Monteverde & Santa Elena
Smack dab in the middle of Santa Elena, this family-run hotel has friendly service, huge wooden rooms and a generous breakfast. The floors are squeaky and…
Must-see hotels in Costa Rica
Northwestern Costa Rica
Set on a working finca (farm), this is a pleasant, family-run place. Leopauldina keeps 16 spotless and simple rooms with beamed ceilings and a wide common…
Península de Nicoya
This attractive whitewashed hotel has a handful of attractive rooms facing a sweet courtyard. Presiding over it all is a magnificent guanacaste, Costa…
Montezuma
About 3km north of Montezuma on the road to Cóbano, this 16-hectare ranch is adjacent to the Reserva Absoluta Nicolás Wessberg. The lodge has 12 simple…
Northwestern Costa Rica
This professionally run hotel has a collection of decent tiled rooms with wooden beds, air-con, television and hot water. It’s off the main drag, quiet…
Liberia
This place is clean, has super service and is close to the bus station. All rooms have shared bathrooms; some have air-con. There’s a communal outdoor…
Quepos
The Hotel Kamuk is all Costa Rican – from the bones of its historic building to the colonial decorative elements. Some rooms are tiny and not all pass the…
Playa Sámara
On a rough dirt road near the language school, this fun, friendly hostel guarantees a good time, with a fresh, youthful vibe. It's got wooden rooms and…
Central Pacific Coast
Blink and you may miss the tidy B&B Costanera – so look carefully for the yellow buildings, as it's a great deal in this neighborhood. Five rooms of…
Puerto Jiménez
Here are some shiny new cabinas on the edge of town. The rooms are spartan, with cinder block walls and tile floors, but sheets are crisp and clean and…
Península de Nicoya
The cheapest accommodations in town, these simple cabinas are lined up in a lovely palm-grove garden. Look for the signs at the main intersection near…
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
A contemporary hostel with clean, airy doubles and dorms, the latter with lockers and bunk-side reading lamps. There's also a shared open-air kitchen and…
Monteverde & Santa Elena
If you want to base yourself a bit out of town, this motel with a shared kitchen is a true bargain. It's simple, clean, and the grounds are filled with…
Tortuguero Village
This beachfront option is super quiet, thanks to its prime location at the edge of town and next to the national park. Perks include comfortable beds, hot…
Península de Nicoya
Sugar's Monkey might have an odd name, but there's nothing wrong with owner Enrico's attention to detail. The wood-paneled rooms are dark, but you can get…
Península de Nicoya
With its stucco arches and landscaped garden around a pool, this hotel gets points for design. Carved wooden doors open into small tiled rooms with rattan…
Península de Nicoya
Nine cabinas are set back from the road, strewn across the forested lawn. Basic but clean, they have TVs, air-con, and fresh coats of paint. The swimming…
Puerto Limón
About 3km northwest of Limón, on the inland side of the road, these cozy pink bungalows are decorated with lace curtains and bamboo furniture. The small…
Península de Nicoya
A good budget option, this peach-tinted hotel is 50m west of the Plaza de Los Mangos. It isn't all that inspiring from the outside, but the rooms are…
Cahuita
Down a gravel driveway near the national park's northern edge, this no-frills guesthouse has eight basic rooms and cabinas with access to a shared kitchen…
Península de Nicoya
These two fully furnished apartments with modern kitchens and air-con don't have a ton of personality, but they are only steps from the beach. Inquire for…
Puntarenas
This is the best option near the bus station – a spotless little joint of tiled rooms overseen with a hawkish eye by the cantankerous Joyce. Fairly…
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Clean, basic, pleasant cabinas in a quiet locale east of town have tile floors, mosquito nets and hammocks, and a communal lounge area shaded by an almond…
Parque Nacional Corcovado
Basic campsite with cold-water showers and potable water.
Parque Nacional Corcovado
Basic campsite with potable water and cold showers.
Liberia
The largest hotel in Liberia feels like a cross between a dude ranch and a North American chain hotel. Rooms have comfortable furnishings and tile floors,…
Cahuita
This long-standing place has three rustic hammock-equipped cabins tucked into a peaceful backyard garden at Playa Negra's northern end. The spacious,…
Península de Nicoya
One block away from the beach, these seven cozy cabinas have whitewashed rooms with metal furnishings and hot-water bathrooms. Two newer apartments are…
Northwestern Costa Rica
Make reservations in advance to stay in basic to grim eight-bed dorms with electricity but cold showers. Researchers get priority, but there’s…
Playa Tamarindo
A hip hostel with an international crowd. The main building has clean rooms, funky art on the walls and groovy furniture in the common area (plus a bar…
Playa Sámara
This sprawling place has a wide variety of rooms and apartments with widely varying standards. In the best of them, look for mango-painted walls, high…
Mal País & Santa Teresa
Simple and sweet, Rumbo has four clean, tile apartments with kitchenettes and balconies with hammocks. They're not fancy, but they have everything you…
Caribbean Coast
This well-tended motel-like structure near the center of town offers 22 clean rooms with hot water, and a small attached restaurant serving breakfast and…
Península de Nicoya
This place is not the worst place to spend the night, especially if you arrive on a late ferry. There's a swimming pool for a cooling dip, a decent…
Cahuita
The hotel-style rooms here are large and bare, with dowdy brown curtains and industrial tile floors, but you still might be tempted by the prime location…
Southern Costa Rica & Península de Osa
This Zancudo cheapie proves that Costa Rica is still a friend to backpackers, while providing a fun gathering spot for travelers from the far reaches of…
Southern Costa Rica & Península de Osa
Attached to La Perla del Sur, this riverside motel is a place to lay your head before or after your boat trip. You'll find dusty rooms with wooden floors,…
Caribbean Coast
Situated right next to the airstrip, this is Barra's budget option. The rooms are worn but come with hot water and TV. The attached restaurant-bar is a…
Montezuma
This beachside pensión is popular with shoestring travelers, thanks to the hammocks on shared terraces overlooking a rocky beach. Rooms are small and drab…
Puerto Limón
The ’60s-style modernist building is in a ramshackle state, but the place is generally clean. The 39 rooms are basic: bare linoleum floors, aged wooden…
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