Shana Hotel & Spa

Everything was so great. The people are nice and kind. Food was awesome and the monkeys were the perfect add on. I enjoyed my time here very much.

Shana is even more beautiful than we expected it to be, and the wildlife we encountered in the immediate area greatly exceeded expectations. Every evening we enjoyed watching howlers, capuchins, toucans, macaws and a sloth from the pool deck. Johnny was super helpful booking our excursions into MA, mangroves, etc. - he took all the stress out of this process for us, provided a lot of extra useful advice, and always greeted us with a smile. We made memories here to last a lifetime and definitely hope to return. Fully recommend!

My wife and I spent 5 days at Shana Beach, and it was excellent I give it a 5 star or better. When looking for a place to book this place just kept jumping out at me, so I booked it and it lived up to everything it said it was. The staff was wonderful, Johnny at guest services was very helpful and was always around to help point out wild life by the pool, but not just him the whole staff worked hard to please. Our room was always clean and well kept we stayed in the Royal Ocean View room and we had view of the ocean and the jungle. Every evening at happy hour the monkeys came to steal what they could. I could not ask for a better place to stay. Some things to consider if you decide to stay at Shana. This place may not be for everyone. Some people might call the rooms outdated, but I would call it rustic, and they are making improvements every day. The walk to beach is hilly but the path is well cut, it can be hard on some to walk to beach and back. Also, the walk to the restaurant and pool area is at the bottom of a big hill, but if you call, they will pick you up in a golf cart.

Hotel staff wonderful. From guest services when booking a trip to front desk answering our many questions about all things Costa Rica. Jalel at front desk could not be more friendly, warm and helpful! Five star service.

We booked our stay at Shana last minute and didn’t know what to expect. We got red carpet service from when we arrived to when we were driving out of the parking lot. The views from every angle were spectacular. The view alone was worth it but to make it so much better the staff was extremely helpful and friendly I want to especially thank Erick and Jalel at the front desk for making our check in go so smoothly, Jairo the golf cart driver who was so adamant about giving us a ride so we can relax (even when it was a few steps away😂) and finally Johnny the tour director guy who set all of our tours up for us and it was a very easy process. I felt like we built a friendship with every employee. Last but not least I’ll never forget the monkeys waking us up every morning at our balcony looking for suger packets and snacks at 6:30 am and randomly showing up throughout the day to snag a snack. I will definitely be coming back and with my kids next time.