Esmeralda Resort

The beach is absolutely gorgeous. The restaurant is very cute and the resort feels safe and secure. The rooms are a little on the older side and not sound proof. Loved this area and would totally stay here again if there was an updated room.

Breakfast was fine. Excellent wait staff service. Included breakfast was bread, pastries, yogurt, a coffee cake type product, coffee, expresso & tea. For $5 pp a day you can sign up on arrival for American breakfast.. bacon, eggs & hash brown or you can choose standalone delicious french toast or pancakes . Other things available on a menu for additional cost

Drinking water must be obtained daily from the registration building where they have ice & filtered water… bring your ice bucket or large water thermos cups to fill 1-2x a day. It could be a 5-10 mi. Walk depending on building location. The water is fine for brushing teeth but apparently everyone drinks bottled or specially filtered water. There are little grocery stores 10-15 min walk in Orient Village so could buy bottles of water there.

The hotel is old but kept in good condition. The location is near perfect. On our previous stays we enjoyed very much the beach cafe directly from the hotel. It had great service and food, plus tiki huts for rent. This time the cafe was closed for renovation and we had to use the next one were the beach boys were outright rude and the food is mediocre. Stay away from KKO beach!

Location is amazing! Staff is too! Swimming pool right outside the patio door, mini kitchen worked great. L’Astrolabe breakfast was perfect and dinners were too! Fridays and Mondays are a do not miss. A few quick minutes to the beach where your chair awaits, with staff to help you there! The beach restaurant’s food is also amazing! If you do not rent a car, it is easy to get a taxi. I used the same person the whole time. He was great. This property is lovely and I would definitely come back! There’s bird watching, the surf is perfect, food, entertainment for my style, bar, and no clocks. It is lovely.

Lots of insects in the room, some weather stripping around the door would help alot as you could see daylight around the entire frame. We came back to the room one afternoon from the beach and turned the water on for a shower and it came out brown so we opted for the pool instead. Later that day the water was fixed but it made us think twice about whether we should be showering and brushing our teeth with it.

The property is nice, but there are mosquitoes in the room and we were all bitten and have red spots next morning. The beach is nice but too rough and you cannot swim. I am glad we only stayed one night otherwise I will be so upset not to be able to swim in the ocean since I am not a pool person

We were in a superior room, which was spacious and well equipped with all we needed. Internet connection was good. Bed super comfy.

Once there was a shot power cut but it lasted only 10 mins.