We stayed 4 nights (more than we wanted to originally). Pamela, the owner, runs the place with Californian charme while - having been in the area for a long time - knowing the locals and the things to do around Viejo / Manzanillo, even in bad weather. The breakfast comes with plenty of home grown, delicious fruit. We loved the... more

Attracted to the carribean coast, we travelled to Manzanillo and came across Miraflores and went to find out if there were any rooms available. We booked in for one night and ended up staying for seven. The people at miraflores, (pamela, lucas, mayla, and others whose names I've forgottem or spelt wrongly) gave it an extra special feeling, The warmth... more

We just spent 10 days in Costa Rica and while the first half was very rushed, staying in a different town each night, the second half was as laid back as vacations go. We arrived on the Carribbean coat and found that there was nowhere we wanted to stay that was less than $70 a night...until we found the Miraflores.... more

What a magic place, exactly what I wanted to live in Costa Rica, "I had a dream.."and it has been realised there. I discover the place one friday afternoon, walking on the street, I saw Sole and I knew whereas she was showing me the place that I would came back there and stay. Thats what happened! I felt like... more

I have stayed at Miraflores Lodge each time I have visited the tropical Caribbean coast of Costa Rica over the past eight years. In total, I have been there 30 or 40 days during my stays of anywhere between 2 or 3 days to as many as two weeks. I know the owner, I know the staff and I understand... more

This lodge billed itself as a hotel for nature lovers; well, that's because you may as well be sleeping outside. For $80.00 a night we recieved two adjoining "rooms" that were merely 2X4 studded areas covered with screens(to keep bugs out). Very little privacy was afforded by the curtains haphazardly hanging around. Cement slab floor. The toilets smelled like portapottys.... more