My friend and I stayed at Hotel Esperanza for our last stop on a R&R vacation. The owner and staff are attentive; determined to make their hotel the best experience for travelers to Playa Carillo and Samara. The rooms are clean, spotless down to hidden corners. Breakfast is included and I understand that the owner is planning a restaurant in the near future. featuring gourmet dishes from local chefs. Manager Ervin will arrange to have a tour guide meet at the hotel to schedule any activity you might want. We scheduled a morning horseback ride. The horses arrived at the hotel and the ride to a beach and scenic overlook was perfect! Easy walk to the beach, even for children. Playa Carillo, by the way, is one of the best beaches in CR and does not have the dangerous undertow and rip currents like many other beaches. Close to local sodas and markets. Pristine clean pool and spa! I am planning to return with my children and husband for a perfect beach vacation next year! If you want a mid-range hotel with a friendly, local, comfortable feel, this hotel is for you!

Wonderful hotel in every way! The July 12, 2007 does a great job of describing my experience too! The Hotel is under new management and the owner has renovated every room and added a beautiful pool and spa for your pleasure. Breakfast was served outside under a lovely cabana.
Our last evening, the owner invited us and a couple from Chicago for a
delicious complimentary dinner- just to say thanks for choosing Hotel Esperanza. Early next year a restaurant and bar will be added.

Playa Carrillo is a beautiful spot and the beach was amazing. I was able to run barefoot in the smooth sand and surf.

From the moment we arrived until the time of checkout, my wife and I were treated like royalty by the staff at Esperanza. The hotel is situated on a hill about 3 minutes away from the Carillo Beach (walking). We stayed there for a week and used it as a 'home base' for our various excursions.

The rooms were nice and clean. Air conditioning worked great and they
even have a DVD collection which my wife and I used one rainy evening. The pool is cool and clear and has a beautiful waterfall which runs during the day.

We found it nice that the beer and drinks are on the 'honor system'.
When you are thirsty, you simply grab your beverage of choice from the refrigerator and mark your room number on a sheet of paper.

The food was excellent and breakfast was prepared every morning (included in the fare). We brought fresh fish back to the hotel from our fishing excursion; the Esperanza staff cleaned it, and made ceviche for us! They were very nice and accommodating. We will be back!

My wife and I returned to Costa Rica in early April, visiting our favorite hideaway, the Hotel Esperanza in Carillo..Since we haven't been back for a year, boy, were we surprised!!..It appears that the new American owners(from Florida) have turned a great property into a greater one, as if by magic!!! The improvements were incredible..First of all, and the most striking new addition , was the pool and spa, that rivals any I have seen at luxury resorts anywhere..The new lobby, and entrance from the street, more parking area, handicapped facilities including a ramp and handicapped accessible room, and redecorated rooms, offered us a property that we now consider 6 STARS!!!

Breakfasts, as usual, were bountiful and delicious..Service was first rate..We admired the friendliness of the staff..Every staff member was determined to see to it that we enjoyed the updated facilities to the utmost.. We did, and if you visit the Hotel Esperanza, you will too..The Hotel Esperanza presents Costa Rica as the ideal vacation spot for anyone seeking the true definition of paradise..

Sam & Marilyn Mondry