“Hotel Kasha is located about 4 km from both Puerto Viejo and Manzanillo. Quite literally carved from the jungle and bordering national forest, the very large site is beautifully landscaped and merely exploring the grounds offers a fascinating variety of plants, insects, reptiles, birds and mammals. Howler monkeys surround the place and while they are very loud--especially in the morning--none of our group of three were disturbed by their presence. The swimming pool is blissfully warm.

The bungalow accommodations are generously sized and simply equipped. The beds are comfortable with lightweight linens well suited to the environment. The staff is pleasant, attentive and helpful.

Food at the Magic Ginger restaurant is SUPERB!!!!! The owner, Louis, is a man of many passions one of which is cooking. The menu is small, but Louis seems to delight in hearing, "Suprise me," and will prepare nearly anything you desire. A salad he personally served two of us one evening found his comment, "This is an $85 salad." While beautiful and highly varied, I thought, "In your dreams." We both described the taste as "orgasmic" and I had to agree--it WAS an $85 salad--yet despite not being on the menu was included with in our all-inclusive stay. While the food and drink prices are very reasonable I HIGHLY suggest the all-inclusive option.

The beach is about a 1/2 km walk and even on the hottest days is absolutely perfect in the shade with the almost constant on-shore breeze. Use sun screen! One in our group was stubborn and wanting a good tan spent 10 minutes per side in the sun on the beach to find a painful, blistering, peeling sunburn.

To summarize:

1) Simple, comfortable accommodation.
2) A supremely relaxing and beautiful environment.
3) The most consistently delicious food I have ever experienced anywhere in the world.
4) An all-inclusive option that finds extraordinary value.

I highly, highly recommend that you choose the all-inclusive option”.

Michael Thies, USA 2010