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Reviews of Café de Playa Beach Front Hotel

3 out of 5
Café de Playa Beach Front Hotel
Playa El Coco, Calle La Chorrera, 900 Meters Este de Lizards, Sardinal, Guanacaste

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 33 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 27 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 84 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 84 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was the perfect place for us to really enjoy the beach walking distance from our room. The staff was lovely, and the food at the restaurant was very very good. The sunset from the beach restaurant could not have been any better. The walk to the main avenue of tourist shops maybe takes 15-20 minutes, but walking along the beach makes it very pleasant.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Holley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely loved this property. 5 steps to the beach! Only 5 rooms, excellent staff. Catered to our every need. Food onsite at restaurant was amazing
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything you need at the quiet end of the beach. Grounds are well maintained, room was comfortable with all the necessities, and staff is friendly. You have the option to dip your toes in the ocean or dip in the pool, eat great food on site, and have a great seat for the sunset.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Imelda, Streamwood

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is right on the beach and within walking distance to the town. The beach and surrounding area is clean. You can view beautiful sunsets right at the back of the property. Cafe de Playa restaurant is in the property and has great food and service.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patty

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra, San Diego

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Was advertised as a ‘good’ hotel. That is true. No more than that. More like a motel, not boutique hotel. Says daily maid service and bicycle rentals- neither of those existed. Had to ask for more toilet paper. Did not ask for maid service as we did not want it. Shampoo and shower gel available but no conditioner. No beach chairs available even though directly on the beach. Can walk to town but it is about .75 miles on the road or 0.5 on the beach. No specific area to wash sand off feet when returning. Restaurant staff friendly. Would probably stay somewhere else next time.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Jacob

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s a restaurant with rooms. So don’t expect hotel experience. It still was nice! But curb your expectations. Right on the beach
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Samantha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was no frills for sure, but to walk out of our room straight to the beach was worth it. Staff there were so friendly and went above and beyond, bringing chairs, food, and drink out to the beach to us! Cocktails were amazing!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

JoAnn, Incline Village

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel only has 5 rooms and a nice pool. The bar and restaurant are owned separately. The rooms were pretty funky but clean and the beds were good. What makes this such a great place is the proximity to the beach and the fantastic restaurant. We ate there every night and it was the best food we had for the $$ in Costa Rica. We loved it so much they brought the chef out to meet us! What a talented young man!!
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Lorenzo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Very nice location. Clean and safe. No seating/chairs in room makes it difficult to sit on bed for everything. Mattress sorly uncomfortable. Back pain developed during our stay. They dropped the ball on room services the first day and ignored my request for towels to shower. Super courteous staff when engaged.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was alittle private gem off the beaten path. Luis the chef is incredible!!!!! Staff made me feel like family. Will always stay there when Coco.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2023
Response from Alison Marin on 18 May 2023
Thank you Phillip we are always trying to do our best work for the guest that stayed with us just to make them feel like in home, hope to see you soon again

10/10 Excellent

khristine

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location amazing. Staff so kind and welcoming. Very quiet. Price appropriate
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Reservation department on 29 Apr 2023
Thank you for your commentary, we are happy to know that you enjoy the stayed with us.

8/10 Good

Florence

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A great beachfront location Great for sunsets Music nights Great food Rooms little small and pool older but all workable because Of amenities overall
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alan, silverton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was small, only 5 rooms. We stayed for 15 nights. The room we had was really big and had everything we needed. The pool was right outside the door and the restaurant was just steps away. The food was excellent and had a superb view of the bay. The staff were all hard workers and ready to assist you with anything you needed. They all worked hard to keep this place in good shape and yes I would stay here again.
Stayed 14 nights in Feb 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Amanda

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic and comfy!
Simple, clean accommodations in a quiet area close to town. Loved the beach and the pool!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Greg

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's a nice little 5 room motel behind a very good restaurant. The first night we were put in room 1, which was not great. Second night we stayed in room 2 which was much better. Staff was really excellent and very nice. Pool and garden area are small, but lovely and well maintained. We had 3 meals at the restaurant, and they were all excellent. Beach out front is really great too. I would definitely stay here again when I return.

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A pleasant place to stay without a lot of frills.

10/10 Excellent

Micheal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice stay
We enjoyed our stay here. Nice beach. Decent restaurant. No room service though and no phone in room. Also no mini fridge. Their advertisement about beach front rooms is not correct however the rooms don't face the ocean.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023

4/10 Poor

Tina

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is first and foremost a RESTAURANT that happens to rent a few rooms. The bathroom was filthy upon check in. Not sure its ever actually been thoroughly cleaned. Reception is the bar. They had a paper binder to manage their reservations. It showed we were to be in room #2, but given the keys to stay in room #1. The Reception desk (bar) isn't staffed until 11 am. This is problematic if you need to check out before 11 am. You're lucky if you can find the "housekeeper" when you need to refresh your towels etc and ask for cleaning. The sheets were clean and bed comfortable, nice pool area. Definitely not more than a 1 star property and way over priced for what you get.

8/10 Good

Sheila

10/10 Excellent

tom

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
on the beach
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kimberly

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfectly located right on Playa Coco beach, with a beautiful patio restaurant right on the beach. And the fresh fish was excellent! As well, the staff were very helpful and friendly. Plus a great wine list & glass wine fridge.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great little spot
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christopher, Lake City

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel and cafe were excellent. About a kilometer away from the main town, so there was no major noise concerns, but easily walkable along the beachfront trail without worrying about cars. Very comfortable ex-pat/tourist area, so english will be all you need, but a little spanish and respect will get you a long way. Plenty of the standard tourist shops in town and a lot of excellent restaurant options. The hotel/cafe staff were excellent to work with, but not around/available until 11:00 when the cafe opens.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

ANDREA, ORANGEVALE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely loved this boutique hotel. With only five rooms, it is very quiet and homey. That said, the bar and restaurant were within 20 feet of our door, and the beach was with 40 feet. The restaurant closes at 9:00pm, and so it gets very dark and quiet after that, but we enjoyed the solitude. The staff is super friendly, and the food in the restaurant is delicious. We tried most of the menu! Almost every night we enjoyed a pina colada while watching the sun set. Pura Vida!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Location & great restaurant staff, but old hotel
The condition of the rooms don't make this place the best value. The pool area is underutilized since the beachfront is prioritized. There is not an airport shuttle service. However, the service from the restaurant staff (Alison was great, as well as the other servers) was great and deserves to be mentioned. Everyone was incredibly friendly and very attentive. Overall, they were the difference in making our stay a positive experience. The restaurant has good food and the hammocks are a great addition for relaxing. There's Sunday night music which was really great. The location is north of the main tourist area so it's
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

6/10 Okay

Dave

Travelled with partner
Smelly
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location, friendly staff, great value!
Friendly staff (Alison was great!). Great location on beach short walk to everything you need. Slightly dated, but nice clean room. Restaurant attached fantastic. Great value.. would stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from Alison Marin on 9 Dec 2021
thank you Aaron for your good opinion we are so happy to know that you had a good time here.

4/10 Poor

Karhryn

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was ok but needs upgrade to rooms. Was not worth the price or room.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute place
Cute place
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from Alison Marin on 9 Dec 2021
thank you

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fun little place right by the beach
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Alison marin on 17 Nov 2021
Thank you , so good to know that you like the place

8/10 Good

CYRIL

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Happy Hour was impressive. Beautiful area facing the beach, cheap booze and gd service. Everything els was so so. The price brought me here and if the price was the same, I woul rerun. Weirdly, couldn’t check out until 11AM and no breakfast service.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021
Response from Alison marin on 16 Nov 2021
Thank you Cyril for your good opinion

6/10 Okay

Isabel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
This is a wonderful place on the beach, highly recommend, but avoid the restaurant, extremely expensive (and misleading, you dont get what the menu says).
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Alison Marin on 9 Dec 2021
thank you Isabel for you opinion and we are happy to know that you like the place

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Right on the beach with a great restaurant. The staff went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from Alison marin on 16 Nov 2021
Thank you Stephen we are so happy to know that you enjoyed you time here

10/10 Excellent

James, LAKE STEVENS

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice quite place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

6/10 Okay

Don

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
On the beach with a nice beachfront restaurant / bar. Rooms are OK, but price was too high for room condtion.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Alison Marin on 17 Jul 2021
Thank you Don Walton.

8/10 Good

Sandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We loved our short stay and wished we had an extra day here. Hammocks and cafe tables are right on the beach. The food is some of the best we had on our 9 day trip to Costa Rica. No complaints here!
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Alison Marin/ reservaciones on 31 May 2021
Thank you Sandra for your good comment, was a pleasure to meet you and to all your family too.

10/10 Excellent

Ceredig

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing beachfront stay
We had a great couple of nights on the beach. Very relaxing, great food, and superb service from Maurizio at the hotel beachfront restaurant. Room was lovely, and right outside the pool.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021
Response from Alison Marin/ reservaciones on 18 May 2021
Hola Ceredig , thank you for your good comment and we are so happy to know that you had a great time in Café de playa

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place located right on the beach. Rooms are all pool/garden view, but the hotel restaurant has a great view of the ocean. The staff was kind and very helpful. Our room was basic but very clean and we liked it.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2020
Response from Alison Marin on 8 Nov 2020
Thank you for your good coment.

8/10 Good

scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great beachfront hotel!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is located on the beach which is great for swimming and quite beautiful. Coco is very busy with tourism due to it's close location to the airport. The restaurant serves good food, but it is extremely overpriced. A salad with avocado was $16, not big enough for a meal, no bread. There is no breakfast or coffee offered. The waiter we had was not friendly. One of the nights the restaurant was closed due to a private concert for a bus of 150 people. The hotel loaded up with Americans coming to see an American playing country western music. We left for the night. Overall this is an ok place. Car parking is out on the street in the driveway with no protection. Nothing negative happened, but in CR it is always more comfortable to park where in secure areas.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Carlos on 6 Feb 2020
Hi Dennis Fistival is avocato shirmp and is an Appetizzer. If you are traveling short of money, dont complain for a price that you will find in any good restaurant in playas del coco. Parking, we have a security guy outside.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Minor, San Jose, CR.

Travelled with family, Business traveller, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent food! No breakfast (some fruit might do it). Small but nice rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Response from Katherine on 20 May 2019
Gracias Minor!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The patio restaurant and bar were all that was needed to make this small, 5 room hotel the best place on Playa de Coco. Good food, great wait staff and a perfect location on the beach with beautiful sunsets every evening.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Katherine on 27 Mar 2019
Thanks! We are glad you enjoy staying with us.

10/10 Excellent

Dan, Rapid City, S.D. USA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful beach front hotel on the quiet end of town. A short (10 min) walk to the town center. Very safe and secure facility with a fantastic staff. Beautifully prepared food and drinks. WE would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019
Response from Katherine on 7 Mar 2019
Thanks Dan!