We travel to Guanacaste every year and stay for 5-6 weeks. We rent a home in Carrillo but we eat dinner out every night. Hey, we are on vacation. We eat at Esmeralda every 2-4 nights. The food is very good. The selection is very good. The prices are among the best in Samara. The waitstaff is polite and appreciative... More

The Hotel is very Small but really nice and clean! The Meals at the restaurant were the best i had in two weeks in Costa Rica, The best plate is the Fish in Avocado sauce, delicious and very good presentation, the service is great.

Delicious meal! We sat upstairs with a large group and the service was excellent. The fish with avocado sauce was very nice - hot and very tasty. We had a very nice experience at this restaurant and would definitely come again

ESMERALDA - CASA/HOTEL/RESTAURANT & ROOMS, Samara Beach, Costa Rica [--]. My Costa Rican husband and I (Vancouver, Canada citizen) stayed in this new hotel from Feb. 29-Mar.5/08. Because it is only 1 mo. new, and few people have experienced it, we were fortunate to find out about this hotel through a friend's referral. The hotel looks like a Spanish stucco/tiled... More