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January 31, 2024
We stayed at Shana by the Beach for 7 nights in a superior ocean view room. As mentioned in several of the reviews, if you have any kind of mobility issues or are in poor physical condition, this property is not for you. Especially in the ocean view rooms, walking to any other part of the property entails traversing a very steep walkway. Additionally, walking to the beach is rather steep with many stairs. They do have employees on golf carts assisting but they are not always around and they cannot assist with beach access. This property is not within walking distance of shopping or restaurants due to the steep, long winding roadway. If you use a taxi, it will cost you at least $10 one way to the neighboring town of Quepos & Manual Antonio. My 4 star review is due to these things along with some water issues we experienced on two separate days (absolutely no water for periods of the day). Pros for this property are: free breakfast, good food, great views, excellent service at the front desk and tour office. We also saw lots of animals (fiery billed aracari bird, macaws, toucans, spider & white faced monkeys to name a few). Bar and restaurant service was average.