The property is very beautiful but I hope you are in shape because there are lots of steps, its located on a hillside. The company is going through some re-structuring and there have been some reports of some services suffering as a result, but generally this is a good hotel for the North Coast.
Places to go? You have to be more specific, do you mean bars, night clubs, attractions, stores, etc?
You can rent a car at the hotel or at the airport, but are you sure you can handle driving here? Have you driven in a latin american country before, or at least seen what happens?