Selina Manuel Antonio

I hate to leave a bad review but unfortunately this place calls for one as I wouldn’t want anyone else to have a similar experience here. Firstly, the room was nothing like the pictures on the website (see attached). It was just a dark box room and the windows were next to a busy footpath so you’d have no privacy if you left the curtains open. The bathroom also became infested with ants whenever it rained. Secondly, we had an early flight on Sunday and had to wake up very early, but the night prior they had a party with incredibly loud music. I had ear buds in my ears and huge noise cancelling headphones on top of these, through which I was playing white noise, and I could still hear it loudly. I ended up getting a headache from the noise and getting on my flight the next day on 0 hours sleep. If you have any early flights or trips planned, be warned. Thirdly, the security at the hotel was not great at all - If you’re a solo traveller I’d strongly advise going elsewhere. The only plus to this place is the location - there’s a fantastic restaurant opposite and plenty more nearby. If you’re planning on using your room just for sleeping and not spending much time at the hotel/hostel, then you might be ok staying here. I read another review on here that mentioned staying elsewhere and coming to Selina just for parties - I’d also recommend this, or not coming to Selina at all. There’s plenty of places to stay nearby that I’m sure you could find something better.

Great place, good vibes great staff. Location was perfect and had a lot of great things to do around the area. The staff helped out with find activities the best fit what we were looking for. The room are comfortable. It a great disconnect from the work with no tv allowing great quality time.

I booked a 3 nights Standard room via Agoda (a popular travel website) in early May 2024. I fully paid the room on early June 2024. A week before my stay starts at Selena Manuel Antonio, I received a mail from Agoda that there was an error in the booking caused by the property and they will give me 10 USD if I agree to switch from Standard room to Dorm. No one in their right mind would agree to this so I've asked Agoda to honour the original booking. After a few days of back and forth, I just asked them to give me a full refund since they cannot fix the issue. Agoda have been saying in the last 2 weeks that they have been in touch with the booking partner and the hostel owner (Harold) about the refund and they just told me today that they have stopped getting responses from them. Because of this mess, I ended up not going to Manuel Antonio and left me with a bad impression of Costa Rica. If you do not want to spoil your trip in Costa Rica, stay away from this hostel or you will end up getting scammed. I will file a complaint against Agoda and this hotel at the Consumer council. Not sure how many tourist have been duped by this modus operandi.

In a good location. Private room was spacious and well equipped. Addition of three pools was great too. We did eat at the onsite restaurant one evening and were disappointed having to send some of the food back as it was stone-cold. Drinks also very expensive. Suited our purpose but not sure we would stay here again.

We stayed at a shared room, highly recommended if you're looking to meet new people and share experiencies of your travels. The interaction with both the staff and the residents is IMMACULATE. Had such a great time throughout the week meeting incoming residents and the 5 star service of the staff since day 1.

The food in Selina is seriously amazing, the staff is incredibly friendly and helpful, and the views are to die for. I also loved the fact that you will most certainly meet new friends in your time there If you’re in the area I highly recommend visiting!