Our first long stay in Manzanillo. This "pet friendly" property was comfortable but had it's flaws. It is well managed and has an on-site manager (Linda) who speaks fluent English, is friendly and helpful. The property is kept clean and well serviced. The King beds in both bedrooms were comfortable and the unit is spacious including the upper patio/wet bar area and bubble tub. The semi-private pool area services only 3 rental units and has a great cabana, outdoor furniture and BBQ...and great views over Santiago Bay. A good location near some of the best beaches, but access requires a 1 km walk each way (much of it on a steep hill) to get there. Cabs are cheap. We had a car. It is fairly close to local markets and big box store shopping etc. and lots of local flavor in "old town Santiago." Good local retaurants are fairly close by. There are lots of steps (50 in total) to climb up to the pool area from the "Green House /2 BR. unit".

We rented for 2 months and had some problems during our stay. All of the small appliances were old but servicable. However, the hot tub advertised is just a bubble tub with no cover. It got dirty with debris very quickly due to wind and folliage around it, and no chemicals. As a result, we did not use it. Also, when the pump was on, it leaked onto the lower patio. The clothes dryer broke down twice in the first month and we ended up with a water extractor/spinner which required clothes to be air dried (if we used it) and our clothes would then require ironing. We opted for the local laundry service which did a very nice job and was inexpensive. The unit has a small, gas fired water heater and an old gas stove. The oven did not heat well in the stove and it took us 1 month to figure out why the stove top burners barely worked from time to time. We discovered if the hot water heater fired (ie. shower, dishes etc.) the stove top burner flames almost disappeared. You could not boil water! Once we figured this out, we turned the water heater down before we cooked.

The upstairs bathroom sink has almost no water flow on either tap and the water supply for showering etc. in the entire unit was inconsistent (ie. changed temperatures and pressure alot during use) There is no A/C but lots of ceiling fans. During our stay, the fans kept us comfortable. We had other small carpentry and mechanical repair issues which were dealt with quickly by Linda. Good value for the price, but as I said, the unit has some issues.