We never really meant to come here. The book said it was a party town for surfer dudes, so we thought we'd be too old for the whole scene. So we just intended to stay the night in transit before heading over the border to Panama. So wrong we were - we could have stayed a week. But we didn´t have enough time, so we stayed for 2 nights and had a lovely relaxing time chilling out in a couple of great seafood restaurants and enjoyed the beach.
We have to mention that we stayed here in one of the best hostels we've ever been to (it's called Pagalu Hostel). It was almost as if they got a bunch of travelers together and asked them "what would your perfect hostel be?" and then they actually built it: Purpose-built building- beautiful wood floors, numerous stylish bathrooms, only 4 beds in each dorm, personal reading lights and electrical sockets in bed, huge-backpack-size lockers and shelf, great security, well-stocked kitchen - with free coffee and tea. It's not in the Lonely Planet yet, but certainly will be soon.
