What the guidebooks and our guests have to say. . .

	The signature phrase of this renowned Hotel is “Still more monkeys than people” - and it’s accurate. The owner an ex- Peace Corps volunteer, is an environmental activist who built his property in a considered, responsible manner and what he did build is impressive. Tall trees and forest on the hill side Hotel property, which includes 30 acres left as a biological corridor, separate two, three-story buildings, each with an inviting Cliffside poll. Inside the ambiance is Spanish colonial with bright fabrics and teak wood grown on their own plantation. The best rooms are the top floor suits, with kitchenettes, but even the lowest-priced standard rooms are worth while. Hillside bungalows with views have been added to the property. The views of the park and ocean are breathtaking, and on our first day we encountered toucans, a sloth, plus titi and howler monkeys up close. Please don’t feed the monkeys that come at dusk. A 10 minute walk from the beach. You can’t miss Costa Verde: across the road from the entrance is their tile-roof, La Cantina BBQ Restaurant (with live music) and internet café in an old railroad car. Up the road apiece is El Avion, one of the two C-123 cargo planes used to smuggle arms to the Contras in Nicaragua, now converted into a light meals eatery.
	You’re likely to see monkeys, iguanas, and all kinds of birds in the forest surrounding this extensive hotel’s buildings, which are scattered over the hillside up the road from the beach. Studios in building A are spacious, with large balconies and screened walls that let the breeze through. Those in the other buildings are smaller, but can be closed and air-conditioned. Splurge for a “plus”, which means you’ll have an ocean view. Cheaper efficiencies are a mixed lot-only those in Building D, in the jungle overlooking the sea, are recommended. The Anaconda Restaurant, which has a great view, is quite good.
	Recommended as one of "Frommer's Favorites:This is one of the older hotels in Manuel Antonio, and it has consistently offered up good values, ocean views, and reasonably close proximity to the beaches and national park. Located more than halfway down the hill to Manuel Antonio, about a 10-minute walk from the beach, Costa Verde has continued to add new rooms and new buildings over the years. Today, there are rooms in a wide range of sizes and prices. Some of the buildings are located quite a hike from the hotel’s pool and restaurants, so be sure you know exactly what type of room you’ll be staying in and where it’s located. The nicest rooms here have ocean views, kitchenettes, private balconies, and loads of space. There is also a huge penthouse suite, which has a commanding view of the spectacular surroundings. There are two small pools set into the hillside, with views out to the ocean, and the hotel has a couple of miles of private trails through the rainforest.
	Booking in at the train carraige reception you're led to one of five multi-story apartment blocks with comfortable to luxurious suites all with ocean or jungle views. A couple of pools have spacious sun decks with Pacific views, and trails lead through the nearby forest which apparently still has 'more monkeys than people'. You'll certainly be woken by Howler Monkeys as they crash through the trees, before heading to the Anaconda Restaurant for breakfast with fine ocean views and national and international dishes. Across the road La Cantina is a bar, restaurant, disco and sports bar all rolled into one.
	Friendly and professionally run hotel in a quiet area, with spacious rooms and studio apartments constructed from beautiful hardwood, rustic in feel but with all amenities and nice details such as decorative tiles and balconies with terrific ocean views. The best value rooms are in D block, looking out directly onto Punta Catederal and offering the most stunning views in Manuel Antonio. There is a separate air-conditioning area for families, along with a restaurant, bar, and a swimming pool with impressive views.

What our guests have had to say . . .

Thanks so much for your gracious hospitality. Every room I have stayed in is far and beyond what I ever expected. As always I will continue to stay at Costa Verde before I head down to Manzanillo. . . Your staff is beyond cordial and always read to please. I have passed your name and Costa Verde on to everyone I know. . . I have never had anything to complain about and I am sure I never will. As far as I am concerned Costa Verde is the place to stay. It is certainly the best in my book. Many, many thanks. - Janet Welch, New Orleans

Costa Verde was all (and more) than we hoped it would be. We enjoyed every minute of our stay. Our accommodations were perfect; the food was absolutely excellent; and the Costa Verde staff warm and friendly.I have already recommended the Costa Verde Hotel to several friends and colleagues. I am sure you will hear from some of them. As for me, I plan to return again next year! Congratulations on your fine personnel and great service -Roberta Blossom

We just wanted you to know we really enjoyed our stay. The rooms were wonderful, the view fantastic. The food and music at the Cantina were also great. Please tell the Jungle Boys we really enjoyed listening to them.Thank you so much for all you did to make our stay in Costa Rica so wonderful. - Carol and Dave Langston

We are Shelley and Ron Townley who enjoyed two nights with you last week for our tenth wedding anniversary. We have returned to the routine of daily life and our trip seems like a dream to us now. We have told many folks about your beautiful place...We want to thank you all for creating such a beautiful place for us to come and visit! - Shelley and Ron Townley

...My husband Bill and I had an absolutely fantastic time in Room 11 and we want to thank you guys and the entire Costa Verde staff one more time for doing a great job for us. We had an unforgettable 10th anniversary adventure. And, we recommeded the Costa Verde and the Cantina and Anaconda to the new flock of tourist who were on there way to Quepos as we were heading home...Thanks again!! We wish we were there again already... - Donna Robillard

We wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for your incredible hospitality. The room was beautiful and the views form our balcony were just incredible. The monkeys at your restaurant were an added bonus. Your reception staff...were exceptionally helpful and informative with the planning of our tours. We could not have enjoyed our vacation more. You and your staff did every thing possible to insure that we will never forget Costa Rica. Please share our deepest gratitude with your entire staff. - Karen O'Grady & Michael Young, Austin, Texas

Dear Allan,
Thank you for showing kindness to a bunch of OZZIE volunteers and letting us stay on your beautiful resort: You're a real nice bloke, even if you are from America!
Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. From Pam & Chris

Dear Alan,
Just wanted to thank you for such an incredible vacation! Your hotel is absolutely the best hotel in Manuel Antonio. All of your staff were so sweet and friendly. I had a wonderful and relaxing time. Loved the monkeys and the banana daquiris that Eugene (Gene-genie) whipped up!
I travelled to Costa Rica by myself, and have to say that I felt so welcomed and safe at Costa Verde. I will miss all of the friends I made at the hotel - Nicolaus, Juan Jose, Ricardo, and Eugene. Thanks for putting up with me every night at Anaconda!
Had a blast! Already planning my next trip....wish I was there now!
Thanks Again!
Catherine (rm. A-6)

Allan,
Thanks for your wonderful hospitality during our trip to Manual Antonio. The girls and I had a wonderful time and I believe Jimmy George might become a new addition to the Costa Rican landscape come summer time.
I am recruiting friends to come with me for a visit in July or August. We will definitely revisit Costa Verde.
Thanks,
Lisa Guzman (The first woman you have ever met who "really reads" The Economist)

My name is Brenda Kratchmer. I was at you wonderful resort on January
16-26. My friend, Diane Story, and I stayed in the Adult Penthouse room.
We had a wonderful stay. We were originally reserved for 9 days. The day
before we were to leave we asked Jerome if the room was availble for 2 more days. We just couldn't stand the thought of someone else staying in our room just yet. I would like you to know that the hospitality there was outstanding. Everyone was so helpful and kind to us. I am hoping that with this letter, I could get Jerome to e-mail me back. He was so nice to us and very accomodating. We took a lot of beautiful pictures of the room and the view. Your place is exceptional (except for that hill, that kept us in shape, though). Diane & I would like to say thank-you, and I hope someday that I could return.
Sincerely, Brenda Kratchmer

We just got back from a week long trip to Costa Rica. Our highlight was definitely the time we spent at Costa Verde. The views from our room and the pool were magnificent. We saw tons of monkeys, iguanas, sloths, and birds. It would be hard to say what we loved the most, but I think it would have to be your amazing staff...especially Fernando and Ricardo who continuously taught us about the country, were always very helpful, and had no problems making us laugh.
Thanks for a great time!!!
Natalie Freedman and Melissa Lippman

Wanted to thank you for the four chairs you sent to us! Received them about three weeks ago. So much sooner than the HALLOWEEN delivery which I had expected!
We opened up one of the boxes, put two of the chairs together. The remaining box, I will keep for Christmas gifts to our son's and their wives; with each getting one chair.
Thank you again for all of your help. The chairs will be a reminder of the wonderful trip we had to COSTA RICA

Dear Mr. Templeton
We have just returned from a vacation at Costa Verde where spent a week with our friends, Bettie and Oles Smolarsky.
I wanted to let you know how impressed we were with the staff at the hotel. The rooms and grounds as well as restaurants were maintained in a spotless conditions, most importantly, the staff personnel were incredible pleasant and helpful. Elliot, Roger & Melissa on the waitress and waiter staff are the best advertisement a hotel could ever hope for.
As a result of our enjoyable stay, we hope to return someday.
Sincerely
Ellen C. Herrenkohl

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Manuel Antonio National Park: Costa Verde II: "Fabulous stay"
6 oct 2006 nikki_anderson, London
We had a fantastic large room with two double beds and a small kitchenette. The room overlooked the forest which was beautiful and very relaxing. We even had squirrel monkeys on our terrace a few times. The hotel policy keeps part of the hotel, closest to the sea, a quiet zone so it´s perfect for relaxation. The pool was the best feature of this hotel, as it overlooks the beautiful bay below and the national park to the left. There is of course a small bar that serves excellent daquiries. Every morning at breakfast your breath is taken away by the scenery below. A fantastic hotel for a very reasonable price. The hotel has a internet cafe (a rare thing in this area) situated in an old train wagon just opposite the hotel. The restaurant on the other side of the street belongs to the same hotel and serves really great food.

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Manuel Antonio National Park: Costa Verde II: "The good of this overall wonderful place"
9 sep 2006 metayel74, New York

We stayed at Costa Verde during the wet-season’s first week of September. Notice that they have several structures- Costa-Verde 1 is for families and includes TV/AC and glass windows, while Costa-Verde 2 is for adults only, and does not include the above. This review is for CV-2: As the other reviews mention - it's a beautiful hotel with great service, great view and large clean rooms (at least ours was). The location is ideal - just far enough from other people, but easy to get to the beach in a 15 minute downhill walk (or 2 minute drive). Some rooms face the ocean and others the forest. We had the ocean view in Costa-Verde II. Our room had no AC, no phone, no TV, no glass windows (only nets) - so we had no choice by to enjoy the wonderful ocean winds and listen to the wild forest sounds. The adjacent restaurant was a good place to eat breakfast and enjoy yet more view. The hotel staff attended to all our needs and helped us choose and schedule the adventure-tours. (On a side note - make sure to choose the Canopy Safari company for the Zip-Line tours. They include rappel lines that the other company does not, and our guides were nothing less than amazing.)

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Manuel Antonio National Park: Costa Verde II: "More Monkeys than People!"
3 ago 2006 scoopusc, Long Beach, California

We absolutely LOVED this hotel! If you are looking for a beautiful resort in the midst of a jungle, with an amazing ocean view and tons of wildlife right outside your door, this is your place.
My fiance and I came here after finishing a volunteer program near San Jose building homes, and wanted some r & r.

The Costa Verde II Penthouse Suite was ENORMOUS, had the BEST views of the ocean, a wonderful breeze, and we could see monkeys and iguanas climbing around the trees by our balcony overlooking the ocean/rainforest. Anaconda restaurant: great food, service, and you can charge everything to your room, which comes in handy when you have no cash on you and no atm around.
The Avion and Cantina restaurants are also fun, have live music and great barbecued food! The resort is central to all of the nice hotels, many of which are fun to walk around, have lunch, dinner, or watch the views over a drink- plus the beach is just down the hill (you can walk or take the bus like 5 min for 25 cents).
What to know ahead: if you are bug-phobic, beware in the rainy season: we brought a mosquito net since those things eat me alive, and we were fine- you can just hang it on the ceiling fans. bring some bug spray too. It doesn't rain as much here as inland during this season, and the prices are much better- plus if it does, it isn't until the afternoon so you have all day to chill at the beach, kayak, hike, etc. Most memorable parts: before dinner, the monkeys come out and give you a free show at the Anaconda, climbing on tables, swinging from trees- soooo cute! The adult pool has an amazing view (we spent almost every day here), a poolside bar with great service.

The country of Costa Rica is not short on views, and the Costa Verde Hotel offers some of the best. We were able to book a deluxe room (I think they called it an ocean view studio), and a regular room. Even the so-called regular room had a great view of the water. The hotel is perched high in the jungle and looks down to the Pacific. You are not ocean front, but you have a great ocean view The rooms were very comfortable. Ours had air conditioning and a kitchen. The television had cable, and half the stations were in English. We dined several times in the hotel restaurant and found the food to be good, although the service seemed to be hit or miss. There were some staff members who had a supercilious attitude, which seemed out of place with the usually good humored Ticos and Ticas.The hotel has several pools, and all seem nice. We didn't even bother to walk down to the beach, although we talked to several guests that did When the squirrel monkeys decided to visit the hotel bar, we felt very honored. These primates are endangered and it was wonderful seeing them up close. There is a busy road that divides some sections of the hotel from others. Cars travel at quite a clip along the road, making it hard to try and walk anywhere. One good dining alternative is a barbecue place right across the way. The food is very good, and live music on both nights we were there (a combo that was very talented). I think the music starts at 7:30.

Great views, magical setting, endangered species, and modern conveniences. We look forward to our return.

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Manuel Antonio National Park: Costa Verde II: "Wonderful Place!"
30 jun 2006 Scottytico, Cartago, Costa Rica

We stayed at Costa Verde II this month and had a great experience. We paid extra and had a room with an amazing view (facing the adult pool and Manuel Antonio National Park). We did not find it noisy, as I've read in another review. The employees were extremely helpful and kind. The room was well-appointed and very clean. Huge actually. Lots of light and windows, Great balcony. After having stayed in about 4 other places in Manuel Antonio, we found this to be the best so far.

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Manuel Antonio National Park: Costa Verde II: "Can't wait to go back!!"
23 jun 2006 Miembro de TripAdvisor, Abbotsford, BC., Canada

My Husband and I stayed here for 5 nights during our 3 week honeymoon in Costa Rica. We originally checked in for 1 night and ended up staying 5!! That says it all right there!!

This was our favorite hotel of our entire trip. We loved it!! The views were amazing! The infinity adult pool was a favorite hang out, actually we made friends with 2 couples from the US and had a great time hanging out with them.

Our room was great!! It was huge with 1 king and a queen and a kitchen!! The Anaconda resturant was great for breakfast and lunch (we did not have dinner there, but I am sure it would have been great!).

The staff is great! We even met a staff member who was a fellow Canadian from our home town!

Although we travelled during the begining of the rainy season, we only had 1 day of rain, and it cleared and was hot again by noon that day. We did have rain almost every night. We did wake up to the crazy thunder storms! It felt like the windows were going to break!! It was kinda neat!

The weather was amazing in Manuel Antonio, we both got burnt and then left with amazing tans. Manuel Antonio park was beautiful and a must see. The hotel will gladly help you book tours.

We saw White faced monkeys by the Adult pool a few times. They were really neat, you don't want to get to close to them though. The bartender at the pool was great and helpful. We really enjoyed his company. We got some amazing pictures, which I will try and post later as I don't have them right now.

We ate at the El Avion, it was really fun!! A resturant with a lot of history, you have to check it out!! It was made around the body of an old Oliver North Air Plane! Really cool!! We also ate at the La Cantina BBQ across the street. It was one of our favorite resturants!! They have the best Kabobs!!!

The hotel has 3 pools. During our stay there was construction going on at the main building, and I would be really interested to see it completed.

Anyone going to Manuel Antonio you must stay here!!! NO COMPLAINTS!!!
Actually, my husband and I spent the night before at the Best Western in Quepos, but checked out because the location was very bad! We then stayed here for the 5 nights!!