One Love Surfshack

Las Terrenas


Canadian-owned One Love is a great place to down a few cold ones (there's a two-for-one happy hour from 5pm till 8pm) to the tune of crashing waves – you could swing your life away here on the ocean-side back porch. If you get hungry, try the decent samosas, burgers and quesadillas; serves breakfast too.

Sports are always on the flat-screen TVs.


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