The cabinas are a short walk from the national park entrances, beaches and town. Yefe was amazingly helpful at making sure we had everything we needed. Great rooms, pool, garden. Would have liked to have stayed longer!

We ended up at Cabinas Espadilla when the hotel we had planned to stay at ended up booked and referred us to their neighbor. Cabinas Espadilla turned out to be pretty great, just a short walk from Manuel Antonio National Park and an even shorter walk to the public beach. The room was clean and comfortable and the grounds were nicely manicured. We stayed in Room-lucky-number-13, which was right across from the pool and a beautiful old tree. The pool was very nice to take a dip in now and then. Also, the on-site parking lot seemed very secure and we had no trouble. Breakfast was served at a partner restaurant a few meters down the street and was excellent.

The rate was perhaps a little high for low season, but, then again, it's Manuel Antonio and paying the tourist premium is a bit expected. I'd definitely stay at Cabinas Espadilla gain and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.

Location, location, location. We loved Cabinas Espadilla because it is as close as you can be to Manuel Antonio Park without being on the main drag where all the noise and craziness is. It has a great pool, as does its companion hotel a few hundred feet away. For breakfast, you get this amazing huge buffet breakfast with an omelette chef and all. The cabin has a full kitchenette so you can cook your own meals or store your own cold drinks. It is absolutely perfect for families and very clean and comfortable. Hot water and cold AC make it just about the best one could ask for in this price bracket.

We had to switch hotels because the one we were at first was booked the rest of the week so we walked down a little ways to this one and it was a great deal so we decided to stay the rest of the week here.
We were in the cabana's not the hotel and there seemed to be a pretty distinct separation in how the staff was at one from the other. The staff at the cabanas were great. Very helpful and let us use the phone to call another hotel and helped out with any questions we had, the staff at the hotel part wanted to charge for everything and they weren't too personable. Very different then the rest of the Costa Rican's we met during the week. They charged for the computer (even if it was just a minute) , the phone for local hotel calls, for an extra towel if you needed one for your hair, charge for a beach towel if you needed one. The room was clean but the shower never got any hot water and the doors wouldn't close right. Also the water didn't drain well and there was a pool by your feet.
The location is great. Just a path to the beach and there is a great backpackers hotel next door with the coldest and cheapest beer in town. The pool is nice, could be a bit cooler, but overall a decent hotel. It could be a great hotel with the right owner but until then, just decent. They did have an excellent breakfast though with just about everything you would want whether it be traditional Costa Rican or American.