Playa Tamarindo
Four attractive cabinas – with full kitchens and private patios – are arranged around a tropical garden with hammocks and a small swimming pool. Upstairs,…
Must-see hotels in Península de Nicoya
Península de Nicoya
Just steps from the beach, this resort hotel has 21 spacious rooms decorated with woodwork, bamboo beds with colorful bedspreads, wicker ceiling fans and…
Península de Nicoya
In an overdeveloped beach town filled with overpriced, cheesy resorts, this centrally located, eight-room inn is exceptional for its basic rooms at a…
Península de Nicoya
A collection of Spanish-colonial vacation rental homes set within a carless community in on a stunning seafront.
Mal País & Santa Teresa
Gingi's place is beloved by surfers and backpackers for its welcoming, laid-back vibe and awesome extras. The whitewashed, mostly clean rooms are…
Península de Nicoya
Mediterraneo is all about the surf, offering board rental, lessons and a free shuttle to the beach. The six apartments are simple but practical, with…
Coral Reef Surf Hostel and Camp
Playa Tamarindo
Located in the middle of the action, right next to Longboards, where guests get a discount on drinks and meals. The dorms get the job done, with eight…
Montezuma
An inviting yellow stucco casa filled with pedestrian but clean tiled rooms with wood beds. Downstairs rooms are dark, but upstairs rooms are romantically…
Península de Nicoya
This sweet compound of circular rancho bungalows is steps from a world-class reef break. The traditional thatch-roof ranchos have high ceilings and breezy…
Península de Nicoya
Set amid spacious grounds that are bursting with cocobolo, laurel and guanacaste trees, these 10 airy bungalows have shiny woodwork, stone detailing and…
Playa Tamarindo
A beachfront location blesses this charming hotel, with simple, moderately elegant rooms overlooking the shady grounds or the ocean and estuary. Larger…
Playa Sámara
It's on a sweet slice of beach and the price is right. If those are your priorities then Casa Valeria is your place. The cheery guesthouse is replete with…
Playa Sámara
A pleasant place with sponge-painted rooms, located in a hacienda huddled between two pools. It's in the center of town so it's not quiet, but the double…
Península de Nicoya
This six-apartment hotel (one studio apartment at a lower rate) faces a lovely, swim-happy stretch of white-sand beach, just off the road to Montezuma…
Playa Tamarindo
Yellow cabañas dot the grounds of this lush property, each with a private porch from which to enjoy the environs. Inside, standard rooms are clean and…
Península de Nicoya
This lodge is smack dab in the center of town, so it's noisy. Otherwise, it's good value, offering spacious four-person cabins with high ceilings and…
Mal País & Santa Teresa
Coming into town from Cóbano the first place you’ll see is this historic surfer outpost. But Frank has grown up, and this is no longer the backpackers’…
Montezuma
This older atrium-style guesthouse is on the church square, tucked away from the action (and the noise) but close to the beach. The 15 rooms in this small…
Península de Nicoya
This friendly budget option is on the second beach-access road, just one block from the beach. It's a ramshackle but relaxed place, offering hammocks,…
Mal País & Santa Teresa
Set on a stunning slice of rocky coastline is this humble family-run campground where a pebble beach rolls on to a rock reef that becomes tide pools…
Península de Nicoya
Located right in the center of Nicoya, this is a perfectly pleasant place to spend the night. With colorful paint jobs (a few could use some touching up)…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
