I have stayed there about 5 years ago or so. I cant remember the hotel we stayed in (Amapola maybe?) but it had a pool in the middle of small seperate room buildings and was very quiet. The best thing we did while there was go to Manuel Antonio National Park. We did a guided rainforest tour and got to see animals we otherwise would have missed. The best part is after the tour is coplete, if you continue walking there are some of the cleanest natural beaches with NOBODY on them. It was a great place to spend time. Overall, Jaco is very friendly and many people are english speaking (it's a little touristy and a big surf town) Not a bad thing but if you want to really experiance "Pura Vida" travel into the countryside and meet the people and eat at the little restaurants. You won't regret it! We flew into San jose and rented a car for the time we were in the country.