★★★
Hotel
Playa Grande
8.4/10

Hotel El Manglar y Cantarana

Located inside Las Baulas National Marine Park, this bright hotel offers guests free Wi-Fi and an outdoor swimming pool. It is just a 2-minute walk from Playa Grande beach. It features spacious, tropical-style villas that come equipped with a kitchen and a seating area. Guests can also rent a double room with a private bathroom. Meals can be prepared in the villas, while a wide range of restaurants and bars can be found within a 15-minute drive, including many that serve international cuisine. BBQ facilities are also available. Some of the best beaches for surfing are all within 15 minutes by car, and Cabo Velas Airport is just 3 km away.

Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.0)
Breakfast info: Continental, Vegetarian, American
Free private parking available at the hotel

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Kids

Children of any age are welcome.

Dogs

Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable.

Address

Palm Beach Estates, 60011 Playa Grande, Costa Rica, Playa Grande, Costa Rica

Facilities

Outdoor swimming pool Free parking Free WiFi Airport shuttle Beachfront Family rooms Non-smoking rooms Bar Private beach area Breakfast

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a porch with a hammock in a house at Hotel El Manglar y Cantarana in Playa Grande

a man sitting on a four wheeler vehicle at Hotel El Manglar y Cantarana in Playa Grande

a chair sitting in front of a house at Hotel El Manglar y Cantarana in Playa Grande

a deck with two benches and a yard with palm trees at Hotel El Manglar y Cantarana in Playa Grande

a palm tree in front of a house at Hotel El Manglar y Cantarana in Playa Grande

a porch with a hammock and a table and chairs at Hotel El Manglar y Cantarana in Playa Grande

a bedroom with a bed and a ceiling fan at Hotel El Manglar y Cantarana in Playa Grande

a bedroom with a large white bed in a room at Hotel El Manglar y Cantarana in Playa Grande

a bedroom with two beds in a room with windows at Hotel El Manglar y Cantarana in Playa Grande

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Reviews

Cristian 10/10

Costa Rica 🇨🇷

This has become my #1 option for family vacations

Pros: Amazing place with amazing people. Superb option to stay

Cons: All good actually

Guido 9/10

Germany 🇩🇪

Pros: Perfect location next to the beach, nice outdoor kitchen with common space

Vargas 9/10

Spain 🇪🇸

10/10! Awesome stay

Pros: The beach is less than a 3 min walk! You can’t beat that!! The beach is amazing, lots of waves, also calm during low tide. The hotel has relaxing environment, clean and excellent service by the staff. The 5 person Villa was perfect, lots of space, equipped kitchen, AC, big bathroom, comfy beds. All in all, the Villa was exquisite. Would definitively return and stay at a villa.

Cons: It could seem a bit crowded if all the whole of the hotel were booked. Even though there lots of vegetation in between to compensate.

Ondrej 10/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Pros: Very nice complex with good facilities. Great location, separated from Tamarindo busyness and messiness. By an inlet. Thanks to that, the very long beach/bay is not busy at all, clean, very relaxing. Watching the pelicans fishing just a few meters from me swimming was very special. There were waves but not large enough for surfing in the morning so it was fine for swimming. Our room had a fridge and was clean and nice, bathroom as well.

Fabien 9/10

France 🇫🇷

Pros: Andrea and her team were very careful and always available with an awesome smile ;)

Meliniotis 10/10

United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Pros: Loved the place , great staff, and amazing value for money. Just a minute walk from the beach.

Cons: Just a small thing, the TV needs netflix to be updated, as the current version on the TV was not working.

Ákos 9/10

Hungary 🇭🇺

Very good place to stay close to the nature and own calm beach area. I would rather come here then to any other Tamarind

Pros: Very nice location. Much better than the dirty Tamarindo. It is a hidden gem, in a peninsula with nice and close nature. We have even seen monkeys on the way to the beach. Very nice pool and you have a lot of facitlities. The common area is nice for chill. Very good stay.

Cons: I cannot really complain. Maybe the rooms could be a bit bigger. All in all a very nice place to stay. Recommended.

Angelyn 9/10

Canada 🇨🇦

Comfortable boutique experience with great staff for a great value.

Pros: The grounds were pretty and well-landscaped. The staff was incredibly hospitable and helpful. Close proximity to a quiet beach. A very comfortable, boutique stay and a great value for the money. The drive in was manageable but lots of pot holes to avoid!

Cons: The room we stayed in was a bit small. Wi-Fi was not great in the rooms so got in the way of streaming tv at night. The restaurants nearby are good, but there are limited options because the hotel is in a secluded national park.

Gavin 10/10

United Kingdom 🇬🇧

Pros: Great location and access to the beach. Staff were brilliant.

Cons: Roads into the area were very bad, and the dash through the woods to the beach were mosquito tastic.

Cayley 10/10

Costa Rica 🇨🇷