Shana by the Beach Manuel Antonio

The property is Beautiful! I feel like I didn’t even need to go to the national park, every animal was there! Every time I went outside I saw something!! The beach is definitely a HIKE but so worth it! My boys loved the nature hike through the rainforest and the beach was worth it. The property was clean and the staff was amazing! Special shoutout to the restaurant/bar staff! So awesome! Special shoutout to Johnny, Javier, and Warner!!!

Great location. Easy to get to beaches and Manuel Antonio. We had a rental car and I would recommend that as short walks can be hilly, hot, and dangerous (narrow roads and some aggressive driving). Breakfast and breakfast staff were excellent. Location is amazing, wildlife on hotel grounds and around is amazing. Staff mostly excellent. Rooms were super comfy, balcony looking at forest canopy was outstanding. Saw titi and white faced monkeys every day. Saw macaws and toucans on grounds a couple times. Other gorgeous birds around as well. I would definitely recommend Shana, dinner was a little pricier than outside restaurants but food was great.

The staff was AMAZING! Everyone was so helpful Ann kind. We had a baby and a toddler with us, and everyone engaged them, talked to them, helped us to get high chairs, when we needed. Staff was always there with a golf-cart to take us up or down the hill to reception. They were also very helpful with booking tours. We were worried when our tour ran late, because we were already requesting a late checkout, but they were so nice about it, and gave us extra time. Also, one person in our group complimented the fresh mangoes at breakfast one morning, and the next morning, when mangoes weren’t being served, he brought over a plate of mangoes just for her. It was the nicest thing, and we felt so taken care of. Gorgeous property! The rooms were great - the beds and linens were so comfortable. The bathroom was pristine! The private walkway to the beach was like a mini nature walk for the kids. The pool, bar, restaurant - everything was immaculate. Our absolute favorite though, was all of the monkeys we could see right at eye level from our balcony. This was our favorite hotel on our 8-day trip. I would recommend this place to everyone!

Staff were very friendly, helpful and responded quickly to our needs such as room service, laundry, housekeeping. They were always friendly and helpful when booking our excursions and reliable transportation when we went off resort to explore. Food at the dining facility was very good so you do not have to leave the resort to have a good meal. We were able to see the white faced monkeys, toucans, macaws and sloths from our balcony. No need to go on a nature tour in Manuel Antonio since we were near by.

The facility was wonderful. In spite of the elevation and my trouble walking, the availability of a golf cart for getting to the different areas was absolutely appreciated.