Reviews of Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens 3 stars

The breakfast was exceptional! Truly the best complimentary breakfast I have ever had ever! Not just in Costa Rica.

Would have liked a way to dry my clothes and towels. Also would have liked a cheaper option for dinner.

Breakfasts were very good, location was great, one of the few areas in Manuel Antonio you could walk to the beach, restaurants, shopping, the park. Lots of animals right out our door. Comfortable beds too.

It was more expensive than other places we had stayed

Great property, comfortable bedroom

Restaurant and breakfast were quite disappointing. Staff was quite unfriendly the food was not tasty at all.. this changed the whole experience from the hotel..

The hotel was excellent. The location is very comfortable and close to the beach and to the national park. We enjoyed the pool, the pool bar and the restaurant. The breakfast was excellent. The staff was very nice and helpful

You can hear the people in the next room.

The location is perfect! Easy access to the beach and walking distance to the park. The restaurant of the hotel is great and the staff is super nice! Gardens and amenities are lovely!

The hotel is divided in 2 different buildings divided by a street. It was not clear at all when I did the reservation. I had a room in one building and my kids were staying on the other. It was super unconfortable because even though it's a walking distance it's quite dangerous for small kids to walk by themselves. So if you are travelling with kids make sure to stay on the same building!

everything simply perfect

food in the restaurant was pricey

Location, stuff and pool area was great

Every second day the à la carte breakfast was poor I assume the cooks are on 2 shifts

Location near NP; nice pool and beach bar; excellent restaurant; good bed and breakfast

Garden is overrated

The room was clean and spacious and good location. The hotel is located about 5 minute walk to the entrance of the national park and about the same time to the beach. The breakfast was good and had some options. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. The facilities were good but didn't use the pool.

The bathroom noise from the next room was really loud but didn't hear it all the time.

It’s a beautiful property conveniently located very close to Manuel Antonio park and the beach. The food was good, the pool was enjoyable, and the rooms were nice.

I did not like the door lock system. There is no way to lock/unlock the door without a key and the door wasn’t easy to lock. A few times we left the room having believed we locked the door only to discover that the lock didn’t engage as we had thought. Also, I felt uncomfortable not being able to unlock the door from the inside without a key. Having only one key was challenging. Suppose we needed to leave the room in a hurry, or I wanted to leave my kids in the room while I ran to the car- if I took the key they would be locked in, if I left the key, I would be locked out. Other than that, I would highly recommend this hotel!

The amenities!

The doors lock with a physical key from outside and inside.

The property had a great location, close to both the beach and Manuel Antonio National Park. The staff was friendly and exceeded our expectations.

Breakfast wasn’t really to our taste and was a bit inconvenient to access. We also encountered roaches in our room twice.

Staff were very friendly and helpful. Breakfast was excellent. Pool area was lively. Location near the park was perfect walking distance.

The location, the staff and the hotel itself was wonderful! But most of all, I wanted to give props to Yafet! He's been so good with coordinating with us. Even helped us get a birthday cake for one of our friends and helped us with the surprise. Talk about going above and beyond!! :)

Great location. Walking distance from the park and beach. Clean, good food, Great bed and pillows. Absolutely loved it.

Nothing.

Location next to Manuel Antonio. You can leave your car here and walk to the park. Staff was really good. Breakfast and dinner were really good. The amenities were great

One of the pool showers was clogged and stinky. The beds don't have sheets just duvets so you're either too hot or too cold.

We loved everything about this hotel! Beds were very comfortable, great AC for those hot, humid days. Courtesy umbrellas were provided for rain. Pools and gardens were great. We had breakfast and dinner at the hotel and everything we ate was so tasty.

The pool is cute and has a nice setting and so does the dining room. The staff in the front desk were very nice and helpful on a few occasions and really did their best.

The rooms are funny looking, not quite like the pictures, the beds are so so in terms of comfort, we had a few power outages during our stay and no generator so we just sat in the dark which was frustrating, no fault of the hotel but maybe a generator would help or some solar lights in the rooms. The food isn’t good at all, breakfast or dinner.

Location

Room was too small. You had to walk to the other property for breakfast. Not worth the money I paid for it

Everything was perfect!

The room, the location, the restaurant, the pool.

Location is amazing and well kept property.

Staff were fine but a bit aloof, meaning just doing their job and that's about it. Professional but not the super friendly kind.