Rooms with a view! We loved our three night stay at this unit. Our family of six fit perfectly. The beds were comfortable and the rooms were spacious. We didn’t use the kitchen at all but it seemed to be fully equipped. Upon check in, we found the place clean and better than the pictures. The long continuous porch connects the bedrooms and the living rooms space. It offers a spectacular view of the marina and mountains. In the distance you can see beaches such as Sugar Beach and playas Prieta, Penca, and Potrero. It rained at least once a day and the porch was the ideal spot to watch. One day there was a double rainbow beginning at the spit and ending on the mountain. Wow! You can’t see Playa Flamingo from the unit but it is just a stone’s throw away. Easy walk for an agile person. There is a steep hill to walk down to reach the restaurants and beaches. We drove our car down; parking was easy. (About a one minute drive but we have some bad knees in the family.)
Restaurants we chose were:
*Marie’s (for all 3 breakfasts- yes, that good! Marie’s backs up to the unit but you have to walk down the hill)
*Beach House (1 lunch and 1 dinner - great seafood, variety with sandwiches, burgers, quesadillas, fish tacos, etc- very casual overlooking the marina. Several large iguanas watched us eat. Drive 5 min.)
*CocoLoco (dinner- yummmm, had the lobster. Toes in the sand kind of place. Perfect for sunset watching. Easy walk once you’re down the hill. We drove. Easy parking)
*Camaron Dorado (also very good, toes in the sand in Brasilito, ocean front, live music (but still family friendly and able to talk)).
All the beaches listed above are either a short walk or an easy drive. Our favorite was Flamingo. One day we drove down to Tamarindo for a day of surfing. Iguana Surf Shop is a good place to take lessons (but we didn’t) or rent boards (we did!). Very easy beach access from there. Lots of shops and food here too.
Only drawbacks of the unit... 1) the elevator stops between floors so when you exit the elevator there are stairs going up or down. Therefore you must take at least some stairs to get to the unit. 2) both showers have (high) windows in them that open to the exterior hallway. A little awkward feeling that someone might walk by and peak but there’s no foot traffic by this unit because beyond the unit, there is only one other unit. Neither kept us from having a good time!
We loved our stay! Would definitely stay there again! Highly recommend!