This is a very lovely place lead by a friendly sta...

This is a very lovely place lead by a friendly staff.

Although it is not far from the beach, you should definitely not expect to reach it in just 2 minutes.
As a matter of fact, the house is located on a hill and the road is ... unpaved. Walking down is possible and there's not much traffic but I would not recommend to go down with tongs ...

On the first day we had some difficulty to reach the second parking located about 20 meters from the main one (where there's only 4 spots) as it was full. The hill to the second parking is quite steep and unless you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle, I am not sure you can make it up there.

Once you are parked, you will find big rooms, each one with a private patio.

There is a shared jacuzzi, it's a nice touch but the water shoulde be replaced more often.

The lovely swimming pool you may see on the property pictures is cute but it unfortunately doesn't get exposed to the sun long enough to warm up. So expect a chilled experience.

Whilst talking about the chilled experience, we had various issues with the shower temperature. It went from burning hot to cold every few seconds. That was rather annoying and I hope the owner will fix this very soon.

Although we appreciated our quiet stay, if we were to stay again in Santa Teresa, we not stay there again. First because we would prefer a place closer to the beach but the decisive point for us is the one below :

The hotel requires an upfront partial payment by PayPal for the room and only takes cash to settle the remaining amount upon arrival.

You should know that there's only 2 ATM's in Santa Teresa and you cannot withdraw important amounts (we struggled to withdraw the equivalent of 100 USD). If you are lucky enough to have no money left in the ATM, your last resort is to go during business times to the counter... Expect a very long waiting time (certainly more than an hour)... So imagine having to pay a week at 100 USD/night and not arriving with the money in ya pocket ... Good luck and have fun !

I foresee no reason for this place to not accept credit cards for payment except because cash leaves no traces for taxes. For that single reason I am discounting another star from my rating.