La Casa de Manito — Hotel in Paquera

La Casa de Manito (Hospedaje Manito) is a rural family owned guest house and restaurant located in Punta Cuchillo, about 80 meters from a calm beach and about 1.5 kilometers from the Ferry Naviera Tambor traveling between Puntarenas to Paquera. The surrounding area is rural, peaceful and beautiful including local fisherman and lodge offering multiple tours including kayak excursions. You can access the area through a dirt road that starts at the boarding point of the ferry.

La Casa de Manito offers a very basic but clean accommodation for about 40 U.S dollars per person per night. The price for couples sharing a room is 60 dollars per room.

Upon arriving to Hospedaje Manito you feel like you have joined a family gathering of your long lost Costa Rican cousins. Mani, a happy smiling Tico is warm and inviting, introducing you to his mother Rosa and father who all live in the house. At meal times Mani will hand you a plate and you will serve yourself - as if it was your own home. I felt very comfortable and welcomed at Mani 's.

The food that Mani cooks is the best local meals I had in Costa Rica. The staples of rice, plantains, fish and beans are fresh and seasoned to perfection. If you happen to be waiting for the ferry or in the local area I would strongly recommend visiting La Casa de Manito for breakfast,...

This is real Costa Rica warmth and culture. We stayed with this lovely family who,welcomed us like we were family. They invited us to make their outdoor kitchen and living room our own. ||It's right next door to the Bahia Rica bioluminescence kayak tour. We walked over for sunset, had a wonderful tour, and came back. Diego was waiting for us. ||While we showered and changed, Diego personally cooked us an amazing meal. I went back to the kitchen for thirds! That's how good it was!||How rare and humbling for strangers to treat you with such kindness and care. We met the parents and the owner's four year old son. It was like being invited into their home. ||After a good night's sleep, Diego cooked us breakfast and we sat and talked. We have traveled all over the world. This ranks as one of the top 10 experiences of our lives and one we will never forget. ||Thank you to this wonderfully warm and...

We ate at Manito's two times for dinner and one time for lunch while we stayed at neighbouring Bahia Rica lodge.||They welcome you to their leisure area where the kitchen is adjacent. When dinner was ready we were welcomed to serve ourselves and got well tasting food prepared by Diego and the abuela of the house. It was so nice! For drinks we got a huge pitcher of freshly made juice(different kind each time). My wife asked how they made the tortillas, and the next time we went for dinner she got to join Diego in the kitchen and he showed her how to make the dough and cook them! We got to talk with the whole family and they were so friendly and such a great family! Probably the greatest meal and experience we had as part of...