Food scene
Café Del Mar
Great affordable breakfast with good coffee
Tacobar Jaco
Great fresh fish tacos, smoothies, excellent breakfast menu
Amazing thai food, couple-owned restaurant, one of the best in town! A little spendy but worth it.. dinner and drinks.
29 locals recommend
Jerah Thai Restaurant
Calle AnitaAmazing thai food, couple-owned restaurant, one of the best in town! A little spendy but worth it.. dinner and drinks.
Punta Leona
Punta Leona
Punta leona is a beautiful area
Neighborhoods
Great surfing beach with surf contests on Saturdays at the Back Yard Bar, recommend taxi
136 locals recommend
Playa Hermosa
Great surfing beach with surf contests on Saturdays at the Back Yard Bar, recommend taxi
local beach 15 min walk from the house - no waves, small beach and walk to Playa Blanca were you can snorkel
Playa Mantas
local beach 15 min walk from the house - no waves, small beach and walk to Playa Blanca were you can snorkel
Sightseeing
Esterillos Beach
Amazing moral beach 10-15 mins from the Playa mantas Fountain House, 5 mins to Herradura and just 15 mins to Jacó Beach!
Playa Mantas
Amazing moral beach 10-15 mins from the Playa mantas Fountain House, 5 mins to Herradura and just 15 mins to Jacó Beach!
Traveler advice
Getting around
Uber is super easy and fast in this area and CHEAP!
Give uber a little extra time and expect the occasional driver cancellation - but it’s reliable! The driver usually requested that the passenger sit in the front seat because uber is frowned on by taxi drivers in costa rica, and for that reason they can receive harassment
Don't miss
Restaurant scene in jacó and the beach at Playa Blanca
rent a bike from us and ride to the beach daily!
Getting around
uber is great!
uber  drivers usually ask you to sit in the front seat because the taxi drivers give them a hard time, since they are in competition with the taxi’s... by sitting in the front seat, their car does not appear to be an Uber vehicle
Don't miss
Local restaurant
if you drive back to the main road, make a left and right there on the corner is a local restaurant with excellent food starting at six dollars for lunch or breakfast
Useful phrases
“puravida” means hello, thank you, & goodbye in costa rica
hola and “adios” hello and bye