Very comfortable room, super friendly staff, delicious food, very close to a beautiful beach

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The pool and restaurant area is lovely and relaxing. My mom and I made friends with Carlos, the bartender, who was great to talk to about music and helped us look for wildlife. From the pool deck, we saw two types of monkeys, deer, hawks, rails, hummingbirds, frogs, and geckos. The food is reasonably priced and tasty, and the rooms are clean, with lots of comfortable places to sit outside and enjoy the beautiful surroundings, even when it's raining. Leo, the concierge, helped us with transportation and recommendations about the area. This is my second time staying at Jungle Beach Hotel, and I will be back again!

The location of this hotel is awesome! Walking distance to the beach and the national park (no need to worry about the parking hustles as you approach the park!), but tucked into the jungle. We didn't spend a lot of time on the beach adjacent to the hotel, but we walked down there to enjoy the sunset, and walked back from the national park along the beach, which was lovely. I also just really loved the vibe of the hotel. I quickly realized that the restaurant/bar/swimming deck was my happy place to rest and relax after a morning activity, and just enjoy the jungle setting. And while the pool isn't large, it is clean and very refreshing. We also saw a ton of animals from the hotel itself. On our third morning my son woke me up saying "mom, I see a howler monkey out our window!" Sure enough, there was a howler monkey crossing the road just out the window, followed by a bunch of squirrel monkeys. Our room had a window that overlooked the road, and a ton of monkeys cross the road using power lines and ropes, and we had a great view of all of it. We also saw several howler monkeys in the trees above the pool deck, and saw white faced monkeys come in droves to try to poach some food. We saw toucans, and a deer, and many lizards (and one scorpion) all right from the hotel. The staff were all very friendly, and contributed to the laid back friendly vibe of the hotel. Food was good- service is a bit slow, but if you are vibing and feeling relaxed, not an issue. The rooms were simple but comfortable, and matched the sort of jungle boho vibe of the place. The AC worked well (thank God, b/c it was very humid outdoors, and AC allowed us to get good sleep and our stuff to dry out overnight). The water was not "hot" as some have said, but was plenty warm and I wouldn't have wanted hotter.

Wifi: the wifi connection was very poor in our room. We got ok but not great wifi on the pool deck. Since we were on vacation, and also got wifi at many of our other stops it wasn't a huge negative for me, but its something they could improve on. Charging for coffee in the room after using 2 pods: This was the only thing that left a little sour taste in my mouth. I get limiting coffee pods and telling guests you a have to ask for more, but it just rubbed me the wrong way to charge for any coffee above 2, especially since we were staying 4 nights.

The room was spacious and very clean. We loved being in the jungle with wildlife all around us! We both heard and saw monkeys on multiple occasions. We also liked the small hotel atmosphere and enjoyed visiting with other guests and the staff in the restaurant/bar area . We loved being able to walk to the beach as well as the national park and many restaurants were a short, easy drive away for dinner. We did eat dinner at the restaurant the first night and really liked our food.

There was a lot of road noise in the suite where we stayed, which we recognize could not be helped. The AC in the master bedroom of the suite was not as powerful as we would have liked, but the front room was nice and cool. The pool appeared larger in pictures and the actual size was disappointing for our teenage boys. I also thought that I had made a reservation that included breakfast but was told upon arrival that it wasn't possible through Booking.com. I must have misunderstood.

Staff were great, happy to assist with activities bookings, taxis, and friendly throughout. Great food Rooms were kept clean and tidy. The property was always being cleaned from leaves, etc

The room wasn't as good as it appeared when booking. Shower didn't have any heat adjustment and was taped up. The toilet didn't work properly. We found it a little tired and in need of some maintenance. If the downstairs fan was on, it was very noisy throughout the night. Probably better to have a kettle rather than a coffee machine as a lot of people dont always want coffee.

Jungle Beach Hotel in Manuel Antonio is a fantastic boutique hotel that is both cozy and family-friendly. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and the staff is truly exceptional—especially Leo, who was always in a great mood and incredibly helpful throughout our stay. The hotel’s lush garden is teeming with wildlife, including three types of monkeys, toucans, parrots, and lizards, making it a paradise for nature lovers. The food and drinks were delicious, adding to the overall experience. I highly recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a relaxing and unique stay in Manuel Antonio!

As soon as we stepped out of the car we knew we arrived somewhere special. Howler monkeys greeting us from the trees was a great welcome. The location of the hotel is fantastic, the restaurant was terrific, and the pool is exactly what we needed coming back to cool off in the hotel. Great vibes all around, would definitely recommend. Also saw from the hotel a sloth and squirrel monkeys that came down to the restaurant so we could see them from upfront

The property was really well situated. It was an 11 minute walk or 3 minute drive to the the National Park. You could access the beach by literally crossing the road and walking for 2-3 minutes. The onsite restaurant whilst slightly pricier than the local sodas, proved its worth with its high quality meals-especially the meat dishes.

The only issue was that the WiFi was intermittent. Usually not an issue, but even the international Sims we had purchased picked up no signal whilst On site.

Jungle like setting, looks exactly like photos. Quaint, smaller hotel but great vibes. Nice restaurant on property , super friendly employees. We saw howler monkeys, white faced monkeys, toucan, and giant lizards 🦎. Definitely would stay again 🌴

Warm water for shower but that didn’t bother me so much because it was humid. So really didn’t need hot water . Wi-fi was spotty but hay we were on vacation, and rain came in every evening but that’s what keeps it so green

The hotel is ideally located close to the beach. Staff were fantastic at providing information, sorting tours and responding to requests (eg changing a lightbulb, providing more toiletry items, etc). Thankfully they changed our towels every day as the hotel is covered and doesn’t get much sun so most things stay wet/damp. Having the fridge was great. It was nice to be part of the nature and the monkeys!

We liked everything. It would have been ideal to have the breakfast included as part of our stay.