A friend and I stayed at this 'couples' resort. We were very comfortable, as the hotel is really for adults, not just couples. The hotel itself is beautiful. The rooms are clean and the decor is very unique. The 'open' shower is not a problem. The view from our room (109) was stunning! The staff are fantastic, and could not do enough for us. The restaurant was wonderful - the food excellent, whether breakfast or dinner. All in all, I cannot say enough about this hotel. I would absolutely stay here again, and would certainly recommend it to others! Luxury amongst paradise!!

Very peaceful and quiet. Rooms were amazing. A few of the staff made our stay very memorable. Our bartender GATO went out of his way to make our stay special and became a good friend. David the cook was amazing, as well as the girls at the front desk. The only thing the Issimo lacked was that they closed the bar at 7pm and there was absolutely no night time entertainment. Also, if you wanted to go on the many early tours you never got breakfast. I highly recommend Ronnie's Place for dinner. It's a short walk to the private beach, don't under estimate it. The snorkelling there is pretty good, same place all the tours take you, can dive for lobster and oysters. They have snorkelling rentals on the beach, but if you want a 2 way snorkel bring your own. It's about a 15 minute walk uphill to a grocery store, or a 10 minute cab ride to either quepos or manual antonio. We used Safari Tours through the hotel, did Atv, mangrove kayaking, manual antonio national park, this company is top notch and what a blast.

Wonderfull hotel. Staff is friendly and helpfull, room is clean, delicious variety of breakfast, bonus - coffee every morning. Even on the balcony of your room you will not be bored. Ocean view, hummingbirds, monkeys, night sounds of the jungle ... you come in Manuel Antonio to get these impressions, aren't you? There are not many hotels where the reality is better than the beautiful brochures. Of course, some people may not like that there isn't parking for cars, that it's too hard to walk in these hills, that the same menu for lunch, that the stores are too far, that you can not rest with their children in this hotel... We traveled without children, lived for 4 days, walked mostly downhill, along the scenic road to the town beach, was meeting monkeys, sloths, squirrels and birds, everyday we spent time on the beach or at the national park and returned to our hill by bus. Everything was just perfect.

Lovely place. Such nice people willing to help. Good food. The rooms were very clean and each day the maid decorated our room in some very fun way with fresh flowers and towel animals, twice she filled the tub with colored water. Monkeys came to our porch in the morning and sometimes visited the pool area.Bed was great.The pillows were too big and the blanket was too heavy but we made it work. The recommended places to eat were exceptional. MA is a fun place and lots to do if you like tours and are active. If not, you can hang at the hotel and swim and read - it is very peaceful. The beach for Issimo is a hike down and then back up a mountain and it's not that great. Everything else must be reached by cab or car. You can't walk the road, it is too windy and dangerous and also all up hill to get to anything. Great restaurants in town, Agua Azul - a favorite. The park and public beach are gorgeous. Nice trip.