MID PACIFIC – HOTELS

This is a very fine hotel with great ocean views, located in Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Coast, 4 km away from the town of Quepos, 3 km from the entrance to the Manuel Antonio National Park, and about 120 miles/ 193 km from San Jose. For those travelling by car, the journey lasts about 4 hours, and the flight from San José to Quepos lasts 30 minutes.

The hotel features 60 rooms divided into standard, superior, deluxe, deluxe suites and honeymoon suites. All rooms offer king or double sized beds, air conditioning, telephone, private bathroom with hot water, hair dryer, stocked minibar, and safety deposit box. Standard rooms have an ocean or jungle view. Each Superior room has a private balcony with partial ocean view. All Deluxe rooms have a private balcony with a panoramic ocean view, king beds with sitting room or extra bed, and high beamed ceilings. The honeymoon suite features a Jacuzzi overlooking the ocean, and a garden room. Three standard, four deluxe, and two superior rooms have a fully equipped kitchen.

The hotel offers a full service bar & grill, formal restaurant, 2 swimming pools (one for adults and the other one with a water slide), wet bar, solar heated Jacuzzi, wireless internet access at the swimming pool area and lobby, an Art Gallery and Internet café, parking area, gift shop, laundry service, spa, gardens, and transportation to the beach at no extra charge. The laser theatre and conference centre feature sophisticated audiovisual equipment as well as a state-of-the-art THX sound system.

Prices based on double occupancy range from $215.33 to $395.73
Taxes & buffet breakfast included

JACO & SURROUNDINGS

The Club del Mar Hotel and Resort is nestled in a quiet cove surrounded by mature gardens at the south end of Jaco Beach which is just  2 hour driving time from San Jose (110km / 68miles).   This beachfront property has been protected and nurtured by Phillip and Marilyn Edwardes for almost a decade.

The resort consists of 4 single bedrooms (casitas), 18 two bedroom (casitas), and a 9-room boutique hotel with 1 penthouse suite. All the rooms and casitas were furnished by award-winning interior decorators and feature air conditioning, fan, television, telephone, safety security box, and hairdryer.  Each casita has a partial or total ocean view and have been designed to provide the concept of indoor/outdoor living in harmony with the surroundings. The two bedroom casitas have two baths, the single level units have high ceilings, 1100 square feet of air conditioned living space, 8 foot doors, louvered windows, a spacious family gathering area, and sleeping accommodation for six.  Handicap-friendly units are available. 

t has a tropical swimming pool with a social area surrounded by lush tropical gardens, a lap area, a separate area for children, a restaurant, bar, travel desk and health spa. The focus is water sports. Ninety meters of beachfront provides safe swimming, canoeing, body surfing, and boogie boarding.

Elegance, style and comfort perfectly match the charm of the beach and the Pacific Ocean at the Puntarenas Los Sueños Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort. Located just 2 hours from San José (109km/ 68 miles), this Colonial-style hotel has 201 standard rooms, including 9 Master Suites and 1 Presidential Suite, half of them with ocean view. The standard rooms feature 1 king size bed or 2 double beds, air conditioning, cable TV, telephone with answering machine, mini bar, hair dryer, iron, hot water and tub.

There are 2 specialty restaurants serving international cuisine, the "La Vista" Restaurant on the terrace and "Nuevo Latino", a wet-bar "Arrecife", "Hoyo 19" at the end of the golf course, two bars, a coffee shop, a casino, 8 meeting rooms, an 18 hole golf course, lighted tennis courts, pool, jogging trails, gym, sauna and a complete spa all in the same place. To complement its facilities Marriott Los Sueños offers Valet service, free parking, concierge, room service 24 hours a day, golf shop, gift shop, florist's shop, tour information and rent a car, among other services.

This family-run hotel is located just 200 meters from the center of Jacó - a small beach town on Costa Rica's Pacific coast just a 2-hour drive on a paved winding road from San José, 110 kms (68 miles). This is not a beachfront hotel, but the ocean is just 150 meters away. Certain precautions should be taken if you wish to swim in the ocean, as currents may be strong during given periods. 

Prices based on double occupancy range from $77 to $114
Taxes & breakfast included

The hotel Punta Leona is conveniently located just 1:30 - 2 hours 117 km/ 73 miles from San José and offers 750 acres of lush tropical rainforest, pristine white sand and gold sand beaches and the deep blue waters of the Pacific surround it. The hotel offers a total of 108 rooms of which 16 are fully equipped Apartments, 15 are Deluxe Apartments with pool, and 77 are Standard Rooms. All rooms feature two double beds, private bathroom, hot water, air-conditioning, color cable TV, telephone, mini-fridge, safety security box and views to the forest. The rooms are located a 5-10 minutes walk or at 2-minute internal shuttle bus ride from the beach.

Furthermore the hotel has a buffet style restaurant featuring both International and Continental dishes, one snack bar located next to the beach, a grill serving savory traditional Costa Rican cuisine, a snack bar located in the swimming pool area, a bar, 4 swimming pools in the hotel complex, three air-conditioned conference rooms with all the necessary audio-visual equipment, a mini supermarket and souvenir shop and a discotheque. Some of the activities offered are water aerobics, dancing lessons to the Latin rhythms of Salsa and Merengue music, guided nature and birdwatching walks, volleyball and tennis courts, ping pong tables, mini golf and water sports such as sailing, waterski, surf, jetski and diving.

Prices based on double occupancy range from $168.77 to $432.98
Taxes & breakfast included

Located on Playa Palo Seco about 160 km/ 99 miles (approximately 3 and a half hours) from San Jose, this luxury resort focuses on immersing guests in the beauty of nature in a sustainable and environmentally conscious manner. 

It features 4 suites (for up to 5 guests), 6 quadruple rooms, and 12 double rooms all constructed out of bamboo and timagua.  Suites are equipped with full functioning kitchen, private bathrooms w/hot water, hair dryer, internet (laptops are for rent), fully stocked mini bar, Satellite TV, safety box, upper and lower terrace, table, chairs, living area, hammocks, fan, a/c, room and laundry services.  The quad and double rooms have the same amenities minus the extra space, kitchen and living area. 

Other facilities include a restaurant serving Mediterranian style cuisine, beach bar, swimming pool, gift shop, parking area, spa, fire pits for bonfires, private transportation upon request, and activity office.  Activities include Dolphin watching, snorkeling, diving, fishing, and visiting the Manuel Antonio National Park. 

Prices based on double occupancy range from $126.87 to $538.89
Taxes & breakfast included

 

Villa Caletas is located 30 minutes from Jacó Beach on the Central Pacific Coast (2 hours, 70 miles/ 117 km from San José). It sits on a hill adjacent to the ocean, offering a beautiful view of the Nicoya Peninsula, gulf and Islands.  This is probably one of the most exclusive hotels in Costa Rica. The rooms, social areas, and halls are decorated with exotic antiques from all over the world.

There is a total of 36 rooms distributed as follows: 5 Standard rooms, 5 standard deluxe, 13 Villas, 7 Junior Suites with jacuzzi, 2 Suites, 1 Superior Suite and 3 Master Suites.  All rooms have a private bathroom with hot water and hair dryer, air conditioning, ceiling fans, mini-bar, satellite TV, telephone, safety deposit box, and a coffee maker.  All rooms are non-smoking. The standard rooms are equipped with 2 twin beds and garden or courtyard view. The Standard Luxury rooms contain 1 queen-size bed and a panoramic ocean view.  The villas, ideal for small families, are slightly larger, equipped with one queen size bed (some have one or two twin beds in addition), and terrace with ocean or garden views.  The Junior Suites have an independent jacuzzi or jacuzzi – bathtub for two persons, and a terrace with view overlooking the ocean or the mountains. The Suites have a private swimming pool and living room with a single bed and the Superior Suites have an ocean view, balcony, swimming pool and living room.  Finally, the Master Suites are equipped with one king size bed, sofa bed and a Direct TV system. They also come with a jacuzzi-bathtub, a spacious terrace, hammock and private pool with a spectacular panoramic ocean view, bordered by exuberant tropical greenery

The hotel has two restaurants, both overlooking the ocean. The “Mirador” is open from 6 pm to 10 pm. It offers international dishes, but specializes in French cuisine. The “Amphitheatre” serves international cuisine and is open from 7 am to 10pm.  Visitors can enjoy a cocktail at the bar whilst watching the sunset. Hotel facilities include a deep blue swimming pool, lush tropical gardens, gym, spa and a Greek-style amphitheatre overlooking the ocean.

Exceeding all luxury standards the magnificent 7 Suite of the “Zephyr Palace” waits.  Located within the grounds of the Villa Caletas hotel surrounded by rainforest and nestled on top of a hill raises this spectacular mansion affording truly panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean.

After arriving on the hotel grounds, the dramatic approach to the villa is through a series of stone arches lined with urns to arrive in a paved courtyard set with a fountain. From the courtyard guests may enter a reception area with access to the formal foyer, concierge reception area with elevator to bedroom suites, and the living and dining areas. All rooms offer king size beds, DVD, Satellite TV, Home Theater Jacuzzis on the balcony and spectacular ocean views.  

Activities offered include horseback riding (during high season), and tours to the Carara National Park. There is no easy way to reach Caletas beach, so the hotel provides 4WD transportation at no additional cost.

Prices based on double occupancy range from $185.07 to $728.23
Taxes included