Guidebook for Quepos
Food Scene
Incredible home-made Italian food, by one of our oldest establishments. Even though Angolo is not the smiling type, he's a hard-working, honest Italian with a magical hand for his home food! Pastas, sandwiches, expresso and Italian products. Early dinner or brunch time is your best bet!
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Restorante L'Angolo Gastronomia Italian Deli
Incredible home-made Italian food, by one of our oldest establishments. Even though Angolo is not the smiling type, he's a hard-working, honest Italian with a magical hand for his home food! Pastas, sandwiches, expresso and Italian products. Early dinner or brunch time is your best bet!
Amazing Costa Rican typical dishes, incredibly cheap prices & super friendly staff, open until 9 pm!
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Soda Sánchez
Amazing Costa Rican typical dishes, incredibly cheap prices & super friendly staff, open until 9 pm!
Late hours, budget friendly pizza, delivery to our house, may stop and buy you wine or beer at Iguana super market along the way if you're nice to the teller.
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Miguelito's Pizza Express
Late hours, budget friendly pizza, delivery to our house, may stop and buy you wine or beer at Iguana super market along the way if you're nice to the teller.
Typical Costa Rican soda, local clientele, cheap "casados"
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Restaurante El Pollito
Typical Costa Rican soda, local clientele, cheap "casados"
Coffee shop, smoothies, sandwiches, wraps and delicious treats, lovely views of the port and a great place to meet other fellow travellers!
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Tentación Smoothies y Café
Calle 4Coffee shop, smoothies, sandwiches, wraps and delicious treats, lovely views of the port and a great place to meet other fellow travellers!
Simply the best coffee house & shop in town, incredible breakfast & lunch! Beautiful environment & friendly staff!
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El Patio de Café Milagro
Simply the best coffee house & shop in town, incredible breakfast & lunch! Beautiful environment & friendly staff!
La Panera
Only place in town that sells good bread, closes early!
Santa Plancha
Cheap burgers as low as $2! Friendly staff, roadside location!
Delivery available. Delicious cheap burritos! Vegetarian option available!
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Express Burrito
Delivery available. Delicious cheap burritos! Vegetarian option available!
Incredibly delicious, healthy food! Beautiful location!
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Manuel Antonio Falafel bar
Incredibly delicious, healthy food! Beautiful location!
Looking for a great cut of meat? This is your location, incredible service, excellent food and a beautiful environment for any occasion!
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Restaurante La Cantina
Looking for a great cut of meat? This is your location, incredible service, excellent food and a beautiful environment for any occasion!
Excellent place for a meal or drinks, inside a plane who landed in the side of the mountain!
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El Avion
Excellent place for a meal or drinks, inside a plane who landed in the side of the mountain!
Drinks & Nightlife
Best Western Hotel & Casino Kamuk
Avenida CentralGrab a drink and play the slots!
Vegetarian options available! New-age menu, cocktails, and you can use the pool if you consume in the restaurant! Known for having music events, young-traveller crowd & drinks!
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Selina Hostel
Vegetarian options available! New-age menu, cocktails, and you can use the pool if you consume in the restaurant! Known for having music events, young-traveller crowd & drinks!
Bar Jolly Roger
Wings, burgers, sports bar, for an American-style night out!
Incredible Sunset Views! Happy hour every day!
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Rafaeles Las Terrazas (Raphael's Terrazas)
Incredible Sunset Views! Happy hour every day!
Salsa Thursdays are well-known amongst our travellers! This local club will be a good place for you to see the young local vibe, do not come here if you're not a club fan.
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Cuban Republik Disco Lounge
Salsa Thursdays are well-known amongst our travellers! This local club will be a good place for you to see the young local vibe, do not come here if you're not a club fan.
Hotel Byblos Resort and Casino
Great place for poker, slots and some drinks!
Parks & Nature
A Tropical Paradise awaits you…… Manuel Antonio Park is the jewel of the Pacific Coast that is home to several of the top beaches in the world located within Manuel Antonio National Park. It is one of the smallest parks in Costa Rica but it is the most visited due to its varied fauna with 109 species of mammals and 184 of birds. HOURS: 7:00 - 16:00 Foreigner Entrance Fee Admission fee is $16, children under 12 are free of admission. Tickets may be purchased at the park entrance at Coopealianza by cash or Visa. Guided tours are available at $51 for adults and $35 for children. Private tours are available at $71 for adults and $55 for children.
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I-Manuel Antonio National Park
A Tropical Paradise awaits you…… Manuel Antonio Park is the jewel of the Pacific Coast that is home to several of the top beaches in the world located within Manuel Antonio National Park. It is one of the smallest parks in Costa Rica but it is the most visited due to its varied fauna with 109 species of mammals and 184 of birds. HOURS: 7:00 - 16:00 Foreigner Entrance Fee Admission fee is $16, children under 12 are free of admission. Tickets may be purchased at the park entrance at Coopealianza by cash or Visa. Guided tours are available at $51 for adults and $35 for children. Private tours are available at $71 for adults and $55 for children.
Rescued by the local community, Nahomi Park offers a fun bay to swim in, with beautiful coastal views and great sunsets! It also hosts a free outdoors gym.
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Parque Nahomi
Rescued by the local community, Nahomi Park offers a fun bay to swim in, with beautiful coastal views and great sunsets! It also hosts a free outdoors gym.
Biesanz Beach
Less touristic than other local beaches, beautiful views!
Super secret beach, we have a map for you to get here, only for the spirited and fit!
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Playa La Macha
Super secret beach, we have a map for you to get here, only for the spirited and fit!
Located in front of the small Manuel Antonio beach town, crowded yet beautiful! Plenty of restaurants whose menus are available in the beach, beach chairs, massages and tours!
Espadilla South Beach
Located in front of the small Manuel Antonio beach town, crowded yet beautiful! Plenty of restaurants whose menus are available in the beach, beach chairs, massages and tours!
Playitas Beach
Surfing location, less crowded & more younger groups!
Just a 35 minute bus ride away from downtown Quepos bus station, Dominical Beach is a Surfer town location!
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Dominical Beach
Just a 35 minute bus ride away from downtown Quepos bus station, Dominical Beach is a Surfer town location!
Amathumpa ka-Nauyaca
Dominical - San Isidro PZHiking, horse-riding and waterfall dipping!
1 hour away from the Guesthouse by car. Hours: 7:00 - 16:00 p.m. The Marino Ballena National Park is located in the south pacific coast at the footsteps of the community’s of Uvita – Bahia Ballena, in the province of Puntarenas, Osa, Costa Rica. The park pertains to the Area of Conservation for the Osa region and was officially declared as a Marine National Park in 1989. The park covers an extension of 171 land hectares and 5,375 sea hectares and is named after the humpback whales that migrate from mid July and October, and again in December through March from feeding and mating grounds in the north and south hemispheres to the warm tropical waters of Costa Rica.
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Iparke yaseNtshonalanga yeMarine Ballena
1 hour away from the Guesthouse by car. Hours: 7:00 - 16:00 p.m. The Marino Ballena National Park is located in the south pacific coast at the footsteps of the community’s of Uvita – Bahia Ballena, in the province of Puntarenas, Osa, Costa Rica. The park pertains to the Area of Conservation for the Osa region and was officially declared as a Marine National Park in 1989. The park covers an extension of 171 land hectares and 5,375 sea hectares and is named after the humpback whales that migrate from mid July and October, and again in December through March from feeding and mating grounds in the north and south hemispheres to the warm tropical waters of Costa Rica.
Essentials
They offer everything you need. With a variety of international products like cheese, wines and also local proucts like fresh fruits and meats.
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Mini price Store
They offer everything you need. With a variety of international products like cheese, wines and also local proucts like fresh fruits and meats.
Super Iguana
Calle 4Opens late, cheapest wine & beer in town. Has anything you may need!
Walmart-owned, cheap groceries. Do not recommend for buying fruits or vegetables!
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Palí
Calle 5Walmart-owned, cheap groceries. Do not recommend for buying fruits or vegetables!
Gimnasio Mucho Musculo
2.500 colones daily fee ($5), a block away from our Guesthouse!
Getting Around
A place where you can rent a car in Quepos downtown. You can get there walking from home.
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Álamo Renta CAR
A place where you can rent a car in Quepos downtown. You can get there walking from home.
Economy Rent a Car Manuel Antonio
You will arrive here if you take the public bus to/from San Jose, Dominal, Uvita, Puntarenas or Jaco.
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Terminal de Buses de Quepos station
You will arrive here if you take the public bus to/from San Jose, Dominal, Uvita, Puntarenas or Jaco.
Shopping
Café Milagro Coffee Roasters
Take some of the best coffee with you!
House of Cigars
Looking for cigars?
Sightseeing
Surrounded by coffee shops, restaurants, ice cream shops & bars, the marina is a great location for an afternoon watching the swaying boats and enjoying an unforgettable sunset!
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Marina Pez Vela
Surrounded by coffee shops, restaurants, ice cream shops & bars, the marina is a great location for an afternoon watching the swaying boats and enjoying an unforgettable sunset!
Beautiful views of the port, nice walk next to the ocean, watch fishermen go & come, enjoy an ice cream!
Paseo del Mar
Paseo del MarBeautiful views of the port, nice walk next to the ocean, watch fishermen go & come, enjoy an ice cream!