The Highlight: A Beautiful B&B

A gem of a B & B. Abundant and varied tropical vegetation, nice swimming pool, good size bedrooms, clean and well decorated.

The weak point: the noise

• The bedrooms are located a few feet from a main road which is noisy day and night, cars, motorcycles, and buses. There is a lull during the night, but if you're a light sleeper, this is not for you.

• During my stay, there were 3-4 dogs that had taken up residence in front of the B & B and who yelped overnight. Not long, but enough to wake me up.

• The owners are music and TV lovers. If you think you can relax in the evening on the edge of the pool listening to the sound of cicadas, forget it. You have the right to a rather old Jeopardy. One evening, I turned off the TV as nobody was in front. An error as one of the owners immediately rushed and turned it back on even louder. I understood the point and went back to my bedroom.

We went there from Dec 3rd to Dec 6th 2012.
We really enjoy the place. Very Clean and the hosts Mike and Paul are very good at it.

Paul`s breakfast are way more than perfect; especially those crepes with the bananas syrup "coulis". Mike can easily suggest you nice places or areas to visit if it is your first time in Manuel Antonio.

The rooms are all renovated and the look is pretty awesome. The backyard (or pool area) is all good as well with few nice dogs! And not to forget monkeys late in the day!

There are couple of very nice restaurant near by and you don't have to pay high prices to get very good meal.

I would definitely go back there ( and probably will )

We recently stayed at Coyaba and had a lovely stay. Mike and Paul were great hosts and made us feel very welcome. They went out of there way to ensure that we were looked after the whole time.
We started with the upstairs room but relocated to the lower room due to another booking. We had decided to extend our stay. We preferred the ground floor room but both rooms were very comfortable. Mike was a wealth of knowledge re the area, places to go, restaurants, excursions and more. We enjoyed the homely welcoming feel of the B&B. The breakfasts were great and Mike even provided sandwiches one day and cappuccinos at night while watching television which we enjoyed.
The pool was lovely, the kitchen area accessible and the lounge area very nice and cozy. We took many pics of the monkeys and the humming bird at the front of the property. Restaurant wise, we particularly enjoyed SALT and visiting the local gallery. Highly recommend the catamaran trip. Ask the guys about the cafe where homemade cakes are made as they are superb. Quepos is a short walk away and there are plenty of buses. Would definitely stay again and highly recommend Coyaba.

Great home, excellent renovations, wonderful rooms, well decorated and very comfortable, beautiful landscaping, great pool and lots of welcome monkey visitors. Michael and Paul are good hosts and they have a beautiful home and B&B. Breakfasts are good and they know the area well and provide great tourist and other information to their guests. There are a couple of downsides, the location is quite a distance from the beach/park at Manuel Antonio as we both like to have our early morning and late afternoon ocean swim. Taxis and buses are plentiful, but it is too far to walk to the beach or park. Restaurant options are limited with walking distance although SALT and the Hotel Gaia are good options as well as Ana's restaurant for local cuisine. The traffic noise is deafening at times if you want to sleep in or sit on your deck if you have the deluxe room as the B&B overlooks the main road from Quepos to MA and starts up at 5am and finishes after midnight. The enclosed courtyard with swimming pool, living room area, and dining area is beautifully done, but be prepared to listen to TV at a volume which is not relaxing to guests.