Esencia Hotel and Villas - near the Beach -

The Rooms were very nice, clean, spacious.

Could not park car close to room.

Great location, close to the beach and restaurants. Very quiet place with amazing pool.

Location and security were great. Villa was comfortable and clean.$

We thought breakfast was included but we were mistaken.

Nice place. Mornings on the beach, afternoons by the pool on the beds and cushions. The beach and good spots like Eat Street or local sodas are just a five/ten minute walk away. Our room had a large bed and a small fridge, which was convenient. For my parents’ 30th anniversary, the staff added some sweet decorations in the room — a really kind touch.

Beach towels cost $2 a day and since the pool loungers heat up so much and there are no beach beds, you really need them. The AC works only with a key, which is locked at the room key, so if one person locks up and leaves the other is either locked out or sweating inside. They also ask for a $100 deposit per room (the only place on our three‑week Costa Rica trip to do so), and there’s no on‑site breakfast. None of this is a real deal‑breaker, but worth knowing!

Very clean and the staff was great, it’s so close to the beach, it was a great place to stay

Everything was good

It was quiet, very clean, comfortable. I was traveling alone but it is perfect if you are traveling with kids. The pool gets cleaned every morning. Definitely recommodation!

Actually nothing

The whole property is fantastic! Private porch. The very nice and friendly staff

Sta Teresa. Not my style . Road is stupid. For all the money in this village they cant make a pedestrian sidewalk?

Pool area. Villas were quaint. Convenient location. Near by restaurants/Bars.

Nothing really.

Beautiful property. We came during dry season and it was so lovely how they spray down the plants at night. Such a peaceful sanctuary within Santa Teresa. Highly recommend. Staff was so friendly and welcoming too.

Love the place, perfect space, clean and comfy, I would love to comeback!

The pool was a little dirty , like stuff coming from the walls, but nothing that I good cleaning wouldn’t fix!

Nice accommodations near beach and a couple of good restaurants. Pleasant staff and well kept grounds. Nice pool. Cabins are roomy.

The town is very dusty with no sidewalks. Great place for surfers. No complaints about the hotel

Very nice rooms with a balcony. We saw monkeys from the pool.

the pool area was beautiful, the villas were like a littlehome with everything we needed. The wildlife on the property was so good to see and we could easily walk to the beach and cafes.

Passable

We felt really disappointed about this hotel it did not meet our expectations:1- the location is not the best far from the downtown and closest supermarket is 500m2- standard room is far from entrance we could not even park close and walking up and down the hill many times per day not very pleasant 3- the cleaning was ok but bad smell coming from the toilet they tried to fix it but not enough also our toilet windows was next to the laundry so people were talking and noisy all the time4- the pool was not clean we didn’t even use it6- in general it needs some renovations only one way to go to second floor so people had to walk through our room5- the stuff got in my room when I was waking a shower and in general not the best in response with reception.

in a great location next to one of the best cafes in town. quiet and secluded even though it’s in the center of everything. pool was lovely :)

good location, nice pool area

quiet expensive to sleep with for people in one open space

location, great villa and pool

Very good location, walking distance to the beach. Very kind staff.

the property had big rooms, adequate kitchen, and great location (beach access across the street and a 2 minute walk down to the water). There was also plenty of restaurants we could walk to as well as a small grocery store. The pool was great for our family. the staff were very friendly and helpful. we could hear music from nearby bars late into the evening but it didn’t disturb us. would recommend for families!

Nice room, clean pool

Expensive in terms of value for money. but that might just be because it’s in Santa Teresa