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Hotel Puntarenas Beach

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At Hotel Puntarenas Beach, you can look forward to free full breakfast, a terrace, and a garden. The on-site restaurant, Don Mario, serves breakfast. In addition to laundry facilities and a bar, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

7.2 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning

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Economy Double Room, 1 full Bed - No Window

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  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free wired internet

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  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds
  • Free wired internet

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Standard Double Room, 1 Queen Bed - Garden or Pool View

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Wonderful
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  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free wired internet

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Standard, 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed - No Window

  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
  • Free wired internet

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Standard 2 Queen Beds - No Window

  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free wired internet

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Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed - Ocean View

  • Ocean view
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed
  • Free wired internet

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Junior Suite, 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed - Ocean View

  • Ocean view
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
  • Free wired internet

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Junior Suite, 2 Queen Beds - Ocean View

  • Ocean view
  • 50 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Free wired internet

About the neighborhood

Located in Puntarenas, Hotel Puntarenas Beach is near the beach. Puntarenas Beach and Victoria Park reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include La Casa de la Cultura and NATUWA, Macaw Conservation Sanctuary. Visit our Puntarenas travel guide
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50 metros este de la Clinica San Rafael, Paseo de los Turistas, Puntarenas

What's nearby

  • A beach with waves, palm trees, and mountains in the background.
    Puntarenas Beach
    9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • La Casa de la Cultura
    3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Puntarenas Cathedral
    3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Victoria Park
    5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Museo Histórico Marino
    5 min walk - 0.3 miles

Getting around

  • Juan Santamaria Intl. Airport (SJO)
    98 min drive

Restaurants

  • Granizados
    7 min walk
  • Kiosko El Sesteo
    7 min walk
  • La Perla del Pacífico
    10 min walk
  • Kiosco Acapulco
    6 min walk
  • Chiry Tacos
    4 min walk

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Don Mario

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets provided

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6 AM - 10 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

  • American Express
  • Discover
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Frequently asked questions

Does Hotel Puntarenas Beach have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Hotel Puntarenas Beach pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Hotel Puntarenas Beach?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM.

What time is check-out at Hotel Puntarenas Beach?

Check-out is at noon.

Does Hotel Puntarenas Beach provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Hotel Puntarenas Beach located?

Situated by the sea, this hotel is within a 5-minute walk of Puntarenas Cathedral and La Casa de la Cultura. Puntarenas Beach and Puntarenas Pier are also within 10 minutes.

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Hotel Puntarenas Beach Reviews

7.2

Good

7.8

Cleanliness

7.8

Location

7.8

Staff & service

7.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 168 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 168 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 168 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 27 out of 168 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 168 reviews

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beach View

Hotel is right across the street from the beach. Staff was very friendly and accommodations clean. Balcony view was perfect. Highly recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and cool old hotel. Great view from balconies of ocean, nice clean pool and rec. area. Friendly informative staff. Very good breakfast. Very nice walk in front to nice restaurants. large room, had a room with no windows and it was still OK. Would advise trying to get a room facing the ocean if you are spending time in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff was very friendly, and helpful. The building is older, and maintenance has not been kept up. I got approached by a man drinking a beer, and begging for money, as soon as I walked out the hotel door. There is a police station, at the other end of the block. It was in a dirty area of town. The beach was across the street, but I wouldn’t recommend going there after dark. The free breakfast was delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The stuff at the fromt desk they were very friendly and ready to help. Unfortunately the place luck off cleanliness and good service in the ding aspect is realy bad. We had very old bedding that keep coming off the matress no conforter on the beds and thet offer us this very old ugly I that was not going to use those comforters One of the day rain a lot we stay in we whent to the restaurant for diner we had worse experience with the food cook gave us row frozen stakes it was disgusting. I dont think i will stay at this place ever because it was not cheap
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Overall our stay went well, but our check-in was a mess. This reservation was prepaid (like dozens of others we’ve made with Expedia). For some reason the front desk agent gave us the hotel’s Expedia receipt he had created which showed the room a total of $63 USD cheaper. We should NEVER have been provided that information. It took some translation to figure out what he was trying to show us. Why, we’ll never know. The pool was great, the included breakfast in the open air sidewalk restaurant was fantastic and the views for sunset from the 4th floor balcony were outstanding.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was most interesting stay on my Costa Rica vacation, a somewhat quirky but comfortable beach hotel. My room was clean, spacious, the AC was working well, and the poolside room helped make it pretty quiet (a beach bar was across the street playing music). The bathroom had a jacuzzi style tub with a hand shower, no standup shower which I much prefer. There is no light or switch by the bed, so my cellphone served as a temporary nightlight. The parking garage below the hotel would have been convenient, but when I drove down there another guest was parked in two spots (not the fault of the hotel) and I was forced to back out. When I went to reception to inform them, they did have a backup parking lot across the street, basically an empty construction lot but locked behind a secured fence…less convenient than the underground lot, but secure which was important. I received immediate assistance from reception staff to escort me to the parking lot to open the gate, both in the evening and at checkout, so no time was lost. The morning breakfast buffet was wonderful with views of the beach across the street. The staff was great and I enjoyed my brief stay in Puntarenas.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Like the location and the breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very good
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff is very helpful, and the hotel in front of the beach. The service and food were good, and room very clean. The only thing was the ping pong table was damage. I highly recommedn this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The place is run down --no closet in rooms not even clothes hangers. Really depressing.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent stay
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old property, not up kept. Very little in room amenities; 2 bath towels, 1 bar of soap, no hand towels or wash cloths. Room AC units very an-equated. For the price, this property doesn’t match.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Reasonable price, very clean hotel, close to beach.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was great and very helpful but everything else was horrible. Not taken care of at all and nowhere near what it is made to look like in the pictures online. No blankets for the bed, just sheets. Bath not working, and a sewage smell coming from bathroom. I ended up leaving after the first night, renting another room elsewhere, and losing out on the money paid because I could not bring myself to stay another night.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was perfecto!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
We cancelled our second night. Highly recommended not to stay here. So many things wrong, too long to list. That saiid, staff was very kind and accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The building, location breakfast and staff were great. We had some issues with the shower as you have to hold the shower head at all times and the check in time is not till 3pm, which was a bit inconvenient.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Can tolerate cheap toilet paper & bath mirror for midgets. No hot water or shower. Cold eggs for breakfast. Only good was sound of ocean to fall asleep. Worst value hotel I’ve ever stayed in.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Amenities
No hot water for shower at all, breakfast was same every morning, no options
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is so outdated and short on amenities. No way would I stay here again. No blanket, short on towels, pillows were overstuffed and so on.
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was not good. Staff in the restaurant was rude.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

2/10 Terrible

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I would never stay at this hotel again. Poor room, no coffee machine, no safer. You have to hold the shower to take showers. Very few guests, probably only us stayed there although many rooms.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024
Verified review

4/10 Poor

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room had no window, the room was small, and really could use a make over.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025