★★★★
Bed and breakfast
Alajuela City
9.3/10

Pura Vida Hotel

Elegant Accommodations: Pura Vida Hotel in Alajuela City offers 4-star bed and breakfast rooms with private bathrooms, garden views, and modern amenities. Each room includes a tea and coffee maker, refrigerator, and free WiFi. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a sun terrace, lush garden, and outdoor seating areas. The hotel provides a restaurant, lounge, and picnic spots. Additional services include free airport shuttle, private check-in and check-out, and free on-site parking. Prime Location: Located 6 km from Juan Santamaría International Airport, the hotel is near attractions such as Poas National Park (23 km) and La Paz Waterfall Gardens (32 km). Highly rated for its garden, host, and connectivity to the airport.

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.1)
Free private parking available on-site

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Kids

Children older than 7 years are welcome.

Dogs

Pets are not allowed.

Address

1.5 Kilometros Noroeste Fabrica de Jabón Punto Rojo, 20101 Alajuela City, Costa Rica, Alajuela City, Costa Rica

Facilities

Airport shuttle Free parking Free WiFi Non-smoking rooms Restaurant Room service Tea/coffee maker in all rooms Breakfast

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a restaurant with wooden tables and chairs in a room at Pura Vida Hotel in Alajuela City

a woman is holding a large yellow pear on a table at Pura Vida Hotel in Alajuela City

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a bedroom with a bed and a large window at Pura Vida Hotel in Alajuela City

a balcony of a house with a table and chairs at Pura Vida Hotel in Alajuela City

a yellow house with a palm tree in front of it at Pura Vida Hotel in Alajuela City

a view of the jungle from the balcony of a house at Pura Vida Hotel in Alajuela City

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a man and a woman standing on a bridge near a geyser at Pura Vida Hotel in Alajuela City

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Reviews

Elina 10/10

Belgium 🇧🇪

A very special introduction to Costa Rica in this magic setting.

Pros: Peaceful oasis setting. Delicious breakfast. Comfortable lodge. Beautiful gardens.

Cons: Noise of motorbikes on the nearby road early in the morning but didn’t bother us too much as we were up early anyway.

Norneil 10/10

United States 🇺🇸

Pros: Everything! Place is very clean, well kept and beautiful. Wonderful atmosphere. Friendly, accommodating and helpful management and staff.

Georgia 10/10

United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Beautiful, comfortable and friendly, would recommend this hotel without a second thought!

Pros: Everything! Berni was so helpful before we arrived and during our stay. We arrived tired and confused and were met with the most comfortable hotel, a meal and the cutest cat to fuss.

Charles 8/10

Canada 🇨🇦

A perfect peaceful night before heading back home

Pros: Pura Vida is like an Oasis in the city. Once you enter you can't believe you are just 10 mins from the airport. The manager/owner Bernie is a great host.

Keith 10/10

United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Excellent

Pros: Beautiful place with lovely room. Berni was very helpful and accommodating. Excellent hotel. Also, As is offered and advertised by Berni, I would take advantage of the free taxi airport pickup offered and have your hire car delivered next morning to the hotel. The reason being driving from SJO after 4pm you will hit very busy rush hour traffic which can be quite challenging after a long flight.

Dorian1105 10/10

Germany 🇩🇪

Pros: We arrived straight after our flight. The hosts opened the gate for us and showed us around. The cottages are spacious, clean, and set in a beautiful garden. Breakfast, mainly fresh fruit, was a delight. The hosts offer a lot of support, from activity planning to arranging rental cars, which is very helpful. We would have loved to stay longer.

Alexandra 10/10

Germany 🇩🇪

Pros: It's a perfect stay after a long flight! It is very closed to the airport located in a beautiful garden. so you can perfectly start your Costa Rica trip there. The breakfast was delicious and the stuff very friendly and helpful. We booked our car through the hotel. Bernie, the hotel owner, managed this for us in advance and the car was delivered in the morning directly to the hotel. This was great. We definitely recommend that hotel!

Gwyneth 10/10

United Kingdom 🇬🇧

An excellent place to stay

Pros: The Pura Vida is a perfect place to relax & recover from a long haul flight! Our room was very spacious, comfortable & clean in the surroundings of a beautiful garden . Breakfast was a wonderful selection of fresh fruit, yogurt & bread pudding, which was yummy! The host Bernie was very informative and gave some excellent recommendations for a day trip & restaurants. I would strongly recommend this hotel.

Wendy 9/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Don't Forget the Incredible Supper Option!

Pros: Our villa was fabulous. Lots of room, clean, and private, with a nice front deck looking into incredible gardens. The owners were wonderful & entertaining. Our supper was the best we had in our 16 days in Costa Rica. I wish we had had more time here.

Cons: Beds are quite hard which seemed to be fairly typical.

Virginia 10/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Pros: This is a little piece of paradise. So close to the airport in a lovely garden setting. Outstanding breakfast and a lovely dinner when it is available.

Cons: That we had to leave.