restaurant (serving breakfast) under a thatched roof. Our room at the other site was near the road to the park but once the traffic stopped around 5 pm, it was quiet. We had comfortable wooden chairs outside our room and a lovely covered lounging bed with privacy drapes. At sunrise, we were awakened by the sounds of the birds in the National park. Fun experience. On the day we had a guided tour of the National Park, it was an early start. Knowing we would miss the breakfast, staff provided us with box lunches. Very much appreciated. An unexpected level of service. Recommend this hotel.