If you are wanting a house in the jungle with LOTS of wildlife to see without ever having to leave your balcony- this is your place. My husband and I stayed here with our two kids (10 & 15). They shared a room and we shared a room and it was exactly what we needed. The kitchen was nicely stocked, all appliances in working order, cable TV in main area and both bedrooms that was easily changed to English with a click of the remote. Our rooms were ice cold. Pretty sure the a/c works better than ours at home!
We did not rent a car, but the walk down to the town to get drinks, food, souvenirs, etc was a short easy walk. The walk back up the hill to the house is a bit of a workout, but I honestly needed the exercise after eating and drinking at all the great sodas!
We loved our little pool and enjoyed jumping into it after a long day of hiking.
We easily walked to the town everyday and down to the marina to watch the beautiful sunset. It was a great way to end your day.
We came to Costa Rica to do something different. We love animals and we love the beach. We got both of those things here.
We had scarlet macaws that flew over (usually twice or three times a day), a troop of squirrel monkeys (about 15 of them) a smaller tribe of capuchins that came everyday and sometimes twice, three iguanas that live at the house and climbed the same trees to the same spot everyday, all sorts of frogs, geckos, and a sweet little bat that lives by the door during the day. We named him Emilio😀
Most importantly, the customer service at Manuel Antonio Estates was UNBEATABLE! They went out of their way to make sure everything was taken care of, including getting us our airport transportation taken care of, making personally calling tour businesses for information for us, and even scheduling maintenance and cleaning around our schedule.
I seriously cannot say enough about the staff there. We go out of the country once a year and use VRBO a couple times throughout the year while in the states- no one has compared to the personal care we got with these guys. A+
Thank you for such amazing memories!