This is the funkiest-looking place in town, with comfortable little huts and bungalows scattered around a shady property. The color scheme is a cheery blue and yellow and the rooms have some tasteful decorations and big overhead fans.
Eclectic decorations fill the grounds of this friendly little place along the beach. Rooms are decent sized, with hammocks strung on individual porches. There's a big open space, with a very pleasant pool, for hanging out and it's quiet.
Further along the beach from Johnny's you'll find this cheapie, which is much more worn around the edges than Johnny's and Brisas del Mar. Rooms are in a two-story concrete block set back from the beach.
Heading right from Calle Principal are more accommodation options, including Eco Beach Place, a cheery little option right on the beachfront. Rooms are a decent size, with huge clean bathrooms, and the place is very secure.
Heading right from Calle Principal (instead of left, where the majority of options are found) are more accommodation options, including Café del Sol.
The biggest complex around is pushing resort status - manicured grounds, two swimming pools, a gorgeous beachfront restaurant. The bungalows are spacious and simply but beautifully presented, with wide shady balconies out front.
The furthest accommodation option from town, about 2km east of the center. Neat little thatched-roof cabins set around a good-sized swimming pool. The place is Italian owned, so the restaurant out front does good pastas and excellent coffee.
Behind Johnny's, one block back from the beach, this popular newcomer offers good-sized rooms and a 2nd-floor dining hall with excellent sea views.
A lot of people are unimpressed by Johnny's - it's the first place you come to turning left on the beach, and one of the biggest operations here. It's got a decent atmosphere though, and attracts a good mix of backpackers and family groups.
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