Puntarenas Travel Guide

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Puntarenas
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Photo by Kristen Keith
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Where to stay in Puntarenas

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Barrio Las Playitas

If you're spending some time in Barrio Las Playitas, Puntarenas Marine Park and Playa Pochote are top sights worth seeing.

Barrio Las Playitas
Hotel Cayuga
Hotel Cayuga
3 out of 5
calle 4, Puntarenas, Provincia de Puntarenas
Stay at this 3-star hotel in Puntarenas. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular attractions ...
8.4/10 Very Good! (164 reviews)
"Buena estadia, solo que me quede sorprendido a pesar de que sabia que se podia realizar check out late mediante un cobro adicional hasta las 3pm, a pesar de la pregunta realizada en la recepcion, no me lo ofrecieron fue muy cerrada la respuesta de la mujer que estaba en ese momento de que a las 11am ..."

Reviewed on 27 May 2025

Hotel Cayuga
Puerto Azul Hotel
Puerto Azul Hotel
3.5 out of 5
Cocal de Puntarenas, Puntarenas, Puntarenas
Stay at this 3.5-star beach resort in Puntarenas. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Our guests praise the helpful staff in their reviews. Popular ...
7.6/10 Good! (834 reviews)
"One of the best hotels in Puntarenas, with its own boat marina, and luxurious apartments in its new tower"

Reviewed on 11 May 2025

Puerto Azul Hotel
Hotel Puntarenas Beach
Hotel Puntarenas Beach
3 out of 5
50 metros este de la Clinica San Rafael, Paseo de los Turistas, Puntarenas
Stay at this 3-star beach hotel in Puntarenas. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Popular attractions Puntarenas Cathedral and La Casa de la ...
7.2/10 Good! (151 reviews)
"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 ..."

Reviewed on 12 Mar 2025

Hotel Puntarenas Beach
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.
Relax at Pier Sands Casita#1, Min Walk From Beach!
Relax at Pier Sands Casita#1, Min Walk From Beach!
Las Playitas, Puntarenas
Stay at this holiday home in Puntarenas. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a beach locale and laundry facilities. Popular attractions Puntarenas Marine Park and Puntarenas Pier ...
Garbage everywhere, extremely dirty house, mold in the shower.
"Everything was dirty in the property, from the shower curtain full of black mold to coffee maker and fans. Streets are full of garbage outside, smell of sewages and garbage is everywhere. In the shower we found worms and spiders. They even did not have the cutesy of cleaning the dishes, we had to ..."

Reviewed on 4 Jan 2023

Relax at Pier Sands Casita#1, Min Walk From Beach!
Beach House basecamp for Pacific coast adventure
Beach House basecamp for Pacific coast adventure
El Cocal
Stay at this beach holiday home in Puntarenas. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a beach locale and an in-room coffee maker. Popular attractions Playa Pochote and Playa Angostura ...
Beach house
"Thank you for having us in your beach house. This property is exactly as described. Walk out the back door and onto the beach. Has a secure parking garage for one car. Lots of seafood markets and restaurants nearby."

Reviewed on 8 Apr 2024

Beach House basecamp for Pacific coast adventure
CASA FARO
CASA FARO
3 out of 5
PASEO DE LOS TURISTAS, Puntarenas, Puntarenas Province
Stay at this 3-star holiday home in Puntarenas. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, free valet parking and 15 outdoor pools. Popular attractions Puntarenas Cathedral and La Casa ...
"Never again. We had to leave 2 days early and try to find another place on high season for my party of 8 because of over booking. The service was just terrible. To bad, because the area was great. Dont rent from this place."

Reviewed on 22 Jan 2024

CASA FARO
Lowest nightly price found within the past 24 hours based on a 1 night stay for 2 adults. Prices and availability subject to change. Additional terms may apply.

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Only worth going to get the ferry

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