Just got back last night and had to write about our wonderful finale to our trip through Peru. The Claro de Luna run by a wonderful family is truly an jewel on Las Pocitas beach. We travelled as a family of 5 with kids ranging from 17-10. We all loved the warmth, hospitality, kindness and delicious food at this small little hotel of 9 rooms. Gorgeous views of the ocean from room 10 and a beautifully designed layout make it feel like a home away from home. Highly recommended!!!!

I had the pleasure of staying in Claro de Luna for 8 days, in May this year. The Argentinean owners, Ricardo, Claudia and Lautaro made me feel instantly welcome. They master the art of hostmanship as do the staff: they are always there when you need them but never in an intrusive way. Everyone is helpful, superfriendly and the service comes with a truly meant smile.

The rooms are modern and elegantly decorated, and have a spacious private terrace with hammock, overlooking the ocean. I was pleasantly surprised by the cleanliness of the accommodation. You can walk around all day and still go to bed without any sand or dirt under your feet. Considering the fact that this hotel is on the beach that's quite an accomplishment! The Wifi, big-screen movies on request, library, swimming pool and great deck chairs and couches make the picture complete.

The owners managed to assembly a great staff, including the chef: the food is awesome and no more expensive than in any good restaurant in and around Mancora. As a wine-enthusiast I especially enjoyed Ricardo's stack of great Argentinean wines. I had no reason to leave the premises other than to get some money out of the ATM's in the village or get my laundry done there. And that was great after 4 weeks of travelling through Peru.

I loved my time there. The owners are interesting people, they have great tips for you, are always in for a chat and take pride in caring for their guests. Not surprised to see two honeymoon couples there. What a perfect spot to spend some quality time together...

PS: This is not a place to go to when you have children. It is somewhat remote and nice and quiet... :-)

From the moment I first e-mailed Claro de Luna to enquire about a booking, everything about our 6 night stay here was absolutely wonderful.

We flew into Tumbes airport and arranged airport transfer with the hotel. When I e-mailed Lautaro to confirm our reservation and change of flight time, he advised that by the time we arrived (11pm) the restaurant would be closed but would we like a sandwich making - I explained we were vegetarian so when we were shown to our room, we were greeted with cheese sandwiches and a beer - how's that for exceptional service?!

Staying at Claro de Luna is like staying in someone's beautiful large private house - as there are only 9 rooms, the hotel has a real intimate, personal feel to it, with lots of places to relax, eat, drink and sunbathe.

Our room was on the second floor and because the hotel is directly on the beach, you go to sleep and are woken up to the sound of the Pacific Ocean - bliss! The rooms don't have air conditioning (it's not needed) and because of the natural breeze we didn't even need to put the fan on, despite the daily outside temperature being 30 degrees.

We walked into Mancora a couple of times (mainly to try out a great vegetarian restaurant Angela's Place we'd read about and also to shop - cheap Havaianas!) but apart from that there really is no reason to leave the hotel.

Apart from our visits to Angela's Place, we ate all our other meals at the hotel because the food here is exceptional - some of the best food we've had anywhere on our travels.

The service from Lautaro, Ricardo and the 2 waiters was out of this world, and this hotel deserves every positive review it gets on Tripadvisor.

We will definitely be back!