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Esencia Hotel & Villas

2.5 of 5
Playa Santa Teresa, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
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Esencia Hotel & Villas
Ranked #17 of 23 hotels in Santa Teresa
4.0 of 5 stars 47 Reviews
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 April 2012
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Stayed here for 3 nights, it's a step-up from a hostel, so it is worth about $50 or so a night, not $100+. Make sure you stay in a stand-alone cabin, not in the on the rooms that is in the big building at the end of the property. We were in the big building and I can attest that... More

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Stefano Esencia, Guest Relations Manager at Esencia Hotel & Villas, responded to this review
18 April 2012

Dear Sir, first of all, in name of all hotel’s staff I’d like to apologize for your unpleasant experience during your stay. We feel horrible when guests don’t receive what they’re expecting or they complain for bad service . I only permit to explain that we serve breakfast daily on a tray to the rooms and sometimes it can generate... More

San Jose, Costa Rica
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3 reviews 3 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 March 2012
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person found this review helpful

We stayed here for two nights from march 9 to the11th with a group of family members, we had two two bedroom casitas and they were very clean, the bathroom was large and the shower had good water pressure. Each bedroom has its own A/C unit and they give you the remotes when you check in. The A/C´s worked very... More

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Hong Kong, China
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012

This is a cute little place to stay, the walk up to our room was interesting, especially since I lost my flip flops on the first day we arrived. Room was adorable, local style and clean. No breakfast included, which was fine. No phones in the room, which only posed to be a problem when we found a scorpion in... More

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Los Angeles, California
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012

There are two choices here. Hotel rooms and cabins. Choose the cabin. The hotel room was small and nothing special. For $15 more we got a cabin. It's like a large studio apartment with full kitchen with no walls adjoining any other cabin. Very good beach access. No phones and No TVs when we were there and pretty close to... More

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Bern, Switzerland
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012

Clean bungalows, good price and quality. Enjoyed the last night in santa teresa before we left. Thanks to esencia. More

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Boonville, New York
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

priced a tad high for place , we pretty much took care of everything ourselves..it was ok clean, we stayed 4 days then moved down the road cause we decided to stay in area longer, More

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San Jose, Costa Rica
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012

Stayed in one of the villas in january and had a great time. It had one king sized bed and two singles all in a room which also contains a kitchen. Only a short walk from one of the nicest beaches in the world and very close to several great restaurants! More

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San Jose, Costa Rica
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 January 2012

If you want to stay in a cozy place to enjoy holidays in a very relaxing way, this is a perfect place. Everything is the place is very clean. The space in the Villas is well organized to be comfortable enough and the common areas like gardens and pool are beautiful. Wonderful beach at just one block and everything you... More

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San Jose
2 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012

We reserved a Villa for two adults and two children. The one we got only had two beds: king and single. We asked for a solution to this issue and nobody on site couldn't resolve it. They had to e-mail the owner somewhere and the response speed was super slow. At the end we stayed in the same villa and... More

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Conchal
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

I have no ways to express the sadness that I felt when leaving the hotel, it is so full of great energy, the service impeccable, and the service, wow, I have been to many resorts in Costa Rica and the tico is known for its friendliness butt this place each employees makes sure that when you leave their presence u... More

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Address: Playa Santa Teresa, Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Price range (per night):* RM323 - 377

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