Holy Cow, this place is awesome!!!! I don't even know where to start, this was one of the best trips I've ever taken.
The views are spectacular, each morning I would wake up and just be in awe of the ocean & wildlife. Having your coffee overlooking the ocean with scarlet macaws’ cruising overhead & howler monkeys in the distance is amazing.
Most days we would either walk or ATV down to the beach. The walk down is not bad, but it's a hike up the hill, good thing is it's easy to catch a taxi up the hill from Manuel Antonio. Due to the pandemic, we generally had the ~2 miles beach to ourselves & a few others :)
The wildlife is also amazing. You will hear howler monkeys every-single-day, you'd likely see 3 different types of monkeys as you make your way down to the beach, along with some sleepy sloths if you can spot them in the trees.
The Chef's we arranged were also perfect, the four-course Italian dinner Manuele prepared was top notch. Tuna Tartar was my fav.
Early morning surf lessons were also great, we had 6 first time surfers who all got up & ripped some waves with Alejandro & Jonny down at the main beach.
We went fishing for a day, & had a trip of a lifetime with Ben @ Jackpot Sport fishing: 120” Marlin, 3x Sailfish, 10+ mahi mahi, & a shark.
The onsite staff (Carolina & Wai) were great, we’d get back from the beach and the whole house was clean & looking perfect. Make sure to tip them at end of your trip
My only complaint is that there was no Heli-pad on the roof, otherwise it's about as good as it gets. I plan to come back again soon.