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660 reviews

Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens

Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens

Manuel Antonio 200 Metros Oeste Del Parque Nacional, Manuel Antonio, 60601, Costa Rica

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Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Kids' pool

Free Private Parking

Free wifi

Room service

Air conditioning

Bar

Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens

Welcome to Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens, your tropical oasis just 2 kilometers from the heart of Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica! Nestled a stone's throw away from the breathtaking Manuel Antonio National Park, this charming 3-star hotel invites you to bask in sun-kissed mornings and vibrant sunsets. With rates starting from just $85 a night, you can enjoy a taste of paradise without breaking the bank.

Dive into relaxation with our refreshing outdoor swimming pool and dedicated kids' pool, perfect for splashing around with the little ones. Fancy a bite? Our on-site restaurant has got you covered, serving delectable cuisines that will tantalize your taste buds. Take some time to unwind on the terrace, sip a cocktail from the bar, or treat yourself to a soothing massage (for an extra charge). Free WiFi is also at your disposal to keep you connected with every exotic adventure or to share your stunning vacation snaps!

With 660 glowing reviews highlighting the friendly atmosphere and attentive service, Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens is more than just a place to rest your head—it's a hub for fun-filled memories! Enjoy the lush gardens, explore nearby attractions with the help of our tour desk, or take advantage of our convenient airport shuttle service (additional charges apply). Whether you’re here for relaxation or adventure, let us be your gateway to an unforgettable Costa Rican getaway!

Get ready to immerse yourself in the vibrant Costa Rican lifestyle while staying at Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens! Start your day with a leisurely swim in our outdoor pool, where the shallow end is ideal for children and those who prefer a gentler splash. Picture yourself lounging by the pool, sipping a cool drink, and soaking up the sun before embarking on your next adventure. And don't forget, our dedicated kid's pool ensures that even the smallest guests can make a splash — all in a safe and inviting environment!

When hunger strikes, head over to Restaurante Puerto Escondido, where family-friendly vibes meet a menu that's bursting with international flavors! With a traditional ambiance, this welcoming spot makes it easy for families and travelers alike to gather for a delightful meal. From local Costa Rican dishes to international favorites, there's something to please every palate. After dinner, engage in some lively conversations while enjoying the warm evenings—just another way to connect with fellow travelers and create lasting memories!

As your day winds down, take a moment to stroll through the lush gardens that surround our property, each plant offering a slice of Costa Rican flora. With our tour desk ready to assist you, you can easily plan your daily excursions to nearby attractions, ensuring that you don’t miss a moment of this incredible destination! With our convenient airport shuttle service available for those looking to travel a little further, it’s easy to see why Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens is the perfect choice for your tropical rendezvous. So grab your sunglasses, kick back, and let the adventures unfold!

Closest airports

Quepos La Managua Airport

3.7mi

Tobías Bolaños International Airport

39mi

Juan Santamaría International Airport

41.8mi

Palmar Sur Airport

55.6mi

Drake Bay Airport

58.1mi

Most popular amenities

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Kids' pool

Free Private Parking

Free wifi

Room service

Air conditioning

Bar

Tour desk

Parking On Site

Terrace

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Garden

Free toiletries

Rooms

Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
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Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Triple Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
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Standard, Triple, Garden View

1 Twin Bed

1 Queen Size Bed

235 sqft

Private Bathroom

Coffee machine

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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This air-conditioned triple room is consisted of of a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a private bathroom as well as outdoor furniture. The unit has 2 beds.

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Premium, Quadruple

1 Double Bed

1 Queen Size Bed

2 Twin Beds

1 Double Bed

300 sqft

Private Bathroom

Coffee machine

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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This air-conditioned quadruple room is consisted of of a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a private bathroom as well as outdoor furniture.

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Premium, Triple

1 Twin Bed

1 King Size Bed

300 sqft

Private Bathroom

Coffee machine

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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This air-conditioned triple room is consisted of of a flat-screen TV with cable channels, a private bathroom as well as outdoor furniture. The unit has 2 beds.

Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
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Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
Standard Queen Room with Garden View in Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens
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Standard, Queen Size, Garden View

1 Queen Size Bed

235 sqft

Private Bathroom

Coffee machine

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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Premium, King Size, Balcony

1 King Size Bed

300 sqft

Private Bathroom

Coffee machine

Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

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Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

Tea/Coffee maker

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Flat-screen TV

Refrigerator

Tea/Coffee maker

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Basic, Garden View

1 Queen Size Bed

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1 King Size Bed

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Guest reviews

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660 reviews

Categories of assessments

Cleanliness

Comfort

Location

Facilities

Staff

Value for money

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Featured reviews:

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Blanca

8.2

March 2024

The hotel has some of the standards you would expect from a hotel of this category: nice staff, good restaurant, beach towels, good housekeeping. The bed was very good and the room was clean. It is nice to relax by their swimming pool, specially after a hot day in Manuel Antonio park.

It is very overpriced. The room does have “US motel style” and is definitely not what I expected for the price. It is also very small and didn’t have any nice touches (they didn’t even provide mineral water in the fridge, which is provided even in small and cheap hotels in Costa Rica). Bathroom is small and dated; the shower leaks a lot of water through the door, and water pressure is low. The hotel is due for renovation. Breakfast is mediocre for the price.

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Erica

9.1

May 2023

The location was great! It is easily walkable to the beach and to Manuel Antonio National Park. I loved that the pool is open 24h.

It was not made clear on the listing that Hotel Playa Espadilla and Espadilla Gardens are separate hotels and that booking the Gardens rooms are on a separate property. While they are very close and you can access the other hotel's amenities, it would have been nice to know it up front.

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Aoife

9.1

November 2024

Absolutely beautiful surroundings, the restaurant is amazing, served us up one of the best dinners we've had on our whole holiday. Staff are warm and friendly, very helpful. It's literally a few steps away from the entrance to Manuel Antonio park and the beach at the town, so you'll not have far to go for anything. Great pool with covered loungers so even if it rains you can enjoy being outside and chilling.

The bed was a little uncomfortable and on the small side but that's being very pedantic!

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Carrie

8.2

January 2025

Lovely grounds, comfortable rooms.

The wait staff literally stood beside our table, arguing who gets which table for the dinner shift. Loudly joking and slapping the tables. we were the only ones in the upper part if the dining area, it was as if we weren’t even there. They’ve lost any sense if service ir connection. Just deliver the food and walk away. At breakfast, there were only two tables seated, 2 of us came in and selected a table for 4 near the garden at the back in the morning sun. The girl with butterfly tattoos told us we had to move to a 2 top because larger parties “might” come in. There was nobody else there the whole time.

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Onat

10

October 2024

We had a great stay at Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens. We stayed there for 3 nights. Our room was very clean and had all the amenities we needed. The staff were really nice and incredibly helpful. We booked a guided tour of the national park with the hotel and they also helped us book an airport transfer. You can book different kinds of excursions and tours with them. In addition, the hotel has an amazing location, it is so close to the beach and the national park. We didn't need to use any form of taxi while we stayed there since the area has everything we were looking for. We also enjoyed using hotel's pool. You could see so much wildlife just around the hotel or the pool area which we loved. The breakfast offered by the hotel contains a lot of delicious options. The hotel's restaurant is a great option for lunch and dinner as well. I would definitely recommend staying here, it is an amazing hotel!

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Peter

9.1

June 2024

The hotel has a strategic location, a 4min walk from the entrance of the park. Nice pools, beautiful Balinese-style beach beds, helpful staff, good breakfast. It’s a combination of buffet and a-la-carte. Friendly iguanas around the pool and on the roof. You can see monkeys in the trees.

The rooms themselves were a bit simple for the price I paid. The on-site restaurant is quite pricey as compared to the others that you can find in a 5min walking radius, but it’s true that it’s high quality. Careful with the illegal “parking officers” around the place, they even have whistles, just IGNORE them and drive straight to the hotel’s parking area.

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Martin

9.1

July 2024

The hotel area was very nice and clean, workers kept cleaning everything daily. Everything was superclean and taken care of. Very friendly reception and very helpful. Superclean pool and very tasteful pool beds with power for your laptop and a fan and lights. Direct walkway to the beach and very good restaurant for dinner. Room was small but very good beds, clean room and a modern bathroom. Superhelpful communication over whatsapp with replies within minutes!

The dinner and lunch was amazing, the breakfast was not very good.

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Kathleen

10

April 2024

We loved the proximity to the National Park, beautiful pool areas and wonderful restaurant. No need to use our car during out stay. The beds were comfortable.

If you have a “garden” room, you will be in a separate building with it’s own front desk and must walk a short distance on the street to get to the pool area with the bar that they use in their advertisement pictures. There is a another pool in the garden building that does not have a bar. Not a big deal since you can use both facilities, but they should make it clear in their ad. Also did not like that breakfast started at 7 when the Natiinal Park opens at 7.

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Jinfei

9.1

April 2024

We like the hotel very much after a long strenuous drive. The hotel is beautiful and the staff was warm and helpful. He made diner reservation for us right away. The famous Manuel Antonio National Park is right around the corner. The pool is inviting. The public beach is right behind. What not to like?

Humidity is very high in room. I saw a big cockroach running across the room in the middle of the night. The shower door is not sealed so water slip out and flood the bathroom floor.

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Robert_yang

9.1

December 2023

The hotel is located in the side street of the beach street and 3 min walking distance to the entrance of the national park with its own dedicated parking lot and hassle free. The Espadilla hotel is just across the street, and serves breakfast. The restaurant and the entire properties are nicely designed with beautiful small details and you feel like in an oasis, so close to nature but with the feeling of a luxury hotel. The reception team provides advice for buying entrance tickets and does not try to talk you into any trips, guided tours but helps you to plan the trip to your travelling style.

Points of Interest Around Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens

Attractions

Manuel Antonio National Park

0.2mi

Matapalo Beach (Playa Matapalo)

13.3mi

Rainmaker Park

13.7mi

Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary

25.1mi

Restaurants

Restaurante Puerto Escondido

Cuisines

  • International

Ambiances

  • Family Friendly
  • Traditional

Pools

Location

  • Outdoor

Features

  • Shallow end

Availability

  • All season

Amenities of Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens

Restaurant

Outdoor swimming pool

Kids' pool

Free Private Parking

Free wifi

Room service

Air conditioning

Bar

Tour desk

Parking On Site

Terrace

Non-smoking rooms

Wheelchair accessible

Garden

Free toiletries

Stay rules - Hotel Playa Espadilla & Gardens

  • Check-in / Check-out

  • Pets

  • Internet

  • Age restrictions

  • Parking

  • Reservations

  • Children and beds

  • Cards accepted at this property

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