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Restaurante Julio José
Main road, on the left, just before Mariato.
Cosy little covered road-
side patio with a handful of wooden tables where you can tuck into a whole fish with
pata-
cones
and a smidgen of salad for only $3.50.
Mon & Wed-Sun 11am-6pm.
MALENA
Anna's place
Main road.
Anna, the current chair of the local turtle conservation group, rents
out simple, fan-ventilated rooms in her house, across
the
road from the beach; she can also
arrange for you to watch turtles nesting in the season.
$20
TORIO
Cabañas Torio
Main road, just before Torio 6939 1436,
torioresort.com
.
Hidden behind
a rather forbidding concrete compound wall in vaguely landscaped grounds, this resort offers
a handful of cramped, though clean, cabins, along with an open-air
r
anc
ho
restaurant. The
place lacks atmosphere and is overpriced but there's little else around.
$38
White Spider Hostel
100m east of the main road at the bakery 6644 8508,
whitespiderhammocks@yahoo.com
.
Run by a former Peace Corps volunteer, this small
hostel can't be beaten for price, providing a small fan-ventilated dorm with comfortable
bunks (no mosquito net), shared open-air bathroom, kitchen, plus a slender wraparound bal-
cony with seating and hammocks from which to admire the surroun
di
ng hills. Free coffee and
wi-fi too, and tubing, walks and kayaking can be arranged. Dorms
$7
